*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHNG.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:CRYSTAL VIOLET
Ingred Name:4,4'-BIS(DIMETHYLAMINO)BENZOPHENONE (MICHLER'S KETONE)
= Wt:.2
Ingred Name:ZINC; (ZINC COMPOUNDS)
= Wt:1.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: HARMFUL IF INHALED OR
    SWALLOWED. CAUSES SEVERE EYE IRRITATION. CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.
    MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY
    TRACT. PROLONGED EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE: NAUSE A, HEADACHE AND
    VOMITING. CHRONIC: CARCINOGEN. MAY ALTER GENETIC MATERIAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MICHLERS KETONE: NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT
    CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMED FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH COPIOUS
    CLOTHING & SHOES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING
    THE EYELIDS W ITH FINGERS. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
    BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,
    GIVE OXYGEN. IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED
    PERSON IS CONSCIOUS . CALL A PHYSICIAN. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
    BEFORE REUSE.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER. WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND
    EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA, RUBBER
    DISCARD THEM AFTER USE. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE
    DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING D UST. VENTILATE ARA AND WASH SPILL SITE
    AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:TOXIC. MAY CAUSE CANCER. MAY CAUSE
    HERITABLE GENETIC DMG. TOXIC BY INHAL & IF SWALLOWED. IRRITATING TO
    RESP SYS & SKIN. RISK OF SERIOUS DMG TO EYES. WEAR SUITABLE
    BREATHE DUST.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON
    CLTHG. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
    HANDLING. IRRITANT. CARCINOGEN. MUTAGEN. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
    PROTECT FROM LIGHT . STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE..
    THORAX/RESP (ACUTE PULM EDEMA). GASTROINTESTINAL (HYPERMOTILITY,
    DIARRHEA), (NAUS/VOMIT). EFTS ON FERTILITY: (POST-IMPLANTATION MO
    RTALITY).  EFTS ON EMBRYO OR FETUS (FETOTOXICITY). SPECIFIC
    DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITES (MUSCULOSKELETAL SYS),(ECOL INFO)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Appearance and Odor:GREEN TO OLIVE GREEN POWDER.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, SENSITIVE TO LIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
    NITROGEN OXIDES, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS.
*  Toxicological Information*
    (4-(BIS(P-DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENYL)METHYLENE)-2,5-CYCLOHEXADIEN-1-YLIDE
    INTAKE), (ATAXIA). (SUPDAT)
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE. --SUPDAT: (UROGENITAL SYS), (OTHER
    DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMS). NUTRITIONAL & GROSS METABOLIC (WT
    LOSS/DECREASED WT GAIN). ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF
    CHEMICAL SUBSTA NCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL
    ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFO.
*  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 FEDERAL, STATE AND
    LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULAT IONS.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION
    INFORMATION.
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:US INFORMATION: 1.0% ZINC COMPOUNDS. 0.2%
    REQUIREMENTS.
    CASE OF CONT W/EYES, RINSE IMMED W/PLENTY OF WATER & SEEK MED
State Regulatory Information:N/P --FED REGS: REVIEWS, STDS & REGS:
    MELANOGASTER SEX-LINKED LETHAL. EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEM
    INVENTORY. EP A TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, DECEMBER
*  Other Information  *
