INSTRUMENTATION LABORTORY -- THIOUREA  -- 6550-00F021484
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:THIOUREA
MSDS Date:06/01/1988
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F021484
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:INSTRUMENTATION LABORTORY
Address:113 HARTWELL AVE
City:LEXINGTON
State:MA
ZIP:02173-3190
Info Phone Num:(617) 861-0710
Emergency Phone Num:(617) 861-0710
CAGE:22270
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY INC
Address:113 HARTWELL AVE
Box:City:LEXINGTON
State:MA
ZIP:02173-3125
Country:US
Phone:617-861-0710
CAGE:22270

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

Ingred Name:THIOUREA (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY OSHA & 2B
    CARCINOGEN BY NTP) THIOCARBAMIDE
CAS:62-56-6
RTECS #:YU2800000
Fraction by Wt: 99%
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER, H2O
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 1%

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LDLO (MAN): 147 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:NO	 OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: NOSE/THROAT
    IRRITATION/BONE MARROW
    DEPRESSION/ANEMIA/LEUKOPENIA/THROMBOCYTYOPENIA. SKIN:
    IRRITATION/ALLERGIC REACTION. EYE: TEAR/IRRITATION. INGESTION:
    FLUSH/SWEAT/RAPID HEARTBEAT/BREATHLE
    SS/HYPERVENTILATION/HYPOTENSION/NAUSEA/DROWSINESS/IRREGULAR
    HEARTBEAT/LABORED BREATHING/CHEST PAIN/CARDIAC INFARCTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIOUREA IS A SUSPECTED HUMAN
    CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: NOSE/THROAT IRRITATION/BONE MARROW
    DEPRESSION/ANEMIA/LEUKOPENIA/THORMBOCYTYOPENIA. SKIN:
    IRRITATION/ALLERGIC REACTION. EYES: TEAR/IRRITATION. INGESTION:
    FLUSH/SWEAT/RAPID HEARTBEAT/BREATHL
    ESS/HYPERVENTILATION/HYPOTENSION/NAUSEA/DROWSINESS/IRREGULAR
    HEARTBEAT/LABORED BREATHING/CHEST PAIN/CARDIAC INFARCTION.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, PERFORM
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: WASH
    W/PLENTY OF WATER. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY GIVE 2-4
    GLASSES OF W ATER & INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
    ALL CASES.

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY, OR FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T PIPET BY MOUTH.

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

Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:LABORATORY PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:360F
Spec Gravity:1.4
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:LUSTROUS WHITE POWDER OR CRYSTALS W/BITTER TASTE

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACROLEIN, ACRYLADEHYDE, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE & NITRIC ACID
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN &
    SULFUR. WILL FORM HAZARDOUS PEROXIDE W/HYDROGEN PEROXIDE & NITRIC
    ACID.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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