HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE:INHAL: INHAL OF DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT
W/COUGHING, SORE THROAT & DFCLT BRTHG. LAB ANIMALS EXPOS TO 50 MG/M3 FOR 6
HRS SHOWED NO SIGNS OF INTOXICATION. HOWEVER, POST MORTEM EXAM SHOWED
CONGESTION OF TRACHEA & BRONCHIAL MUCOSA; LUNGS WERE DISTENDED &
EMPHYSEMATOUS W/PETECHIAL HEMORRHAGING & HYPERMIA.(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: CHANGES WERE EVIDENT IN LIVER,
SPLEEN & ADRENAL MEDULLA. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRIT. EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRIT
W/REDNESS & PAIN. SOLNS <10% ARE GEN WELL TOLERATED BY EYE. INGEST: MAY
CAUSE IRRIT OF MOUTH & STOMACH W/NAUS OR VOMIT. LRG DOSES MAY CAUSE
DIURESIS, SYS ACIDOSIS & AMMONIA POIS. CHRONIC:INHAL: NO DATA (ING 8)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. PERFORM ARTF RESP IF NEC. KEEP
PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT &
LRG AMTS OF WATER U NTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LST 15-20 MINS). GET
MED ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH IMMED W/LRG AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING
UPPER & LOWER (ING 12)
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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: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR FOAM.
FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP(FP
N).MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK.DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED
MATL W/HIGH-PRESS WATER(SUPDAT)
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR
FLAME.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SOIL SPILL: DIG PIT, POND, LAGOON/HOLDING AREA TO
CONTAIN LIQ/SOLID MATL. COVER SOLIDS W/PLASTIC SHEET TO PVNT DISSOLVING IN
RAIN/FIREFIGHTING WATER. WATER SPILL:ADD SUITABLE AGENT TO NEUT SPILLED MATL TO
PH-7. OCCUP SPILL: SWEEP UP & PLACE (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN
DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OF SUBSTANCE.
PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVS
FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST BE BASED ON SPECIFIC OPER, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING
LIMITS OF RESP & MUST BE JOINTLY APPRVD BY NIOSH/MSHA. ANY NIOSH/MSHA
APPRVD DUST & MIST RESP. ANY (ING 14)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVD CHEM WORKER GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP
TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT W/SUBSTANCE. WHERE THERE(ING 22)
Work Hygenic Practices: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG &
EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT W/SUBSTANCE. WHERE THERE(ING 22)
Supplemental Safety & Health: APPEAR/ODOR: COOLING SALINE TASTE,
HYGROSCOPIC W/TENDENCY TO CAKE. FIRE FIGHT PROC: STREAMS. DIKE FIRE-CNTRL WATER
FOR LATER DISP. USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BRTHG
HAZ VAPS, KEEP UPWIND. SPILL PROC: IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY CNTNRS FOR
RECLAMATION/LATER DISP. DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED MATL (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
644F,340C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 1 @ 160C Vapor Density: 1.9
Specific Gravity: 1.5
PH: ING 24
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: 28.3% @ 25C
Appearance and Odor: ODORLESS,COLORLESS CRYSTALS/CRYSTALLINE MASSES,OR WHITE
GRANULAR POWDER,(SUPDAT
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: MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. AVOID
CONTACT WITH HEAT, SMOKE OR OPEN FLAME.
Materials to Avoid: AVOID CONT W/STRONG OXIDIZERS. ACIDS (STRONG): EVOLVED CORR
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS. ALKALIS & THEIR CARBONATES: (ING 3)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY INCLUDE TOXIC FUMES
OF AMMONIA, CHLORIDES AND OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE.
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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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