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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
Ashland Chemical Co. Page 001
Date Prepared: 01/26/98
Date Printed: 05/15/98
MSDS No: 306.0179320-005.003
BIOSPERSE 255 MICROBIOCIDE
1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
Material Identity
Product Name: BIOSPERSE 255 MICROBIOCIDE
Product Code: 4303
General or Generic ID: MICROBIOCIDE
Company Emergency Telephone Number:
Ashland Chemical Co. 1-800-ASHLAND (1-800-274-5263)
P.O. Box 2219 24 hours everyday
Columbus, OH 43216
614-790-3333 Regulatory Information Number:
1-800-325-3751
2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Ingredient(s) CAS Number % (by weight)
GLUTARALDEHYDE 111-30-8
3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
Potential Health Effects
Eye
Can cause severe eye irritation. Symptoms include stinging, tearing, redness,
and swelling of eyes. Can injure eye tissue.
Skin
Can cause skin irritation. Prolonged or repeated contact may dry the skin.
Symptoms may include redness, burning, and drying and cracking of skin, burns
and other skin damage- Passage of this material into the body through the skin
is possible, and may add to toxic effects from breathing or swallowing.
Swallowing
Swallowing this material may be harmful or fatal. Symptoms may include severe
stomach and intestinal irritation (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), abdominal pain,
and vomiting of blood. Swallowing this material may cause burns and destroy
tissue in the mouth, throat, and digestive tract. Low blood pressure and shock
may occur as a result of severe tissue injury.
Inhalation
Breathing of vapor or mist is possible.
Symptoms of Exposure
Signs and symptoms of exposure to this material through breathing, swallowing,
and/or passage of the material through the skin may include: irritation (nose,
throat, airways), cough, tight feeling in the chest, headache, central nervous
system depression (dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, fatigue, nausea, headache,
unconsciousness), difficult breathing, shock.
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