------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for SODIUM NITROFERRICYANIDE, DIHYDRATE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: SODIUM NITROFERRICYANIDE, DIHYDRATE FORMULA: NA2FE(CN)5NO 2H2O FORMULA WT: 297.95 CAS NO.: 13755-38-9 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: LJ8925000 COMMON SYNONYMS: SODIUM NITROPENTACYANOFERRATE(III)DIHYDRATE; DISODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE, DIHYDRATE PRODUCT CODES: 3792 EFFECTIVE: 11/25/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON) FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 0 NONE CONTACT - 1 SLIGHT HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS POISON DANGER MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. SODIUM NITROFERRICYANIDE, DIHYDRATE 90-100 13755-38-9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: N/A VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.72 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for SODIUM NITROFERRICYANIDE, DIHYDRATE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: RUBY-RED TRANSPARENT CRYSTALS WITH NO ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED HYDROGEN CYANIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 5 MG/M3 ( PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (IPR-RAT)(MG/KG) - 7 LD50 (IV-RAT) (MG/KG) - 9.3 LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 9 LD50 (IV-MOUSE) (MG/KG) - 6 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION AND INGESTION ARE HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL. INHALATION AND INGESTION MAY CAUSE CYANOSIS. THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, RAPID INEFFECTIVE BREATHING, LOW BLOOD PRESSURE, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, OR CONVULSIONS. TARGET ORGANS EYES, SKIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for SODIUM NITROFERRICYANIDE, DIHYDRATE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, SHOCK INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CYANIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, OXIDES OF NITROGEN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIRED IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV. AT CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE 4 PPM, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN SECURE POISON AREA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for SODIUM NITROFERRICYANIDE, DIHYDRATE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME POISON B SOLID, N.O.S. (SODIUM NITROFERRICYANIDE, DIHY) HAZARD CLASS POISON B UN/NA UN2811 LABELS POISON INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME POISONOUS SOLIDS, N.O.S. (SODIUM NITROFERRICYANIDE, HAZARD CLASS 6.1 UN/NA UN2811 LABELS POISON