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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 61169
NAME: CUPROUS CHLORIDE
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 7758-89-6
MF: CLCU
EC NO: 231-842-9
SYNONYMS
CHLORID MEDNY (CZECH) * COPPER(1+) CHLORIDE * COPPER MONOCHLORIDE *
CUPROUS CHLORIDE * CUPROUS DICHLORIDE * DICOPPER DICHLORIDE *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
TOXIC
TOXIC BY INHALATION AND IF SWALLOWED.
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
AFTER CONTACT WITH SKIN, WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE
PROTECTION.
AIR, LIGHT AND MOISTURE SENSITIVE.
STORE UNDER NITROGEN.
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
NONCOMBUSTIBLE.
USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
FOR FIRES INVOLVING THIS MATERIAL, DO NOT ENTER ANY ENCLOSED OR
CONFINED FIRE SPACE WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. THIS MAY
INCLUDE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS TO PROTECT AGAINST THE
HAZARDOUS EFFECTS OF THE NORMAL PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION OR OXYGEN
DEFICIENCY.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
WEAR RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES.
SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
AVOID RAISING DUST.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
REFER TO SECTION 8.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH POTASSIUM.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
LONG RUBBER OR NEOPRENE GAUNTLET GLOVES.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR IN NONVENTILATED AREAS AND/OR FOR
EXPOSURE ABOVE THE ACGIH TLV.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
IRRITANT.
TOXIC.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
STORE IN THE DARK.
AIR AND MOISTURE SENSITIVE
STORE UNDER NITROGEN.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
BROWN-GREY POWDER
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
VAPOR PRESSURE: 1.3MM 546 C
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
INCOMPATIBILITIES
LIGHT SENSITIVE
AIR SENSITIVE
MOISTURE SENSITIVE
OXIDIZING AGENTS
ALKALI METALS
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
TOXIC FUMES OF:
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
HARMFUL IF INHALED OR SWALLOWED.
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION.
CAUSES EYE IRRITATION.
MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT.
DEPENDING ON THE INTENSITY AND DURATION OF EXPOSURE, EFFECTS MAY
VARY FROM MILD IRRITATION TO SEVERE DESTRUCTION OF TISSUE.
EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE:
GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES
DAMAGE TO THE EYES
DAMAGE TO THE LIVER
DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS
DAMAGE TO THE LUNGS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CHRONIC COPPER POISONING IS TYPIFIED BY HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS, BRAIN
DAMAGE AND DEMYELINATION, KIDNEY DEFECTS, AND COPPER DEPOSITION IN THE
CORNEA AS EXEMPLIFIED BY HUMANS WITH WILSON'S DISEASE. IT HAS ALSO
BEEN REPORTED THAT COPPER POISONING HAS LEAD TO HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA AND
ACCELERATES ARTERIOSCLEROSIS.
RTECS #: GL6990000
COPPER(I) CHLORIDE
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-RAT LD50:140 MG/KG EQSSDX 1,1,1975
ORL-MUS LD50:347 MG/KG GTPZAB 35(2),42,1991
IHL-MUS LC50:1008 MG/M3 GTPZAB 35(2),42,1991
SCU-GPG LD50:100 MG/KG EQSSDX 1,1,1975
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
(RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR
COMPLETE INFORMATION.
SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
BURY IN A LANDFILL SITE APPROVED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL
AND HAZARDOUS WASTES.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT FLUKA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
EC INDEX NO: 029-001-00-4
TOXIC
R 22
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
S 22
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
OEL-ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT:TWA 0.1 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.2 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 MG(CU)/M3 (DUST) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.2 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 MG(CU)/M3 (DUST) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.1 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 MG(CU)/M3 (DUST) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.2 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 MG(CU)/M3 (DUST) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.2 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 MG(CU)/M3;STEL 2 MG(CU)/M3 (DUST) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 MG(CU)/M3 (DUST) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 0.2 MG(CU)/M3;STEL 0.4 MG(CU)/M3 (DUST) JAN 1993
OEL-INDIA:TWA 0.2 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 02 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 MG(CU)/M3 (DUST) JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1.0 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.1 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.5 PPM (1 MG(CU)/M3) (DUST) JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.2 MG(CU)/M3 (RESP. DUST) JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 0.2 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 1 MG(CU)/M3 (TOTAL DUST) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 MG(CU)/M3;STEL 0.2 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 MG(CU)/M3;STEL 1 MG(CU)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.1 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1 MG(CU)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.2 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 MG(CU)/M3 JAN 1993
NOHS 1974: HZD 83435; NIS 12; TNF 618; NOS 9; TNE 4876
NOES 1983: HZD 83435; NIS 12; TNF 927; NOS 25; TNE 11954; TFE 1964
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, NEGATIVE: B SUBTILIS REC ASSAY
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
U.S. INFORMATION
THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
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