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

MSDS NAME:COPPER REFERENCE STANDARD SOLUTION, SC194
NIIN:00N015319
MSDS Number: CDZJN
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num: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 15:MINS). COVER W/STERILE BANDAGES. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    INGEST:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. IF (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16:CONSCIOUS & ABLE TO SWALLOW, GIVE LG AMTS OF
    WATER/MILK TO DILUTE SUBSTANCE. GET MED ATTN IMMED. IF VOMIT(ING
    18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 17:OCCURS, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO HELP PREVENT
    ASPIRATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SPILL PROC:SPILLS-DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER DISP.
    ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:RESP PROT:ANY SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
    PRESS-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EYE PROT:& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:NITRIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7697-37-2
RTECS #:QU5775000
Fraction by Wt: 2.0%
OSHA PEL:2 PPM
ACGIH TLV:2 PPM/4 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 97.64%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:SUPDAT:SOLNS APPLIED TO OVER 25% OF SKIN AREA IN RATS
    PRDCED ELEVATED METHEMOGLOBIN & BLOOD NITRATE LEVELS. EYE: (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4:MAY CAUSE PAIN & LACRIMATION, PHOTOPHOBIA, & BURNS,
    POSSIBLY SEV. IN SEV CASES, EXTENT OF INJURY MAY NOT BE(ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5:FULLY APPARENT FOR SEVERAL WKS. ULTIMATELY, WHOLE
    CORNEA MAY BECOME DEEPLY VASCULARIZED & OPAQUE RSLTG IN (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6:BLNDNESS. IN WORST CASES, EYE MAY BE TOTALLY
    DESTROYED. INGEST:MAY CAUSE CIRCUMORAL BURNS WITH YELLOW (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7:DISCOLORATION & CORR OF MUC MEMB OF MOUTH, THROAT &
    ESOPHAGUS. EPIGLOTTAL EDEMA MAY RSLT IN RESP DISTRESS (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8:& POSSIBLY ASPHYXIA. MARKED THRIST, EPIGASTRIC PAIN,
    NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR MAY OCCUR. CHRONIC:INHAL:RPTD OR (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9:PRLNGD EXPOS MAY CAUSE EROSION OF TEETH, INFLAMM &
    ULCERATIVE CHANGES IN MOUTH, & POSSIBLY JAW NECROSIS. (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10:BRONCH PNEUM MAY OCCUR. SKIN:MAY RSLT IN DERM/EFTS
    SIMILAR TO ACUTE EXPOS. EYE:MAY CAUSE CONJ/EFTS AS IN (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11:ACUTE EXPOS. INGEST:RPTD INGEST MAY RSLT IN INFLAMM
    & ULCERATIVE CHANGES IN MUC MEMB OF MOUTH & OTHER (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12:EFTS AS IN ACUTE INGEST. REPROD EFTS HAVE BEEN RPTD
    IN ANIMALS. FORE MORE DETAILED HLTH HAZ INFO CONT NEHC.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:FIRST AID PROC:AREA W/STERILE, DRY DRESSING. BANDAGE
    SECURELY, BUT NOT TOO TIGHTLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14:IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER &
    LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (@ LST 15  (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:COPPER (II) NITRATE, TRIHYDRATE (1:2:3); (CUPRIC NITRATE)
    (SARA 313) (CERCLA).
CAS:10031-43-3
RTECS #:GL7875000
Fraction by Wt: 0.36%
OSHA PEL:1 MG (CU)/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG(CU)/M3

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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:100 PPM IMMED DANGEROUS TO
    LIFE/HLTH. ACIDIC SUBTANCES MAY CAUSE SEV RESP IRRIT W/COUGH,
    CHOKING, & POSS YELLOWISH BURNS OF MUC MEMB. OTHER INITIAL SYMPS
    MAY INCL DIZZ, HDCH, NAUS, & WEAK,	PULM EDEMA MAY BE IMMED, BUT
    MORE LIKELY WILL OCCUR AFTER LATENT PERIOD OF 5-72 HRS. SYMPS MAY
    INCL(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:TIGHTNESS IN CHEST, DIZZ, FROTHY
    SPUTUM, & CYANOSIS, IN SEV EXPOS, DEATH DUE TO ANOXIA MAY OCCUR
    W/IN FEW HRS AFTER ONSET OF SYMPS OF PULM EDEMA/FOLLOWING RELAPSE.
    SKIN:LIQ/VAP MAY CAUSE SEV	PAIN, BURNS & POSSIBLY YELLOWISH
    STAINS. BURNS MAY BE DEEP & HEAL SLOWLY W/SCAR TISS FORMATION.
    DILUTE SOLNS MAY(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED PULMONARY
    FUNCTION, PRE-EXISTING EYE AND SKIN DISORDERS.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN OXYG IF AVAIL. KEEP
    WARM & @ REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. ADMIN OF OXYG
    SHOULD B E PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERS. GET MED ATTN. SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AREA W/SOAP & WATER UNTIL NO EVID
    OF CHEM REMAINS (@ LST 15-20 MINS). IN CASE OF CHEM BURNS, COVER
    (ING 14)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. FOR LARGER FIRES,
    FLOOD AREA WITH WATER FROM A DISTANCE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER
    TO SIDES OF CNTNRS EXPOS TO FLAMES (SUPDAT)
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. SM SPILLS-TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO
    CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. SM DRY SPILLS-W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO
    CLEAN, DRY CNTNR & COVER . MOVE CNTNRS FROM SPILL AREA. LARGER (ING
    19)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS WHEN
    STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF
    THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
Other Precautions:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. FLAMMABLE,
    POISONOUS GASES MAY ACCUMULATE IN TANKS & HOPPER CARS. MAY IGNITE
    COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC.).

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

Respiratory Protection:RESP MUST BE NIOSH APPRVD. ANY CHEM CARTRIDGE
    RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. ANY TYPE "C" SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL
    FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE/WITH FULL
    FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPER ATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. (ING 20)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 21)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    APPROP PROT CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM ENDS OF
    TANKS. DO NOT USE WATER DIRECTLY ON MATL. USE WATER SPRAY/FOG IN
    FLOODING AMTS TO ABSORB CORR VAPS. COOL CNTNRS W/WATER FROM AS FAR 
    A DIST AS POSS. KEEP UPWIND. EFTS OF OVEREXP:PRDCE MILD IRRIT &
    HARDEN EPIDERMIS W/OUT DESTROYING IT. CONC (ING 4)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Vapor Pres:14 @ 20C
Vapor Density:0.7
Spec Gravity:>1.0
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (ETHER =1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:BLUE LIQUID.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETIC ACID, CHLORATES, METALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS. FOR A DETAILED LIST
    OF MATERIALS TO AVOID CONT NEHC .
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.
    FLAMM, POISONOUS GASES MAY ACCUM IN TANKS & HOPPER CARS. MAY IGNITE
    COMBUSTIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS . DISP MUST BE I/A/W STDS APPLIC TO GENERATORS OF HAZ
    WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZ WASTE NO:D002. 100 POUND CERCLA SECTION
    103 REPORTABLE QUAN TITY.

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