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

MSDS NAME:AMMONIUM  CHLORIDE (SEE SUPPL)
Status Code:A
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CLGYK
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ALDON CORPORATION
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-226-6177
Emergency Phone Num:716-226-6177
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:AA235
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:6V042
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:AL-DON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Phone:716-226-6177
CAGE:6V042
Company:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-99-P-3452
CAGE:63759

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

Name:AMMONIUM CHLORIDE
CAS:12125-02-9
RTECS #:BP4550000
= Wt:100.
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL:20 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

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

Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: DUST OR FUME FROM HEATING MAY CAUSE
    UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. SKIN AND EYES: CAUSE
    IRRITATION. INGESTION: LARGE DOSES CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITTING AND
    ACIDOSIS. INGESTION MAY RESULT I N LOW GRADE TOXICITY.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER, THEN WASH
    WITH MILD SO AP AND WATER. EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. IF
    IRRITATION DEVELOPS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF
    SWALLOWED, DO NOT IN DUCE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE
    AMOUNTS OF WATER TO DRINK AND CALL PHYSICIAN. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
    BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

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

Lower Limits:15
Upper Limits:28
Extinguishing Media:USE ONLY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
    SUPPORTING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
    EXPLOSION: VAPORIZES AT TEMPERATURES OF ABOUT 363 640F TO GIVE
    AMMONIA AND HYDROCHLORIC AC ID GAS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MIXTURES OF ABOUT 15% TO 25% (BY VOL.) 
    AMMONIA GASES IN AIR IS FLAMMABLE. AMMONIUM CHLORIDE IS NOT
    COMBUSTIBLE. AT FIRE TEMPERATURES CORRODES METALS. SOLUBLE IN
    WATER. AMMONIUM CHLORIDE AND SILVER MA Y FORM A SENSITIVE FULMINING
    SILVER COMPOUND (POSSIBLY SILVER NITRIDE).

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR
    PROPER DISPOSAL. WASH SPILL AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE.  AVOID
    CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP
    CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:AMMONIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS HAVE A TENDENCY TO ATTACK
    FERROUS METAL AND OTHER METAL SURFACES, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF COPPER,
    BRASS AND BRONZE. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. FOR
    LABORATORY USE ON LY. NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT
    OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. WORK
    IN FUME HOOD OR WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST. MECHANICAL (GENERAL).
Protective Gloves:RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES, SMOCK, APRON, PROPER GLOVES, EYE
    WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WARDS P/N 36-3502. ITEM IS A FOUR PART KIT. IT CONTAINS AMMONIUM
    CHLORIDE, CUPRIC SULFATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE AND SODIUM NITRATE. SEE
    MSDS SERIAL #CLGYM, CLGYL AND CLGYN.

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

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:=340.C, 644.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=520.C, 968.F
Vapor Pres:1MM @ 160.4C
Vapor Density:1.85
Spec Gravity:1.527
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS, GRANULAR OR POWDER.  ODORLESS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIES AND THEIR CARBONATES; LEAD, AND SILVER SALTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SOMEWHAT HYGROSCOPIC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION WILL EMIT
    AMMONIA AND HYDROCHLORIC ACID.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. DISPOSE
    OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH  FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOT: NON-REGULATED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

State Regulatory Information:

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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