LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL RAT) 708 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED
OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. MATERIAL IS
IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY CAUSE
ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION. TARGET ORG ANS: LUNGS & THYROID. CHRONIC:
CARCINOGEN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:COBALT (II) ACETATE TETRAHYDRATE: GROUP
2B (IARC), IARC MONOGRAPH VOL 52, P. 363, 1991 .
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYES/SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. IN CASE OF CONTACT,
IMMED WASH SKIN W/SOAP & COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. REMOVE & WASH
CONTAMD CLTHG PROMPTLY. 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 MD.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . PREVENT CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOIX FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Spill Release Procedures:EVAC AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA, RUB
BOOTS & HEAVY RUB GLOVES. WEAR DISPOSABLE COVERALLS & DISCARD THEM
AFTER USE. AVOID INHAL. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG & HOLD FOR WASTE
DISP. AVOID RAISING DUS T. VENT AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER (SUPP
DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL/DRY PLACE. KEEP
TIGHTLY CLSD. IRRITANT. SENSITIZER. HYGROSCOPIC. TOXIC. DO NOT
BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLTHG.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER & EYE
BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC:MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. WASTE DISP METH:DESTROY ANY
EXCESS SULFIDE W/SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE. NEUTRALIZE THE SOLUTION
BEFORE FLUSHING DOWN THE DRAIN. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL,
ST ATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS .
Waste Disposal Methods:THE MATL SHOULD BE DISSOLVED IN 1) WATER 2) ACID
SOLN OR 3) OXIDIZED TO A WATER-SOLUBLE STATE. PRECIPITATE MATL AS
THE SULFIDE, ADJUSTING PH OF SOLN TO 7 TO COMPLETE PRECIPITATION.
FILTER INSOLUBLES & DISP OF THEM IN A HAZ WASTE SITE. (SUPP DATA)
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