FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- CALCIUM NITRATE, TETRAHYDRATE, C109 -- 6810-01-381-2861
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:CALCIUM NITRATE, TETRAHYDRATE, C109 MSDS Date:06/30/1993 FSC:6810 NIIN:01-381-2861 === 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: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:CALCIUM (II) NITRATE, TETRAHYDRATE(1:2:4). LD50:(ORAL,RAT):ANHYDROUS:9285 MG/KG. TETRAHYDRATE:3900 MG/KG CAS:13477-34-4 RTECS #:EW3000000 Fraction by Wt: 99% OSHA PEL:N/K ACGIH TLV:N/K Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:SKIN:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS TO IRRITANTS MAY CAUSE DERM. EYE:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS TO IRRITANTS MAY CAUSE(ING 3) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 2:CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGEST:RPTD & PRLNGD EXPOS TO NITRATES MAY CAUSE ANEMIA, NEPHRITIS, & POSSIBLY METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LST 15 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. (ING 5) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 4:INGEST:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN (ING 6) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 5:HIPS TO PVNT ASPIR. ANTIDOTE:FOLLOWING ANTIDOTE HAS BEEN REC. HOWEVER, DECISION AS TO WHETHER SEVERITY OF (ING 7) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 6:POISONING REQS ADMIN OF ANY ANTIDOTE & ACTUAL DOSE REQD SHOULD BE MADE BY QUALIFIED MED PERSONNEL. (ING 8) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 7:METHEMOGLOBINEMIA:(WHEN METHEMOGLOBIN CONC IS >25-40%/IN PRESENCE OF SYMPS.) GIVE METHYLENE BLUE. 1% SOLN,(ING 9) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 8:0.1 ML/KG INTRAVENOUSLY OVER 10-MIN PERIOD. CYANOSIS MAY DISAPPEAR W/IN MINS/PERSIST LONGER DEPENDING ON (ING 10) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 9:DEGREE OF METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. INTRAVENOUS ADMIN OF THERAPEUTIC DOSES IF METHYLENE BLUE MAY CAUSE RISE IN (ING 11) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 10:BLOOD PRESS, NAUS, & DIZZ. LARGER DOSES (500 MG) CAUSE VOMIT, DIARR, CHEST PAIN, MENTAL CONFUSN. CYANOSIS(ING 12) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 11:& SWEAT, HEMOLYTIC, ANEMIA HAS ALSO OCCURRED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER ADMIN. THESE EFTS ARE TEMPORARY, AND (ING 13) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 12:FATALITIES HAVE NOT BEEN RPTD. IF METHYLENE BLUE IS NOT AVAIL, GIVE ASCORBIC ACID. 1 GRAM SLOWLY (ING 14) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 13:INTRAVENOUSLY W/OUT TREATMENT, METHEMOGLOBINEMIA LEVELS OF 20-30% REVERT TO NORMAL W/IN 3 DAYS(DREISBACH,(ING 15) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 14:HANDBOOK OF POISONING, 12TH ED). ANTIDOTE SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY QUALIFIED MED PERSONNEL. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. FOR LARGER SPILLS, DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER (ING 17) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 16:DISP. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:RESP PROT:ON SPECIFIC OPERATION. MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF RESP & MUST BE JOINTLY APPRVD BY NIOSH. ANY (ING 19) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 18:DUST & MIST RESP. ANY AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING (ING 20) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 19:RESP W/DUST & MIST FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY TYPE (IN 21) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 20:'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS/CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. ANY SCBA. FOR (ING 22) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 21:FIREFIGHTING & OTHER IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH CNDTNS. ANY SCBA THAT HAS FULL FACEPIECE & IS OPERATED(ING 23) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 22:IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS-PRESS MODE. ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP THAT HAS FULL FACEPIECE & IS OPERATED IN (ING 24) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 23:PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS-PRESS MODE IN COMBINATION WITH AUXILIARY SCBA OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER (ING 25) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 24:POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE. RTECS #:9999999ZZ ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 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:MAY CAUSE IRRIT, COUGH, SORE THROAT, & SHORTNESS OF BREATH. SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS & PAIN. 500 MG APPLIED TO RABBIT SKIN FOR 24HRS CAUSED MILD IRRIT. EYE:MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS & PAIN. CONC OF 0.001 M IN ISOTONIC SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLN CAUSE NO DISCOMFORT TO HUMAN EYE, BUT CURDLED (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT. Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:PRECORNEAL TEAR FILM BECAUSE OF ACTION OF CALCIUM ION ON LIPID LAYER. 500 MG APPLIED TO RABBIT EYES FOR 24 HRS CAUSED MILD IRRIT. INGEST:MAY CAUSE ABDOM DISCOMFORT. RARELY, INORG NITRATES MAY BE CONVERTED TO NITRITES BY NITRATE-REDUCING BACTERIA IN DIGESTIVE TRACT, RSLTG IN METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. CHRONIC: (ING 2) Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR 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/NORMAL SALINE, OCCASNLY(ING 4) ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE/HALON. LARGER FIRES:FLOOD AREA WITH WATER FROM DISTANCE. Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CNTNRS EXPOS TO FLAMES (SUPDAT) Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIG FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO HEAT/FLAME. OXIDIZER:OXIDIZERS DECOMPOSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD OXYG/OTHER GASES WHICH WILL INCR BURNING RATE (SUPDAT) ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUST (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 L IQ SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND, EARTH/OTHER (ING 16) Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. Other Precautions:STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER AT TEMPERATURES NOT EXCEEDING 30F (4C). ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS ARE REC BASED ON INFO FOUND IN PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE. MUST BE BASED (ING 18) Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM. Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES . Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES . Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR APPROP PROT IMPERVIOUS CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT. Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Supplemental Safety and Health FIRE FIGHT PROC:UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ:IF THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE, WITHDRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN. EXPLO HAZ:OF COMBUST MATT ER. CONT W/EASILY OXIDIZABLE, ORG/OTHERCOMBUST MATLS MAY RSLT IN IGNITION, VIOLENT COMBUST/EXPLOSION. ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:270F,132C Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:110F,43C Spec Gravity:1.860 Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN Solubility in Water:266% @ 0C Appearance and Odor:WHITE DELIQUESCENT MASS. ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES COMBUSTIBLE MATLS, METALS & ALLOYS, ORG MATLS, REDUCTANTS. FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONT NEHC . Stability Condition to Avoid:CALCIUM CHLORIDE:ANHYDROUS FORM REACTS EXOTHERMICALLY WITH WATER. Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS WHEN STORING/DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE. DISP MUST BE I/A/W STDS APPLIC TO GENERATORS OF HAZ WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZ WASTE NO:D001. 100 POUND CERCLA SECTION 103 REPORT ABLE QUANTITY. Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever, expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this document should seek competent professional advice to verify and assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their particular situation.