LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:HARMFUL IF INHAL/SWALLOWED.
CAUSES EYE & SKIN IRRIT. MATL IS IRRIT TO MUC MEM & UPPER RESP
TRACT. DEPENDING ON INTENSITY & DURATION OF EXPOS, EFTS MAY VARY
FROM MILD IRRIT TO SEV DESTRUCTION OF TISSUE. EXPOS CAN CAUSE GI
DISTURBANCES, DMG TO EYES, LIVER, KIDNEYS AND LUNGS. (EFTS OF
OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CHRONIC:CHRONIC COPPER POISONING IS
TYPIFIED BY HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS, BRAIN DMG & DEMYELINATION, KIDNEY
DEFECT & COPPER DEPOSITION IN CORNEA AS EXEMPLIFIED BY HUMANS
W/WILSON'S DISEASE. IT HAS A LSO BEEN REPORTED THAT COPPER
POISONINGHAS LEAD TO HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA & ACCELERATES
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH CCOPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN:IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
INHAL:REMOVE TO FR ESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST:WASH
OUT MOUTH WITH 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:USE 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 AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP,
PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST.
VENT AREA AND WASH SPILL S ITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:TOXIC. IRRITANT. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT
BREATHE DUST. HYGROSCOPIC.
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IN NONVENTILLATED
AREAS AND/OR FOR EXPOSURE ABOVE TLV.
Ventilation:USE ONLY WITH CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:LONG RUBBER/NEOPRENE GAUNTLET GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DISP METH:IN A HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE/ DESTROY ANY EXCESS SULFIDE WITH
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE. NEUTRALIZE SOLUTION BEFORE FLUSHING DOWN
DRAIN.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W LOC, STATE & FED REGS . MATL
SHOULD BE DISSOLVED IN WATER/ACID SOLUTIONS/OXIDIZED TO A
WATER-SOLUBLE STATE. PRECIPITATE MATL AS SULFIDE, ADJUSTING PH TO 7
TO COMPLETE PRECIPIT ATION. FILTER INSOLUBLES & DISP OF
THEM(SUPDAT)
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