MERCK,SHARP & DOHME -- MUSTARGEN -- 6505-01-146-2629
===================== Product Identification =====================
Product ID:MUSTARGEN
MSDS Date:07/10/1986
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-146-2629
MSDS Number: BGNWM
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MERCK,SHARP & DOHME
Address:SUMNEYTOWN PIKE
City:WEST POINT
State:PA
ZIP:19486
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-661-5000
Emergency Phone Num:215-661-7300
CAGE:NO055
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MERCK,SHARP & DOHME
Address:SUMNEYTOWN PIKE
Box:City:WEST POINT
State:PA
ZIP:19486
Country:US
Phone:215-661-5000
CAGE:NO055
Company Name:MERCK-SHARP AND DOHME DIV OF MERCK AND CO INC
Address:SUMNEYTOWN PIKE
Box:City:WEST POINT
State:PA
ZIP:19486
Country:US
Phone:215-540-8629
CAGE:06990
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Ingred Name:MECHLORETHAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
CAS:55-86-7
RTECS #:IA2100000
Fraction by Wt: 9%
Other REC Limits:0-SEE SUPPLEMTL DATA
OSHA PEL:SEE MFR REC LIMIT
ACGIH TLV:SEE MFR REC LIMIT
Ingred Name:SODIUM CHLORIDE
CAS:7647-14-5
RTECS #:VZ4725000
Fraction by Wt: 91%
OSHA PEL:N/D
ACGIH TLV:N/D
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:UNKNOWN IARC:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CYTOTOXIC TO PROLIFERATING CELLS;CAN
CAUSE MUTATIONS IN VARIETY OF GENOTOXICITY TESTS;IS EMBYROTOXIC &
TERATOGENIC IN RATS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE-CORROSIVE. SKIN-CORROSIVE &
POWERFULVESICANT. INHAL-IRRIT TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF RESPIRATORY
TRACT. INGEST-EFFECT ON HUMANS NOT KNOWN;PROBABLE IRRIT TO UPPER
G.I. TRACT.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYE-FLUSH WELL W/WATER;GET IMMED MED ATTN. SKIN-WASH W/SOAP &
WATER 5 MIN,FOLLOWED BY 2% SODIUM THIOSULFATE. DO NOT USE ORGANIC
SOLVENTS. INHAL-GET TO FRESH AIR;MAINTAIN AIRWAY;GET MED ATTN IF
REQD. I NGEST-DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. MAY DILUTEW/WATER;GET MED
ATTN.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY OR ALL PURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF-CONTND BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
PROTECTIVE CLOTH IF VIALS INVOLVED IN FIRE & CONTENTS
RELEASED/BURNING
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS WHEN HEATED TO DECOMP;EMITS
HIGHLY TOXIC FUMES CONTAINING CHLORIDES & NO*2.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:AVOID CREATING AIRBORNE DUST. WEAR
GLOVES,GOGGLES,AIRLINE MASK,LONG SLEEVED WORK UNIFORM & SHOE
PROTECTORS.
Neutralizing Agent:MIX OF 5% SODIUM THIOSULFATE & 5% SODIUM
BICARBONATE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE.
DRY,CRYSTALLINE MATL STABLE AT TEMPS UP TO 40C. KEEP CONTNRS CLOSED
& WELL SEALED.
Other Precautions:PREFERABLE TO HANDLE MATL IN DISSOLVED STATE.
EMPHASIZE CONTROL BY CONTAINMENT.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:AIRLINE RESPIRATOR OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS IF EXPOSED TO AIRBORNE DUST.
Ventilation:AS REQD TO REMOVE AIRBORNE DUST. ALSO RECOMMEND HEPA
FILTER. VENT NOT REQD IF MATL CONTAINED IN VIAL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR IMPERVIOUS MATL.
Eye Protection:CHEM GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:LONG-SLEEVED WORK UNIFORM,PREFERABLY MADE OF
DISPOSABLE MATL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR RECOMMENDATION OF ZERO EXPOSURE IS AN INTERNALLY DERIVED EXPOSURE
CONTROL BASED ON THE CARCINOGENIC POTENTIAL OF THE COMPOUND.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:T3
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:109-111C
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE HYGROSCOPIC POWDER
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
NEUTRAL OR ALKALINE AQUEOUS SOLUTION.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MATL IS HYGROSCOPIC-PROTECT FM CONTACT
W/MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:IAW LOCAL,STATE & FED REGS. INCINERATION IS
PREFERRED METHOD. SMALL AMTS & EQUIP CAN BE CLEANED BY SOAKING WITH
AQUEOUS SOLN CONTAINING EQUAL VOLS OF 5% SODIUM THIOSULFATE & 5%
SODIUM BICARBONATE FOR 45 MIN.
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