Product ID:SELECTRON CADMIUM LHE SOLUTION,SPS 5070
MSDS Date:09/24/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-306-9596
MSDS Number: BDWPQ

SELECTRONS LTD.

137 MATTATUCK HEIGHTS ROAD
WATERBURY, CT 06725-0115
US

Emergency Phone: 203-755-9900

Info Phone: 203-755-9900

Cage: LO249

SELECTRONS LTD.

115 WATERBURY, CT 06725-0115 US

Telephone: 203-755-9900

Cage: LO249

ETHYLENEDIAMINE (SARA III)

CAS: 107-15-3

RTECS: KH8575000

Fraction By Weight: <23%

OSHA PEL 10 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S, 10 PPM; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

CADMIUM OXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1306-19-0

RTECS: EV1925000

Fraction By Weight: 7.0%

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1027

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG(CD)/M3; 9293

NON HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS AND/OR WATER

Fraction By Weight: <70%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) CADMIUM OXIDE=72 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION OF CADMIUM DUST CAN
CAUSE IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT. EXPOSURE OVER SEVERAL HOURS CAN
CAUSE CHEST PAINS, SWEATING, CHILLS, WEAKNESS. DEATH CAN OCCUR.
INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMI TING, DIARRHEA, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS.
CHRONIC: EXPOSURE TO FUMES CAN CAUSE ULCERATION OF NOSE, KIDNEY
DAMAGE, MILD ANEMIA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NTP LISTS CADMIUM COMPOUNDS AS "AC-
ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGENS"; (CONTINUED IN SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH DATA.)
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: CADMIUM DUST: NOSE AND THROAT
IRRITATION, CHEST PAINS, SWEATING, CHILLS, WEAKNESS AND DEATH CAN
OCCUR. FUMES: LOSS OF SMELL AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. INGESTION: MAY
CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA AND ABDOMINAL CRAMPS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PROLONGED EXPOSURE HAS BEEN
REPORTED TO CAUSE AN INCREASE OF CANCER OF THE PROSTATE IN MOLES.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN: WASH WITH COLD WATER. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION : DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. USE MEDIA
APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:RESTRICT PERSONS NOT IN PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
FROM AREA. ABSORB SPILL WITH INERT MATERIAL AND REMOVE TO DISPOSAL
AREA IF APPLICABLE. VENTILATE AREA. DO NOT FLUSH TO DRAINS OR
SEWER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE: IF ANY POSSIBILITY OF
EXPOSURE TO ETHYLENEDIAMINE, FACILITIES FOR QUICK DRENCHING OF THE
BODY SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN IMMEDIATE WORK AREAS.
Other Precautions:IF CLOTHING SHOULD BECOME SPLASHED OR CONTAMINATED
WITH THIS PRODUCT, IT SHOULD BE DRENCHED WITH WATER AND NOT WORN
AGAIN UNTIL LAUNDERED.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST, MIST AND
FUMES.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM. SAFETY GOGGLES AND/OR FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:ANY OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SO AS NOT TO
SPLASH ON SKIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:EATING OR SMOKING SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED IN
AREAS WHERE ETHYLENEDIAMINE IS HANDLED OR STORED. GIVE PROPER
TRAINING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
(CONTINUED FROM EXPLANATORY NOTE;CARCINOGENICITY) IARC LISTS COMPOUND
AS "2A-PROBABLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS" AND "L- LIMITED EVIDENCE".
OSHA DOES NOT LIST THIS COMPOUND AS A CARCINOGEN. NIOSH PUBLICA
TION 88-120, CIB #42 RECOMMENDS THAT CADMIUM BE REGARDED AS A
POTENTIAL OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGEN.

HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:1.256
pH:7.5
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW SOLUTION--SLIGHT AMMONIACAL ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG MINERAL ACIDS, OXIDIZERS AND CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND CARBON MONOXIDE
MAY BE RELEASED IN A FIRE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. CONTACT LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGER.

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