------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CADMIUM, 1000 PPM (0.100% W/V) Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: CADMIUM, 1000 PPM (0.100% W/V) FORMULA: CD IN HNO3 FORMULA WT: 112.40 CAS NO.: - - PRODUCT CODES: 6924 EFFECTIVE: 09/10/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (CANCER CAUSING) FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 1 SLIGHT 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 DANGER CAUSES BURNS HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED 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. CADMIUM 0-1 7440-43-9 NITRIC ACID (0.3 MOLAR) 1-2 7697-37-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 1.00 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CADMIUM, 1000 PPM (0.100% W/V) Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: ~100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: CLEAR, COLORLESS ODORLESS SOLUTION. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP: N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 3-0-0 OXY 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THIS SUBSTANCE IS LISTED AS NTP ANTICIPATED HUMAN CARCINOGEN, IARC PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINOGEN (GROUPS 2A AND 2B). THE ACCEPTABLE CEILING CONCENTRATION (PEL) IS 0.6 MG/M3. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 0.05 MG/M3 ( PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 0.2 MG/M3 ( PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 225 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: YES IARC: YES Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, LIGHTHEADEDNESS OR HEADACHE. LIQUID MAY CAUSE BURNS TO SKIN AND EYES. INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, AND BURNS TO MOUTH AND THROAT. CHRONIC EFFECTS OF CADMIUM COMPOUNDS FROM LOW LEVEL EXPOSURE IN THE AIR MAY CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE LUNG INJURY, KIDNEY DISEASE, AND OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS. TARGET ORGANS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, KIDNEYS, PROSTATE, BLOOD MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CADMIUM, 1000 PPM (0.100% W/V) Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNT OF MILK, MILK OF MAGNESIA, OR WHITES OF EGGS BEATEN WITH WATER. 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. 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: ORGANIC MATERIALS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, STRONG BASES 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. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. VENTILATE AREA. NEUTRALIZE SPILL WITH SODA ASH OR LIME. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. J. T. BAKER NEUTRASORB(R) OR NEUTRASOL(R) "LOW NA+" ACID NEUTRALIZERS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR SPILLS OF THIS PRODUCT. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D002 (CORROSIVE WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: THIS IS A LABORATORY-USE PRODUCT FOR WHICH NO INDUSTRIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CADMIUM, 1000 PPM (0.100% W/V) Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 NITRIC ACID, 40% OR LESS SOLUTION HAZARD CLASS CORROSIVE MATERIAL (LIQUID) UN/NA NA1760 LABELS CORROSIVE REPORTABLE QUANTITY 1000 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME NITRIC ACID, SOLUTION HAZARD CLASS 8 UN/NA UN2031 LABELS CORROSIVE