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 BE IRRITATING TO MUC MEMB.
INHAL EXPOS TO SOME RARE EARTH SALTS HAVE CAUSED SENSITIVITY TO HEAT, ITCHING,
& INCR AWARENESS OF ODOR & TASTE. SKIN:MAY BE IRRITATING. EYE:MAY BE
IRRITATING. INGESTION:ORAL TOXICITY OF RARE EARTH SALTS IS ASSUMED TO BE LOW
DUE TO POOR GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
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 & @ REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED.
WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOA P OR MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO
EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES:WASH IMMED
W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL (ING 4)
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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: WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEM, CO*2/HALON(1990 EMER RESPONSE
GUIDEBOOK, DOT 5 5800.5). LARGER FIRES:FLOOD AREA WITH (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures: NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N). MOVE
CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF
CNTNR EXPOS TO FLAMES (SUPDAT)
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIG FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO HEAT/FLAME.
OXIDIZER:OXIDIZERS DECOMPOSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD OXYG/OTHER GASES
WHICH WILL INCR BURNING RATE (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. SM DRY SPILLS:W/CLEAN SHOVEL
PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN DRY CNTNR & COVER; MOVE CNTNRS FROM SPILL AREA. SM
LIQ SPILLS:TAKE UP W/SAND, EARTH/OTHER (ING 7)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN
STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: FOLLOWING RESPS ARE REC BASED ON INFO FOUND IN PHYSICAL
DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX
RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORK
PLACE, MUST BE BASED ON (ING 9)
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION. VENTILATION
EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION PROOF.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). IMPERVIOUS
CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT WITH SUBSTANCE.
Work Hygenic Practices: ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
IMPERVIOUS CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT WITH SUBSTANCE.
Supplemental Safety & Health: EXTING MEDIA:WATER FROM DIST(1990 EMER
RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5). FIRE FIGHT PROC:UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS
OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ:IF
THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE, WITHDRAW FROM AREA & LET FI RE BURN(1990 EMER RESPONSE
GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5, GUIDE PAGE 35). (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
259F,126C
Melting/Freezing Point:
104F,40C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 1.0
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: ODORLESS, COLORLESS TO WHITE DELIQUESCENT 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: AVOID CONT W/COMBUST MATLS (WOOD, PAPER, FUEL,
OILS, ETC); IGNIT/EXPLO MAY RSLT. AVOID CONTAM OF WATER SOURCES.
Materials to Avoid: COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS:OXIDIZING AMTERIALS MAY REACT
VIOLENTLY. REDUCING AGENTS:MAY REACT.
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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OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF
THIS SUBSTANCE.
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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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