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 COUGH, RESP IRRIT,
DYSPNEA & PULM EDEMA. SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRIT. APPLICATN OF RARE EARTH TO
ABRADED SKIN MAY CAUSE EPILATION & SCAR FORMATION. EYE:RARE EARTHS MAY
IRRIT CONJUNCTIVA. CERIUM APPLIED TO RABBIT EYES FROM WH ICH EPITHELIUM WAS
REMOVED CAUSED PERM CORNEAL OPACITY. INGEST:(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:RARE EARTHS ARE POORLY ABSORBED BY
GI TRACT. RARELY, INORG NITRATES MAY BE CONVERTED TO NITRITES BY
NITRATE-REDUCING BACTERIA IN DIGESTIVE TRACT, RSLTG IN METHEMOGLOBINEMIA.
CHRONIC: INHAL:RPTD/PRLNG CONT MAY CAUSE MUC MEMB IRRIT & PULM FIBROSIS.
INGEST:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS TO NITRATES MAY CAUSE ANEMIA, (ING 4)
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 HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP
PERS WARM/AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAMD CLTHG/SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LGE
AMTS O F WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MINS). GET MD IMMED.
EYES:WASH IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE, OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER/LOWER
LIDS (ING 5)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NON-FLAMMABLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: WATER ONLY! NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR HALON. FOR
LARGER FIRES, FLOOD AREA W/WATER FROM A DISTANCE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP
N). MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO
SIDES OF CONTRS EXPOSED (SUP DAT)
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIG EXPLOS HAZ WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME.
OXIDIZERS DECOMPOSE, ESP WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD O*2/OTHER GASES WHICH WILL INCR
BURNING RATE OF COMBUST (ING 3)
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: OCCUP SPILL:KEEP COMBUST (WOOD/PAPER/OIL/ETC) AWAY
FROM SPILLED MATL. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. SMALL DRY SPILL:W/CLEAN SHOVEL
PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN/DRY CONTR & COVER. MOVE CONTRS FROM SPILL AREA. SMALL
LIQ SPILL:TAKE UP W/SAND/EARTH/OTHER (ING 7)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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AVOID REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT W/THIS SUBSTANCE.
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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 WORKPLACE, SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF RESP
& BE APPRVD BY NIOSH/MSHA: ANY - DUST/MIST RESP, AIR-PURIFYING RESP
W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE (ING 9)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves: PROT GLOVES NOT REQD BUT RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: EYEWASH FOUNTAIN FOUND W/IN IMMEDIATE WORK AREA FOR EMERGENCY
USE.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYEWASH FOUNTAIN FOUND W/IN IMMEDIATE WORK AREA FOR
EMERGENCY USE.
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC:TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER
FIRE IS OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER OR MONITOR
NOZZ; IF THIS IS IMPOSS, WITHDRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN (DOT P 5800.5).
FLOOD W/WATER. COOL CONTRS W/FLOODING AM TS OF WATER FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE AS
POSS. AVOID BRTHG VAPS/DUSTS. EVAC (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
392F,200C
Melting/Freezing Point:
302F,150C
Decomposition Temp:
392F,200C
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: COLORLESS, 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: AVOID CONT W/COMBUST MATLS (WOOD/PAPER/FUEL/OILS/ETC),
IGNIT OR EXPLOS MAY RSLT. AVOID CONTAM OF WATER SOURCES.
Materials to Avoid: CONTACT W/COMBUSTIBLES MAY CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE
TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & 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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