SDS BIOTECH CORPORATION -- BUENO 6  -- 6840-00F008592
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:BUENO 6
MSDS Date:10/29/1985
FSC:6840
NIIN:00F008592
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SDS BIOTECH CORPORATION
Address:7528 AUBURN ROAD
Box:348
City:PAINESVILLE
State:OH
ZIP:44077
Info Phone Num:(216) 357-7070
Emergency Phone Num:(216) 357-7070
CAGE:EO873
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SDS BIOTECH CORP/PAINESVILLE, OH 44077
Box:348
CAGE:EO873
Company Name:SDS BIOTECH INC
Address:7528 AUBURN RD
Box:348
City:PAINESVILLE
State:OH
ZIP:44077-9701
Country:US
CAGE:63106

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

Ingred Name:MONOSODIUM ACID METHANEARSONATE
CAS:2163-80-6
RTECS #:PA2625000
Fraction by Wt: 40%
OSHA PEL:0.5 MG/CUM (AS)

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) 1.58 G/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY
    TRACT. MILD IRRITATION OF LUNGS, BUT RAPID RECOVERY. SKIN:
    MODERATELY IRRITATING. EYE: MINIMALLY IRRITATING. ALTHOUGH MSMA IS
    NON-IRRITATING TO CORNEA, MILD CONJU NCTIVAL IRRITATION MAY PERSIST
    IN UNWASHED EYES. INGESTION: SLIGHTLY TOXIC. PROBABLE LETHAL DOSE
    IS	1 OZ/1 PT LIQUID.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: IRRITATION, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS,
    STUPOR, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, CONVULSIONS, PARALYSIS/DEATH.
    IRRITATION TO RESP. TRACT & LUNGS. SKIN: IRRITATION. EYE: ALTHOUGH
    MSMA IS NON-IRRITATING TO CORN EA, MILD CONJUNCTIVAL IRRITATION MAY
    PERSIST IN UNWASHED EYE. INGESTION: SALTY TASTE, BURNING,
    THROAT/STOMACH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:THIS COMPOUND BINDS TO SULFHYDRYL
    GROUPS IN TISSUES. BAL HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED IN THE LIT. AS AN
    ANTIDOTE FOR POISONINGS. HOWEVER, THIS USE IS HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL.
    GASTRIC LAVAGE MAY BE REQUIRED.

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

First Aid:SEEK MED ATT. IN ALL CASES. EYE: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS.
    SKIN: WASH AREA W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: GET OUT OF
    CONTAMINATED AREA TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPPED, ARTIFICIAL
    RESP. SHOU LD BE STARTED. OXYGEN MAY BE ADMINISTERED. INGESTION:
    HAVE CONSCIOUS PERSON DRINK SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER THEN INDUCE
    VOMITING. KEEP AIRWAY CLEAR. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
    UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2. USE OF WATER OR FOAM IS
    DISCOURAGED TO PREVENT SPREADING OF MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:PRESSURE-DEMAND, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS SHOULD BE WORN BY FIREFIGHTERS IN BUILDINGS OR CONFINED
    AREAS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOXIOUS FUMES MAY BE EMITTED UNDER FIRE
    CONDITIONS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAKS. DIKE & REMOVE W/VACUUM TRUCK. SOAK
    UP W/INERT ABSORBENT MATERIALS THEN PLACE IN CLOSED
    CONTAINERS/STORE IN SAFE PLACE OUT-OF-DOORS. FLUSH AREA W/LARGE
    AMOUNTS OF WATER. PERSONS SHOULD WEAR  ADEQUATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIP & CLOTHING.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CHILDREN/ANIMALS OFF TREATED
    AREA. DON'T FEED TREATED FOLIAGE TO LIVESTOCK/GRAZE TREATED
    AREAS/SPRAY DRIFT ONTO VEGETABLES/PLANTS/ORNAMENTALS.
Other Precautions:DON'T APPLY WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVOR DRIFT FROM
    AREA/CONTAMINATE WATER BY CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT OR DISPOSAL WASTES.
    OPEN DUMPING IS PROHIBITED. DON'T REUSE EMPTY CONTAINER. IF BURNED,
    STAY OUT OF  SMOKE.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH_APPROVED DUST & MIST RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE
    EMPLOYED.
Ventilation:WORK UPWIND WHEN OUTSIDE. INDOOR WORK AREAS SHOULD BE
    CONTAMINED/PROVIDE ADEQUATE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP <TLV
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:GOGGLES, FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE SHIRT & PANTS. BOOTS, APRON,
    SAFETY SHOWERS & EYEWASH STATIONS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH W/SOAP & WATER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FLAGMEN SHOULD BE FULLY PROTECTED DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS. PILOTS
    SHOULD WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED MASK OR RESPIRATOR.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:0F
Spec Gravity:1.51
pH:5.5-6.
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID; LIGHT YELLOW TO CLEAR; NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:60%

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT W/ACIDS, NASCENT HYDROGEN & MANY METALS- ZN, AL, CU & SN. DON'T
    MIX W/OTHER SPRAY SOLUTION W/O LABEL CLEARANCE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ARSENIC, PRESENCE OF ACIDS & METALS-
    AL, ZN, CU & SN CAN COMBINE W/NASCENT HYDROGEN TO FORM ARSINE GAS
    (POISONOUS GAS).

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

Waste Disposal Methods:REUSE SPILL MATERIAL IF POSSIBLE, OTHERWISE
    DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL HEALTH & POLLUTION
    REGULATIONS. TRIPLE RINSE CAN/RECYCLE/RECONDITION/PUNCTURE &
    DISPOSE IN SANITARY LANDFILL/ INCINERATION/BURNING IF ALLOWED.

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