------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for HYDRAZINE, MONOHYDRATE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: HYDRAZINE, MONOHYDRATE FORMULA: NH2NH2 H2O FORMULA WT: 50.06 CAS NO.: 7803-57-8 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: MV8050000 COMMON SYNONYMS: HYDRAZINE HYDRATE; DIAMIDE HYDRATE; HYDRAZINE, AQUEOUS PRODUCT CODES: N364,N361,N363 EFFECTIVE: 09/11/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (LIFE) FLAMMABILITY - 2 MODERATE REACTIVITY - 3 SEVERE (EXPLOSIVE) CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (LIFE) HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES & SHIELD; LAB COAT & APRON; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES; CLASS B EXTINGUISHER PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS POISON DANGER MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED - COMBUSTIBLE VAPOR MAY EXPLODE IN FIRE - CAUSES BURNS CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIALS MAY CAUSE FIRE. EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH AND CONTACT HAZARDS - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. IN CASE OF FIRE, USE WATER SPRAY, ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR CARBON DIOXIDE. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATERSPRAY. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. HYDRAZINE, MONOHYDRATE 90-100 7803-57-8 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------ ---------- FOR INFORMATION ONLY; ANHYDROUS FORM 302-01-2 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for HYDRAZINE, MONOHYDRATE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 119 C ( 246 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 5.2 MELTING POINT: -52 C ( -62 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.03 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: COLORLESS FUMING LIQUID WITH FAINT AMINE ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP 73 C ( 163 F) FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - 100 % LOWER - 4.7 % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR ORDINARY FOAM. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER UNTIL COOL SO REIGNITION WILL NOT OCCUR. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH SHOCK, FRICTION OR HEAT. GIVES OFF FLAMMABLE VAPORS. VAPORS MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR. CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED NITROGEN OXIDES, AMMONIA, HYDROGEN GAS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THIS SUBSTANCE IS LISTED AS ACGIH ANTICIPATED HUMAN CARCINOGEN, NTP ANTICIPATED HUMAN CARCINOGEN, AND IARC PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINOGEN (GROUPS 2A & 2B). THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 0.1 MG/M3 ( 0.1 PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 1.3 MG/M3 ( 1 PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 129 LD50 (ORAL-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for HYDRAZINE, MONOHYDRATE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: YES IARC: YES Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. LIQUID MAY CAUSE BURNS TO SKIN AND EYES. SKIN ABSORPTION MAY BE HARMFUL. INGESTION IS HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL. CHRONIC EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE DAMAGE TO KIDNEYS, LIVER, LUNGS, BLOOD, OR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. TARGET ORGANS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, SKIN, EYES 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. 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. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. TOXICITY TEST RESULTS AND SAFETY AND HEALTH EFFECTS ARE LISTED FOR THE ANHYDROUS PRODUCT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION, SUNLIGHT, SHOCK INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, RUBBER, LEATHER, GLASS, COMMON METALS, ESP. BRASS, COPPER, LEAD, SILVER DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF NITROGEN, AMMONIA, HYDROGEN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for HYDRAZINE, MONOHYDRATE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING, OR FLAMES IN AREA. FLUSH AREA WITH FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER. (USE CAUTION) NEUTRALIZE WITH SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL; THEN FLUSH AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: U133 (TOXIC WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP VAPOR AND MIST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: A CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD, UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE SUIT, PROPER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS BOND AND GROUND CONTAINERS WHEN TRANSFERRING LIQUID. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED, FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE AREA. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP PRODUCT OUT OF LIGHT. STORE UNDER NITROGEN. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME HYDRAZINE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION HAZARD CLASS CORROSIVE MATERIAL (LIQUID) UN/NA UN2030 LABELS CORROSIVE REPORTABLE QUANTITY 1 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME HYDRAZINE, HYDRATE HAZARD CLASS 8, 6.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for HYDRAZINE, MONOHYDRATE Page 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UN/NA UN2030 LABELS CORROSIVE, POISON