=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:RHODIUM TRICHLORIDE
NIIN:00N042650
MSDS Number: CDZKX
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:ING 5: PURIFYING RESP W/DUST, MIST & FUME FILTER, ANY
    SUPP-AIR RESP OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS FLOW MODE; 5 MG/M3- (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6: ANY AIR-PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE RESP
    W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER, ANY SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE,
    (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/TIGHT-FITTING
    FACEPIECE & HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER, ANY SUPP- (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8: AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE, ANY SUPP-AIR RESP
    W/TIGHT-FITTING FACEPIECE OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS FLOW MODE; (ING
    10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9: 100 MG/M3-ANY SUPP-AIR RESP OPERATED IN
    PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE; 200 MG/M3-ANY SUPP-AIR RESP (ING
    11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10: W/FULL FACEPIECE & OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER
    POS PRESS MODE; ESCAPE-ANY AIR-PURIFYING FULL (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11: FACEPIECE RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
    FILTER, ANY APPROP ESCAPE-TYPE SCBA. FOR FIREFIGHTING & (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12: OTHER IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH CNDTNS: ANY SCBA
    W/FULL FACEPIECE & OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 13: POS-PRESS MODE; ANY SUPP-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE
    & OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS-PRESS MODE IN (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14: COMBINATION W/AUXILIARY SCBA OPERATED IN
    PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:RHODIUM (III) CHLORIDE (1:3); (RHODIUM TRICHLORIDE)  LD50
    (ORAL RAT): 1302 MG/KG
CAS:10049-07-7
RTECS #:VI9275000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG RH/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG RH/M3

Name:SUP DAT: 2-4 GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING
    FINGER AT BACK OF THROAT. GET MED ATTN IMMED. ANTIDOTE: (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 2: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND
    SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SPILL PROC: LGE SPILL: DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER
    DISP. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:RESP PROT: RESP, ANY SCBA, ANY DUST & MIST RESP EXCEPT
    SINGLE-USE & QUARTER-MASK; 2.5 MG/M3-ANY POWERED AIR- (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: NO IRRIT/SYSTEMIC EFTS
    HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. SKIN: RHODIUM SALTS MAY PRDCE ALLERGIC CONT
    URTICARIA IN PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED INDIVIDUALS. EYE: A 0.1 M SOLN
    APPLIED FOR 10 MIN TO DENUDED RABBIT  EYES CAUSED TEMPORARY ORANGE
    DISCOLORATION TO CORNEA & DELAYED INJURIOUS RXN. DURING FIRST 2-3
    WKS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CORNEA WASH SLIGHTLY HAZY; THIRD WK,
    WHITE OPACITIES GRADUALLY DEVELOPED; & ULTIMATELY, CORNEA BECAME
    EXTENSIVELY OPACIFIED & VASCULARIZED. INGEST: REPORTED LETHAL DOSE
    IN RATS WAS 1302 MG/K G. SYMPS WERE NOT REPORTED. CHRONIC:
    INHAL/SKIN/EYE: NO DATA AVAIL. INGEST: LIFETIME EXPOS TO 5 PPM IN
    DRINKING(SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAM SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
    GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH
    AFFECTE D AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LGE AMTSOF WATER UNTIL NO
    EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH
    IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & (SUP
    DAT)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. EXTING USING AGENT
    SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE. (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT
    RISK. SML SPILL: TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO
    CONTRS FOR LATER DISP. SML DRY SPILL: W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL
    INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTR & COV ER. MOVE CONTRS FROM SPILL AREA. (ING
    4)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.
    PREVENT DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR. DO NOT ALLOW SPILLED MATERIAL TO
    CONTAMINATE WATER SOURCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT WITH THIS
    SUBSTANCE.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
    CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF
    RESP & BE NIOSH APPRVD. RHODIUM, METAL FUME & INSOL CMPDS (AS RH):
    0.5 MG/M3-ANY DUST & M IST RESP; 1 MG/M3-ANY SUPP-AIR (ING 5)
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: AVOID BRTHG VAPS & DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND. EFTS OF
    OVEREXP: WATER CAUSED MIN SIGNIFICANT INCR IN MALIGNANT TUMORS,
    INCL LYMPHOMAS, LEUKEMIAS, & ADENOCARCINOMAS, IN MICE. FIRST AID
    PROC: L OWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (15-20 MIN).
    GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, IMMED GIVE (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1472F,800C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:887F,475C
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, RED-BROWN SOLID

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
PENTACARBONYLIRON + ZINC: VIOLENT ERUPTIVE REACTION.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC AND CORROSIVE FUMES OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

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