ing 7: dmg & visual impairment. on skin, liq/conc vap ing 8: deep ulcers & stain skin bright yellow or yellowish ing 9: w/prlngd expos. ingest of liq will cause immed pain ing 10: be fatal causing spasm, inflam & edema of larynx & ing 11: sensation, cough, wheez, laryngitis, shortness of eye prot: & full length faceshield . nitric acid (sara 302/313) (cercla) nickel (sara 313) (cercla) supdat: etc. contact with strong bases will cause violent explan of carcins: on carcinogens, 1994: antic to be efts of overexp: depigmented plaques w/lung, asthma, also ing 5: hypersensitivity pneum. conc hno*3 may be fatal if ing 6:mist is irritant of eyes, muc membs & skin. in cntct
LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SYMPS & HLTH HAZS FOR DILUTE HNO*3 ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LESS SEV THAN EXPOS TO CONC HNO*3. HOWEVER, SINCE
HNO*3 IS IN SOLN AT 1% (OR 10,000PPM) OR GREATER, HLTH HAZS FOR
CONC HNO*3 ARE GIVEN. SOLN MAY C AUSE IRRIT IF
INHALED/INGESTED/ABSORBEDTHRU SKIN. IT WILL CAUSE IRRIT IF IT COMES
INTO CNTCT W/EYES. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL: IARC MONO ON EVAL OF CARCIN RISK
OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990:GROUP 2B. NTP 7TH ANNUAL
REPORT (ING 4)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: NICKEL SALTS AS DUST/FUMES CAUSE
SENSIT DERM & PROBABLY PRDCE CANCER OF PARANASAL SINUSES & LUNG. IN
HIGH CONCS IT IS RESP IRRITANT. NICKEL ITCH IS DERM RSLTG FROM
SENSIT TO NICKEL. FIRST SY MP IS ITCH, WHICH OCCURS UP TO 7 DAYS
BEFORE SKIN ERUPTION. MAY BE FOLLWED BY ULCERS, ECZEMA, PIGMENTED
OR (ING 5)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OCCASIONALLY
LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
THEN FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. WASH CLOTHING
THOROUGHLY BEFORE R EUSE. INHAL: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST:DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MED HELP. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE
QUANTITIES OF WATER OR MILK. IF IRRITATION CONTINUES, GET MED ATTN
IMMEDIATELY.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SUROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONC HNO*3 IS NOT COMBUST, BUT IS A
STRONG OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF RXN W/REDUCING AGENTS OR COMBUSTS MAY
CAUSE IGNIT. CAN REACT W/METALS TO RELS FLAMM (SUPDAT)
Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUT W/SODA
ASH, LIMESTONE ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO SEALED CNTNR FOR PROPER
DISP. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
WEAR CHEM RESISTANT GLASSE S, GLOVES & CLTHG. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA
APPRVD RESP.
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH, LIMESTONE ETC.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK
SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER & COATINGS. STORE AT ROOM
TEMPERATURE. KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:WARNING: IRRITANT. OXIDIZER. CORROSIVE LIQUID.
CARCINOGEN. AVOID INHALATION, INGESTION AND CONTACT WITH EYES AND
SKIN.
Spec Gravity:APPROX 1
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT WITH AN ACRID ODOR.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONC HNO*3 IS POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENT. IT REACTS EXPLO W/COMBUST ORG
OR READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS: (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONTAINERS
TO BURST AND LIBERATE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE
FUMES AND VAPORS.
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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