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: FERROUS CHLORIDE IS CORROSIVE TO BODY TISSUES
ESPECIALLY MUCOUS MEMBRANES. ACUTE TOXICITY IS FROM CORROSIVITY AND IRON
POISONING. CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN HEMOSIDEROSIS AND LIVER DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY SUPPLIER
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYE: SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS.
SKIN:IRRITATION TO BURNS IF CONTACT IS PROLONGED. INHALEDRESPIRATORY
IRRITATION, DIFFICULT BREATHING. INGESTED: SEVERE G/I IRRITATION (CORROSIVE),
ABDOMINAL PAIN, RETCHING, PROLONGED VOMITING, HEMATEMESIS, D IARRHEA FOLLOWED
BY TARRY STOOL.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NO INFORMATION GIVEN ON MSDS BY
SUPPLIER
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FIRST AID
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EYE:FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN, HOLD LIDS OPEN. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND
LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. WASH WITH SOAP & WATER. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
RESTORE BREATHING AS NEEDED. INGESTED:IMMEDIATELY GIVE 2 LARGE GLASSES OF MILK
OR WAT ER AND INDUCE VOMITING. (NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS.) GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL CARE. IF ANY IRRITATION PERSISTS OR IS SEVERE, SEE A DOCTOR.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/R Upper Limits: N/R
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, CO*2, WATER SPRAY, OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: MOVE FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/O RISK. APPLY
COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTAINER EXPOSED TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS
OUT.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: STAY AWAY FROM ENDS OF TANKS. AVOID BREATHING
CORROSIVE FUMES AND DUSTS FROM BURNING MATERIALS. KEEP UP WIND.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP LEAK IF W/O RISK.
SMALL SPILL: TAKE UP W/INERT ABSORBENT, OR SHOVEL SOLID OR ABSORBENMT INTO
CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. LG SPILL: DKIE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY AND DENY ENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent: AGRICULATURAL LIME, SLAKED LIME, CRUSHED LIME STONE, OR
SODIUM BICARBONATE
Waste Disposal Methods: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. FOR
ASSISTANCE CALL DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF EPA.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATABLE MATERIALS. STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINEERS.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR W/FULL
FACEPIECE, AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR OR SCBA IF EXPOSURE IS ABOVE THE TLV/PEL.
SEE 29 CFR 1910.134 FOR REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO RESPIRATOR USE.
Ventilation: PROVEDI LOCAL EXHAUST TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: APPROPRIATE TO PREVENT CONTACT
Eye Protection: SPLASH/DUST RESIST GOGGLES + FACE SHIELD
Other Equipment: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBILITY OF SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygenic Practices: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBILITY OF SKIN CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety & Health: MSDS RECEIVED FROM NAVY (FOCAL POINT N). NAVY
IDENTIFIED NSN.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: T4
Boiling Point:
UNKNOWN
Melting/Freezing Point:
221F,105C
Decomposition Temp:
-2 H*2O 221
Vapor Pressure: N/R Vapor Density: UNKNOWN
Specific Gravity: POWDER
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/R
Solubility in Water: 160.1%
Appearance and Odor: PALE GREEN TO BLUE-GREEN CRYSTALS OR DELEQUESCENT POWDER
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: SUPPLIER DID NOT ADDRESS THIS FIELD.
Materials to Avoid: ALKALI METALS, ETHYLENE OXIDE, OZONIDES, POTASSIUM, SODIUM
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE
TOXIC AND CORROSIVE FUMES OF CHLORINE
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: UNKNOWN
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DISPOSAL
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OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. FOR ASSISTANCE CALL DISTRICT
DIRECTOR OF EPA.
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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