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: INHAL:ACUTE:HIGH CONC MAY CAUSE SORE THROAT,
DYSPNEA/DELAYED PULM EDEMA. NITRATE POISONING MAY CAUSE HDCH, FLUSHING OF SKIN,
VOMIT, DIZZ, HYPOTENSION, CYANOSIS, CONVULSIONS, COMA/RESP PARALYSIS. MERCURY
INTOX MAY RESULT IN PSYCHIC DISTURBAN CES, ANOREXIA & WEIGHT LOSS. KIDNEY
DMG MAY LATER APPEAR, W/ (EFTS OF OVEREXPO)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ:ACIDOSIS & ANURIA.
CHRONIC:PRLNGD MERCURY EXPOS MAY PRODUCE TREMOR OF HAND, EYELIDS, LIPS &
TONGUE, INCOORDINATION, INSOMNIA, IRRITABILITY, INDECISION, HALLUCINATIONS,
HDCH, FATIGUE, ANOREXIA, GI DISTURBANCES, MENTAL DEPRESSION, & WEIGHT LOSS.
SKIN:ACUTE:CAUSES IRRIT. SOLUTIONS ARE CORR & MAY CAUSE (ING 2)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTIF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY
& BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN O*2 IF AVAILABLE. KEEP VICTIM WARM & AT REST.
TREAT METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. GET MD ATTN. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES
IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF H*2O UNTIL NO
EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). IN CASE OF CHEM BURNS, COVER
AREA W/STERILE, DRY (ING 9)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NOT APPLICABLE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON AOR WATER SPRAY. FOR
LARGE FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP
N). MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. COOL CONTRS EXPOS TO FLAME W/WATER FROM
SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER (SUPDAT)
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO HEAT/FLAME.
OXIDIZER: OXIDIZERS DECOMP, ESPEC WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD O*2 WHICH W/INCR
BURNING RATE OF COMBUST MATTER. (ING 19)
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: OCCUP SPILLS:KEEP COMBUST (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC)
AWAY FROM SPILLED MATL. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. FOR SMALL DRY SPILLS,
W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTR & COVER; MOVE CONTR FROM
SPILL AREA. FOR LRG SPILLS, DIKE FAR AHEAD O F (ING 16)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS
APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE
NUMBER DOO1. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS (FP N).
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF
THIS SUBSTANCE.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE AND BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY NIOSH AND
MSHA.
Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: CHEM WORK GOGG
Other Equipment: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP
TO PREVENT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT W/SUBSTANCE. EMPLOYER(ING 18)
Work Hygenic Practices: EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG &
EQUIP TO PREVENT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT W/SUBSTANCE. EMPLOYER(ING 18)
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC:FIRE IS OUT. KEEP AWAY FROM
STORAGE TANK ENDS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN STORAGE AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE
HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ. FLOOD W/WATER. COOL CONTRS W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER, APPLY
FROM AS FAR DISTANCE AS POSS. EVACUATE TO RAD IUS OF 2500 FT FOR UNCONTROLLABLE
FIRES. MATL TO AVOID:CONTACT NEHC (FP N).
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: D2
Boiling Point:
DECOMPOSES
Melting/Freezing Point:
174F,79C
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 4.39
PH: N/K
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: NOT APPLICABLE
Solubility in Water: VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: WHITE OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW, DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALLINE POWDER.
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: MAY BURN RAPIDLY & IGNITE OTHER COMBUST
MATLS (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC) REACTION W/FUEL MAY BE VIOLENT.
Materials to Avoid: CITRIC ACID, COMBUST MATLS, ESTER, ORGANIC MATLS, TIN (II)
CHLORIDE. FOR MORE COMPLETE LISTING OF MATL TO AVOID (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY YIELD HIGHLY TOXIC
NO*X AND MERCURY.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER DOO1. DISPOSAL MUST BE
IN ACCORANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL 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