ALDON CHEMICALS INC -- CUPRIC NITRATE,TRIHYDRATE  -- 6640-00T718490
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CUPRIC NITRATE,TRIHYDRATE
MSDS Date:02/01/1996
FSC:6640
NIIN:00T718490
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALDON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-226-6177
Emergency Phone Num:716-226-6177 (DAY)
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:FF 110
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:6V042
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AL-DON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Phone:716-226-6177
CAGE:6V042
Company Name:SCIENCE KIT INC
Address:777 E PARK DR
Box:City:TONAWANDA
State:NY
ZIP:14150-6708
Country:US
Phone:716-874-6020
Contract Num:MDA414-98-A-0058-0018
CAGE:57020

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:CUPRIC NITRATE TRIHYDRATE
CAS:10031-43-3
RTECS #:GL7875000
= Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:1(CU)/.2(FUME)MG/M3
OSHA PEL:NOT PROVIDED.
ACGIH TLV:NOT PROVIDED.

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) 940 MG/KG
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: INGESTION:
    CAN CAUSE COPPER POISONING AND/OR DEATH. SYMPTOMS: NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND GASTRIC PAIN. EYES: CORROSIVE; CAUSES
    CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN: MAY CAUSE  ALLERGIC S KIN REACTION.
    INHALATION: CAUSES UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND CONGESTION OF
    THE NASAL AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: CAN CAUSE COPPER POISONING AND/OR
    DEATH. SYMPTOMS: NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND GASTRIC PAIN.
    EYES: CORROSIVE; CAUSES CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN: MAY CAUSE  ALLERGIC
    SKIN REACTION. INHALATION:	CAUSES UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND
    CONGESTION OF THE NASAL AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT PROVIDED.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE ONE OR TWO
    GLASSES OF WATER, INDUCE VOMITING AND CALL A PHYSICIAN. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
    THOROUGHLY	WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES, LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER
    EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH
    WITH WATER, THEN WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. IF NO T BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
    BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NOT APPLICAPLE.
Extinguishing Media:FLOODING AMOUNT OF WATER IN EARLY STAGES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. WATCH FOR SCATTERING OF MOLTEN
    MATERIAL, WHICH CAN SPREAD FIRE. (1993 EMERGENCY RESPONSE
    GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.6, GUI DE PAGE NO. 35).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CUPRIC NITRATE IS A STRONG OXIDIZING
    MATERIAL. IN CONTACT WITH EASILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS, IT MAY REACT
    RAPIDLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE IGNITION, VIOLENT COMBUSTION, OR EXPLOSION.
    INCREASES THE FLAMMABILITY	OF ANY COMBUSTIBLE SUBSTANCE. FIRE OR
    EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SPRINKLE LIME OR SODA ASH ON SPILL TO FORM
    INSOLUBLE COPPER SALT. SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:LIME OR SODA ASH

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP
    CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING. DO NOT WEAR
    CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH
    SKIN, EYES AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
    REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMI NATED CLOTHING. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY.
    NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF C
    HILDREN.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
    HANDLING. IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR
    WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY GLASSES, SMOCK, APRON, PROPER GLOVES,
    EYE WASH STATION, AND VENTILATION HOOD.
Work Hygienic Practices:NOT PROVIDED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
P/N: 81520-03.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:D1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT.
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=114.4C, 238.F
Decomp Temp:=170.C, 338.F
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE AS SOLID
Vapor Density:8.05
Spec Gravity:2.32
pH:NOT PROVIDED.
Viscosity:NOT APPLICAPLE.
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NOT APPLICAPLE.
Solubility in Water:FREELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SMALL BLUE, DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS; SLIGHT NITRIC
    ACID ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIGIBLE
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ALUMINUM CYANIDES, ESTERS, SODIUM
    HYPOPHOSPHITE, STANNOUS CHLORIDE, AND THIOCYANATES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES OF OR ABOVE 338F, WHICH
    CAUSES DECOMPOSITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN (NOX), COPPER
    OXIDES, AND COPPER DUST.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) 940 MG/KG

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NOT PROVIDED.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. DISPOSE
    OF IN AN APPROVED CHEM ICAL LANDFILL OR CONTACT A LICENSED WASTE
    DISPOSAL AGENCY.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:D.O.T.: NITRATE, INORGANIC, N.O.S., (CUPRIC
    NITRATE), 5.1, UN 1477

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:NOT PROVIDED.
Federal Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED.
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED.

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