=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:AMYLASE
MSDS Date:12/10/1998
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKTTQ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALDON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-226-6177
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:AA 358
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:6V042
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AL-DON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Phone:716-226-6177
CAGE:6V042
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-99-A-0024-0090
CAGE:63759

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:AMYLASE
CAS:9000-85-5
= Wt:100.

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
    TRACT IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE COUGHING, SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO A COLD.
    SKIN: MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS. EYES: CONTACT MAY CAUSE
    TRANSIENT IRRITATION. INGESTION: EXPECTE D TO BE A LOW INGESTION
    HAZARD.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE COUGHING, SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO A COLD. SKIN:
    MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS. EYES: CONTACT MAY CAUSE TRANSIENT
    IRRITATION. INGESTION: EXPECTE D TO BE A LOW INGESTION HAZARD.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES,
    LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. IF IRRITATION
    DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. IF  DISCOMFORT OR ILLNESS DEVELOPS, GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION, SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE
    SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEVER
    GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO A N UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE; DRY CHEMICAL; WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IF MATERIAL IS ALLOWED TO BECOME
    AIR-BORNE AS DUST, EXPLOSIVE CONDITIONS MAY PREVAIL. AVOID
    CONDITONS WHICH PRODUCE DUST. CAN REACT WITH OXIDIZING MATERIALS.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM OR CAREFULLY SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A
    SUITABLE CONAINER FOR DISPOSAL. AVOID CAUSING DUSTY CONDITIONS.
    WASH SPILL AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
    STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIALS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP
    CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. READ LAEL ON
    CONTAINER BEFORE USING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING
    WITH CHEMICALS. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD OR
    HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP O UT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
    HANDLING. IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR
    WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST-RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL
    (GENERAL)-RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES, LAB COAT, EYE WASH STATION,
    VENTILATION HOOD.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WARDS P/N: 39W0058

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DATA NOT LISTED
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE AS SOLID
Vapor Density:NO DATA
Spec Gravity:NO DATA
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE IN WATER
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT BROWN POWDER; CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.
    HYGROSCOPIC.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CAN DECOMPOSE AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 85C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION WILL PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE
    AND PROBABLY CARBON MONOXIDE. OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND SULFUR MAY
    ALSO BE PRESENT.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OF LOCAL LAWS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NON-REGULATED

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

State Regulatory Information:

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