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CAS # 7789-09-5 AMMONIUM DICHROMATE 

Blulux Laboratories Pvt. Ltd
79/66-B, I.H.I.Complex, H/W Chowk Industrial Area, N.I.T. Faridabad - 1, Haryana (India)
Tel. : + 91 129 4021360, 4190300 
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E-mail: bluluxlab@gmail.com  Website : www.blulux.com


 

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO

Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: (ACUTE) MAY BE FATAL IF INHALED, SWALLOWED, OR ABSORBED THRU SKIN. CAUSES EYE & SKIN IRRIT. MATL IS IRRITATING TO MUC MEMB & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE STOMACH PAINS, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. (CHRONIC) MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN RE ACTION. DMG TO LIVER. MAY ALTER GENETIC MATL. (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)

Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT

Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: TARGET ORGANS: LUNGS, KIDNEYS. INHAL OF DICHROMATE DUSTS CAN CAUSE ULCERATION & PERFORATION OF THE NASAL SEPTUM, CONTACT WITH BREAKS IN THE SKIN CAN CAUSE SKIN ULCERATION (CHROME SORES). OTHER SYMPTOMS INCL EROSION & DISCOLORATION OF THE TEETH, NEPHRITIS, EPIGASTRIC PAIN (INFLAM & ULCERATION OF GI TRACT).

Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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FIRST AID
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EYES & SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH BEFORE REUSE. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DI FFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL MD.

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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 SPRAY.

Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. STRONG OXIDIZER.

Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: EVAC AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. WEAR DISP COVERALLS & DISCARD THEM AFTER USE. COVER W/DRY LIME/SODA ASH, PICK UP, KEEP IN CLSD CNTNR & HOLD FOR WASTE DISP. VENT AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATL P ICKUP.
Neutralizing Agent: SEE WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD.

Waste Disposal Methods: CAUTIOUSLY ACIDIFY A 3% SOLN OR SUSPENSION OF MATL TO PH 2 W/SULFURIC ACID. GRADUALLY ADD A 50% EXCESS OF AQUEOUS SODIUM BISULFITE W/STIRRING AT ROOM TEMP. AN INCREASE IN TEMP INDICATES THAT A REACTION IS TAKING PLACE. IF NO REACTION (SEE S UPP DATA)

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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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AVOID BRTHG DUST. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATLS, HEAT, SPARKS & OPEN FLAME. AVOID CONT W/ACID. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.

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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Work Hygenic Practices: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Supplemental Safety & Health: WASTE DISP METH: IS OBSERVED ON THE ADDITION OF ABOUT 10% OF THE SODIUM BISULFITE SOLN INITIATE IT BY CAUTIOUSLY ADDING MORE ACID. IF MANGANESE, CHROMIUM, OR MOLYBDENUM ARE PRESENT ADJUST THE PH OF THE SOLN TO 7 AND TREAT W/SULFIDE TO PRECI PITATE FOR BURIAL AS HAZ WASTE. DESTROY EXCESS SULFIDE, NEUTRALIZE (SEE ING 4)

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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: D2
Boiling Point: 
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point: 
338F,170C
Decomposition Temp: 
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: 8.7
Specific Gravity: 2.150
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: N/K
Appearance and Odor: ORANGE CRYSTALS.
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: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, ALCOHOLS, STRONG ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NATURE OF DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS NOT KNOWN.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT

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TOXICOLOGICAL
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N/P

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ECOLOGICAL
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N/P

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DISPOSAL
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CAUTIOUSLY ACIDIFY A 3% SOLN OR SUSPENSION OF MATL TO PH 2 W/SULFURIC ACID. GRADUALLY ADD A 50% EXCESS OF AQUEOUS SODIUM BISULFITE W/STIRRING AT ROOM TEMP. AN INCREASE IN TEMP INDICATES THAT A REACTION IS TAKING PLACE. IF NO REACTION (SEE S UPP DATA)

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TRANSPORTATION
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N/P

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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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