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

MSDS NAME:MIL-C-6151,CADMIUM OXIDE
NIIN:00-281-8804
MSDS Number: BDTDW
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:VAN WATERS AND ROGERS
Address:2256 JUNCTION AVE
City:SAN JOSE
State:CA
ZIP:95131
Country:US
Info Phone Num:408-435-8700
Emergency Phone Num:408-435-8700/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0AN91
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:CHEMICAL COMMODITIES AGENCY, INC.
Address:27447 PACIFIC STREET
Box:City:HIGHLAND
State:CA
ZIP:92346-2640
Country:US
Phone:909-864-2310
CAGE:60777
Company:VAN WATERS AND ROGERS
Address:2256 JUNCTION AVE
City:SAN JOSE
State:CA
ZIP:95131
Country:US
Phone:408-435-8700/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0AN91

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

Name:CADMIUM OXIDE  (SARA III)
CAS:1306-19-0
RTECS #:EV1925000
Fraction by Wt: 90.0%
OSHA PEL:SEE 1910.1027
ACGIH TLV:0.05 MG(CD)/M3; 9293

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

Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE LUNG IRRITATION WHICH MAY BE
    FATAL.CHRONIC POISONING IS CHARACTERIZED BY LUNG INJURY & KIDNEY

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

First Aid:TREAT INHALATION BY ADMINISTERING OXYGEN.STOMACH WASH,IF
    SWALLOWED,FOLLOWED BY SALINE CATHARSIS.IF THERE HAS BEEN KNOWN
    EXPOSURE TO DENSE CADMIUM OXIDE FUME OR IF SYMPTOMS OF COUGH,CHEST
    TIGHTENS,OR R ESPIRATORY DISTRESS APPEAR,PLACE PATIENT IN BED.

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

Extinguishing Media:CO*2 OR DRY CHEMICAL-TYPE EXTINGUISHER- SAND.
Fire Fighting Procedures:CADMIUM OXIDE AT EXTREME HEAT WILL EVOLVE HAZ.
    FUMES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ANY NORMAL CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE IS APPLICABLE.IF
    POSSIBILITY OF DUST EXPOSURE EXISTS,WEAR APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR.DISSOLVE SPILL IN A BEAKER WITH PLENTIFUL WATER.ADD SODA
    ASH AND MIX.NEUTRALIZE WITH 6M-HCL. DRAIN INTO AN APPROVED STORAGE
    AREA W/ABUNDANT WAT

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:WEAR RUBBER GLOVES,SAFETY GLASSES &
    RESPIRATORS OR HANDLE IN A DRAFT.MOST OPERATIONS IN WHICH CDO DUSTS
    ARE PRODUCED WILL REQUIRE PROCESS ENCL.VENTIL.
Other Precautions:PERSONAL RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT MAY BE USED
    FOR TEMPORARY OR SUPPLEMENTAL CONTROL. STORE CDO IN A COOL, DRY
    AREA.

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

Respiratory Protection:BUREAU OF MINES APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:RESPIRATORS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC.FR.FGHTNG PROC.CONTD:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BRTHNG APPRTS & FULL
    PROT.CLTHNG.EFF
    OVEREXPOS.CONTD:DYSFUNCTION,HEADACHE,VERTIGO,NERVOUSNESS,COUGH,STOM
    .LESION,PULMON.EDEMA,PNEUMON,DIARR,VMTNG.

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1650-1830F
Spec Gravity:6.95
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW-BROWN POWDER OR CRYSTALS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CADMIUM OXIDE FUME

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF MATERIAL IN CLOSED CONTAINERS.BE
    COGNIZANT OF POTENTIAL AIR & WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS.NOTE:THIS
    MATERIAL MAY HAVE VALUE ON RECYCLED BASIS.REACT MATL
    W/MIN.CONC.HNO*3 TO FORM NITRATES.EVAP. IN HOOD TO THIN PASTE.ADD
    H*2O & H*2S,FILTER,DRY-

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