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 MEMB
W/SORE THROAT, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BRTH, FAINTNESS & TREMORS. SKIN/EYE:
MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS & PAIN. INGEST: MAY CAUSE METALLIC TASTE, NAUS,
VOMIT, DIARR, SEV ABDOM PAIN, SALIVATION, FAINTNE SS, TREMORS, PARAL OF
EXTREMITIES, MUSC SPASMS, CYANOSIS, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: & CONVLS. CHRONIC: INHAL: MAY
CAUSE BRONCH IRRIT, BARITOSIS, & BENIGN PNEUMOCONIOSIS. SKIN: PRLNG/RPTD
EXPOS MAY CAUSE DERM. EYE: PRLNG/RPTD EXPOS MAY CAUSE CONJ. INGEST: NO DATA
AVAIL.
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 SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN
IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP
& WATER UNTIL NO EVIDEN CE OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED.
EYE: WASH IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER &
LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO (SUP DAT)
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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 FOAM. FOR LARGER
FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N).
MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATL W/MORE WATER
THAN NEEDED FOR FIRE CTL. (SUP DAT)
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: SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS
FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED MATERIAL INTO SEWER.
KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS.
BARIUM-REGULATORY LEVEL: 100.0 MG/L (TCLP-40 CFR 261 APPENDIX II) MATLS WHICH
CONTAIN ABOVE SUBSTANCE AT/ABOVE TCLP REGULATORY LEVEL MEET EPA TOX CHARACT
& MUST BE DISP OF I/A/W 40 CFR PART 262. EPA HAZ WA STE #D005.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN STORING THIS SUBSTANCE.
STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
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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 NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP & BE NIOSH
APPRVD. 5 MG/M3: ANY DUST & MIST RESP EXCEPT SINGLE-USE & QUARTER-MASK
RESPS, ANY SUPP-AIR RESP, ANY SCBA; (ING 5)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION AND/OR GENERAL DILUTION
VENTILATION TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). WEAR
APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING & EQUIP TO PVNT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygenic Practices: ANSI APPROVED EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING & EQUIP TO PVNT SKIN CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC: DIKE FIRE CTL WATER FOR
LATER DISP. KEEP UPWIND. FIRST AID PROC: EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MIN).
GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: GIVE LGE QTYS OF WATER & INDUCE VOMIT. DO NOT
MAKE UNCON PERS VOMIT/DRINK ANYTHING. GET MED ATTN. ANTIDOTE: POIS FROM BARIUM
CMPDS: GIVE 30 G OF SODIUM SULFATE IN (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
DECOMPOSES
Melting/Freezing Point:
N/K
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: N/K
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, ODORLESS, POWDER OR 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: AVOID CONTACT WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS, OR
OPEN FLAME.
Materials to Avoid: ACID OR ACID FUMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE
TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON, NITROGEN, AND SULFUR.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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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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