LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED
OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISS
OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN.
INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION & EDEMA
OF LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA.
SYMPTOMS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING
SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYES/SKIN:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES. ASSURE
ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS.
INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST:WASH
OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSIOUS. CALL MD.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE
TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . PREVENT CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APRVD SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS &
HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG & HOLD FOR WASTE
DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA & WASH SPILL SITE
AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLE TE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:CORROSIVE. HYGROSCOPIC. STORE IN A
COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT
GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LNGTH FCSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER & EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WASTE DISP METH:HYDROXIDE TO PH 10. FILTER OFF ANY PRECIPITATE FOR
DISPOSAL IN A CHEMICAL LANDFILL. IF NO PRECIPITATION OCCURS,
GRADULLY ADJUST THE PH FROM 10 TO 6, STOPPING WHEN PRECIPITATION
OCCURS. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS .
Waste Disposal Methods:CAUTIOUSLY MAKE A 5% SOLN OF MATL IN WATER OR
DILUTE ACID. THERE MAY BE A VIGOROUS/EXOTHERMIC RXN & FUMES MAY BE
GENERATED DUE TO HYDROLYSIS OF MATL. CONTROL ANY RXN BY COOLING &
BY RATE OF ADDN OF MA TL. GRADUALLY ADD DILUTE AMMONIUM (SUPPDATA)
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