HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: INHAL: MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO MUC MEMBS
W/SORE THROAT, COUGH & SHORTNESS OF BRTH. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS
& PAIN. EYE: MAY CAUSE MILD TO SEV IRRIT DEPENDING ON DURATION OF CONTACT.
SYMPS MAY INCL REDNESS, PAIN & BLURRED VISION & POSS BURNS. INGEST:
SOLUBLE METAL SALTS MAY CAUSE BURNING PAIN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: IN MOUTH & THROAT, VOMIT,
WATERY/BLOODY DIARR, TENESMUS, HEMOLYSIS, HEMATURIA, KIDNEY DMG, ANURIA, LIVER
DMG W/JAUNDICE, HYPOTENSION, WEAK, COLLAPSE & CONVLS. RARELY, INORG
NITRATES MAY BE CONVERTED TO NITRITES BY NITRATE-REDUCING BACTERIA IN DIGEST
TRACT, RSLTG IN METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. CHRONIC: SKIN: (ING 7)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP
WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD
DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WAT ER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20
MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, OCCASNLY LIFTING
UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL (ING 11)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/K
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR HALON. FOR
LARGER FIRES, FLOOD AREA WITH WATER FROM A DISTANCE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N). MOVE
CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CNTNRS
UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS (SUPDAT)
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIG FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME.
OXIDIZER: OXIDIZERS DECOMPOSE, ESP WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD O*2 OR OTHER GASES
WHICH WILL INCR BURNING RATE OF (ING 3)
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: KEEP COMBUSTS AWAY FROM SPILLED MATL. DO NOT TOUCH
SPILLED MATL. SM DRY SPILLS: W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY CNTNR
& COVER; MOVE CNTNRS FROM SPILL AREA. SM LIQ SPILLS: TAKE UP W/SAND, EARTH
OR OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO (IN G 15)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOCAL REGS WHEN DISPOSING
OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CNTCT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF EPA. DISPOSAL
MUST BE I/A/W STDS APPLIC TO GENERATORS OF HAZ WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZ WASTE
NUMBER D001. 100 LB CERCLA SECTIO N 103 RQ.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOCAL REGS WHEN STORING. STORE AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTD AREA OUT OF DIRECT
SUNLIGHT.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS
FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST BE BASED ON SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED
WORKING LIMS OF RESP & MUST BE NIOSH APPRVD. ANY DUST & MIST RESP
W/FULL FACEPIECE. ANY AIR-PURIFYING (ING 17)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO MEET
PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 21)
Other Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). APPROP PROT
CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CNTCT W/SUBSTANCE.
Work Hygenic Practices: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
APPROP PROT CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CNTCT W/SUBSTANCE.
Supplemental Safety & Health: BP: 302F,105C (DECOMPOSES). PH: ACIDIC IN
SOLN. FIRE FIGHT PROC: OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE
HOLDER OR MONITOR NOZZS; IF THIS IS IMPOSS, W/DRAW IMMED FROM AREA & LET
FIRE BURN. IF FIRE IS UNCONTROLLABLE, EVACUATE FOR RADIUS OF 2500 FEET.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
SUPDAT
Melting/Freezing Point:
165F,74C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: >1
PH: SUPDAT
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: 64% @ 25C
Appearance and Odor: ODORLESS, COLORLESS OR WHITE DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALLINE
SOLID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/K
Corrosion Rate: N/K
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
Materials to Avoid: ALUMINUM NITRATE: COMBUSTS:MAY IGNITE/REACT VIOLENTLY.
METALS:MAY CORRODE IN PRESENCE OF MOISTURE. METALS(PWDR), (ING 4)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE
TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOCAL REGS WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR
ASSISTANCE, CNTCT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF EPA. DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W STDS APPLIC
TO GENERATORS OF HAZ WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZ WASTE NUMBER D001. 100 LB
CERCLA SECTIO N 103 RQ.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N/P
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OTHER
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