SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP -- HISTAMINE PHOSPHATE  -- 6850-00F038160
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:HISTAMINE PHOSPHATE
MSDS Date:02/21/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F038160
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO STREET
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-9985
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

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

Ingred Name:HISTAMINE PHOSPHATE
CAS:51-74-1
RTECS #:NI5425000
Fraction by Wt: 100%

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 807 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: CIRCULATION/VASOMOTOR
    COLLAPSE, ABSORPTION OF DUST, SYSTEMIC POISONING, DEATH. EYES:
    EDEMA OF THE CONJUNCTIVA, MODERATE MIOTIC EFFECT. POISONING MAY
    AFFECT THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, THE E XTRAVASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLES
    & THE ENDOCRINE GLANDS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:FLUSHING/DIZZINESS/SEVERE OCCIPITAL
    HEADACHE/VISUAL DISTURBANCES/CYANOSIS OF THE FACE/METALLIC
    TASTE/ABDOMINAL
    CRAMPS/NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/NERVOUSNESS/FAINTNESS/BRONCHIAL
    CONSTRICTION/BRONCHOSPASM /DYSPNEA/HYPERTENSION/HYPOTENSION/ANGINAL
    PAIN/COLLAPSE/CONVULSTIONS (SEE SUPP)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/BRONCHIAL ASTHMA & OTHER
    PULMONARY DISEASES MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. GIVE CPR IF
    NEEDED. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
    SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20
    MINS. EY ES: WASH IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OFWATER/NORMAL SALINE
    FOR 15-20 MINS. INGESTION: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. NO
    SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. LARGE:
    USE WATER SPRAY, FOG/REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL
    FACEPIECE & OPERATED IN A PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE
    MODE IN COMBINATION W/AUXILIARY SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MOVE CONTAINER FROM AREA WITHOUT RISK.
    DON'T SCATTER SPILLED MATERIAL W/HIGH PRESSURE WATER STREAMS. DIKE
    FIRE CONTROL WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
    CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION/LATER DISPOSAL. DON'T FLUSH MATERIAL
    INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE. PROTECTED
    AGAINST LIGHT.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING HAZARDOUS VAPORS, KEEP UPWIND.

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

Respiratory Protection:ANY DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR W/FULL
    FACEPIECE/AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR W/TIGHT FITTING FACEPIECE &
    HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER/TYPE C SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR
    W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE D EMAND/OTHER POSITIVE
    PRESSURE MODE/SCBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING
    & EQUIPMENT, EYEWASH FOUNTAIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH CONT'D: ACIDIC IN SOLUTION. SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE CONT'D:
    URTICARIA, ASTHMA, SHOCK, VASODILATION, MODERATE MIDTICTACHYCARDIA,
    ALLERGIC REACTIONS.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:284F
pH:(SUPP)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE PRISMATIC CRYSTALS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, OPEN FLAMES, SPARKS, LIGHT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF PHOSPHORUS & NITROGEN.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.

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