Product ID:CADMIUM CHLORIDE, HYDRATED
MSDS Date:06/04/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-957-8058
MSDS Number: BFZCN

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO

52 FADEM RD
SPRINGFIELD, NJ 07081-3116
US

Emergency Phone: 201-379-1400

Info Phone: 201-379-1400

Cage: 94480

FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY

SPRINGFIELD, NJ 07081 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 94480

CADMIUM CHLORIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 10108-64-2

RTECS: EV0175000

Fraction By Weight: 100%.

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1027

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

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:194 MG/KG ORAL MOUSE LD50
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NEPHROTOXIN. UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION, LUNG/KIDNEY/LIVER DAMAGE, PULMONAY EDEMA, RHINITIS,
BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA, DYSPNEA, ABNORMAL LUNG FUNCTION, FIBROSIS,
SKIN IRRITATION, DERMATITIS, EYE IRRITATION, CONJUNCTIVITIS,
FAACIAL EDEMA, GASSTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES, HYPOTENSION,
RESPIRATORY ARREST, DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CADMIUM CHLORIDE IS CLASSED AS
ANTICIPATED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY NTP AND GROUP 2A BY IARC.
Effects of Overexposure:COUGH, CHEST PAIN, DIZZINESS, ABDOMINAL PAIN,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, LUNG/KIDNY/LIVER DAMAGE, DEATH, DECREASED
CONCENTRATING CAPACITY, YELLOWING OF TEETH, DECREASED CREATININE
EXCRETION, BACK PAIN, PAIN IN EXTREMETIES,PAIN ON BONE PRESSURE,
SKIN IRRITATION, EYE IRRITATION, FACIAL EDEMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. RESTORE BREATHING. KEEP
WARM AND QUIET. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA
THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF VOMITING HAS NOT OCCURRED, USE
EMISIS OR GASTRIC LAVAGE. KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NON FLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY, REGULAR
FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE IF CAN DO SO WITHOUT
RISK. DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATERIAL WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER
STREAM.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AVOID BREATHING HAZARDOUS VAPORS. KEEP
UPWIND.

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. STOP LEAK IF
CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT
MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. REPORTABLE
QUANTITY IS 100 POUNDS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PREVENT DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR.
Other Precautions:DO NOT ALLOW MATERIAL TO CONTAMINATE WATER SOURCES.

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
EXOSURES BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS PER
CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND NIOSH RESPIRATOR
SELECTION.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF OR DUST-RESISTANT GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK DRENCH EMERGENCY
SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
ANTIDOTE: DO NOT GIVE DIMERCAPROL. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, GIVE CALCIUM
DISODIUM EDETATE. GIVE 15-25 MG/KG IN 250-500 ML OF DEXTROSE
INTRAVENOUSLY OVER A 1-2 HOUR PERIOD, TWICE DAILY.

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT GIVEN
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:93.0F,33.9C
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:3.3
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NIL
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:EFFLORESCENT GRANULES OR RHOMBOHEDRAL LEAFLETS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE, POTASSIUM
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXTREME TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CADMIUM OXIDES AND FUMES OF CHLORIDES

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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