HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: ACUTE-INHALATION:DUST MAY CAUSE SORE
THROAT,COUGHING,SNEEZING & IRRITATION.EYES/SKIN:MAY CAUSE REDNESS &
PAIN.INGESTION:LARGE DOSE MAY CAUSE SORE
THROAT,NAUSEA,VOMITING,DIARRHEA,ABDOMINAL PAIN & THIRST.DEATH MAY RESULT
FROM CARDIOVASCULAR C OLLAPSE/RENAL FAILURE.CHRONIC-EROSIONS OF
TEETH,DERMATITIS,CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: N/P
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS SECTION.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NONE GIVEN.
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FIRST AID
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GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.RESUSCITATE IF
NOT BREATHING.EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER/NORMAL SALINE FOR 15 MINUTES
HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN.SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.WASH WITH SOAP AND
WATER.ING ESTION:GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 410F,210C
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, HALON, OR DRY
CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A FULL
FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. EVACUATE AREA. MOVE CONTAINER FROM
FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN,DRY CONTAINERS
FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH WITH WATER. KEEP UNNECESSARY
PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent: SODIUM BICARBONATE
Waste Disposal Methods: CONSULT LOCAL AUTHORITIES.DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORAGE-STORE IN A COOL,DRY,VENTILATED AREA.KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED.
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS REQUIRED IF ABOVE
PEL/TLV OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH A FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE IN AN ENCLOSED AREA.
Ventilation: LOCAL/GENERAL TO MAINTAIN PEL/TLV.
Protective Gloves: NEOPRENE, NITRILE, OR NATURAL RUBBER
Eye Protection: SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGL
Other Equipment: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER,WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS
REQUIRED.
Work Hygenic Practices: EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER,WORK CLOTHING AND
APRON AS REQUIRED.
Supplemental Safety & Health: N/P
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: V5
Boiling Point:
N/R
Melting/Freezing Point:
340F,171C
Decomposition Temp:
UNKNOWN
Vapor Pressure: UNKNOWN Vapor Density: 5.18
Specific Gravity: 1.7598
PH: 2.2
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/R
Solubility in Water: 139 %
Appearance and Odor: ODORLESS, WHITE POWDER OR CRYSTALS WITH AN ACIDIC TASTE
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/R
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, METALS (SILVER)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: NOT APPLICABLE
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DISPOSAL
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CONSULT LOCAL AUTHORITIES.DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND 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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