UNITED MINERAL & CHEMICAL CORP -- ARSENIC METAL-MBE CHARGES, ARSENIC CHUNK & GR
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CJLPK
MSDS NAME: ARSENIC METAL-MBE CHARGES, ARSENIC CHUNK & GRANULE
Responsible Party
Name: UNITED MINERAL & CHEMICAL CORP
Address: 1100 VALLEYBROOK AVE
City: LYNDHURST NJ 07071
Info Phone: 201-507-3300
Emergency Phone Number: (800)424-9300
Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: UNITED MINERAL & CHEMICAL CORP
Address: 1100 VALLEYBROOK AVE
City: LYNDHURST NJ 07071
Phone: 201-507-3300
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Item Description Information
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Ingredients
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Cas: 7440-38-2
RTECS #: CG0525000
Name: ARSENIC; (ARSENIC METAL)
Percent by Wt: 100.
ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL: NOT ESTABLISHED
EPA Rpt Qty: 1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty: 1 LB
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 763 MG/M3
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: YES
IARC: YES
OSHA: YES
Effects of Exposure: ARSENIC METAL IS NOT AS READILY AVAIL IN THE BODY AS
ARSENIC IN THE FORM OF DUST OR VAP OR WHEN PROCESSED INTO ARSENIC CMPDS
(ARSENICALS). INORGANIC ARSENICALS ARE MORE TOXIC THAN ORGANIC ARSENICALS.
ACUTE EFTS: ARSENIC IS POISON BY SUBCUTANEOUS, INTRAMUSCULAR &
INTRAPERITONEAL ROUTES. ACUTE ARSENIC POISONING FROM INGEST RSLTS IN MARKED
IRRIT OF STOMACH & INTESTINES W/NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR. IN SEV C ASES
STOOLS & VOMIT ARE BLOODY & PATIENT MAY GO INTO COLLAPSE & SHOCK
W/WEAK, RAPID PULSE, COLD SWEATS, COMA & DEATH. INHAL MAY CAUSE
ULCERATION OF NASAL SEPTUM, RESP IRRIT. SKIN/EYE CNTCT MAY CAUSE DERM, SKIN
& EYE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: ARSENIC: IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPPLEMENT, VOL 7, PG
100, 1987: GROUP 1. NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 1998: KNOWN TO BE
CARCINOGEN. OSHA REGULATED: CFR 29 1910.1018.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZS: IRRIT. CHRONIC EFTS: ARSENIC IS
CONFIRMED HUMAN CARCIN PRODUCING LIVER TUMORS & AN EXPERIMENTAL TERATOGEN
(MAY CAUSE DMG TO DEVELOPING FETUS). CHRONIC ARSENIC POISONING MAY INCL
ANY/ALL OF FOLLOWING: DIGEST SYS DISTURBS, LOSS OFAPPETITE, CRAMPS, NAUS,
CONSTIP, DIARR; LIVER DMG WHICH MAY RSLT IN JAUN; DISTURBS OF BLOOD, KIDNEYS
& NERVOUS SYS; SKIN ABNORMS INCL ITCHING, PIGMENTATION & POS S
CANCEROUS CHGS. TARGET ORGANS FOR INORGANIC CMPDS AS AS): LIVER, KIDNEYS,
SKIN, LUNGS, LYMPHATIC SYS. TLV: 0.01 MG/M3 TWA ARSENIC, ELEMENTAL &
INORGANIC CMPDS (EXCEPT ARSINE), AS AS. OSHA PEL: (SUPD AT)
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: KNOWN EFFECTS ON OTHER ILLNESSES:
GASTROINTESTINAL. NERVOUS SYSTEM. SKIN. LIVER & KIDNEY PROBLEMS. AFTER
EXPOSURE HAVE URINE TEST.
First Aid: SKIN: FLUSH WITH SOAP AND WATER. AVOID RUBBING INTO SKIN. CONTACT MD
IMMEDIATELY. EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CONTACT
PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. PROVID E OXYGEN IF
NECESSARY. CONTACT PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: TREATMENT WITH
BAS(DIMERCAPTOL) IS OF QUESTIONABLE EFFECTIVENESS IN TRIVALENT ARSENIC
COMPOUNDS. INDUCE VOMITING AND DO GASTRIC LAVAGE. GET PERSONNEL TO HOSPITAL
IMMEDIATELY. A PHYSICIAN CAN INITIATE AN EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION AND DIALYSIS.
ALSO ABSORPTION AND REMOVAL WITH ANIMAL BONE COAL OR FE(OH)*2 SHOULD BE DONE.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: RESTRICT PERSONS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
FROM AREA UNTIL CLEANUP IS COMPLETE. WEARING NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR,
GLOVES, GOGGLES, LAB COAT, GATHER UP CHUNKS, RODS OR GRANULES WITH VACUUM OR
U TENSILS RESERVED FOR POISONOUS SOLIDS. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE THE
AREA AFTER CLEANUP IS COMPLETE.
Waste Disposal Methods: SOLID WASTES SHOULD BE VITRIFIED, PLACED IN LABELED
CNTNR & BURIED IN EPA SUPERVISED FACILITY. ETCHING SOLNS & CUTTING
WASTES SHOULD BE PRECIPITATED, CEMENTED/VITRIFIED & PLACED IN
METAL/PLASTIC LABEL ED CNTNRS & BURIED IN EPA SUPERVISED FACILITY. PASS
GAS THRU POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE, PRECIPITATE & T REAT AS ABOVE. WASTE MAY
BE CONSIDERED (SUPDAT)
Handling And Storage Precautions: FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY. PRIOR TO WORKING
WITH ARSENIC, PERSONNEL SHOULD BE TRAINED IN PROPER HANDLING AND STORAGE.
STORE IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING IN COOL, DRY AREA. WHEN HANDLING, PLACE INTO
INERT ATMOS PHERE IMMEDIATELY. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION,
GLOVES AND EYE PROTECTION.
Other Precautions: MINIMUM - HAVE QUARTERLY MEDICAL CHECKS INCLUDING URINE
TESTS OF PERSOINNEL WORKING WITH ARSENIC OR ARSENIC COMPOUNDS. DO NOT SMOKE
OR EAT IN WORK AREA.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Extinguishing Media: FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N).
RESTRICT PERS NOT WEARING PROT EQUIP FROM AREA. TRY TO SNUFF FIRE W/SAND, DRY
MEDIA, FOAM OR CO*2. IF NO OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE, USE WATER & ALWAYS
WEA R NIOSH APPRVD SCBA OR NIOSH TOXIC VAPOR RESP. POISONOUS GASES ARE
PRODUCED IN FIRE, INCLUDING ARSENIC OXIDES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: ARSENIC, WHEN HEATED OR IN CONTACT W/ACID OR
ACID FUMES, CAN PRODUCE HIGHLY TOXIC FUMES. ARSENIC REACTS VIGOROUSLY
W/OXIDIZING MATLS. ARSENIC IS FLAMMABLE IN FORM OF DUST WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
OR FLAME OR BY CHEMICAL RXN W/POWERFUL OXIDIZERS. SLIGHT EXPLOSION HAZ
EXISTS IN FORM OF DUST WHEN EXPOSED TO (ECOLOGICAL INFO)
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: NIOSH APPROVED, AIR PURIFYING, TOXIC VAPOR RESPIRATOR
TO PARTICULATE AND FUME AIR LEVEL. FOR INORGANIC ARSENIC APPLICATIONS, SEE 29
CFR 1910.1018 FOR PROPER RESPIRATOR SELECTION.
Ventilation: LOC EXHST/MECH (GEN) SCRUBBER OR TRAP IF POSS TO MAINTAIN EXPOS TO
LESS THAN PERMISSIBLE LIMITS FOR ELEMENTAL ARSENIC & ANY CMPDS BEING
GENERATED.
Protective Gloves: NEOPRENE OR PLASTIC.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER (FP N).
LAB COAT.
Supplemental Safety and Health: EFTS OF OVEREXP: 0.01 MG/M3 AS AS &
INORGANIC CMPDS; 0.5 AS AS ORGANIC CMPDS. ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG/M3 TWA ARSENIC,
ELEMENTAL & INORGANIC CMPDS (EXCEPT ARSINE), AS AS. ALSO SEE
TOXICOLOGICAL INFO. WASTE DISP METH: HAZ DEPENDING ON LEVEL OF TOX CHARACT
OF ARSENIC. SEE 40 CFR 261.24 FOR DETERMINATION. (OTHER INFO)
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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Boiling Point: =612.C, 1133.6F
B.P. Text: SUBLIMES
Melt/Freeze Pt: =814.C, ######F
M.P/F.P Text: @ 36 ATM. FP:N/A
Vapor Pres: 1 MMHG @ 372C
Spec Gravity: 5.727
PH: NONE-0% IN H*2O
Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: SILVER GRAY CRYSTALLINE CHUNKS, RODS OR GRANULES; NO ODOR
AS (ECOLOGICAL INFO)
Percent Volatiles by Volume: N/A (BY WT)
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES TES, (ECOLOGICAL INFO)
Stability Condition To Avoid: AVOID OPEN CONTAINERS AND CONTACT WITH
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Materials To Avoid: INCOMPATIBLE W/BROMINE AZIDE, DIRUBIDIUM ACETYLIDE,
HALOGENS, PALLADIUM ZINC, PLATINUM, NCL*3, AGNO*3, CRO*3, NA*2O*2,
HEXAFLUOROISOPROPYLIDENEAMINO LITHIUM. CAN REACT W/ACIDS OR ACID FUMES &
POWERFUL OXIDIZERS SUCH AS BROM
Hazardous Decomposition Products: ARSENIC FUMES, ARSINE, OTHER ARSENIC
COMPOUNDS.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
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Toxicological Information
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Toxicological Information: LD50: TDLO 605 ?G/KG. ORAL-MAN TDLO 7857 MG/KG/55Y
SKIN. DERMAL IRRITATION-RABBIT: UNKNOWN; SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANT RABBIT LTLO 75
MG/KG. EYE IRRITATION-RABBIT: UNKNOWN.
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Ecological Information
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Ecological: N/P. EXPLO HAZ: FLAME. IN EVENT OF A FIRE OR SPILL CONTACT THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT & YOUR REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL
EPA. PHYSICAL DATA - APPEAR/ODOR: METAL AS COMPOUND, ASH*3, HAS GARLIC ODOR.
ODOR THRESHOLD: N/A. MATLS TO AVOID: CHLORATES, IODATES, PEROXIDES, LITHIUM,
NACL*3, KMNO*3, RB*2C*2, AGNO*4, NOCL, IF*5, CRO*3, CLF*3, CLO, BRF*3, BRF*5,
BRN*3, RBC*3BCH, CSC*3BCH.
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MSDS Transport Information
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Transport Information: DOT REGULATED: YES. RQ: (NA - PIECES ARE LARGER THAN 100
MICROMETERS IN DIAMETER). IF REGULATED, PROPER SHIPPING NAME: ARSENIC. HAZARD
CLASS: (6.1). IDENTIFICATION NO: (UN1558). PACKING GROUP: (III). LABEL
REQUIRED: (POISON). INLAND B/L: ARSENIC, 6.1, UN1558, PACKING GROUP II,
POISON. EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE NO: (152).
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Regulatory Information
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Sara Title III Information: SARA TITLE III, SECT 313: LISTED.
Federal Regulatory Information: TSCA: WE CERTIFY THAT ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS
PRODUCT ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE REGULATIONS OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
ACT. : HEALTH (4); FLAMMABILITY (0); REACTIVITY (1).
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Other Information
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Other Information: WASTE DISP METH: HAZARDOUS DEPENDING ON LEVEL OF TOXICITY
CHARACTERISTIC OF ARSENIC. SEE 40 CFR 261.24 FOR DETERMINATION. RCRA
HAZARDOUS WASTE: YES RCRA @: D004; IF TESTED POSITIVE AS CHARACT OF TOXIC ITY
FOR ARSENIC.
CERCLA: YES. RQ (1 LB RQ IS APPLICABLE ONLY IF DIAMETER OF PIECES OF SOLID
METAL RELEASED IS LESS THAN 100 MICROMETERS OR 0.004 INCH. THIS PROD FORM IS
LARGER THAN 100 MICROMETERS & H AS NO RQ IN ITS CURRENT FORM. IF AS HAZ
WASTE CHARACT OF ARSENIC, THEN RQ=1LB. FOLLOW ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
INFO & REGULATIONS.
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: ARSENIC METAL-MBE CHARGES, ARSENIC CHUNK & GRANULE
Company: UNITED MINERAL & CHEMICAL CORP
Street: 1100 VALLEYBROOK AVE
City: LYNDHURST NJ
Zipcode: 07071
Health Emergency Phone: (800)424-9300
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 09/01/1999
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Severe
Contact Hazard: Severe
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: Slight
Hazard And Precautions: DECOMP PRODS MAY BE HAZ. ACUTE: ARSENIC POISONING FROM
INGEST RSLTS IN MARKED IRRIT OF STOMACH & INTESTINES W/NAUS, VOMIT &
DIARR. IN SEV CASES STOOLS & VOMIT ARE BLOODY & PATIENT MAY GO INTO
COLLAPS E & SHOCK W/WEAK, RAPID PULSE, COLD SWEATS, COMA & DEATH.
INHAL MAY CAUSE ULCERS OF NASAL SEPTUM, RESP IRRIT. SKIN/EYE: MAY CAUSE
DERM, SKIN & EYE IRRIT. CHRONIC: CANCER HAZ. CONTAINS ARSENIC WHICH IS
LISTED AS A HUMAN LIVER CARCINOGEN (FP N). EXPERIMENTAL TERATOGEN (DMG TO
DEVELOPING FETUS). ARSENIC POISONING W/DIGEST SYS DISTURBS, LOSS APPETITE,
CRAMPS, NAUS, CONSTIP, DIARR, LIVER DMG, JAUND ICE, & BLOOD, KIDNEY &
NERV SYS EFTS. SKIN ABNORM.
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