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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
3
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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