*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED. USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
    APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:N/P. EXPOSURE LIMITS: NONE.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER .
    SPECIAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT: NOT REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NOTE: AGAROSE IS GENERALLY USED AFTER
    DISSOLUTION BY BOILING. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR THIS STEP ARE
    AVAILABLE FROM FMC UPON REQUEST.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    FICIENT: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:HYDROXYETHYL (DERIVATIZED) AGAROSE
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY IRRITATE EYES. ALSO, SEE
    TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
    IRRITATION OCCURS AND PERSISTS. SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND
    WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION OCCURS AND PERSISTS.
    INHAL: REMOVE  TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING DIFFICULTY OR DISCOMFORT
    OCCURS AND PERSISTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DRINK
    PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
    PERSON. IF ANY DISC OMFORT PERSISTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. NOTE
    TO MD: HYDROXYETHYL AGAROSE HAS LOW ORAL TOXICITY AND MAY BE
    MINIMALLY IRRITATING TO EYES. TREATMENT IS CONTROLLED REMOVAL OF
    EXPOSURE FOLLOWED BY SYMPT OMATIC AND SUPPORTIVE CARE.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Lower Limits:SUPDAT
Upper Limits:SUPDAT
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINE, AIRBORNE ORGANIC DUSTS AT OR ABOVE
    IGNITION SOURCE. BURNING MAY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE AND/OR CARBON
    DIOXIDE. EXPLOSIVE PROPERT IES: NOT APPLICABLE. OXIDIZING
    PROPERTIES: NOT OXIDIZING.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP POWDER. COLLECT AND PLACE IN SOLID
    TRASH. DISPOSE OF IN SOLID TRASH IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROPRIATE
    LOCAL STATE/PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL/NATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR INERT,
    NUISANCE WASTE MATERIAL.  AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    PLACE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, AMORPHOUS POWDER; NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDANTS AND ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL NOT OCCUR.
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:SKIN CONTACT: NO DATA AVAILABLE. SKIN
    ABSORPTION: NO DATA AVAILABLE. INHALATION: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
    OVEREXPOSURE: THIS MATERIAL IS EXPECTED TO HAVE LOW ORAL TOXICITY
    AND MAY BE IRRITATING TO THE EYES. A RELATED MATERIAL, AGAR, IS
    GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE (GRAS) BY  THE US FOOD AND DRUG
    ADMINISTRATION. CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM OVEREXPOSURE: NO DATA
    AVAILABLE FOR THE FORMULATION. AGAR, A RELATED MATERIAL, WAS
    NEGATIVE IN A NTP CARCINOGENISIS RODENT BIOASSAY.
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: NO DATA AVAILABLE. ENVIRONMENTAL
    EFFECTS: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF POWDER OR GEL IN SOLID TRASH. DISPOSE
    OF SOLID TRASH IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROPRIATE LOCAL,
    STATE/PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL/NATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR INERT,
    NUISANCE WASTE MATERIAL.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. UN: NOT APPLICABLE.
    MARPOL DESIGNATION: NONE. CANADA (TDG): NOT APPLICABLE.
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:US SARA TITLE III: NOT LISTED. SECTION
Federal Regulatory Information:THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED TO MEET
    REQUIREMENTS. US TSCA INVENT ORY: LISTED. CANADA WHMIS: NOT A
    CONTROLLED PRODUCT UNDER THE CANADIAN WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
    INFORMATION SYSTEM (WHMIS). EEC FINECS NO: NONE. EEC RISK PHRASES:
    NOT CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS. EEC  SYMBOLS: NOT CLASSIFIED AS
    DANGEROUS. EEC SAFETY ADVISE PHRASES: NOT CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS.
    ADDIT IONAL REGULATORY INFORMATION: NONE.
    DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICALS CURRENTLY ON THE CALIFORNIA LIST OF
    KNOWN CARCINOGENS AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXINS.
*  Other Information  *
