FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- HYDRAZINE MONOHYDRATE, O-3109  -- 6810-00N038312
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:HYDRAZINE MONOHYDRATE, O-3109
MSDS Date:10/06/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N038312
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LN
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:ING 17: INGEST:ALLERGIC EFTS, BODY CHEM CHGS, DISTURBS IN
    LIVER FUNCS, FATTY DEGENERATION OF LIVER & KIDNEY, (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: REPRO EFTS. ORAL TESTS OF MICE W/HYDRAZINE PRDCED
    LIVER & MAMMARY TUMORS & LUNG TUMORS IN BOTH P & F1 (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:GENERATIONS; AFTER INTRAPERITONEAL ADMIN TO MICE,
    PRDCED LUNG TUMORS, LEUKEMIAS & SARCOMAS. ORAL ADMIN TO(ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:RATS PRDCED LUNG & LIVER TUMORS. INHAL TESTS PRDCED
    BENIGN & MALIGNANT NASAL TUMORS IN RATS, BENIGN NASAL(ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:POLYPS, FEW COLON TUMORS & THYROID ADENOMAS IN
    HAMSTERS & SLIGHT INCR IN INCIDENCE OF LUNG ADENOMAS IN (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:MICE. TARGET EFTS:SENSITIZER-DERMAL; NARCOTIC,
    CONVULSANT, NEPHROTOXIN, HEPATOTOXIN, POISONING MAY ALSO (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23: AFFECT LUNGS & CARDIOVASCULAR SYS. FOR MORE INFO ON
    HEALTH HAZARDS CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: FIRES. CONSIDER EVACUATION OF DOWNWIND AREA IF MATL
    LEAKS. DRY CHEM & CO*2 MAY BE USED TO EXTING FIRE BUT (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: FLOODING W/WATER IS NEC TO PVNT REIGNIT. ALCOHOL
    FOAM EFTIVE ON SPILL FIRES. IN ADVANCED/MASSIVE FIRES, (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:FIGHT FIRES FROM SAFE DIST/FROM PROTECTED LOCATION.
    USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOS CNTNRS COOL. IF LEAK/SPILL(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: HAS NOT IGNITED, USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE VAPS.
    IF NEC TO STOP LEAK USE WATER SPRAY TO PROTECT PERS. (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO FLUSH SPILLS FROM EXPOS &
    TO DILUTE SPILLS TO NONFLAM MIXTURES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EXPLO HAZ:VAP IS EXCEPTIONALLY HAZ; ONCE IGNITED WILL
    CONTINUE TO BURN BY EXOTHERMIC DECOMP IN ABSENCE OF AIR/OXIDANTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:VISCERAL DMG, EFTS AS IN ACUTE INHAL,
    VOMIT, UNCON, DILATED PUPILS, ATAXIA, LATERAL NYSTAGMUS, (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:ANOREXIA, WT LOSS, WEAK, VOMIT, EXCITEMENT, CONVLS.
    CHRONIC:INHAL:LETHARGY, TREMORS, FEVER, VOMIT, DIARR,(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:ABDOM PAIN, BLACK FECES, INCOHERENCE, ENLARGED LIVER
    & KIDNEYS, INTESTINAL HEMORR, LIVER TENDERNESS, (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:NECROSIS, FLUID IN CHEST CAVITY, PULM EDEMA, BRONCH,
    ELEVATED BILIRUBIN & CREATININE LEVELS, HEMATURIA & (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: PROTEINURIA, DEATH, TRACHEITIS, TUBULAR NECROSIS,
    INTERSTITIAL HEMORR, LIVER DMG, ENLARGED HEART, DECRD (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:APPETITE, WT LOSS, EASY FATIGABILITY, DEPRESSED
    ERYTHROCYTE COUNTS, HEMATOCRIT VALUES & HEMOGLOBIN CONC, (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:ANEMIA, REVERSIBLE LUNG & KIDNEY DMG, REPRO EFTS,
    PULM ADENOMAS, ADENOMAS OF THYROID. SKIN:ERYTHEMATOUS (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: BLISTERING OR ECZEMATOUS DERM. ABSORPTION EFTS AS
    IN CHRONIC INHAL, SENSIT. EYE: ITCH, BURNING, CONJ. (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HYDRAZINE, MONOHYDRATE   LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 129 MG/KG
CAS:7803-57-8
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:DEHYDRATING AGENT
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:CNTNRS W/FLOODING QTYS OF WATER. APPLY FROM AS FAR
    DIST AS POSS. EVACUATE TO RADIUS OF 2500 FT FOR UNCTLD (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:SEV IRRIT W/SORE THROAT,
    COUGH, SHORTNESS OF BRTH, PULM EDEMA, HYPEREXCITABILITY, TREMORS,
    DIZZ, NAUS, COMA, CNS DEPRESS, CONVLS, RESP ARREST & DEATH. RED
    BLOOD CELL HEMOLYSIS, ANEMIA, DMG  TO LUNGS, LIVER & KIDNEYS, FATTY
    CHGS IN HEART MUSC, RESTLESSNESS OR LETHARGY, ANOREXIA, VOMIT,
    DIARR,(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:WT LOSS, CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE,
    HYPOCLYCEMIA, LIVER NECROSIS &/OR RENAL FAILURE. SKIN:IRRIT,
    REDNESS, PAIN, ITCH, SWELL, SENSIT DERM, REPRO EFTS. EYES:IRRIT,
    BLURRED VISION, BURNING, ITCH,  SWELL, LACRIM, TEMPORARY BLINDNESS,
    SEVBURNS & PERM CORNEAL LESIONS. INGEST: SEV IRRIT W/THROAT,
    ESOPHAGEAL & (ING 10)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN DISORDERS OR LUNG DISEASE.

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

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
    SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE OXYGEN/ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION) . EYES:
    IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES W/POTABLE WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEE
    K ASSISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL
    MD . FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FIRST AID PROCEDURES CONTACT NEHC .

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

Flash Point:168F,76C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
    STANDARD FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOR OR STANDARD
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP. MOVE
    CNTNR FROM AREA IF POSS. DIKE FIRE CTL WATER FOR LATER DISP; DO NOT
    SCATTER MATL. COOL FIRE-EXPOS CNTNRS(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE & SEV EXPLO HAZS WHEN
    EXPOS TO HEAT/FLAME. VAP AIR MIXS ARE EXPLO >100F. VAPS ARE HVR/AIR
    & MAY TRAVEL DISTS TO IGNIT SOURCE & FLASH BACK.(ING 9)

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

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. DO NOT TOUCH. STOP
    LEAK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. SM SPILL:TAKE UP
    W/SAND/ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR DISP. LG SPILL:DIKE FOR
    DISP. NO SMKNG/FLAMES/FLARES. KEEP	UNNEC PERS AWAY. CONTACT NEHC
    FOR MORE INFO.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OUTSIDE/DETACHED STOR PREF. INSIDE
    STOR IN STD FLAM LIQS STOR ROOM/CABINET. SEPARATE FROM OXIDIZING
    MATL. PROVIDE WATER FOR FLUSHING SPILLS/LEAKS.
Other Precautions:TANKS SHOULD BE LOCATED IN WATER-FILLED DIKES.
    PROTECT AGAINST ELEC SPKS/OPEN FLAMES/ANY HEAT SOURCE. MAINTAINED
    NITROGEN ATM OVER ANHYDROUS HYDRAZINE. MATL IS POIS. AVOID INHAL
    VAPS/CNTCT W/SKIN. DO  NOT ALLOW MATL TO CONTAM WATER SOURCES.

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

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESPIRATORS SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
    CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED THE
    WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR AND BE NIOSH APPROVED. FOR A LIST
    OF SPECIFIC RESPIRATORS  CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENT TO MEET
    PUBLISHED EXPOS LIMITS. VENT EQUIP MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 25)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT SKIN
    CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. STAY
    AWAY FROM STOR TANK ENDS. W/DRAW IMMED IN CASE OF RISING SOUND FROM
    VENTING SFTY DEVICE/ANY DISCOLORATION OF STOR TANK DUE TO FIRE. 
    EXTING ONLY IF FLOW CAN BE STOPPED; USE WATER IN FLOODING AMTS AS
    FOG SOLID STREAMS MAY NOT BE EFTIVE. COOL (ING 3)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:244F,118C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-58F,-50C
Vapor Density:1.1
Spec Gravity:1.0
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:>1
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, FUMING, LIQUID WITH AN AMMONIA-LIKE
    ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ALKALI METALS & AMMONIA, CLOTH, COMBUST MATLS, METAL OXIDES, ORG MATLS,
    OXIDANTS, WOOD. FOR MORE INFO CNTCT NEHC .
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES OR
    OTHER IGNITION SOURCES. VAPORS MAY BE EXPLOSIVE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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