===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:33886-9 AMMONIUM FLUORIDE, 99.99+%
NIIN:01-446-5518
MSDS Number: CFLHZ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO INC./SUB OF SIGMA-ALDRICH CORP
Address:1001 W. ST. PAUL AVE
Box:355
City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:53201
Country:US
Info Phone Num:414-273-3850/FAX -4979
Emergency Phone Num:414-273-3850
CAGE:60928
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO INC
Address:1001 WEST ST PAUL AVE
Box:355
City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:53233
Country:US
Phone:414-273-3850
CAGE:60928
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:AMMONIUM FLUORIDE (CERCLA)
CAS:12125-01-8
RTECS #:BQ6300000
Fraction by Wt: 99.99%+
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:2.5 MG (F)/M3
ACGIH TLV:2.5 MG (F)/M3; 9596
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS
===================== 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:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED,INHAL,ABSORBED
THRU SKIN.MATL EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES
& UPPER RESP TRACT,EYE,SKIN.INHAL MAY BE FATAL AS RESULT OF
SPASM,INFLAMM & EDEMA OF LARYNX & BRO NCHI,CHEM PNEUMONITIS & PULM
EDEMA.
Effects of Overexposure:SYMPT OF EXPO MAY INCLUDE BURNING
SENS,COUGH,WHEEZING,LARYNGITIS,SHORTNESS OF
BREATH,HEAD,NAU,VOMIT.SYMPT OF FLUORIDE OVEREXPO MAY INCLUDE
SALIVATION,NAU,VOMIT,ABD PAIN,FEVER,LABORED BREATH.FLUORIDE I ON
CAN REDUCE SERUM CALCIUM LEVLES POSSIBLY CAUSING FATAL
HYPOCALCEMIA.PROL EXPO TO FLUORIDE DUST/VAP/MIST RESULT(SUPPL)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPEC BY MFG.TARGET
ORGANS:BLOOD(LYMPHOMA INCLUDE HODGKINS
DISEASE),TUMORIGENIC(NEOPLASTIC & EQUIVOCAL TUMORIGENIC AGENT BY
RTECS CRITERIA)(TUMORES @SITE OF APPLICATION).
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:IN CASE OF CONTACT IMMED FLUSH EYE OR SKIN W/COPIOUS AMTS OF
WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLOTH/SHOES.ASSURE
ADEQUATE FLUSING OF EYES BY SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS.IF INHAL
REMOVE T O FRESH AIR.IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION.IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN.IF SWALLOWED WASH
OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSC.CALL PHYSICIAN.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Lower Limits:NP
Upper Limits:NP
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTCT W/SKIN/EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE
WORN.SWEEP UP,PLACE IN BAG & HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.VENTILATE AREA
& WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:CORROSIVE. HARMFUL SOLID.KEEP TIGHTLY
CLOSED.HYGROSCOPICSTORE IN COOL DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAF GOGGLES;FACESHIELD(8-INCH MIN)
Other Protective Equipment:OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.SAF SHOWER & EYE
BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CONTAM CLOTH BEFORE REUSE.DONT BREATHE
DUST.DONT GET IN EYE/SKIN/CLOTHING.AVOID PROL/REP EXPO.WASH WELL
AFT HNDLG.
Supplemental Safety and Health
OVEREXPO:IN PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM.CHRONIC EFFECTS INCLUDE
EXCESSIVE CALCIFICATION OF BONES,LIGAMENTS & TENDONS. DISPO:AMT
NEEDED TO PPT FLUORIDE &/OR CARBONATE.SEPARATE INSOLUBLES & BURY IN
LAND FILL SITE APPROVED FOR HAZ WASTE DISPO.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NP
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NP
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:NP
Vapor Density:NP
Spec Gravity:1.009
pH:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:NP
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
ACIDS, GLASS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, AMMONIA.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIRO
REGS.CAUTIOUSLY DISSOLVE MATL IN WATER.NEUTRALIZE IMMED W/SODIUM
CARBONATE OR 1ST ADD LITTLE HCL ACID FOLLOWED BY SODIUM CARBONATE
IF MATL DOES NOT DISSOLVE COMPLETELY.ADD CALCIUM CHLORIDE IN
EXCESS OF(SUP)
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