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SECTION 1: PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT NAME: GOLD TARGET
SYNONYMS: N/A
PRODUCT CODES: 91006-AU THROUGH 91033-AU
MANUFACTURER: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SCIENCES
DIVISION: 1560 INDUSTRY ROAD/P.O. BOX 550
ADDRESS: HATFIELD, PA 19440
EMERGENCY PHONE: 215-412-8400
CHEMTREC PHONE: 800-424 -4300
FAX PHONE: 215-412-8450
CHEMICAL NAME: GOLD
CHEMICAL FAMILY: GOLD
SECTION 2: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENT:
GOLD
CAS NO. % WT % VOL SARA 313 REPORTABLE
7440-57-5 99.99 N/A
ppm mg/m3
OSHA PEL-TWA: N/A N/A
OSHA PEL STEL : N/A N/A
OSHA PEL CEILING: N/A N/A
ACGIH TLV-TWA: N/A N/A
ACGIH TLV STEL: N/A N/A
ACGIH TLV CEILING: N/A N/A
SECTION 3: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
ROUTES OF ENTRY: N/A
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS
EYES: EXPOSURE OF THE EYES TOT HIS MATERIAL IN POWDERED FORM MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED ARGYRIA, IRRITATION,
CONJUNCTIVITES AND ULCERATION OF THE CORNEA.
SKIN: FOLLOWING REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT, REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH AFFECTED AREA
WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF NECESSARY.
INGESTION: INGESTION OF THIS MATERIAL IN FINELY-DIVIDED FORM MAY PRODUCE GASTRIC IRRITATION, VOMITING,
ABDOMINAL PAIN, HEMORRAGE AND DIARRHEA. LONG-TERM CHRONIC INGESTION MAY PRODUCE INJURY TO THE LIVER,
KIDNEY, SPLEEN, PANCREAS, AND BRAIN.
INHALATION: NO SIGNIFICANT ACUTE OR CHRONIC EFFECTS ARE KNOWN FROM EXPOSURE TO GOLD METAL BY
INHALATION.
ACUTE HEALTH HAZARDS: N/A
CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARDS: N/A
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: PRE-EXISTING PULMONARY DISEASES (E.G. BRONCHITIS,
EMPHYSEMA) MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY INHALATION EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL, PARTICULARLY AS FUMES.
CARCINOGENICITY
OSHA: NO ACGIH: NO NTP: NO IARC: NO
OTHER: NIOSH: NO
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SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES
EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION OCCURS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION OCCURS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: IF SUBJECT IS CONSCIOUS, INDUCE VOMITING. IF UNCONSCIOUS OR CONVULSIVE, SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE.
INHALATION: IF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TOXICITY ARE OBSERVED, REMOVE SUBJECT FROM CONTAMINATED AREA,
ADMINISTER OXYGEN AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. KEEP THE SUBJECT WARM AND AT REST. PERFORM ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED.
NOTES TO PHYSICIANS OR FIRST AID PROVIDERS: N/A
SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR, UPPER: N/A
(% BY VOLUME) LOWER: N/A
FLASH POINT: N/A
F: N/A
C: N/A
METHOD USED: N/A
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: N/A
F: N/A
C: N/A
NFPA HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
HEALTH: 0 FLAMMABILITY: 0 REACTIVITY: 0
OTHER: N/A
HMIS HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
HEALTH: 0 FLAMMABILITY: 0 REACTIVITY: 0
PROTECTION: N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE DRY POWDER. DO NOT USE WATER.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: N/A
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: N/A
SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES: CLEAN UP SPILLED MATERIAL SO AS TO MINIMIZE DISPERSION OF DUST. WET SWEEPING
OR VACCUMING USING HEPA FILTRATION ARE RECOMMENDED METHODS.
SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE
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HANDLING AND STORAGE: DO NOT STORE AT HIGHLY- ELEVATED TEMPERATURES OR IN PROXIMITY TO INCOMPATABLE
MATERIALS.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: N/A
SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
VENTILATION: USE MECHANICAL LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION ADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF
ALL COMPONENTS AND THEIR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS TO WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE OSHA PELS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: IF EXPOSURE LEVELS EXCEED OSHA PEL(S), WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA- APPROVED RESPIRATOR
HAVING A PROTECTION FACTOR APPROPRIATE TO THE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF THE CONTAMINANT(S) GENERATED.
EYE PROTECTION: WEAR EYE PROTECTION (SAFETY GLASSES, DUST-PROOF GOGGLES) ADEQUATE TO PREVENT EYE
CONTACT WITH THIS MATERIAL IN FINELY-DIVIDED FORM AND TO PREVENT EYE INJURY FROM THE HAZARDS OF SOLDERING.
PLASTIC-FRAME SPECTACLES WITH SIDE SHIELDS AND FILTER LENSES (SHADE # 3 OR # 4)) ARE RECOMMENDED.
SKIN PROTECTION: WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN INJURIES FROM THE
HAZARDS OF SOLDERING AND/OR FOR PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT WITH FINELY-DIVIDED MATERIAL. IF THIS
MATERIAL IS USED WITH A FLAME, AVOID FLAMMABLE FABRICS.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT: SOLDERS MAY BE USED WITH A SEPERATELY- APPLIED FLUX WHICK. WHEN
HEATED, MAY EMIT IRRITATION AND/OR TOXIC GASES AND FUMES. CONSULT THE MSDS FOR THE SPECIFIC FLUX IN USE TO
DETERMINE ITS HAZARDS AND APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE MEASURES. FOR GENERAL GUIDANCE, REFER TO AMERICAN
NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) Z49.1, 鈥淪AFETY IN WELDING & CUTTING鈥? ( AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, MIAMI, FL
33135).
WORK HYGIENIC PRACTICES: TO AVOID INGESTION OF MATERIAL, WASH HANDS AND FACE BEFORE EATING, DRINKING OR
CONSUMPTION OF TABACCO,
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: N/A
SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
APPEARANCE: YELLOW METAL IN FORM OF WIRE, ROD, STRIP, POWDER OR PREFORMED SHAPES
ODOR: N/A
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID
pH AS SUPPLIED: N/A
pH (Other): N/A
BOILING POINT:
F: 5576 DEG
C: 3080 DEG
MELTING POINT:
F: 1947 DEG
C: 1064 DEG
FREEZING POINT: N/A
F: N/A
C: N/A
VAPOR PRESSURE (mmHg): 81.1
@
F: N/A
C: N/A
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): N/A
@
F: N/A
C: N/A
@
F: N/A
C: N/A
EVAPORATION RATE: N/A
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BASIS (=1): N/A
SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (con鈥檛)
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: INSOLUBLE
PERCENT SOLIDS BY WEIGHT: N/A
PERCENT VOLATILE: N/A
BY WT/ BY VOL @
F: N/A
C: N/A
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC): N/A
WITH WATER: N/A LBS/GAL
WITHOUT WATER: N/A LBS/GAL
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: N/A
VISCOSITY: N/A
@
F: N/A
C: N/A
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY: STABLE
CONDITIONS TO AVOID (STABILITY): STABLE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIAL TO AVOID): AMMONIA, AMMONIA & AQUA REGIA, H202, ACETYLENE, CS2, ETHANOL & NITRIC
ACID; B ROMOAZIDE, 11F3, ETHYLENEIMINE; OXALIC ACIDS, PERMONOSULFURIC ACID, TARTARIC ACID; NH4NO3, INORGANIC &
ORGANIC PEROXIDES, METAL CHLORATES, BROMATES & IODATES, SE, TE, S, MNCL2, F2, AZIDES, HYDROXYLAMINE, CRO3.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BY-PRODUCTS: HEATING TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURES MAY GENERATE METAL/ METAL
OXIDE FUME.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID (POLYMERIZATION): N/A
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION: N/A
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION: N/A
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL REGULATIONS.
RCRA HAZARD CLASS: N/A
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SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS (con鈥檛)
RETURN TO MANUFACTURER FOR RECLAIM.
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
HAZARD CLASS: NOT CONTROLLED BY DOT, IATA, ICAO OR IMO REGULATIONS
ID NUMBER:
PACKING GROUP:
LABEL STATEMENT:
WATER TRANSPORTATION
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: N/A
HAZARD CLASS:
ID NUMBER:
PACKING GROUP:
LABEL STATEMENTS:
AIR TRANSPORTATION
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: N/A
HAZARD CLASS:
ID NUMBER:
PACKING GROUP:
LABEL STATEMENTS:
OTHER AGENCIES: N/A
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS
TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT): N/A
CERCLA (COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT): N/A
SARA TITLE III (SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT):
311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD
CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARD
313 REPORTABLE INGREDIENTS: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA)
OF 1986 AND 40 CFR 372:
CAS # PERCENT OF MIXTURE
CHEMICAL NAME
GOLD 7440-57-5 99.99
STATE REGULATIONS: N/A
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: N/A
SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION
OTHER INFORMATION: N/A
PREPARATION INFORMATION: N/A
DISCLAIMER: IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 2.9 C.F.R
1910. 1200, WE ARE PROVIDING YOU WITH A MSDS FOR THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL YOU ARE
PURCHASING.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EDUCATE YOUR EMPLOYEES ON THE SAFE USE OF THE HAZARDOUS
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MATERIAL.
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SCIENCES MAKES NO PRESENTATION AS TO THE ACCURACY OF THE
INFORMATION IN THE MSDS. THE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT; HOWEVER, YOU
(THE CUSTOMER), SHOULD PERFORM YOUR OWN INVESTIGATION AND INDEPENDENT
VERIFICATION. IF YOU RESELL THE PRODUCT, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO FORWARD THE
INFORMATION IN THE MSDS TO YOUR CUSTOMER.
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