PRODUCT #: 222011 NAME: COPPER(II) CHLORIDE, 97%
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 11, 1903 11:40AM
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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 222011
NAME: COPPER(II) CHLORIDE, 97%
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 7447-39-4
MF: CL2CU
EC NO: 231-210-2
SYNONYMS
COPPER BICHLORIDE * COPPER(2+) CHLORIDE * COPPER(II) CHLORIDE *
CUPRIC CHLORIDE * CUPRIC DICHLORIDE *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
TOXIC (USA)
HARMFUL (EU)
HARMFUL BY INHALATION AND IF SWALLOWED.
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYES.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
LIVER
KIDNEYS
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
HYGROSCOPIC
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
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
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PRODUCT #: 222011 NAME: COPPER(II) CHLORIDE, 97%
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 11, 1903 11:40AM
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
COPPER(II) CHLORIDE REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH POTASSIUM, SODIUM. CONTACT
WITH ACETYLENE MAY CAUSE FORMATION OF COPPER ACETYLIDES THAT ARE
SHOCK-SENSITIVE.
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.
TOXIC.
IRRITANT.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
HYGROSCOPIC
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
BROWN POWDER
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MELTING POINT: 620 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 3.386
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
INCOMPATIBILITIES
MOISTURE
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
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PRODUCT #: 222011 NAME: COPPER(II) CHLORIDE, 97%
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 11, 1903 11:40AM
ACCELERATES ARTERIOSCLEROSIS.
RTECS #: GL7000000
COPPER(II) CHLORIDE (1:2)
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-RAT LD50:584 MG/KG INJPD2 23,153,1991
IPR-RAT LD50:14700 UG/KG INJPD2 23,153,1991
IVN-RAT LD50:5 MG/KG INJPD2 23,153,1991
ORL-MUS LD50:233 MG/KG INJPD2 23,153,1991
IPR-MUS LD50:7400 UG/KG AEPPAE 244,17,1962
IVN-MUS LD50:17500 UG/KG EJMCA5 19,425,1984
TARGET ORGAN DATA
BEHAVIORAL (SOMNOLENCE)
BEHAVIORAL (CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD)
EFFECTS ON FERTILITY (POST-IMPLANTATION MORTALITY)
EFFECTS ON EMBRYO OR FETUS (EXTRA EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES)
EFFECTS ON EMBRYO OR FETUS (FETOTOXICITY)
EFFECTS ON EMBRYO OR FETUS (FETAL DEATH)
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 - - - - - - - - -
THE MATERIAL SHOULD BE DISSOLVED IN 1) WATER; 2) ACID SOLUTION OR 3)
OXIDIZED TO A WATER-SOLUBLE STATE. PRECIPITATE THE MATERIAL AS THE
SULFIDE, ADJUSTING THE PH OF THE SOLUTION TO 7 TO COMPLETE PRE-
CIPITATION. FILTER THE INSOLUBLES AND DISPOSE OF THEM IN A HAZARDOUS-
WASTE SITE. DESTROY ANY EXCESS SULFIDE WITH SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE.
NEUTRALIZE THE SOLUTION BEFORE FLUSHING DOWN THE DRAIN.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT ALDRICH CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
HARMFUL
R 20/22
HARMFUL BY INHALATION AND IF SWALLOWED.
R 36/37/38
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
R 41
RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYES.
S 26
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
S 36
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
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
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PRODUCT #: 222011 NAME: COPPER(II) CHLORIDE, 97%
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 11, 1903 11:40AM
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-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
NOES 1983: HZD X9857; NIS 20; TNF 1154; NOS 28; TNE 16759; TFE 9684
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EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, APRIL 1997
U.S. INFORMATION
THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
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