===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:COBALT CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE, C2644
NIIN:00N069761
MSDS Number: CBKTW
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SIGMA CHEMICAL CO
Box:14508
City:ST LOUIS
State:MO
ZIP:63178
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-771-5765
Emergency Phone Num:516-467-3535
CAGE:21076
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY
Address:3050 SPRUCE ST
Box:14508
City:ST LOUIS
State:MO
ZIP:63178
Country:US
Phone:314-771-5765
CAGE:21076
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:COBALT (II) CHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATE; (COBALT CHLORIDE
HEXAHYDRATE)
CAS:7791-13-1
RTECS #:GG0200000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:SUPDAT:DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50(ORAL,RAT):766 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 AND SKIN IRRITATION. MATERIAL IS
IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOS MAY CA USE ALLERGIC RXNS IN SENSITIVE
PERSONS.POSS RISK OF IRREVERSIBLE EFTS. CHRONIC:BLOOD EFTS. LAB
EXPERS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:COBALT CHLORIDE, ANHYDRATES:IARC
MONOGRAPHS ON EVAL OF CARCIN RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 52, PG 363,
1991:GROUP 2B.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC EFTS. LG AMTS
DEPRESS ERYTHROCYTE PRODUCTION WHICH MAY LEAD TO DEATH IN CHILDREN.
TARGET ORGAN DATA:BEHAVIORAL:TREMOR. CARDIAC:OTHER CHANGES.
GI:HYPERMOTILITY, DIARR. EN DOCRINE:ANDROGENIC. SKIN & APPENDAGES
(AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOS):DERM, OTHER. PATERNAL EFTS:SPERMATOGENESIS,
(SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN.
ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING BY SEPARATING LIDS W/FINGERS. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH
W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAM
CLTHG & SH OES. REMOVE & WASH CONTAM CLTHG PROMPTLY. INHAL:REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT GIVE
OXYG. INGEST:WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
CALL MD.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE
TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS
AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. WEAR DISPOSABLE COVERALLS AND DISCARD THEM
AFTER USE. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISP. AVOID
RAISING DUST. VENT AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATL PICKUP
ISCOMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN
EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
DO NOT USE IF SKIN IS CUT OR SCRATCHED.
Other Precautions:TOXIC. IRRITANT. POSSIBLE SENSITIZER AND MUTAGEN.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. HYGROSCOPIC. STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IN NONVENTILATED
AREAS AND/OR FOR EXPOSURE ABOVE THE ACGIH TLV.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:LONG RUB/NEOPRENE GAUNTLET GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND DELUGE
SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WASTE DISP METH:SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE. NEUT SOLN BEFORE FLUSHING DOWN
DRAIN. OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC ENVIRON REGS. EFTS OF
OVEREXP:TESTES, EPIDIDYMIS, SPERM DUCT, OTHER EFTS ON MALE.
NUTRITIONAL & GROSS METABOLIC:WEIGHT LOSS/DECR WEIGHTGAIN. ONLY
SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOX EFTS OF CHEM SUBSTANCES (RTECS) (ING 2)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Spec Gravity:1.924
Appearance and Odor:BURGUNDY CRYSTALS
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOISTURE, OXIDIZING AGENTS, ALKALI METALS, ABSORBS NH*3 FROM AIR.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:MATL SHOULD BE DISSOLVED IN 1)WATER; 2)ACID
SOLN/3)OXIDIZED TO WATER-SOL STATE. PRECIPITATE MATL AS SULFIDE,
ADJUSTING PH OF SOLN TO 7 TO COMPLETE PRECIPITATION. FILTER INSOLS
& DISP OF THEM IN HAZ WA STE SITE. DESTROY ANY EXCESS SULFIDE WITH
(SUPDAT)
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