Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: INGESTION: MAY CAUSE BURNS OF THE MOUTH,
THROAT AND STOMACH. ACID NATURE OF THIS SALT MAY CAUSE CORROSIVE DAMAGE TO THE
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. SKIN: CONCENTRATED AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OR DUST MAY CAUSE
SEVERE LOCAL IRRITATION OR CORROSION. E YES: CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR
CORROSION. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT PROVIDED.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: INGESTION: MAY CAUSE BURNS OF THE MOUTH,
THROAT AND STOMACH. ACID NATURE OF THIS SALT MAY CAUSE CORROSIVE DAMAGE TO THE
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. SKIN: CONCENTRATED AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OR DUST MAY CAUSE
SEVERE LOCAL IRRITATION OR CORROSION. E YES: CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR
CORROSION. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NOT PROVIDED.
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FIRST AID
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EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING
UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER, THEN WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. INGESTION: IF
SWALLOWED , IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE TWO TO FOUR GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK AND INDUCE
VOMITING. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF ILL EFFECTS DEVELOP,
GET MEDICAL ATTENTIO N.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT FLAMMABLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/A Upper Limits: N/A
Extinguishing Media: FLOODING AMOUNT OF WATER IN EARLY STAGES. HEAVY WATER JET
ADVANTAGEOUS.
Fire Fighting Procedures: IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACE PIECE & FULL PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.(1993 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.6, GUIDE PG NO. 35).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: SEE HAZ DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. OXIDIZING
MATERIAL. IN CONTACT WITH EASILY OXIDIZABLE SUBSTANCES, IT MAY REACT RAPIDLY
ENOUGH TO CAUSE IGNITION, VIOLENT COMBUSTION, OR EXPLOSION. INCREASES THE
FLAMMABILITY OF ANY COMBUSTIBLE SUBSTANCE. FIRE OR EXCESSIVE EAT MAY PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER. WASH
SPILL AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER.
Neutralizing Agent: NOT PROVIDED.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISCHARGE, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO
FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED FOR THE
DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED CHEMICAL
LANDFILL OR CONTRACT WITH A LICENSE D WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. WASH THOROUGHLY
AFTER HANDLING. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN FUME HOOD OR WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED DUST
MASK.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. SPECIAL
NO. OTHER NO.
Protective Gloves: RUBBER
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES
Other Equipment: SMOCK, APRON, EYE WASH STATION, SAFETY GOGGLES, PROPER GLOVES,
FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Work Hygenic Practices: SMOCK, APRON, EYE WASH STATION, SAFETY GOGGLES, PROPER
GLOVES, FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Supplemental Safety & Health: P/N: 892 / 3-03.; CHEM SCIENTIFIC P/N:
F26-500G; SCHOOL SPECIALTY P/N: S73861 ALDON P/N KM00609M. NASCO P/N KM00609M.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: D1
Boiling Point:
NOT APPLICAPLE.
Melting/Freezing Point: =47.2C, 117.F
Decomposition Temp:
N/P
Vapor Pressure: NOT APPLICAPLE. Vapor Density: N/A
Specific Gravity: 1.68 @21C
PH: NOT PROVIDED.
Viscosity: NOT APPLICAPLE.
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT APPLICAPLE.(BUAC=1)
Solubility in Water: VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: PALE VIOLET, SOMEWHAT DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS; SLIGHT NITRIC
ACID ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume: NO DATA
Corrosion Rate: NOT PROVIDED.
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE AND HEAT.
Materials to Avoid: ALUMINUM, CYANIDES, PHORPHORUS, STANNOUS CHLORIDE,
THIOCYANATES, OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS INCLUDING SULFUR, ORGANIC MATERIALS AND
SODIUM HYPOPHOSPHITE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE TOXIC
OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT APPLICAPLE.
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ECOLOGICAL
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NOT PROVIDED.
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DISPOSAL
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DISCHARGE, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL
LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE
QUANTITIES ONLY. DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED CHEMICAL LANDFILL OR CONTRACT WITH A
LICENSE D WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE.
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TRANSPORTATION
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D.O.T.: FERRIC NITRATE, 5.1, UN 1466.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: DANGER! STRONG OXIDIZER! MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OR BURNS TO SKIN
AND EYES. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.
Federal Regulatory: N
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