------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CUPROUS CYANIDE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: CUPROUS CYANIDE FORMULA: CUCN FORMULA WT: 89.56 CAS NO.: 00544-92-3 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: GL7150000 COMMON SYNONYMS: COPPER(I) CYANIDE; CUPRICIN PRODUCT CODES: 1872 EFFECTIVE: 02/06/87 REVISION #03 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON) FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 1 SLIGHT CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (LIFE) 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 OR INHALED CAUSES EYE BURNS AND MAY IRRITATE SKIN. CONTACT WITH ACID LIBERATES POISONOUS GAS. EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH AND CONTACT HAZARDS - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE GAS OR DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE IN DRY AREA AWAY FROM ACIDS. SWEEP UP SPILLAGE. DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. CUPROUS CYANIDE 90-100 544-92-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: 473 C ( 883 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CUPROUS CYANIDE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 2.92 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): NEGLIGIBLE (LESS THAN 0.1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE TO CREAM COLORED, ODORLESS POWDER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS GIVES OFF FLAMMABLE VAPORS. VAPORS MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR. CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED HYDROGEN CYANIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TLV AND PEL LISTED IS FOR CYANIDES, AS CN. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 5 MG/M3 ( PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 5 MG/M3 ( PPM) CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION AND INGESTION ARE HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL. INHALATION AND INGESTION MAY CAUSE CYANOSIS. THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, RAPID INEFFECTIVE BREATHING, LOW BLOOD PRESSURE, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, OR CONVULSIONS. INHALATION OF DUST MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, COUGHING, DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING, CHEST PAIN, SEVERE LUNG IRRITATION, OR PULMONARY EDEMA. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. SKIN ABSORPTION MAY BE HARMFUL. INGESTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNING TO MOUTH AND STOMACH. TARGET ORGANS CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, NASAL SEPTUM, LIVER, KIDNEYS, SKIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CUPROUS CYANIDE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, ABSORPTION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. KEEP CYANIDE ANTIDOTE KIT ON HAND AT ALL TIMES IF SWALLOWED, IF UNCON- SCIOUS, BREAK AN AMYL NITRITE PEARL IN A CLOTH AND HOLD LIGHTLY UNDER NOSE FOR 15 SECONDS. WHEN CONSCIOUSNESS RETURNS, INDUCE VOMITING. IF INHALED, BREAK AN AMYL NITRITE PEARL IN A CLOTH AND HOLD LIGHTLY UNDER NOSE FOR 15 SECONDS. REPEAT 5 TIMES AT ABOUT 15 SECOND INTERVALS. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. TLV LISTED DENOTES (TLV-SKIN). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, MAGNESIUM DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CYANIDE, 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. 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: P029 (ACUTE HAZARDOUS WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for CUPROUS CYANIDE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED. IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF RESPIRATOR, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN SECURE POISON AREA. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME COPPER CYANIDE HAZARD CLASS POISON B UN/NA UN1587 LABELS POISON INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME COPPER CYANIDE HAZARD CLASS 6.1 UN/NA UN1587 LABELS POISON