HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE: INHAL: INHAL OF DUSTS MAY IRRITATE
RESP TRACT & MAY CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING,
CHEST PAIN, FEVER, & LEUKOCYTOSIS. INGEST: MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN &
DIARRHEA. SKIN: PARTICLES EMBEDDED IN THE SKIN MAY CAUSE ERUPTIONS. MOLTEN
MAGNESIUM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS SKIN BURNS. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
CHRONIC EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: EXISTING WOUNDS CONTAMINATED
WITH MAGNESIUM ARE VERY SLOW TO HEAL.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BRTHG DIFFICULTY. INGEST: GIVE
SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK TO DILUTE. IF LARGE AMTS WERE SWALLOWED, GET
MED ADVICE. SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAM CLTHG. WASH W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT &
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. EYE: WASH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MIN. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, GET MED
ATTN.
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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: MELTING FLUX/DRY SAND &/OR METAL EXTING PWDR. DO NOT
USE WATER. USE OF WATER ON MOLTEN MAGNESIUM WILL PRDCE (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: FIRE: WHEN HEATED IN AIR TO TEMP NEAR ITS MELTING
POINT, MAGNESIUM MAY IGNITE & BURN. DANGEROUS IN THE FORM OF DUST OR
FLAKES, & WHEN EXPOSED TO FLAME (SUPDAT)
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: FIRE HAZARD. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION AND
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. SPILLS: SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION,
SALVAGE, OR DISPOSAL IN A METHOD THAT DOES NOT GENERATE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION OR SALVAGE MAY
BE DISPOSED IN AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH
LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTR. STORE IN COOL/DRY/ VENT AREA. PROT AGAINST
PHYSICAL DMG. STORE FINELY DIVIDED CHIPS/SHAVINGS IN DETACHED FIRE- (ING 5)
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST IS
APPARENT, NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE
NECESSARY.
Ventilation: LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE IS RECOM TO
PVNT DISPERSION OF THE CONTAM INTO THE WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection: CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES/FULL FACESHIELD.
Other Equipment: IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG (BOOTS/LAB COAT/APRON OR COVERALLS) TO
PVNT SKIN CONT. CONT LENSES SHLD NOT BE WORN WHEN (ING 7)
Work Hygenic Practices: IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG (BOOTS/LAB COAT/APRON OR
COVERALLS) TO PVNT SKIN CONT. CONT LENSES SHLD NOT BE WORN WHEN (ING 7)
Supplemental Safety & Health: EXTING MEDIA: HYDROGEN GAS & MAY CAUSE AN
EXPLOSION. EXPLO HAZ: OR BY VIOLENT CHEM RXN W/OXIDIZING AGENTS. EXPLOS: FINE
DUST DISPERSED IN AIR IN SUFFICIENT CONCS, & IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNIT
SOURCE IS A POTNTL DUST EXPLOS HAZ. MIN EXPLOSI BLE CONC 0.030 GRAMS/LITER.
WATER USED ON MOLTEN MAGNESIUM WILL PRDCE (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
2030F,1110C
Melting/Freezing Point:
1200F,649C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 1.74
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: SILVER SOLID - ODORLESS.
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: STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE AND
STORAGE. SLOWLY OXIDIZES IN MOIST AIR.
Materials to Avoid: MAGNESIUM REACTS DANGEROUSLY W/MANY SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING
OXIDES/CARBONATES/CYANIDES/CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS/ (ING 3)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC GASES AND VAPORS MAY BE RELEASED IF
INVOLVED IN A FIRE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION OR SALVAGE MAY BE DISPOSED IN AN
APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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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