Date of Revision

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DATE OF ISSUE-5/25/00

I. IDENTIFICATION AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION

PRODUCT NAME: CLIDOX-S® ACTIVATOR

PRODUCT CODE: 951

CHEMICAL NAME: HYDROXYACETIC ACID

CAS NUMBER: 79-14-1

PRODUCT APPEARANCE AND ODOR: CLEAR LIQUID - MILD BURNT SUGAR ODOR

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS: FOR CHEMICAL EMERGENCY CHEMTREC 1-800-424-9300 IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLECT 483-7616 OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL U.S. COLLECT (202) 483-7616

II. COMPONENTS AND HAZARD INFORMATION

COMPONENTS CAS NO. OF APPROXIMATE COMPONENTS CONCENTRATION HYDROXYACETIC ACID 79-14-1 10%

III. EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES

EYE CONTACT FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES - CONTACT PHYSICIAN

SKIN CONTACT WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER

INHALATION MOVE TO FRESH AIR

INGESTION DRINK PROMPTLY A LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER - DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING - GET MEDICAL ATTENTION

IV. FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA

FLASH POINT (MINIMUM): NON-FLAMMABLE HANDLING PRECAUTIONS: KEEP IN WELL VENTILATED AREA - STORE ABOVE 10°C (50°F) EXTINGUISHING MEDIA AND FIRE ANY MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR THIS FIGHTING PROCEDURES: TYPE OF FIRE IN WHICH THE HYDROXYACETIC ACID IS INVOLVED DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS UNDER CONTACT WITH METALS MAY PRODUCE FIRE CONDITIONS: FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS CLIDOX-S® ACTIVATOR PAGE 1 of 4 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Pharmacal Research Laboratories Inc.  33 Great Hill Road Naugatuck, CT 06770 (203) 729-5237  800-243-5350  FAX (203) 729-5230

“EMPTY” CONTAINER WARNINGS RINSE THOROUGHLY WITH WATER - DISPOSE OF IN CONFORMANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS

V. HEALTH AND HAZARD INFORMATION

VARIABILITY AMONG INDIVIDUALS: NONE KNOWN

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: NONE LISTED (SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE NATURE OF HAZARD AND TOXICITY INFORMATION:

ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY LESS THAN 5g/kg

SKIN IRRITATION MATERIAL IS NOT A PRIMARY SKIN IRRITANT primary irritation score (index) 0.34

EYE IRRITATION MATERIAL IS NOT A PRIMARY EYE IRRITANT mean maximum score 0.7

VI. PHYSICAL DATA THE FOLLOWING DATA ARE APPROXIMATE OR TYPICAL VALUES AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR PRECISE DESIGN PURPOSES.

BOILING POINT 112°C

SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.03

MOLECULAR WEIGHT SOLUTION pH 2.0

POUR, CONGEALING OR MELTING POINT 10°C

PERCENT VOLATILE BY VOLUME 4.0%

EVAPORATION RATE @ 1 ATM AND 25C (n-BUTYL ACETATE LESS THAN 1 = 1)

SOLUBILITY IN WATER @ 1 ATM AND 25C COMPLETE

VII. REACTIVITY

REACTS WITH METALS AND STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN, OXIDES OR NITROGEN

VIII. SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES

STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS SPILLED: NEUTRALIZE WITH LIME OR SODA ASH - FLUSH TO DRAIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS

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IX. PROTECTION AND PRECAUTIONS

VENTILATION: LOCAL EXHAUST

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NIOSH PERMISSIBLE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IF THERE IS REASONABLE POSSIBILITY OF EXPOSURE

PROTECTIVE GLOVES: LATEX OR VINYL

EYE PROTECTION: CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES

OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: BUTYL RUBBER APRON

PERSONAL HYGIENE: DO NOT GET INTO EYES, ON SKIN, OR IN CLOTHING - WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE

X. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

TRANSPORTATION INCIDENT NOT REGULATED AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INFORMATION: BY THE D.O.T.

DOT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A

SHIPPING DESCRIPTION DISINFECTANTS, NOI, ITEM # 57100, SUB 3

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