HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: N/P Skin: N/P Ingestion: N/P
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: CHRONICALLY LITHIUM EFFECTS THE CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM,KIDNEY,GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND CAUSES DERMATOLGIC
REACTIONS.SIGNS OF LITHIUM POISONING ARE ANOREXIA.GENERAL WEAKNESS.DEHYDRATION
AND DRYNESS OF THE MOUTH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYES,SKIN:IRRITANT.INGESTION:IRRITANT.TAKEN
ORALLY LITHIUM SALTS CAN CAUSE NAUSEA.VOMITING,AND ABDOMINAL
PAIN.INHALATION:IRRITANT.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: N/K (FP N/ORNL)
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FIRST AID
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EYES:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR A LEAST 15 MINUTES LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYLIDS.IF
IRRITATION CONTINUES GET MEDICAL ATTN IMMEDIATELY.SKIN:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES.REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING,WASH BEFORE REUSE.IF IRRITATION
CONT INUES GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.INGESTION:GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY (FP N).INHALATION:MOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF IRRIT CONTINUES,GET MED ATTN
IMMED.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: N/A
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K (FP N) Upper Limits: N/K (FP N)
Extinguishing Media: APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: VENTILATE AREA,WIPE UP AND PUT IN A SEALED
CONTAINER.WASH SPILL SITE ONCE MATERIAL HAS BEEN COMPLETELY PICKED UP.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K (FP N/ORNL)
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.HAVE IMMEDIATE
AVAILABILITY OF AN EYE WASH IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE
OF CONCERN (FP N).
Ventilation: LOCAL AND GENERAL VENTILATION NECESSARY TO KEEP AIR CONCENTRATION
BELOW LEVEL OF CONCERN (FP N/ORNL).
Protective Gloves: CHEMICAL RESISTANT.
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: EYE-WASH.CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.LAB COAT.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE-WASH.CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.LAB COAT.
Supplemental Safety & Health: SOLUBILITY IN WATER:COLD.2.57 G/100
CC;HOT,11.83 G/100 CC.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/A
Melting/Freezing Point:
845C,1553F
Decomposition Temp:
N/K (FP N)
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 1.397 (WATER=1)
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: SEE SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor: WHITE 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: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
Materials to Avoid: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR.
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
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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