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: INHAL: IRRIT. 40 MG/M3 IDLH. (ACUTE) INHAL OF
CADMIUM SALTS MAY CAUSE METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, SHORTNESS OF BREATH & PAIN
IN CHEST. DELAYED EFTS MAY BE COUGH W/FOAMY/BLOODY SPUTUM, WEAKNESS & PAINS
IN LEGS AND PULM EDEMA. PROGRESSION OF DIS EASE IS INDICATED BY ONSET OF FEVER
& BY DEV OF SIGNS OF (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: LUNG CONSOLIDATION. (CHRONIC)
RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS TO CADMIUM CMPDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF THE SENSE OF SMELL, COUGH,
DYSPNEA, WEIGHT LOSS, ANEMIA, YELLOW-STAINED TEETH & EMPHYSEMA. THE
INCIDENCE OF CARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE IS INCR IN WO RKERS EXPSD TO CADMIUM.
SKIN: IRRIT. (ACUTE) CONT W/SUBSTANCE (SEE SUPP DATA)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS TO FRESH AIR IMMED. BRTHG STOPS, GIVE ARTF RESP. KEEP
PERSON WARM & AT REST. GET MD IMMED. EYE: WASH IMMED W/LRG AMTS OF WATER,
OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (AT
LEAST 15-20 M IN). GET MD IMMED. INGEST: IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS, IMMED GIVE 2
TO 4 GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT.
GET (SEE ING 2)
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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, CO*2, HALON, WATER SPRAY/STANDARD FOAM. FOR
LRG FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG/STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP
N). MOVE CNTNRS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. EXTING USING AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE
OF FIRE. AVOID BRTHG (SUPP DATA)
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 A PIT, POND, LAGOON/HOLDING AREA TO
CONTAIN LIQ/SOLID MATL. COVER SOLIDS W/PLASTIC SHEET TO PVNT DISSOLVING IN
RAIN/FIREFIGHTING WATER. WATER SPILL: NEUT W/AGRICULTURAL LIME, SLAKED LIME,
CRUSHED LIMESTONE/SODIUM (SEE ING 12 )
Neutralizing Agent: SEE SPILL/RELEASE PROCEDURES.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
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: THE FOLLOWING NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP MUST BE BASED ON
CONTAM LEVS FOUND IN WORK PLACE: AT ANY DETECTABLE CONC: SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE
OPER IN PRESS-DMD/OTHER POSITIVE PRESS MODE. SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE
OPER IN (SEE ING 18)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO MEET PUBLISHED
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection: CHEM WORK GOGG. MAY ADD FULL(SEE ING 23)
Other Equipment: EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK DRENCH SHOWER.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK DRENCH SHOWER.
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC: POISONOUS VAPS, KEEP UPWIND.
EFTS OF OVEREXP: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRIT. (CHRONIC) RPTD/PRLNGD CONT MAY LEAD TO
DERMAT. EYE: IRRIT. (ACUTE) CHEM MAY CAUSE IRRIT. (CHRONIC) RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS
MAY LEAD TO CONJ. INGEST: (ACUTE) MAY CAUSE NAUS, VOMIT, DIARR, HDCH, MUSCULAR
ACHES, SALIVATION, (SEE ING 23)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: T7
Boiling Point:
DECOMPOSES
Melting/Freezing Point:
493F,256C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 2.341
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS 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.
Materials to Avoid: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE TOXIC CDO*X
& CO*X.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP
N).
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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 Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media