*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:ALL RESPIRATORS MUST BE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED.
    HIGH LEVELS:HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR.
    FIREFIGHTING:SCBA WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND
    OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
    SYSTEM.
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYE WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PREENT
    REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:BASIC IN SOLUTION. FIRE FIGHT PROC:WATER STREAMS. DIKE FIRE CONTROL
    WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. AVOID BREATHING HAZARDOUS VAPORS, KEEP
    UPWIND. FIRST AID PROC:UPPER & LOWER LIDS UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF C
    BEEN SWALLOWED & PERS CONSCIOUS, IMMED GIVE (ING 9)
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:RHODAMINE B
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
    DAMAGE IN RATS FED HIGH CONCENTRATIONS.
Ingred Name:AMMONIUM (9-(O-CARBOXYPHENYL)-6-(DIETHYLAMINO)-
    3H-XANTHEN-3-YLIDENE) DIETHYL-, CHLORIDE; (RHODAMINE B)
Ingred Name:VOLATILE COMPOUNDS (MATTER)
Fraction by Wt: 5%
Ingred Name:SODIUM CHLORIDE
Fraction by Wt: 2%
Ingred Name:SODIUM SULFATE
Fraction by Wt: 2%
Ingred Name:OXIDES (MIXED)
Fraction by Wt: 1%
Ingred Name:WATER; (WATER-INSOLUBLE MATTER)
Fraction by Wt: 1%
Ingred Name:ETHER (EXTRACT)
Fraction by Wt: 0.5%
Ingred Name:DIETHYL-3-AMINOPHENOL
Fraction by Wt: 0.2%
Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:PERS LRG AMTS OF WATER. AFTER WATER HAS BEEN
Ingred Name:ING 9:BACK OF HIS THROAT W/FINGER. DO NOT MAKE UNCON PERS
    VOMIT. GET MD IMMED. NO ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY.
Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:NECROTIC & SLOGHING. USUALLY PERM
    OPACIFICATION FROM VASCULARIZATION & SCARRING OCCURS. INGEST:(ING
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:DUST/MIST MAY IRRITATE
    RESP TRACT. SKIN:DUST, MIST OR SOLN MAY IRRITATE. EYE:HAS BEEN
    REPORTD TO INJURIOUS TO RABBIT & HUMAN EYES. INJURY CAUSED BY
    CATIONIC DYES RANGES IN SEVERITY FROM CO NJUNCTIVAL EDEMA,
    HYPERMIA, & PURULENT DISCHARGE TO TOTAL OPACIFICATION & EVEN
    NECROSIS & SLOUGHTING(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:OF CORNEAL STROMA. THE TYPICAL COURSE
    FOLLOWING EXPOS OF RABBIT EYES TO TOX AMTSD OF CATIONIC DYES IN AN
    INITIAL STAINING OF EYE WHICH WILL NOT WASH AWAY. W/IN 1 DAY THE
    STAIN WILL SPONTANEOU SLY DISAPPEAR & CORNEA BECOMES TRANSLUCENT
    GRAYISH & MAY BECOME SOFTENED, GREATLY BULGING & WEAK, SOMETIMES
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD IMMED.
    SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG/SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR
    MILD DE TERGENT & LRG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM
    LIFTING (SUPDAT)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. LARGER FIRES:WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT
    EQUIP . MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. DO
    NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATS W/HIGH (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
    OR FLAME. DUST-AIR MIXTURES MAY IGNITE OR EXPLODE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
    CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED
    MATERIAL INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS GREEN CRYSTALS OR REDDISH-VIOLET POWDER
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS WITH STRONG OXIDANTS AND ACTIVE METALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH
    STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.
    EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND CARBON AND TOXIC & CORROSIVE
    FUMES OF CHLORIDES.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE
    AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS .
