*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    ( SOMNOLENCE, CONVLS/EFT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD, ATAXIA, COMA); CARD
    (CARD OUTPUT); VASCULAR (BP LOWERING NOT (OTHER INFO)
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:CHLORAMPHENICOL (CRYSTALLINE)
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:N/K 
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
ACGIH STEL:N/K 
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE EFFECTS:  MAY BE HARMFUL BY
    INHALATION, INGESTION, OR SKIN ABSORPTION.MAY CAUSE EYE
    IRRITATION.  MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.  MATERIAL MAY BE IRRITATING
    TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATOR Y TRACT.  MAY CAUSE
    ALLERGIC REACTION. EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE:  NAUSEA, HEADACHE AND
    VOMITING.  CHRONIC EFFECTS:  THIS PRODUCT IS OR CONTAINS A
    COMPONENT THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE PROBABLY CARCINOGENIC  BASED
    ON ITS IARC, OSHA, ACGIH, NTP OR EPA CLASSIFICATION.  MAY ALTER
    GENETIC MATL.  POSSIBLE RISK OF CONGENITAL MALFORMATION IN THE
    FETUS.  TARGET ORGAN(S): BLOOD, BONE MARROW, NERVES, LIVER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHLORAMPHENICOL:  IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER
    SHOES. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL R ESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
    CALL A PHYSICIAN. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR
    APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER
    RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA AN D WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL
    PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID INHALATION. DO NOT GET IN EYES,
    ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. KEEP
    TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ACID CHLORIDES, ACID ANHYDRIDES, OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
    NITROGEN OXIDES, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS.
*  Toxicological Information*
    2,2-DICHLORO-N-(BETA-HYDROXY-ALPHA-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-P-NITROPHENETHYL
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE. OTHER INFO: TUMORIGENIC (CARCIN BY
    RTECS CRITERIA). ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOX EFTS OF CHEM
    SUBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN
    RTECS FOR COMPLETEINFO.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE
    SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
    AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION
    INFORMATION.
*  Regulatory Information  *
    INCONCLUSIVE: D MELANOGASTER SEX-LINKED LE THAL. EPA TSCA SECTION 8
    (B) INVENTORY.
    IN CASE OF ACCIDENT/YOU FEEL UNWE LL, SEEK MED ADVICE IMMED (SHOW
    EYE/FACE PROT. REVIEWS, STDS, & REGS: OEL=MAK. IARC CANCER REVIEW:
    (SARA REGS)
    CONTAINS CHEMICAL(S) KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE
    CANCER.
*  Other Information  *
