------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for ALUMINUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: ALUMINUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE FORMULA: AL(NO3)3 9H2O FORMULA WT: 375.13 CAS NO.: 07784-27-2 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: BD1050000 COMMON SYNONYMS: ALUMINUM NITRATE, NONAHYDRATE; NITRIC ACID, ALUMINUM SALT PRODUCT CODES: 0528 EFFECTIVE: 09/27/85 REVISION #01 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 2 MODERATE FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 3 SEVERE (OXIDIZER) CONTACT - 2 MODERATE HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS DANGER STRONG OXIDIZER - CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED CAUSES IRRITATION KEEP FROM CONTACT WITH CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. DO NOT STORE NEAR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. IN CASE OF FIRE, SOAK WITH WATER. IN CASE OF SPILL, SWEEP UP AND REMOVE. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: YELLOW (REACTIVE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. ALUMINUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE 90-100 7784-27-2 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------ ---------- FOR INFORMATION ONLY; ANHYDROUS FORM 13473-90-0 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for ALUMINUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: 73 C ( 163 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.00 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID 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 WATER SPRAY. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH SHOCK, FRICTION OR HEAT. STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED NITROGEN OXIDES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 264 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE DUST INHALATION MAY BE HARMFUL. INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA AND VOMITING. TARGET ORGANS NONE IDENTIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY NONE INDICATED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for ALUMINUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: MOISTURE INCOMPATIBLES: MOST COMMON METALS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, WATER DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: 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. KEEP COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC.) AWAY FROM SPILLED MATERIAL. 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. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D003 (REACTIVE WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, USE AN APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, UNIFORM, BUTYL RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: YELLOW (REACTIVE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for ALUMINUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE SEPARATELY AND AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME ALUMINUM NITRATE HAZARD CLASS OXIDIZER UN/NA UN1438 LABELS OXIDIZER INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME ALUMINUM NITRATE HAZARD CLASS 5.1 UN/NA UN1438 LABELS OXIDIZING AGENT