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

MSDS NAME:CUPRIC SULFATE, 5 HYDRATE (SEE SUPPL)
Status Code:A
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CLGYL
=== 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.:CC 535
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:CUPRIC SULFATE, PENTAHYDRATE (1:1:5)
CAS:7758-99-8
RTECS #:GL8900000
> Wt:99.

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

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: ALTHOUGH A STRONG EMETIC,
    INGESTION CAN CAUSE COPPER POISONING AND/OR DEATH.	EYES:
    CORROSIVE; CAUSES CONJUNCTIVITIS, SWELLING OF THE EYELIDS,
    ULCERATION & BURN OF THE CORNEA.  SKIN: CAUSES  IRRITATION. MAY
    CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION.  INHALATION: CAUSES UPPER RESPIRATORY
    IRRITATION & CONGESTION OF THE NASAL AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Effects of Overexposure:SYMPTOMS:  NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, GASTRIC
    PAIN, AND HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
    GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET
    MEDICAL ATT'N.  EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WIHT WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MIN, LIFTI NG UPPER/LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL ATT'N.
    SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER, THEN WASH WITH MILD SOAP & WATER. 
    INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE ONE OR TWO GLASSES OF
    WATER TO DRINK, IND UCE VOMITIING & CALL PHYSICIAN. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUSNESS.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SUPPORTING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS. CUPRIC SULFATE WILL NOT BURN, NOR WILL IT
    SUPPORT CONBUSTION. CARE SHOULD B E USED TO KEEP MATERIAL OUT OF
    STREAMS OR OTHER WATER BODIES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE SULFUR
    OXIDES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE THE AREA. SPRINKLE LIME OR SODA ASH
    ON SPILL TO FORM INSOLUBLE COPPER SALT. SWEEP UP & PLACE IN A
    SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. WASH SPILL AREA WITH SOAP & WATER.
    PREVENT MATERIAL FROM EN TERING SEWERS & WATERWAYS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT
    IN USE. STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Other Precautions:DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH
    CHEMICALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYE & CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING
    DUST. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
    MISTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A
    NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST & MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION
    RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SMOCK, APRON, VENTED HOOD, & 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 # CLGYK, CLGYM, AND CLGYN.

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

HCC:B1
Melt/Freeze Pt:=653.C, ######F
Spec Gravity:2.28
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE (>10%)
Appearance and Odor:BLUE CRYSTALS OR FINE BLUE POWDER; NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE WITH ACETYLENE, COPPER SALTS, HYDROXYLAMINE AND REDUCING
    AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE AND HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION MAY PRODUCE IRRITATING
    COPPER FUMES AND TOXIC GASEOUS ODORS (SULFUR OXIDES).

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:(AIR) AS COPPER METAL (DUST): 1.0 MG/M3.
    COPPER (FUME) TLV 0.1 MG/M3.

====================  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 WIT H FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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

Transport Information:DOT: NON-REGULATED.

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

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