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

MSDS NAME:CRAVOXIDE, 561827
NIIN:00N080141
MSDS Number: CFSBD
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BIRCHWOOD CASEY
Address:7900 FULLER RD
City:EDEN PRAIRIE
State:MN
ZIP:55344
Country:US
Info Phone Num:612-937-7931
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0HLC1
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES INC.
Address:7900 FULLER ROAD
Box:City:EDEN PRAIRIE
State:MN
ZIP:55344
Country:US
Phone:612-937-7900
CAGE:51243
Company:BIRCHWOOD LABORATORIES, INC.
Address:7900 FULLER RD
Box:City:EDEN PRAIRIE
State:MN
ZIP:55344-2138
Country:US
Phone:952-937-7931/FAX 952-937-7979
CAGE:0HLC1

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

Name:SELENIOUS ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7783-00-8
RTECS #:VS7175000
Fraction by Wt: <4%
OSHA PEL:0.2 MG(SE)/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.2 MG(SE)/M3; 9495
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Name:NITRIC ACID, COPPER (2+) SALT; (CUPRIC NITRATE) (SARA 313)
    (CERCLA)
CAS:3251-23-8
RTECS #:QU7400000
Fraction by Wt: <4%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3 (CU)
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3 (CU)
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

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

Name:PHOSPHORIC ACID (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7664-38-2
RTECS #:TB6300000
Fraction by Wt: <3%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3; 3 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Name:TRIDECANOL CONDENSED WITH 6 MOLES ETHYLENE OXIDE;
    (POLYOXYETHYLENE (12) TRIDECYL ALCOHOL)
CAS:24938-91-8
RTECS #:YD4571000
Fraction by Wt: <1%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: >86%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:SUPP DATA: CONSCIOUS & NOT VOMIT, INDUCE EMESIS. SEEK MED
    ATTN. DIURETIC WILL SPEED ELIM OF SELENIUM. VITAMIN B (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: COMPLEX, VITAMIN C & METHIONINE SUPPLEMENTS ARE
    RECOM. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG TO AVOID PRLNGD CONT. (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8: WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH SOAP AND WATER. APPLICATION
    OF 10% SODIUM THIOSULFATE CREAM HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: HOWEVER, IT CAN PRDCE REDNESS OF SKIN &
    SLIGHT EDEMA ON PRLNGD/RPTD CONT. ALSO, IT CAN CAUSE (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10: SKIN SENSIT IN SOME INDIVS. CHRONIC: EYES: NO DATA
    SPECIFIC TO CHRONIC OVEREXP. INHAL: BESIDE EFTS AS (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11: IN ACUTE, CHRONIC OVEREXP MAY CAUSE WEAKNESS,
    PALLOR, ANEMIA, ENLARGEMENT OF LIVER & DEGENERATIVE (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12: CHANGES IN TARGET ORGANS. PRECLUDE FROM CONT W/PROD
    THOSE W/WILSON'S DISEASE/DISEASES OF SKIN, LUNGS, (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15: LIVER, KIDNEYS/GI TRACT. INGEST: SAME AS INHAL.
    SKIN: MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSIT RESULTING IN IRRIT, DERM OR EDEMA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:WASTE DISP METH: GEN FROM TREATING LIQ ARE ASSIGNED EPA HAZ
    WASTE NUMBER D010 (TOXICITY CHARACT-SELENIUM). (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15: WASTES CAN BE DISP OF THRU LICENSED WASTE DISP
    COMPANY. TREAT LIQ & CONVERT TO SOLID WASTE, ADD 2 OUNCES(ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16: OF DEGREASED STEEL WOOL/STEEL MACHINING
    FINES/TURNINGS PER GALLON OF DILUTED PROD/8 OUNCES PER GALLON
    OF(ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 17: CONC. STIR FREQUENTLY/CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LST 2
    HRS. PERIODICALLY ADJUST PH DOWN TO 1.5 WITH NITRIC (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 18: ACID. WHEN RXN IS COMPLETE, ADJUST PH TO 8.0
    W/SODIUM BICARBONATE/SODIUM HYDROXIDE & FILTER. LIQ CAN GO (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 19: DOWN DRAIN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  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: EYES: PROD IS IRRIT. IT CAN
    CAUSE REDNESS OF EYES, CONJUNCTIVITIS, IRITIS, SWELLING OF EYELIDS,
    WATERY-MUCOID DISCHARGE & CORNEAL INJURY. INHAL: TOX FUMES NOT
    NORMALLY GEN. BRTHG MISTS CAN RSLT	IN LOST SENSE OF SMELL, NOSE &
    THROAT IRRIT, GARLIC ODOR OF BRTH, HDCH, DIZZ, LASSITUDE, TREMORS,
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: DFCLTY BRTHG, BRONCH, PNEUMONITIS,
    BRONCHIAL ASTHMA. INGEST: MAY PRDCE METALLIC TASTE, GARLIC ODOR OF
    BRTH, HDCH, DIZZ, LASSITUDE, NAUS, VOMIT, ABDOM PAIN, DIARRHEA,
    DFCLTY BRTHG. TARGET ORG ANS: LIVER, KIDNEYS, SPLEEN, LUNGS, HEART,
    ADRENAL GLANDS, PANCREAS. SKIN: PROD IS NOT PRIMARY SKIN IRRIT.
    (ING 10)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYE: IMMED RINSE EYES THORO W/CLEAN WATER. INSTILLATION OF
    AQUEOUS 10% SODIUM THIOSULFATE SOLN IS ALSO RECOMMENDED. CONSULT
    PHYS. INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. IF BRTHG DFCLT, PROVIDE ARTF
    RESP/OXYGEN.  CONSULT PHYS. WATCH FOR DELAYED PULM EDEMA. DIURETICS
    SPEED ELIM OF SELENIUM. VITAMIN B COMPLEX, VITAMIN C & METHIONINE
    SUPPLEMENTS RECOM. INGEST: IF BRTHG DFCLT, PROVIDE ARTF
    RESP/OXYGEN. (SUPDAT)

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NON-FLAMMABLE. NON-EXPLOSIVE EXCEPT WITH
    WATER REACTIVE SUBSTANCES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:REVIEW CURRENT LOC, ST & FED LAWS, CODES,
    STATUTES, & REGS TO DETERM APPROP AGENCIES TO NOTIFIED, & CNDTNS
    UNDER WHICH THEY SHOULD BE NOTIFIED. RECOVER AS MUCH FEE LIQ AS
    POSS & COLLECT IN ACID-RESIST ANT CNTNR. USE ABSORB TO PICK UP
    RESIDUE. (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID STORING WITH CYANIDES, WATER
    REACTIVE SUBSTANCES/STRONG REDUCING AGENTS. STORE IN ACID RESISTANT
    CONTAINERS. PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYS DMG.
Other Precautions:WORKERS HANDLING PRODUCT SHOULD WASH BEFORE SMOKING
    OR EATING.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR PLASTIC GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . AS
    APPROP TO OPER TO GUARD AGAINST CONTAM OF CLTHG & PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN
    CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: <1 (UNDILUTED); 1.4 (10% V/V SOLN). HAZ DECOMP PRODS: TO DRYNESS
    CAN PRDCE SELENIUM DIOXIDE FUMES & OXIDES OF NITROGEN & PHOSPHORUS.
    SPILL PROC: AVOID DISCHARGING LIQ DIRECTLY INTO SEWER/SURF WATE RS.
    CERCLA REPORTABLE QTY IS 1 LB FOR SELENIOUS ACID (APPROX 3 GALLONS
    OF PROD). FIRST AID PROC: IF VICTIM IS (ING 7)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:213F,101C
Vapor Density:<1 (AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:1.045(H*2O=1)
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (ETHYL ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS BLUE LIQUID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CYANIDES, WATER REACTIVE SUBSTANCES, ORGANIC SOLVENTS, OILS, STRONG
    REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:RXN W/ORGS & STRONG REDUCING AGENTS
    CAN PRDCE VOLAT ORGANOSELENIDES/HYDROGEN SELENIDE. THERM DECOMP
    AFTER EVAP (SUPDAT)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:REVIEW CURRENT LOC, ST & FED LAWS, CODES,
    STATUTES & REGS TO DETERM CURRENT STATUS & APPROP DISP METH FOR
    INGS. WASTE GRAVOXIDE/ITS SOLNS ARE ASSIGNED EPA HAZ WASTE # D010
    (TOXICITY CHARACT-SELENIUM).  PRECIPITATES FILTERED FROM USED
    SOLN/(ING 15)

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