SDS

VIAL FLUID 2 (360 Vials)
VIAL FLUID 2 (360 Vials) MSDS
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DEFINITIONS OF TERMS (Continued)
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION HAZARD RATINGS
(continued):
FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR:
Much of the information related to fire and
explosion is derived from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Flash Point
- Minimum temperature at which a liquid gives off sufficient vapors to form an ignitable
mixture with air. Autoignition Temperature
: The minimum temperature required to
initiate combustion in air with no other source of ignition. LEL
- the lowest percent of
vapor in air, by volume, that will explode or ignite in the presence of an ignition source.
UEL
- the highest percent of vapor in air, by volume, that will explode or ignite in the
presence of an ignition source.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
EC is the effect concentration in water. BCF = Bioconcentration Factor, which is used
to determine if a substance will concentrate in lifeforms which consume contaminated
plant or animal matter. TL
m
= median threshold limit; Coefficient of Oil/Water
Distribution is represented by log K
ow
or log K
oc
and is used to assess a substance’s
behavior in the environment.
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
Human and Animal Toxicology: Possible health hazards as derived from human
data, animal studies, or from the results of studies with similar compounds are
presented. Definitions of some terms used in this section are: LD
50
- Lethal Dose (solids
& liquids) which kills 50% of the exposed animals; LC
50
- Lethal Concentration (gases)
which kills 50% of the exposed animals; ppm concentration expressed in parts of
material per million parts of air or water; mg/m
3
concentration expressed in weight of
substance per volume of air; mg/kg quantity of material, by weight, administered to a
test subject, based on their body weight in kg. Other measures of toxicity include TDLo,
the lowest dose to cause a symptom and TCLo the lowest concentration to cause a
symptom; TDo, LDLo, and LDo, or TC, TCo, LCLo, and LCo, the lowest dose (or
concentration) to cause lethal or toxic effects. Cancer Information: The sources are:
IARC - the International Agency for Research on Cancer; NTP - the National
Toxicology Program, RTECS - the Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances,
OSHA and CAL/OSHA. IARC and NTP rate chemicals on a scale of decreasing
potential to cause human cancer with rankings from 1 to 4. Subrankings (2A, 2B, etc.)
are also used. Other Information: BEI - ACGIH Biological Exposure Indices,
represent the levels of determinants which are most likely to be observed in specimens
collected from a healthy worker who has been exposed to chemicals to the same extent
as a worker with inhalation exposure to the TLV.
REGULATORY INFORMATION:
U.S. and CANADA:
ACGIH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, a professional
association which establishes exposure limits.
This section explains the impact of various laws and regulations on the material. EPA
is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. NIOSH is the National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health, which is the research arm of the U.S. Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). WHMIS is the Canadian Workplace
Hazardous Materials Information System. DOT and TC are the U.S. Department of
Transportation and the Transport Canada, respectively. Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA); the Canadian Domestic/Non-Domestic Substances List
(DSL/NDSL); the U.S. Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA); Marine Pollutant status
according to the DOT; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund); and various state regulations. This section
also includes information on the precautionary warnings which appear on the material’s
package label. OSHA - U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.