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: INHAL OF CRYSTALS/POWDER MAY
PRDCE IRRIT & COUGHING. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRIT & DEFAT. EYE: SOLID
PARTICLES MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN & IRRIT. INGEST: MAY CAUSE NAUS, VOMIT,
DIARR, ABDOM/GASTRIC PAIN, DYSPNEA & CYANOSIS. CHRONIC: I NHAL: MAY CAUSE
MUC MEMB IRRIT. SKIN: MAY CAUSE DERM W/DEFAT (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: OF SKIN. EYE: MAY CAUSE
CONJUNCTIVITIS. TOXICITY: HIGHLY TOXIC BY INTRAPERITONEAL & INTRAVENOUS
INJECTION. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS SUGGEST THAT IT MAY BE A NEPHROTOXIN &
HEMOLYTIC AGENT.
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 HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP
PERS WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN
IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP
& WATER/MILD D ETERGENT & LGE AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM
REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF
WATER/NORM SALINE, (ING 5)
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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: USE WATER ONLY.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP
N). MOVE CONTRS FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER
TO SIDES OF CONTRS (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: VENTILATE CONFINED SPACES. SWEEP UP, AVOIDING
DISPERSION OF DUST, AND COLLECT IN SUITABLE CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS (FP N).
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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AVOID HEATING TO DECOMPOSITION AND CONTACT WITH OR STORAGE WITH INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: HIGH LEVELS: NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SUPPLIED-AIR
RESPIRATOR WITH A FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET OR HOOD. NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA WITH
A FULL FACEPIECE.
Ventilation: PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (FP N).
Other Equipment: EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N).
Work Hygenic Practices: EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N).
Supplemental Safety & Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC: EXPOSED TO FLAMES 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 FIRE
BURN. FLOOD W/WATER. COOL CONTRS W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER FROM AS FAR A DIST AS
POSS. AVOID BRTHG VAPS/DUSTS. EVACUATE TO (ING 2)
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
DECOMPOSES
Decomposition Temp:
N/K
Vapor Pressure: N/K Vapor Density: N/K
Specific Gravity: 4.3
PH: NEUT
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/K
Solubility in Water: 9%
Appearance and Odor: WHITE, RHOMBIC 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 HEATING TO DECOMPOSITION AND CONTACT WITH
OR STORAGE WITH INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Materials to Avoid: MAY EXPLODE ON CONT W/POTASSIUM. WHEN MIXED W/FINELY
DIVIDED CARBON, ALUMINUM, ARSENIC, COPPER, SULFUR, (ING 3)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION RELEASES TOXIC IODINE
AND SODIUM MONOXIDE.
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: Y
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals,
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