M A T E R I A L S A F E T Y D A T A S H E E T SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - - CATALOG #: 30-24-60 NAME: UREA SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - - CAS #: 57-13-6 MF: CH4N2O EC NO: 200-315-5 SYNONYMS B-I-K * CARBAMIDE * CARBAMIDE RESIN * CARBAMIMIDIC ACID * CARBONYL DIAMIDE * CARBONYLDIAMINE * HARNSTOFF (GERMAN) * ISOUREA * MOCOVINA (CZECH) * NCI-C02119 * PRESPERSION, 75 UREA * PSEUDOUREA * SUPERCEL 3000 * UREAPHIL * UREOPHIL * UREVERT * VARIOFORM II * SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - - LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS IRRITANT HARMFUL POSSIBLE RISK OF IRREVERSIBLE EFFECTS. IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN. IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - - IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - - EXTINGUISHING MEDIA WATER SPRAY. CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM. SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - - WEAR RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - - REFER TO SECTION 8. SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - - SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR. COMPATIBLE CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES. CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - - APPEARANCE AND ODOR SOLID. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MELTING POINT: 133 - 135 C SOLUBILITY: WATER -Z26130 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.335 PH: 7.5 - 9.5 SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - - STABILITY STABLE. INCOMPATIBILITIES STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE NITROGEN OXIDES HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR. SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - ACUTE EFFECTS CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION, OR SKIN ABSORPTION. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. CHRONIC EFFECTS LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC EFFECTS. RTECS #: YR6250000 UREA IRRITATION DATA SKN-HMN 22 MG/3D-I MLD 85DKA8 -,127,1977 TOXICITY DATA ORL-RAT LD50:8471 MG/KG GISAAA 51(6),8,1986 IPR-RAT LD50:>5 GM/KG APEPA2 257,296,1967 SCU-RAT LD50:8200 MG/KG OYYAA2 13,749,1977 IVN-RAT LD50:5300 MG/KG OYYAA2 13,749,1977 ITR-RAT LD50:567 MG/KG GTPZAB 30(3),43,1986 ORL-MUS LD50:11 GM/KG GTPZAB 31(12),53,1987 SCU-MUS LD50:9200 MG/KG OYYAA2 13,749,1977 IVN-MUS LD50:4600 MG/KG OYYAA2 13,749,1977 TARGET ORGAN DATA BEHAVIORAL (CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD) BEHAVIORAL (TETANY) LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (DYSPNAE) GASTROINTESTINAL (CHANGES IN STRUCTURE OR FUNCTION OF SALIVARY GLANDS) BLOOD (METHEMOGLOBINEMIA-CARBOXHEMOGLOBINEMIA) EFFECTS ON FERTILITY (ABORTION) ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION. SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - - DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE. SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - - DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - CONTACT SEVERN BIOTECH FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION. SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - - EUROPEAN INFORMATION IRRITANT HARMFUL R 40 POSSIBLE RISK OF IRREVERSIBLE EFFECTS. R 36/37/38 IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN. S 26 IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. S 36 WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. S 22 DO NOT BREATHE DUST. REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS OEL=MAK NOHS 1974: HZD 80231; NIS 156; TNF 22367; NOS 119; TNE 284911 NOES 1983: HZD X7915; NIS 1; TNF 9; NOS 1; TNE 63; TFE 9 NOES 1983: HZD 80231; NIS 204; TNF 31269; NOS 164; TNE 783504; TFE 326824 EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, POSITIVE: IN VITRO CYTOGENETICS-HUMAN LYMPHOCYTE EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, NEGATIVE: SPERM MORPHOLOGY-MOUSE EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, INCONCLUSIVE: E COLI POLA WITHOUT S9 EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA SECTION 8(D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STUDIES EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, SEPTEMBER 1999 SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - - THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SEVERN BIOTECH SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HANDLING OR FROM CONTACT WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCT.