LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT)300 MG/KG
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 THRU SKIN. CAUSES SKIN & EYE IRRIT. MATL IS IRRITATING
TO MUC MEMB & UPPER RESP TRACT. EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO EYES.
GI DISTURBANCES. CHRONIC EFF ECTS: LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS HAVE
SHOWNMUTAGENIC EFFECTS. TARGET ORGAN(S): LIVER, KIDNEYS, BLOOD.
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CHRONIC COPPER POISONING IS TYPIFIED
BY HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS, BRAIN DAMAGE & DEMYELINATION, KIDNEY DEFECTS,
AND COPPER DEPOSITION IN CORNEA AS EXEMPLIFIED BY HUMANS W/WILSON'S
DISEASE. IT HAS AL SO BEEN REPORTED THAT COPPER POISONING HAS LEAD
TO HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA & ACCELERATE ARTERIOSCEROSIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:SKIN: IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH SOAP & COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.
EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINUTES & SEEK MED ADVICE. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
PROM PTLY. 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 CONSCIOUS. CALL A
PHYSICIAN.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE
TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL
SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE
IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE
AREA AND WASH SPIL L SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG. DO
NOT BREATHE DUST. TOX. SEV EYE IRRITANT. POSS MUTAGEN. KEEP TIGHTLY
CLSD. PROTECT FROM AIR. HYGROSCOPIC.
Other Precautions:HANDLE AND STORE UNDER NITROGEN. POSSIBLE RISK OF
IRREVERSIBLE EFFECTS.
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IN NONVENTILATED
AREAS &/OR FOR EXPOSURE ABOVE ACGIH TLV.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:LONG RUBBER/NEOPRENE GAUNTLET GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH, WEAR SUITABLE
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. RUBBER APRON.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WASTE DISP METH: SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE. NEUTRALIZE SOLUTION BEFORE
FLUSHING DOWN DRAIN. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .
Waste Disposal Methods:MATL SHOULD BE DISSOLVED IN WATER; ACID
SOLN/OXIDIZED TO A WATER-SOL ST. PRECIPITATE MATL AS SULFIDE,
ADJUSTING PH OF SOLN TO 7 TO COMPLETE PRECIPITATION. FILTER INSOL &
DISPOSE OF THEM IN A HAZ-WASTE SITE. DESTROY ANY EXCESS SULFIDE W/
(SUPP DATA)
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