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 OF NOSE &
THROAT, NASAL DISCHARGE, COUGHING & SHORTNESS OF BRTH. SKIN/EYES:MAY CAUSE
IRRIT. INGEST:AMMONIUM CMPDS MAY CAUSE NAUS & VOMIT. CHRONIC:INHAL:NO DATA
AVAIL. SKIN:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS TO IRRITS MAY CAUSE DE RM. EYES:REPEATED OR
PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE CONJUNCT. INGEST:NO DATA AVAIL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: AT INCREASED RISK:AMMONIUM SALTS
MAY PRODUCE AMMONIA POISONING IN PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING LIVER DISEASE.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE
ARTF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN OXYG IF AVAIL. KEEP
AFFECTED PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
ADMIN OF OXYG SHOULD BE P ERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD
DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER (SUPP DATA)
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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 CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY/REG FOAM. LGR
FIRES:USE WATER SPRAY, FOG/REG FOAM. (1990 EMER RESPONSE (ING 15)
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N). NO ACUTE HAZ. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. AVOID
BRTHG VAPS/DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
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: STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT RISK. FOR SMALL
SPILLS, TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD
AREA AND DENY ENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS (FP N).
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: FOLLOWING RESPS ARE RECOM BASED ON INFO FOUND IN
PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX
RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESPS SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORK
PLACE, MUST BE BASED ON (ING 4)
Ventilation: PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (FP N).
Other Equipment: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP.
WHERE THERE IS ANY POSS THAT AN EYMPLOYEE'S EYES MAY (ING 13)
Work Hygenic Practices: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG &
EQUIP. WHERE THERE IS ANY POSS THAT AN EYMPLOYEE'S EYES MAY (ING 13)
Supplemental Safety & Health: BP:DECOMPOSES AT 356F, 180C. FIRST AID
PROC:UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED.
EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER
LIDS UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LST 15 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED.
INGEST:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
SUPP DATA
Melting/Freezing Point:
241F,116C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 1.28
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE DELIQUESCENT 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: MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. AVOID
CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS, EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS OR OPEN FLAME.
Materials to Avoid: OXIDIZERS (STRONG):FIRE & EXPLO HAZ. POTASSIUM
CHLORATE:VIOLENT EXPLO ON CONT. SODIUM NITRITE:VIOLENT EXPLO ON MELTING.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMP PRODS MAY INCLUDE CORROSIVE
FUMES OF AMMONIA & TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND CARBON.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: Y
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals, Analytical
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