FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- ZINC NITRATE -- 6810-00N050581
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:ZINC NITRATE MSDS Date:06/17/1993 FSC:6810 NIIN:00N050581 === Responsible Party === Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC Address:1 REAGENT LANE City:FAIR LAWN State:NJ ZIP:07410 Country:US Info Phone Num:201-796-7100 Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC) CAGE:1B464 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV Address:1 REAGENT LANE Box:City:FAIRLAWN State:NJ ZIP:07410-2802 Country:US Phone:201-796-7100 CAGE:1B464 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:ING 24:W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND OR OTHER POS PRESS MODE. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 23:DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE OR W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. ANY SCBA (ING 25) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 10:IMMED. INGEST:DILUTE POIS IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/MILK & REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE UNLESS VICTIM IS (ING 12) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 11:ALREADY VOMIT. GET MED ATTN IMMED. ADMIN OF GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED MED PERS. (ING 13) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 12:ANTIDOTE:DECISION AS TO WHETHER SEVERITY OF POIS REQS ADMIN OF ANY ANTIDOTE & ACTUAL DOSE REQD SHOULD BE (ING 14) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 13:MADE BY QUALIFIED MED PERS. GIVE CALCIUM DISODIUM EDETATE 15-25 MG/KG (0.08-0.125 ML OF 20% SOLN/KG OF (ING 15) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 14:BODY WT) IN 250-500 ML OF 5% DEXTROSE IV OVER 1-2 HR PERIOD TWICE DAILY. MAX DOSE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50 (ING 16) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 15:MG/KG/DAY. DRUG SHOULD BE GIVEN IN 5-DAY COURSES W/REST PERIOD OF AT LST 2 DAYS BTWN COURSES. AFTER FIRST(ING 17) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 16:COURSE, SUBSEQUENT COURSES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50 MG/KG/DAY. DAILY URINALYSES SHOULD BE DONE DURING (ING 18) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 17:TREATMENT PERIOD. DOSAGE SHOULD BE REDUCED IF ANY UNUSUAL URINARY FINDINGS APPEAR. FOR INTRAMUSCULAR (ING 19) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 18:ADMIN, GIVE 12.5 MG/KG BODY WT EVERY 4-6 HRS. DILUTE EACH DOSE W/EQUAL VOL OF 1% PROCAINE. DOSE (ING 20) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 19:LIMITATION IS SAME AS THAT GIVEN ABOVE. ANTIDOTE SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY QUALIFIED MED PERS. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. FOR LGR SPILLS, DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER (ING 22) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 21:DISP. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & DENY ENTRY. RQ:1000 LBS. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:RESP PROT:EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER; ANY TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS- (ING 24) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN(ING 11) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ZINC NITRATE (SARA III) CAS:7779-88-6 RTECS #:ZH4772000 Fraction by Wt: 100% OSHA PEL:N/K ACGIH TLV:N/K EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS Ingred Name:EXPLO HAZ:MATTER. CONT W/EASILY OXIDIZABLE, ORG/OTHER COMBUST MATLS MAY RSLT IN IGNIT, VIOLENT COMBUST/EXPLO. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:MATLS TO AVOID:STANNOUS CHLORIDE, THIOCYANATES, ALUMINUM, CITRIC ACID, ESTERS, PHOSPHINATES, POTASSIUM (ING 4) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 3:HEXANITROCOBALTATE(3-), REDUCTANTS, TIN(II) CHLORIDE. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:DIARR, SHOCK, COLLAPSE & POSS DEATH. SURVIVORS MAY HAVE RESIDUAL NEPHRITIS & STRICTURES OF (ING 6) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 5:ESOPHAGUS & PYLORIC END OF STOM. RARELY, INORG NITRATES MAY BE CONVERTED TO NITRITES BY NITRATE-REDUCING (ING 7) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 6:BACTERIA IN UPPER DIGEST TRACT, RSLTG IN METHOMOGLOBINEMIA. CHRONIC:SKIN:MAY CAUSE DERM/GRANULOMA. EYE: (ING 8) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 7:EXPOS TO IRRITS MAY CAUSE CONJ. INGEST:RPTD ORAL ADMIN OF SM DOSES OF ZINC SALTS MAY CAUSE DIGEST (ING 9) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 8:DISORDERS & CONSTIP. RPTD & PRLNG EXPOS TO NITRATES MAY CAUSE ANEMIA, NEPHRITIS & POSS METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. RTECS #:9999999ZZ ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL, RAT) 1190 MG/KG. Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF NOSE & THROAT, COUGH, LABORED BRTHG & POSS LUNG EDEMA. SKIN:CONT MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS, PAIN & POSS BURNS. APPLICATION OF 500 MG OF HEXAHYDRATE TO RABBITS FOR 2 4 HRS RSLTD IN SEV IRRIT. ABSORPTION MAY OCCUR. EYE:CONT MAY CAUSE POSS DELAYED IRRIT W/REDNESS, TEARS,(EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:PAIN & BLURRED VISION. APPLICATION OF 20 MG OF HEXAHYDRATE TO RABBITS FOR 24 HRS RSLTD IN MOD IRRIT. INGEST:MAY CAUSE SORE THROAT, METALLIC TASTE, GASTRIC IRRIT & PAIN, FAINTNESS, NAUS, VOMIT , CRAMPS & BLUISH LIPS & SKIN. ZINC SALTS MAY CAUSE SUBSTERNAL PAIN & FEVER. SOLNS OF ZINC SALTS MAY ALSO CAUSE (ING 5) Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, (ING 10) ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY. NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR HALON. FOR LARGER FIRES, FLOOD AREA W/WATER FROM A DISTANCE. Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CNTNRS EXPOS(SUPDAT) Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIG FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO HEAT/FLAME. OXIDIZERS DECOMPOSE, ESP WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD OXYGEN/OTHER GASES WHICH WILL INCR BURNING RATE OF COMBUST (ING 2) ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUSTS(WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC) AWAY FROM SPILLED MATL. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. FOR SM DRY SPILLS, W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY CNTNR & COVER. MOVE CNTNRS FROM SPILL AREA. FOR SM LIQ SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND, EARTH/OTHER(ING 21) Neutralizing Agent:NEUT W/AGRICULTURAL LIME, SLAKED LIME, CRUSHED LIMESTONE/SODIUM BICARBONATE. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS WHEN STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE, KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE. Other Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. CONSULT NFPA PUBLICATION 43A, STORAGE OF LIQ & SOLID OXIDIZING MATLS, FOR STORAGE REQUIREMENTS. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD: ANY DUST & MIST RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE; ANY AIR PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER; ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/TI GHT-FITTING FACEPIECE & HIGH- (ING 23) Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION SYSTEM. Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES . Eye Protection:ANSI APPVD SPLSH PRF DUST (OTR PROT EQPT Other Protective Equipment:APPROP PROT (IMPERV) CLTHG & EQUIP. EYEWSH FNTN W/IN IMMED WORK AREA FOR EMERG USE.EYE PROT: RESIS GOGG Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Supplemental Safety and Health FIRE FIGHT PROC:TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZS. IF THIS IS IMPOSS, W/DRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN. FLOOD W/WATER. COOL CNTNRS W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER. APPLYFROM AS FAR DIST AS POSS. EVACUATE TO RADIUS OF 2500 FT FOR UNCONTROLLABLE FIRE. ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE VERY HYGROSCOPIC CRYSTALS W/ASTRIGENT TASTE; ODORLESS. ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES CARBON, COMBUST MATLS, CYANIDES, METALS(PWDR), ORG MATLS, PHOSPHOROUS, REDUCING MATLS, SODIUM HYPOPHOSPHATE, (ING 3) Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONT W/COMBUST MATLS (WOOD, PAPER, FUEL, OILS, ETC), IGNIT/EXPLO MAY RSLT. AVOID CONTAM OF WATER SOURCES. Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN & ZINC. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. 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