------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for BERYLLIUM, 1000 PPM (0.100% W/V) Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: BERYLLIUM, 1000 PPM (0.100% W/V) FORMULA: BE IN HCL FORMULA WT: 9.00 CAS NO.: - - PRODUCT CODES: 6921 EFFECTIVE: 09/05/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (CANCER CAUSING) FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 2 MODERATE CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (CORROSIVE) HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES & SHIELD; LAB COAT & APRON; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS POISON DANGER CAUSES BURNS NOTE: REPORTED AS CAUSING CANCER IN LABORATORY ANIMALS. EXERCISE DUE CARE. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. 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. BERYLLIUM 0-1 7440-41-7 HYDROCHLORIC ACID (0.3 MOLAR) 0-1 7647-01-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 100 C ( 212 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: N/A VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.00 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for BERYLLIUM, 1000 PPM (0.100% W/V) Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: N/A APPEARANCE & ODOR: CLEAR COLORLESS SOLUTION. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP: N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 3-0-0 FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THIS SUBSTANCE IS LISTED AS ACGIH SUSPECT HUMAN CARCINOGEN, NTP ANTICIPATED HUMAN CARCINOGEN, IARC PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINOGEN (GROUPS 2A AND 2B); ACCEPTABLE MAXIMUM PEAK ABOVE THE ACCEPTANCE CEILING CONCENTRATION FOR AN EIGHT-HOUR SHIFT = .025 MG/M3 FOR 30 MINUTES; (PEL) CEILING = .005 MG/M3. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): .002 MG/M3 ( PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): .002 MG/M3 ( PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (IV-RAT) (MG/KG) - .496 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: YES IARC: YES Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE LIQUID MAY CAUSE BURNS TO SKIN AND EYES. VAPORS MAY BE IRRITATING TO SKIN, EYES, NOSE AND THROAT. INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND DIFFICULT BREATHING. TARGET ORGANS LUNGS, SKIN, EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. 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 WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for BERYLLIUM, 1000 PPM (0.100% W/V) Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOXICITY TEST RESULTS AND SAFETY AND HEALTH EFFECTS ARE BASED ON THE SOLUTE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE DOCUMENTED INCOMPATIBLES: SODIUM METAL, ALUMINUM, HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: P015 (ACUTE HAZARDOUS WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: THIS IS A LABORATORY-USE PRODUCT FOR WHICH NO INDUSTRIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION HAZARD CLASS CORROSIVE MATERIAL (LIQUID) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for BERYLLIUM, 1000 PPM (0.100% W/V) Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UN/NA UN1789 LABELS CORROSIVE REPORTABLE QUANTITY 5000 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION, MIXTURE HAZARD CLASS 8 UN/NA UN1789 LABELS CORROSIVE