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) SKIN: RARE EARTH SALTS ARE UNLIKELY
TO CAUSE IRRIT TO INTACT SKIN. TESTED ON RABBIT SKIN, MOST RARE EARTH SALTS
HAVE PRDCED EXTENSIVE INJ TO ABRADED SKIN, W/ERYTHEMA, EDEMA, & NECROSIS,
RSLTG IN EPILATION & SCAR FORM. EYE: IN RABBIT EYES, SOME RARE EARTH SALTS
HAVE CAUSED IRRIT OF CONJUNCTIVA (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: W/ULCERS; ON DENUDED CORNEAS,
PERM OPACITY HAS OCCURED. INGEST: INTESTINAL ABSORP IS USUALLY POOR. WRITHING,
LABORED & DEPRESS RESP, ABDOMINAL IRRIT & CRAMPS, DIARR, ATAXIA,
LETHARGY, SEDATION, & LACRIMATION HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN ANIMALS AFTER
INGEST &/OR PARENTERAL ADMIN OF SOME RARE EARTH SALTS. (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 AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, PERFORM
ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET
MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA
W/SOAP/MILK DE TERGENT & LRG AMTS OF H*2O UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS
(APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH EYES IMMED W/LRG AMTS OF
H*2O/NORMAL (ING 8)
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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, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR FOAM.
FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP
N). MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. DO NOT SCATTER
SPILLED MATL W/HIGH- (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: SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS
FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED MATERIAL INTO SEWER.
KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN
DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OF SUBSTANCE. FOR
ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROT AGENCY.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVS
FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST BE BASED ON SPECIFIC OPER, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING
LIMITS OF RESP & MUST BE JOINTLY APPRVD BY NIOSH/MSHA. ANY NIOSH/MSHA
APPRVD DUST & MIST RESP; ANY (ING 11)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT, EMERGENCY EYE WASH.
Work Hygenic Practices: IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT, EMERGENCY EYE WASH.
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC: PRESS H*2O STREAMS. DIKE
FIRE-CNTRL H*2O FOR LATER DISP. USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE.
AVOID BRTHG HAZ VAPS, KEEP UPWIND. EFTS OF OVEREXP: IN SURVIVING ANIMALS, GEN
PERITONITIS, TRUE GRANULOMATOUS PERITO NITIS, ADHESIONS, HEMORRHAGIC ASCITIC
FLUID & FOCAL HEPATIC NECROSIS (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: N1
Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
196F,91C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
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: WHITE, TRANSPARENT, HYGROSCOPIC TRICLINIC 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: EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS, OR OPEN FLAME.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDES TOXIC
AND CORROSIVE HYDROGEN CHLORIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS
SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY.
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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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