*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR THE
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:ORDINARY GENERAL VENTILATION IS USUALLY SUFFICIENT.
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
    CRITERIA .NOT REQUIRED (MFR).
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WELL AFTER HANDLING, ESPECIALLY BEFORE
    EATING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    PRODUCTS ARE RECOMMENDED AS PART OF GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE (MFR).
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:L. S.
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:AGAR
Ingred Name:DISODIUM PHOSPHATE
Ingred Name:CALCIUM CHLORIDE
Ingred Name:PHENOL RED
Ingred Name:SODIUM THIOGLYCOLATE
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NOSkin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SODIUM THIOGLYCOLATE IS MODERATELY
    TOXIC BY INGESTION AND A SKIN IRRITANT. A DEATH HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED
    TO THE ABSORPTION OF TOXIC DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
Effects of Overexposure:THE MANUFACTURER IS UNAWARE OF ANY UNUSUAL
    HEALTH EFFECTS FROM THIS PRODUCT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:THE MANUFACTURER IS UNAWARE OF ANY.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING & FLUSH WITH WATER; GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
    PERSISTS. INGESTI ON: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING IF PATIENT UNCONCIOUS
    OR EXTREMELY DROWSY. OTHERWISE, ADMINISTER 2 GLASSES OF WATER &
    INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION EVEN IF SYMPTOMS
    IMPROVE. INHALATION:  REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BREATHING.
    CONTACT PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY .
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Lower Limits:NOT APPLIC
Upper Limits:NOT APPLICAB
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . NOT APPLICABLE (MFR).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PYROLYSIS WILL RELEASE TOXIC OXIDES OF
    SULFUR AND MERCAPTANS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB WITH SUITABLE ABSORBENT (SUCH AS PAPER
    TOWELS) AND DISPOSE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Vapor Density:(AIR=1)0.6
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(WATER=1) 1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:A RED SOLUTION. CHARACTERISTIC ODOR OF SODIUM
    THIOGLYCOLATE.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NOTHING UNUSUAL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:USUALLY NOT RESTRICTED BUT LOCAL ORDINANCES
    VARY. INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
    REGULATIONS.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:D.O.T. SHIPPING NAME: NOT REGULATED. D.O.T.
    HAZARD CLASS: NOT REGULATED. D.O.T.  IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: NOT
    APPLICABLE.
*  Other Information  *
