HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: IRRITATION OF EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY
TRACT. IF INGESTED, SYSTEMIC COPPER POISONING MAY OCCUR WITH CAPILLARY DAMAGE,
KIDNEY AND LIVER DAMAGE, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EXCITATION FOLLOWED BY
DEPRESSION, PARALYSIS AND COMA. DEATH MAY OCC UR FROM SHOCK OR RENAL FAILURE.
CHRONIC: DERMATITIS, PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT APPLICABLE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYES: IRRITATION, CONJUNCTIVITIS,
ULCERATION, CLOUDING OF CORNEA. SKIN: IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN. INHALATION:
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, COUGHING, SORE THROAT, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
POSSIBLE CHILLS, STUFFINESS. INGESTION: BURNING P AIN OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS,
STOMACH, NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, DIARRHEA.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: INDIVIDUALS WITH A HISTORY OF
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK.
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FIRST AID
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EYES: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS, SEE DOCTOR. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND
WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEE DOCTOR. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. SEE DOCTOR. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY
BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK AND STICKING FINGER DOWN THE THROAT. SEE
DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/R
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/R Upper Limits: N/R
Extinguishing Media: ANY SUITABLE MEANS TO EXTINGUISH SURROUNDING FIRE. CARBON
DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL PREFERRED.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A FULL
FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH
WATER SPRAY.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
MATERIAL WILL NOT BURN, NOR WILL IT SUPPORT COMBUSTION.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: VENTILATE.CLEAN UP USING METHODS THAT AVOID DUST
GENERATION SUCH AS VACUUM, WET DUST MOP OR WET CLEAN UP AND PLACE IN APPROPIATE
DISPOSAL CONTAINER AND COVER. IF DUST IS GENERATED USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATOR WITH DUST CARTRIDGE.
Neutralizing Agent: NOT APPLICABLE
Waste Disposal Methods: NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER. KEEP IN
COVERED CONTAINERS PENDING DISPOSAL. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. MANUFACTURER STATES CAN BE DISPOSE OF IN LANDFILL.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. AVOID
ANY PHYSICAL CONTACT. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPLATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP CLOSED.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH DUST CARTRIDGE
IF TLV IS EXCEEDED. ALTERNATEVELY, A SUPPLIED AIR FULL FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR OR
AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVEL BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER OR PLASTIC GLOVES.
Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELD OR GOGGLES.
Other Equipment: WORK CLOTHES, EYE WASH AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygenic Practices: WORK CLOTHES, EYE WASH AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Supplemental Safety & Health: IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT ALL COPPER
COMPOUNDS CONTAIN ARSENIC, CADMIUM, AND LEAD IN CONCENTRATIONS RANGING FORM A
FEW PARTS PER BILLION TO SEVERAL HUNDRED PARTS PER MILLION.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: T6
Boiling Point:
N/R
Melting/Freezing Point:
302F,150C
Decomposition Temp:
UNKNOWN
Vapor Pressure: N/R Vapor Density: N/R
Specific Gravity: 2.284
PH: 3-4.5
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/R
Solubility in Water: 25.9%
Appearance and Odor: BLUE CRYSTALS. ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/R
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: EXCESSIVE HEAT, HUMIDITY.
Materials to Avoid: ALKALIES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: COPPER FUMES AT TEMPERATURES >1040F,
SULFURIC ACID AT TEMPERATURES >950F, SO2 MAY BE RELEASED AT >1100F.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT APPLICABLE
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DISPOSAL
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NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER. KEEP IN COVERED CONTAINERS PENDING
DISPOSAL. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
MANUFACTURER STATES CAN BE DISPOSE OF IN LANDFILL.
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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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