AMERICAN MICROSCAN -- COAGULASE PLASMA - SODIUM CITRATE & EDTA  -- 6850-00F007695
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:COAGULASE PLASMA - SODIUM CITRATE & EDTA
MSDS Date:10/01/1984
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F007695
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:AMERICAN MICROSCAN
Address:855 57TH STREET
City:SACRAMENTO
State:CA
ZIP:95819
Info Phone Num:(916) 739-6033
Emergency Phone Num:(916) 739-6033
CAGE:OOO14
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AMERICAN MICROSCAN
Address:855 57TH STREET
City:SACRAMENTO
State:CA
ZIP:95819
Phone:(916) 739-6033
CAGE:OOO14

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

Ingred Name:PLASMA, RABBIT
Fraction by Wt: 99.15%

Ingred Name:SODIUM CITRATE
CAS:144-33-2
RTECS #:GE7580000
Fraction by Wt: .85%

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:INTRAVENOUS-MOUSE LD50 = 49 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:UNCONTAMINATED PRODUCT IS RELATIVELY
    LOW TOXIC. INGESTION OF THE EDTA PLASMA MAY RESULT IN KIDNEY
    DAMAGE. SKIN: ALLERGIC SENSITIVITIES MAY DEVELOP DUE TO ANY ROUTE
    OF EXPOSURE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION OF THE EDTA PLASMA MAY RESULT IN
    KIDNEY DAMAGE. SKIN: ALLERGIC SENSITIVITIES MAY DEVELOP DUE TO ANY
    ROUTE OF EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:EYES & SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS &
    GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. INGESTION: GIVE PLENTY
    OF WATER, IF CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: REMOVE FROM
    EXPOSU RE. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED &
    CALL A PHYSICIAN.

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

Flash Point:FLAMMABLE LIQUID
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR USE AGAINST SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR AN APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC OXIDES OF SULFUR, PHOSPHORUS, &
    NITROGEN EMITTED UPON THERMAL DECOMPOSITION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEARING SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING &
    EQUIPMENT, ABSORB MATERIAL ONTO VERMICULITE. DISINFECT WASTE &
    SPILL AREA W/GERMICIDAL SOLUTION IF MATERIAL HAS BEEN CONTAMINATED.
    FOLLOW WITH SOAP & WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT TEMPS  2-8C. OBSERVE ASEPTIC
    TECHNIQUES/PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BIOHAZARDS IN ALL PROCEDURES-ALL
    VIABLE ORGANISMS ARE POTENTIAL PATHOGENS.

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

Respiratory Protection:APPROVED PARTICULATE MASK AS NECESSARY AGAINST
    BIOHAZARDS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:APPROVED WORK CLOTHES. BIOLOGICAL SAFETY
    CABINET. EYEWASH.
Work Hygienic Practices:DON'T EAT OR SMOKE IN USE AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:<212F
Vapor Pres:NEGLIBLE
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NEGLIBLE
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT LIQUID
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGL

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZIERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON & NITROGEN

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

Waste Disposal Methods:ALL CONTAMINATED WASTE MUST BE AUTOCLAVED OR
    DISINFECTED VIA SOLUTION. DECONTAMINATED WASTE MAY BE DISPOSED VIA
    CONTRACT W/EPA-APPROVED LANDFILL OPERATOR. FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE &
    LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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