------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CHROMIUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: CHROMIUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE FORMULA: CR(NO3)3 9H2O FORMULA WT: 400.15 CAS NO.: 7789-02-8 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: GB6300000 COMMON SYNONYMS: CHROMIC NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE PRODUCT CODES: 1606 EFFECTIVE: 09/10/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 2 MODERATE FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 2 MODERATE 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 WARNING HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED CAUSES IRRITATION AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. CHROMIUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE 90-100 7789-02-8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: 60 C ( 140 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: N/A EVAPORATION RATE: N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CHROMIUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: VIOLET ODORLESS CRYSTALS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH SHOCK, FRICTION OR HEAT. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED NITROGEN OXIDES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: WHILE THE SPECIFIC COMPOUNDS CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED, THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT CERTAIN CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS CAUSE CANCER IN HUMANS AND EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS. CHROMIUM IS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN AIR, WATER, SOIL AND FOOD. TRIVALENT CHROMIUM MAY BE AN ESSENTIAL TRACE INGREDIENT IN THE HUMAN DIET. ALL CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS ARE REGULATED BY THE EPA, BUT NO SPECIFIC DATA IS AVAILABLE TO LINK TRIVALENT CHROMIUM TO CANCER. PRUDENT JUDGEMENT DICTATES THAT EXPOSURE SHOULD BE MINIMIZED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. ( SEE IARC MONOGRAPH ON EVALUATION OF CARCINOGENIC RISK OF CHEMICALS TO HUMANS, VOLUME 23 LYON, FRANCE IARC, 1980, PP. 205-323). THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 0.5 MG/M3 ( PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 3250 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: YES IARC: YES Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE DUST MAY IRRITATE EYES. DUST MAY CAUSE SNEEZING AND COUGHING. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. TARGET ORGANS SKIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CHROMIUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INGESTION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT 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 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: HEAT INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM, ORGANIC MATERIALS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS 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: D007 (EP TOXIC WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: A RESPIRATOR WITH DUST/MIST FILTER IS RECOMMENDED. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV, A SELF- CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, UNIFORM, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CHROMIUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE) 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 NITRATE, N.O.S. (CHROMIUM NITRATE, 9-HYDRATE) HAZARD CLASS OXIDIZER UN/NA NA1477 LABELS OXIDIZER REPORTABLE QUANTITY 1 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHROMIUM NITRATE HAZARD CLASS 5.1 UN/NA UN2720 LABELS OXIDIZING AGENT