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: INHALE- SEVERE IRRITATION TO MUCOUS
MEMBRANES AND PULMONARY EDEMA. SKIN- IRRITATION AND BURNS. EYE- IRRITATION AND
BURNSS TO THE EYES. INGEST- IRRITATION TO THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, DIARRHEA. CHRONIC: CALCIFICATION OF LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS, WEIGHT
LOSS, DESTRUCTION OF TOOTH ENAMAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT IS LISTED
BY IARC, NTP OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SORE THROAT, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
NOSE BLEED, SINUS PROBLEMS, IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES, NAUSEA, SALIVATION,
VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, DIARRHEA, CONVULSIONS, HEMORRHAGE AND GASTRITIS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF SKIN
AND RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.
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FIRST AID
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INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR AND GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH WITH
PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. EYE: WASH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINS. OR MORE. INGESTION:
DILUTE IM MEDIATELY BY DRINKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER OR MILK.
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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: USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures: FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL
NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: ATTACK FIRE FREELY WITH WATER. WATER SPRAY WILL
EFFECTIVELY REDUCE FUME AND IRRITANT GASES.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: WIPE OR SOAK UP SMALL SPILLS WITH PAPER TOWEL OR
INERT ABSORBANT. DIKE TO RETAIN LARGE SPILLS. VACUUM UP FREE LIQUID. REMOVE
RESIDUE WITH INERT ABSORBANT. PLACE IN DISPOSAL CONTAINER. FLUSH AREA WITH
WATER. ISOLATE SPILL AREA AND DENY ENTRY .
Neutralizing Agent: AGRICULTURAL LIME, SLAKED LIME, CUSHED LIMESTONE, OR SODIUM
BICARBONATE.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE, HEAT
AND IGNITION SOURCES. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION EXPOSURES
BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS PER CURRENT 29 CFR
1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND NIOSH-RESPIRATOR SELECTION.
Ventilation: MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION IS REQUIRED. LOCAL EXHAUST MAY BE
REQUIRED IF WORK AREA IS NOT VENTED.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FACESHIELD
Other Equipment: SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. OTHER EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED TO
MINIMIZE EXPOSURE FROM PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT.
Work Hygenic Practices: SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. OTHER EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED
TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE FROM PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety & Health: N/P
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: C3
Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
SUBLIMES
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 1.009
PH: ACIDIC
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: 100
Appearance and Odor: AMMONIA ODOR, COLORLESS TO WHITE LEAFLETS, NEEDLES, OR
GRANULAR POWDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/P
Corrosion Rate: N/P
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: ABNORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS AND BASES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC AMMONIA, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, CORROSIVE
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT APPLICABLE
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND
REGULATIONS.
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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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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals, Analytical
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