------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE FORMULA: NH4F HF FORMULA WT: 57.04 CAS NO.: 01341-49-7 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: BQ9200000 COMMON SYNONYMS: AMMONIUM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE; AMMONIUM DIFLUORIDE; ACID AMMONIUM FLUORIDE PRODUCT CODES: 0619 EFFECTIVE: 11/05/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON) FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 2 MODERATE CONTACT - 4 EXTREME (CORROSIVE) 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 CAUSES SEVERE BURNS HARMFUL IF INHALED DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE (CORROSIVE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE 90-100 1341-49-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 239 C ( 462 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: 126 C ( 259 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.50 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE CRYSTALS OR FLAKES 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 NITROGEN OXIDES, HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, AMMONIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 2.5 MG/M3 ( PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 2.5 MG/M3 ( PPM) CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION OF DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SUBSTANCE IS READILY ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. INGESTION IS HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL. INGESTION MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONVULSIONS. TARGET ORGANS EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, KIDNEYS MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT, ABSORPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER, MILK, OR MILK OF MAGNESIA. 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 WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. IF SKIN BECOMES IRRITATED, IMMERSE AND SOAK THE AFFECTED AREA, FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: ICED 0.13% AQUEOUS ZEPHIRAN CHLORIDE SOLUTION, ICED 70% ALCOHOL SOLUTION, OR ICE-COLD SATURATED SOLUTION OF MAGNESIUM SULFATE. NOTE: DO NOT USE ZEPHIRAN CHLORIDE SOLUTION ON EYES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG ACIDS, STRONG BASES, MOST COMMON METALS, GLASS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: AMMONIA, HYDROGEN FLUORIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D002 (CORROSIVE WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 UP TO 10 PPM, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED. ABOVE THIS LEVEL, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE (CORROSIVE) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN CORROSION-PROOF AREA. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME AMMONIUM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, SOLID HAZARD CLASS CORROSIVE MATERIAL (SOLID) UN/NA UN1727 LABELS CORROSIVE REPORTABLE QUANTITY 100 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME AMMONIUM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, SOLID HAZARD CLASS 8 UN/NA UN1727 LABELS CORROSIVE