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                PRODUCT #: S0139        NAME: SILVER NITRATE ACS REAGENT
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 18, 1903 8:13AM

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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: S0139
NAME: SILVER NITRATE ACS REAGENT
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 7761-88-8
MF: AGNO3
EC NO: 231-853-9
SYNONYMS
LUNAR CAUSTIC * NITRATE D'ARGENT (FRENCH) * NITRIC ACID, SILVER(1+)
SALT * SILVER(1+) NITRATE * SILBERNITRAT * SILVER NITRATE (DOT) *
UN1493 (DOT) *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
OXIDIZING
CORROSIVE
CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.
CAUSES BURNS.
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
POSSIBLE RISK OF IRREVERSIBLE EFFECTS.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
EYES
NERVES
KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL.
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.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE
PROTECTION.
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND SHOES.
ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS
WITH FINGERS.
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.
DISCARD CONTAMINATED SHOES.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
WATER SPRAY.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

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PRODUCT #: S0139 NAME: SILVER NITRATE ACS REAGENT
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 18, 1903 8:13AM

CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
OXIDIZER.
CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
EVACUATE AREA.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, 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
INCOMPATIBLE WITH: CHLORIDES, CARBONATES, THIOCYANATES, FERROUS SALTS,
CHLOROSULFONIC ACID, ARSENIC POWDER, CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE OR
PHOSPHONIUM IODIDE. SOLUTIONS OF SILVER NITRATE WITH AMMONIA, AMMONIA/
SODIUM CARBONATE, OR AMMONIA/SODIUM HYDROXIDE HAVE HAD SEVERAL
INSTANCES OF EXPLOSIONS REPORTED. REACTION WITH ACETALDEHYDE,
ACETYLENE OR OTHER TERMINAL ALKYNES MAY PRODUCE EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS.
A DRY MIXTURE OF POWDERED MAGNESIUM AND SILVER NITRATE HAS BEEN
REPORTED TO IGNITE EXPLOSIVELY ON CONTACT WITH A DROP OF WATER. A
MIXTURE WITH CHARCOAL IGNITES WHEN STRUCK, WHILE MIXTURES WITH
PHOSPHOROUS OR SULFUR EXPLODE WHEN STRUCK. PASSAGE OF PHOSPHINE
GAS INTO A SOLUTION OF SILVER NITRATE RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT
GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
FACESHIELD (8-INCH MINIMUM).
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, HEAT, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAME.
MAY DEVELOP PRESSURE.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
WHITE CRYSTALS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MELTING POINT: 212 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 4.352
VAPOR DENSITY: 5.8
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
STABILITY
STABLE.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS
AMMONIA
STRONG BASES
ALCOHOLS
MAGNESIUM
MAY DECOMPOSE ON EXPOSURE TO LIGHT.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
NITROGEN OXIDES

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PRODUCT #: S0139 NAME: SILVER NITRATE ACS REAGENT
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 18, 1903 8:13AM

SILVER/SILVER OXIDES
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION
WILL NOT OCCUR.
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES
AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.
INHALATION MAY RESULT IN SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF THE
LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA.
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND
VOMITING.
MAY CAUSE ARGYRIA (A SLATE-GRAY OR BLUISH DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN
AND DEEP TISSUES DUE TO THE DEPOSIT OF INSOLUBLE ALBUMINATE OF
SILVER).
ABSORPTION INTO THE BODY LEADS TO THE FORMATION OF METHEMOGLOBIN
WHICH IN SUFFICIENT CONCENTRATION CAUSES CYANOSIS. ONSET MAY BE
DELAYED 2 TO 4 HOURS OR LONGER.
INGESTION CAN CAUSE SEVERE GASTROENTERITIS THAT MAY BE FATAL.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC EFFECTS.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
EYES
NERVES
BLOOD
LUNGS
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
RTECS #: VW4725000
SILVER(I) NITRATE (1:1)
IRRITATION DATA
EYE-RBT 1 MG SEV AROPAW 25,839,1941
EYE-RBT 10 MG MOD TXAPA9 55,501,1980
TOXICITY DATA
UNR-MAN LDLO:29 MG/KG 85DCAI 2,73,1970
ORL-RAT LD50:1173 MG/KG GTPZAB 27(12),33,1983
IPR-RAT LD50:83 MG/KG GTPZAB 27(12),33,1983
ORL-MUS LD50:50 MG/KG JPPMAB 2,20,1950
IPR-MUS LD50:17 MG/KG GTPZAB 27(12),33,1983
ORL-GPG LD50:473 MG/KG GTPZAB 27(12),33,1983
TARGET ORGAN DATA
BEHAVIORAL (SOMNOLENCE)
BEHAVIORAL (TETANY)
LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (DYSPNAE)
LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (CYANOSIS)
GASTROINTESTINAL (HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA)
PATERNAL EFFECTS (SPERMATOGENESIS)
PATERNAL EFFECTS (TESTES, EPIDIDYMIS, SPERM DUCT)
EFFECTS ON FERTILITY (MALE FERTILITY INDEX)
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.

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PRODUCT #: S0139 NAME: SILVER NITRATE ACS REAGENT
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 18, 1903 8:13AM

SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE TO DISPOSE OF
THIS MATERIAL.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
EC INDEX NO: 047-001-00-2
OXIDIZING
CORROSIVE
R 34
CAUSES BURNS.
S 26
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
S 45
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.01 MG(AG)/M3 DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1996
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
FEREAC 54,7740,1989
MSHA STANDARD-AIR:TWA 0.01 MG(AG)/M3
DTLVS* 3,231,1971
OEL-ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT:TWA 0.01 MG(AG)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.01 MG(AG)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.01 MG(AG)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.01 MG(AG)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.01 MG(AG)/M3;STEL 0.03 MG(AG)/M3;SKIN JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.01 MG(AG)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.01 MG(AG)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.01 MG(AG)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.01 MG(AG)/M3 JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA CHECK ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV
NOHS 1974: HZD 80142; NIS 76; TNF 3772; NOS 40; TNE 27982
NOES 1983: HZD 80142; NIS 95; TNF 7884; NOS 69; TNE 176015; TFE 99042
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, POSITIVE: CELL TRANSFORM.-SA7/SHE
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, NEGATIVE: E COLI POLA WITHOUT S9
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
U.S. INFORMATION
THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS -
SILVER COMPOUNDS.
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO
BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SIGMA, ALDRICH,
FLUKA SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HANDLING
OR FROM CONTACT WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCT. SEE REVERSE SIDE OF INVOICE OR
PACKING SLIP FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.
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FLUKA CHEMIE AG
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