INGESTION. SLIGHTLY HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF EYE CONTACT
(IRRITANT), OF INHALATION.
INGESTION.
INHALATION.
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE.
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE.
TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE.
DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
THE SUBSTANCE IS TOXIC TO LUNGS, MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
PRODUCE TARGET ORGANS DAMAGE.
3. COMPOSITION AND INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
REGARDING THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF THIS MATERIAL FOR HUMANS.
MINIMUM. SKIN AND EYE CONTACT MAY RESULT IN IRRITATION. MAY
BE HARMFUL IF INHALED OR INGESTED. ALWAYS FOLLOW SAFE
EQUIPMENT WHEN HANDLING THIS COMPOUND.
EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH RUNNING WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, KEEPING EYELIDS OPEN. COLD WATER
MAY BE USED.
SKIN CONTACT: NO KNOWN EFFECT ON SKIN CONTACT, RINSE WITH
WATER FOR A FEW MINUTES.
SERIOUS SKIN CONTACT: NOT AVAILABLE.
INHALATION: ALLOW THE VICTIM TO REST IN A WELL VENTILATED
AREA. SEEK
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SERIOUS INHALATION: NOT AVAILABLE.
INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. LOOSEN TIGHT CLOTHING
SUCH AS A COLLAR, TIE, BELT OR WAISTBAND. IF THE VICTIM IS NOT
BREATHING, PERFORM MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. SEEK
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SERIOUS INGESTION: NOT AVAILABLE.
5.FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES
HIGH TEMPERATURE
FLAMMBLE LIMITS;NOT AVAILABLE
OXIDES(CO,CO2), NITROGEN OXIDES(NO,NO2).
FIRE HAZARDS WITH PRESENCE OF OTHER SUBSTANCE: NOT
AVAILABLE.
EXPLOSION WITH PRESENCE OF OTHER SUBSTANCE: NOT AVAILABLE.
RISK OF EXPLOSION OF THE PRODUCTS IN THE PRESENCE OF
MECHANICAL IMPACT;NOT AVAILABLE
RISK OF EXPLOSION OF THE PRODUCTS IN THE PRESENCE OF STATIC
DISCHARGE;NOT AVAILABLE.
FIRE FIGHTING MEDIA AND INSTRUCTION:
HEAVY FIRE;WITH WATER SPRAY .FOG,FOAM. NOT WITH WATER JET.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON FIRE HAZARDS; NOT AVAILABLE.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON EXPLOSION HARZADS: NOT AVAILABLE.
6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
SMALL SPILL:
USE APPROPRIATE TOOLS TO PUT THE SPILLED SOLID IN A
CONVENIENT WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINER. FINISH CLEANING BY
SPREADING WATER ON
THE CONTAMINATED SURFACE AND DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO
LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS.
LARGE SPILL:
USE A SHOVEL TO PUT THE MATERIAL INTO A CONVENIENT WASTE
DISPOSAL CONTAINER. FINISH CLEANING BY SPREADING WATER ON
THE
CONTAMINATED SURFACE AND ALLOW TO EVACUATE THROUGH THE
SANITARY SYSTEM.
7. HANDLING AND STORAGE
PRECAUTIONS:
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION.
EMPTY CONTAINERS POSE A FIRE RISK, EVAPORATE THE RESIDUE
UNDER A
FUME HOOD. GROUND ALL EQUIPMENT CONTAINING MATERIAL. DO
NOT INGEST. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. IF INGESTED, SEEK MEDICAL
ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY AND SHOW THE CONTAINER OR THE LABEL.
STORAGE:
KEEP CONTAINER DRY. KEEP IN A COOL PLACE. GROUND ALL
EQUIPMENT CONTAINING MATERIAL. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY
CLOSED. KEEP IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS SHOULD BE STORED AWAY FROM EXTREME HEAT AND
AWAY FROM STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS /PERSONAL PROTECTION
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
USING PROCESS ENCLOSURE.LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION, OR
OTHER ENGNEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW
RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
IF USER OPERATIONS GENERATE DUST,FUME OR MIST,USE
VENTILATION TO KEEP EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS
BELOW THE EXPOSURE LIMIT.
PERSONAL PROTECTION: WITH PROTECFUL GLASSES LAB COATS.
PERSONAL PROTECTION WITH LARGE SPILL.:SAFETY GLASSES PROTECT
LAB COAT BOOTS PROTECT GLOVES AND OTHER SPECIAL LAB
FACILITIS TO BE AN SPECIALIST.
IF THE FOLLOWING THINGS HAPPENED,YOU CAN TAKE THE
FOLLOWING MEASURES:
EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH RUNNING WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, KEEPING EYELIDS OPEN. COLD WATER MAY
BE USED.
SKIN CONTACT: NO KNOWN EFFECT ON SKIN CONTACT, RINSE WITH
WATER FOR A FEW MINUTES.
SERIOUS SKIN CONTACT: NOT AVAILABLE.
INHALATION: ALLOW THE VICTIM TO REST IN A WELL VENTILATED
AREA. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SERIOUS INHALATION: NOT AVAILABLE.
INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. LOOSEN TIGHT CLOTHING
SUCH AS A
COLLAR, TIE, BELT OR WAISTBAND. IF THE VICTIM IS NOT BREATHING,
PERFORM MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. SEEK IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SERIOUS INGESTION: NOT AVAILABLE.
9. HYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY DATA
STABILITY: THE PRODUCT IS STABLE.
INSTABILITY TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE.
CONDITIONS OF INSTABILITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
INCOMPATIBILITY WITH VARIOUS SUBSTANCES: NOT AVAILABLE.
CORROSIVITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON REACTIVITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON CORROSIVITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
POLYMERIZATION: NO.
11.TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ROUTES OF ENTRY: INGESTION.
TOXICITY TO ANIMALS: ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY (LD50): 5000 MG/KG
[RAT].
OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS: SLIGHTLY
HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF INGESTION. SLIGHTLY HAZARDOUS IN CASE
OF INHALATION.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON TOXICITY TO ANIMALS: NOT AVAILABLE.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON CHRONIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS: PASSES
THROUGH THE PLACENTAL BARRIER IN ANIMAL.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS: NUISANCE
DUST.
12.ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ECOTOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE.
BOD5 AND COD: NOT AVAILABLE.
PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION:
POSSIBLY HAZARDOUS SHORT TERM DEGRADATION PRODUCTS ARE
NOT LIKELY. HOWEVER, LONG TERM DEGRADATION PRODUCTS MAY
ARISE.
TOXICITY OF THE PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION: THE PRODUCTS OF
DEGRADATION ARE MORE TOXIC.
SPECIAL REMARKS ON THE PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION: NOT
AVAILABLE.
13.DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
DISPOSAL METHOD: BURY IN A LICENSED LANDFILL ACCORDING TO FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS AND LAWS.
CONTAMINATED PACKING: FOLLOW ALL APPROVED NATIONAL OR NATIVE
REGULATIONS AND LAWS
14.TRANSPORT INFORMATION
SHIPPING NAME: GELLAN GUM.
HAZARD CLASS: NOT REGULATED.
ID NUMBER: NONE.
LABEL(S) REQUIRED: NONE.
SHIPPING DESCRIPTION: NOT REGULATED.
PACKAGING REFERENCES: NOT REGULATED.
SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION NONE.
NOTES:
15.OTHER REGULATORY INFORMATION
FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS: TSCA 8(B) INVENTORY: L
GLUTAMINE
OTHER REGULATIONS: OSHA: HAZARDOUS BY DEFINITION OF HAZARD
COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200).
OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS:
WHMIS (CANADA): CLASS D-2A: MATERIAL CAUSING OTHER TOXIC
EFFECTS (VERY TOXIC).
DSCL (EEC):
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE EU
REGULATIONS.
HMIS (U.S.A.):
HEALTH HAZARD: 1
FIRE HAZARD: 1
REACTIVITY: 0
PERSONAL PROTECTION: A
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (U.S.A.):
HEALTH: 0
FLAMMABILITY: 1
REACTIVITY: 0
SPECIFIC HAZARD:
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
NOT APPLICABLE. LAB COAT. WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR WHEN
VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE. SAFETY GLASSES.
16.OTHER INFORMATION
REFERENCES: NOT AVAILABLE
OTHER SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: NOT AVAILABLE