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: NO IRRIT/SYSTEMIC EFTS HAVE
BEEN OBSERVED. SKIN: RHODIUM SALTS MAY PRDCE ALLERGIC CONT URTICARIA IN
PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED INDIVIDUALS. EYE: A 0.1 M SOLN APPLIED FOR 10 MIN TO DENUDED
RABBIT EYES CAUSED TEMPORARY ORANGE DISCOLORAT ION TO CORNEA & DELAYED
INJURIOUS RXN. DURING FIRST 2-3 WKS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: CORNEA WASH SLIGHTLY HAZY; THIRD
WK, WHITE OPACITIES GRADUALLY DEVELOPED; & ULTIMATELY, CORNEA BECAME
EXTENSIVELY OPACIFIED & VASCULARIZED. INGEST: REPORTED LETHAL DOSE IN RATS
WAS 1302 MG/KG. SYMPS WERE NOT REPORTED. CHRONIC: INH AL/SKIN/EYE: NO DATA
AVAIL. INGEST: LIFETIME EXPOS TO 5 PPM IN DRINKING(SUP DAT)
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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FIRST AID
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INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF RESP. KEEP WARM
& AT REST. TREAM SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD
DETERGENT & LGE AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20
MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCAS
LIFTING UPPER & (SUP DAT)
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NON-COMBUSTIBLE
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, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N).
MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. EXTING USING AGENT SUITABLE FOR TYPE
OF SURROUNDING FIRE. (SUP DAT)
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: DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT RISK.
SML SPILL: TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CONTRS FOR LATER
DISP. SML DRY SPILL: W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTR &
COVER. MOVE CONTRS FROM SPILL AREA. (ING 4)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS (FP N).
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. PREVENT DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR. DO NOT
ALLOW SPILLED MATERIAL TO CONTAMINATE WATER SOURCES.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: THE SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM
LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP & BE NIOSH
APPRVD. RHODIUM, METAL FUME & INSOL CMPDS (AS RH): 0.5 MG/M3-ANY DUST &
MIST RESP; 1 MG/M3-ANY SUPP-AIR (ING 5)
Ventilation: PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Equipment: EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N).
Work Hygenic Practices: EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N).
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC: AVOID BRTHG VAPS &
DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND. EFTS OF OVEREXP: WATER CAUSED MIN SIGNIFICANT INCR IN
MALIGNANT TUMORS, INCL LYMPHOMAS, LEUKEMIAS, & ADENOCARCINOMAS, IN MICE.
FIRST AID PROC: LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REM AINS (15-20 MIN). GET
MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, IMMED GIVE (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
1472F,800C
Melting/Freezing Point:
887F,475C
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: INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: ODORLESS, RED-BROWN SOLID
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: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: PENTACARBONYLIRON + ZINC: VIOLENT ERUPTIVE REACTION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE
TOXIC AND CORROSIVE FUMES OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE 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