GENIUM PUBLISHING CORP -- SULFAMIC ACID  -- 6810-00N061410
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SULFAMIC ACID
MSDS Date:03/01/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N061410
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORP
Address:1145 CATALYN ST
City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12303-1836
Country:US
Info Phone Num:517-377-8855
Emergency Phone Num:517-377-8855
CAGE:5Z768
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION
Address:1145 CATALYN ST
Box:City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12303-1836
Country:US
Phone:518-377-8854
CAGE:5Z768

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

Ingred Name:SULFAMIC ACID
CAS:5329-14-6
RTECS #:WO5950000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:HAZ DECOMP: ACID(H*2SO*4) & NITROGEN(N*2). HEATING
    W/NITRATES OR NITRITES CAN RESULT IN VIOLENT RXN. SULFAMIC (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Ingred Name:ING 2: ACID THERMALLY DECOMPOSES AT 408.2F(209C). PRODUCTS
    OF THERMAL OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION MAY INCLUDE SULFUR(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: OXIDES(SO*X), NITROGEN OXIDES (NO*2) AND AMMONIA
    GAS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:ALERT, RINSE MOUTH W/WATER, THEN GIVE 2 TO 3
    GLASSES OF WATER/MILK TO DILUTE MATL. GET MED ASSIST.(ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:IN PLANT, PARAMEDIC COMMUNITY. GET MED HELP FOR
    FURTHER TREATMENT, OBSERVATION & SUPPORT AFTER FIRST AID.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: CAREFULLY WHILE AVOIDING GENERATION OF DUST.
    FLUSH TRACE RESIDUES WITH WATER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRAC: SMOKING AFTER HANDLING MATERIAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SOLUB IN WATER: G/100G H*20 @ 0C: 14.7, @ 70C: 42.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:PH: 1% SOLUTION @ 25C: 1.18.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 1600 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:IT IS IRRITATING TO SKIN, EYES, &
    MUCOUS MEMBRANES. CONCENTRATED ACID SOLUTIONS & MISTS MAY PRODUCE
    CORROSIVE EFFECTS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF MINERAL ACIDS. THE ACTION OF
    SULFAMIC ACID ON THE SKIN APPEARS  TO BE LIMITED TO THE EFFECTS OF
    LOW PH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH EYES W/RUNNING WATER, INCL UNDER EYELIDS FOR
    AT LEAST 15 MINS. GET MD HELP. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG; FLUSH
    AFFECTED SKIN AREA W/RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. GET MD
    HELP IF EXP OSED SKIN AREA IS LGE/IF IRRIT PERSISTS. INHAL:REMOVE
    VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE &/SUPPORT BRTHG. GET MD HELP.
    INGEST:GET MED HELP. IF MED HELP IS NOT READILY AVAIL & VICTIM IS
    CONSCIOUS & (ING 5)

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

Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROP TO SURROUNDING FIRE CNDTNS. THIS
    MATL CAN EMIT FUMES OF SULFUR DIOXIDE(SO*2), SULFUR
    TRIOXIDE(SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SAFETY PERS OF SULFAMIC ACID
    LEAK/SPILL. REMOVE SOURCES OF HIGH TEMP. PROVIDE ADEQ VENT. CLEANUP
    PERS NEED PROT AGAINST INHAL OF DUST/CONT W/SKIN/EYES. COLLECT
    SPILLED SOLID FOR DISP/RECOVERY B Y DAMP SWEEPING UP & SCOOPING
    INTO CNTNRS(ING 7)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE SULFAMIC ACID IN CLSD CNTNRS IN
    COOL, DRY, WELL-VENT AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HIGH TEMP. PVNT
    ABSORP OF MOISTURE & POSS CAKING.
Other Precautions:PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DMG. AVOID INHALING
    SULFAMIC ACID DUST/MISTS. AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. DO NOT
    INGEST THIS MATL.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK/RESPIRATOR SHOULD
    BE AVAILABLE FOR NONROUTINE OR EMERGENCY USE WHERE DUSTY CONDITIONS
    OCCUR.
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQ EXHST VENT SUITABLE TO KEEP AIRBONE
    PARTICULATE AT MIN IN THE WORKPLACE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS &(ING 8)
Other Protective Equipment:EMERG EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD HYGIENIC PRACS TO KEEP EXPOS AT LOWEST
    LEVELS. WASH ALL EXPOSED SKIN SURFS PRIOR TO EATING, DRINKING/(ING
    9)
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR: NONHYGROSCOPIC. EXTING MEDIA:(SO*3), NITROGEN OXIDES(NO*X)
    & AMMONIA GAS(NH*3) WHEN IT IS INVOLVED IN FIRE. WATER SOLNS OF
    SULFAMIC ACID ARE STRONGLY ACIDIC. CNDTNS TO AVOID: HYDROLYSIS I S
    RAPID AT ELEVATED TEMPS. MATL TO AVOID: METALS TO YIELD
    WATER-SOLUBLE SALTS.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:401F,205C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>369F,>187C
Spec Gravity:2.1(H*2O=1)
pH:ING 11
Solubility in Water:ING 10
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID, ORTHOROMBIC
    CRYSTALS;ODORLESS, NONVOLATILE & (SUPDAT)
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, HYPOCHLORITES, CYANIDES/SULFIDES. IT REACTS
    W/CARBONATES, METAL OXIDES, HYDROXIDES & ACTIVE (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE AS DRY CRYSTALLINE SOLID, IN WATER
    SOLN IT SLOWLY HYDROLYZES AT ROOM TEMPS TO FORM SULFATE &
    BISULFATE.(SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORINE(CL*2), BROMINE(BR*2),
    POTASSIUM CHLORATE(KCLO*3),NITROUS ACID WILL OXIDIZE SULFAMIC ACID
    TO SULFURIC (ING 2)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:SCRAP MATL CAN BE CAUTIOUSLY MIX W/COLD WATER &
    AGITATED TO NEUT IT. AFTER NEUT SMALL AMTS OF WASTE CAN BE
    DISCHARGED W/LGE EXCESS OF WATER. FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGS. NOTE: LGE AMTS OF SCRAP /IMPURITIES IN SCRAP MAY REQ SPEC
    DISP PROCS.

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