*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED WITH NORMAL LABORATORY
    HANDLING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.IF FUMES OR MIST OCCUR,WORK IN
    VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: YES. GENERAL (MECHANICAL): YES.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID BREATHING VAPOR. REMOVE AND WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:ACETO-ORCEIN BIOLOGICAL STAIN
Preparer's Name:ALEXANDER A. PICCIRILLI
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:ACETIC ACID
Ingred Name:ORCEIN STAIN
= Wt:2.
Ingred Name:WATER
= Wt:5.3
*  Hazards Identification  *
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:VAPOR CAUSES IRRITATION OF EYES, NOSE
    AND THROAT. LIQUID CAUSES BURNSTO EYES AND SKIN. SWALLOWING RESULTS
    IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND DEEP TISSUE.
Effects of Overexposure:LIQUID CAUSES BURNS TO EYES AND SKIN.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET IMMEDIATE
    ATTENTION. SKIN:FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER, THEN WASH WITH DILUTED
    SOLUTION OF SODI UM BICARBONATE. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS,GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. CALL PHYSICIAN. ONLY
    TRAINED PERSONNEL ADMINISTER OXYGEN. INGESTION:IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMITING.  DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. FOLLOW WITH MILK
    OF MAGNESIA, BEATEN EGGS OR VEGETABLE OIL. GET PROMPT MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. NEVER GIVE ANYTING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE; DRY CHEMICAL (ABC); WATER SPRAY.
    WHEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE SITUATION THE USE OF WATER SPRAY, DRY
    CHEMICAL, CO2, ALCOHOL FOAM, ABC FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ARE COMPATIBLE.
    NON-FLAMMABLE; HOWEVER ACETIC ACID SOLUTIONS CAN REACT WITH METALS
    TO LIBERATE HYDROGEN GAS. SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD
    BE USED TO PROTECT AGAIN ST SUFFOCATING & CORROSIVE VAPORS. WEAR
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN & EYE CONTACT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY BE MODERATE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED
    TO HEAT OR FLAME; MAY REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH BASES AND STRONG
    OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:USING PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT, AND GOOD
    VENTILATION CAREFULLY COVER CONTAMINATED SURFACES WITH SODA ASH OR
    SODIUM BICARBONATE TO NEUTRALIZE ACID SOLUTION. MIX AND ADD WATER
    IF NECESSARY. SCOOP UP SLUR RY AND WASH NEUTRAL (LITMUS TEST) 
    WASTE DOWN DRAIN WITH EXCESS WATER, IF LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
    REGULATIONS PERMIT.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH OR SODIUM BICARBONATE
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND OPEN FLAME.
    STORE IN COOL, WELL-VENTILATED AREA. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND
    SKIN. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED
    WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING. DO NOT WEAR
    CONTACT LENSES WHILE WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. AVOID BREATHING VAPOR.
    REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT
    FOR DRUG,FOOD  OR HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:C2
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1(ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:VIOLET COLORED LIQUID WITH A PUNGENT,VINEGAR-LIKE
    ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDANTS, HYDROXIDES ,OXIDES, XYLENES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE AND HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WE HAVE NO DATA , BUT EXPECT CARBON
    MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE AT LEAST.
*  Toxicological Information*
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.T HESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY.
    NEUTRALIZE WITH SODIUM BICARB ONATE AND FLUSH TO SEWER WITH COPIOUS
    AMOUNTS OF WATER.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
*  Other Information  *
