Manual

Section 6

Safety Information

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

I. PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

TRADE NAME: Methanol (as used in Protein Assay Kits I and II and

Dye Reagent Concentrate)

Catalog No.: 500-0001, 500-0002, 500-0006

Chemical identity, Common names: Methanol; Methyl alcohol;

Carbinol; Wood alcohol; Wood naphtha, Methyl hydroxide.

Formula: CH

OH M.W.: 32.04

MANUFACTURER’S NAME:

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES EMERGENCY PHONE No:

2000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE 510/741-1000

HERCULES, CALIFORNIA 94547

DATE PREPARED OR REVISED: March 24, 1994

NAME OF PREPARER: Roy Wood

II. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS

This product contains the following toxic chemical subject to the

reporting requirements of section 313 of the Emergency Planning and

Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 and of 40 CFR 372:

Chemical CAS Exposure Limits in Air

Names Numbers Percent* ACGIH TLV OSHA PEL Other

Methanol 67-56-1 25% 200 ppm 200 ppm ACGIH TLV

(TWA) (TWA) 250 ppm

(STEL)

LD50:5628 mg/kg oral-rat (RTECS)

TWA = 8-hour Time Weighted Average

STEL = Short Term Exposure Limit (15 minute)

* The other 75% of the mix is 25% water and 50% phosphoric acid

[see MSDS #500-0001(b)].

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