LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 700 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 THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE
OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN.
INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A R ESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION & EDEMA
OFTHE LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA.
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SYMPS OF EXPOS MAY INCL BURNING
SENSATION, COUGH, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HDCH,
NAUS & VOMIT. TO THE BEST OF MFR'S KNOWLEDGE, CHEM, PHYSICAL &
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THORO INVESTIGATED. TARGET
ORGAN DATA:BEHAVIORAL (SOMNOLENCE, COMA); PATERNAL EFTS (TESTES,
(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING BY SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS.
SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS WHILE
REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CONTAM CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
DISCARD CONTAM SHOES. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE
ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST:WASH OUT MOUTH
W/WATER (SUPDAT)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA,
RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND/VERMICULITE &
PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA & WASH
SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PI CKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID INHALATION. DO NOT GET IN EYES,
ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
CORROSIVE. TOXIC. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. HYGROSCOPIC.
Other Precautions:STORE UNDER NITROGEN. STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
CAUSES BURNS. HARMFUL BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT W/SKIN & IF
SWALLOWED.
Waste Disposal Methods:MATL SHOULD BE DISSOLVED IN 1)WATER; 2)ACID SOLN
OR 3)OXIDIZED TO WATER-SOL STATE. PRECIP MATL AS SULFIDE, ADJUSTING
PH OF SOLN TO 7 TO COMPLETE PRECIP. FILTER INSOLS & DISP OF THEN IN
HAZ-WASTE SITE. DESTROY ANY EXCESS SULFIDE W/SODIUM (SUPP DATA)
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