CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY -- AGAROSE  -- -
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:AGAROSE
MSDS Date:01/02/1998
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY
Address:2700 YORK RD
City:BURLINGTON
State:NC
ZIP:27215-3387
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-227-1150/800-424-9300
Emergency Phone Num:800-227-1150
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:59896
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO
Address:2700 YORK RD
Box:City:BURLINGTON
State:NC
ZIP:27215-3387
Country:US
Phone:800-227-1150/910-584-0381
Contract Num:MDA414-98-A-0118-0127
CAGE:59896

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:AGAROSE
CAS:9012-36-6
Minumum % Wt:90.
Maxumum % Wt:100.

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: NONE KNOWN. EYES-MAY
    CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN-MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION-MAY CAUSE
    GASTROINTESTINAL DISCOMFORT. INHALATION-MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO
    RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE COUGHING OR SNEEZING IF INHALED IN
    LARGE AMOUNTS (DUST). LARGE INGESTION MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL
    UPSET DUE TO GELATIN AND BULKING WITH POSSIBLE CONSTIPATION. DUST
    MAY IRRITATE EYES.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES-FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINS, RAISING & LOWERING EYELIDS
    OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL AID IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.
    SKIN-THOROUGHLY WASH EXPOSED AREA FOR 15 MIN. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHES. LAUNDER C ONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. GET MEDICAL
    AID IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INGESTION-IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS,
    GIVE PLENTY OF WATER. IMMEDIATELY CALL A PHYSICIAN OR POISON
    CONTROL CENTER. NEVER GIVE	ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
    PERSON. INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS
    DIFFICULT; GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED.
    KEEP PERSON WARM, QUIET, & GET  MEDICAL AID.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE TO EXTINGUISH SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT AND NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE EXPECTED.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE SPILL AREA.	CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL
    SHOULD WEAR PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE GEAR. AVOID CREATING DUST.
    SWEEP OR SCOOP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR DISPOSAL.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT IGNITION. PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH/MSHA CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR
    SHOULD BE WORN IF PEL OR TLV IS EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: YES.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, NEOPRENE, PVC OR EQUIVALENT.
Eye Protection:SPLASH  PROOF CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, EYE WASH, AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Supplemental Safety and Health

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN WATER
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER, ODORLESS.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:TOXICITY DATA: NONE CITED.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NONE

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. ALWAYS CONTACT A PERMITTED WASTE
    DISPOSER (TSD) TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NON-REGULATED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:HAZARD CATEGORY FOR SARA SECTION 311/312
    REPORTING: ACUTE.
Federal Regulatory Information:ON TSCA INVENTORY.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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