Product ID:FERRIC CHLORIDE SOLUTION
MSDS Date:09/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-798-9722
MSDS Number: BJKXW

A. DAIGGER

441 CARPENTER ST.
WHEELING, IL 60090
US

Emergency Phone: 800-621-7193

Info Phone: 312-520-7000

Preparer: DENNIS J> NICKELS

Cage: 15747

DAIGGER A AND CO INC

ALSIP, IL 60803 US

Telephone: 847-816-5060

Cage: 15747

FERRIC CHLORIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 7705-08-0

RTECS: LJ9100000

Fraction By Weight: 4.0%

OSHA PEL 1 MG FE/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG FE/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

"NOT HAZARDOUS"

Fraction By Weight: 96.0%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:FERRIC CHLORIDE SOLUTION IS IRRITATING
TO BODY TISSUES. DUSTS WILL IRRITATE THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
CAUSING COUGHING. IRON POISONING MAY RESULT FROM CHRONIC
OVEREXPOSURE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:FERRIC CHLORIDE IS NOT LISTED AS A
CARCINOGEN BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE:IRRITATION SKIN:POSSIBLE IRRITATION, IRON
STAINS. INHALED:UNLIKELY EXPOSURE. RESPIRATORY IRRITATION IF
INHALED. INGESTED:G/I IRRITATION, NAUSEA. POSSIBLE IRON
POISONING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE GIVEN BY MANUMACTURER.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN, HOLD LIDS OPEN. SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. WASH WITH SOAP &
WATER. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING AS NEEDED.
INGESTED:GIVE 2 LARGE GLASSES OF MILK OR WATER AND INDUCE
VOMITING. NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
CARE.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:PRODUCT IS NON FLAMMABLE. EXTINGUISH FIRE WITH
MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SOURCE OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE
PRODUCTION OF HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB WITH INERT MATERIAL, COLLECT, BEING
CAREFUL NOT TO RAISE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL,DRY AREA,PROTECTED
FROM MOISTURE. KEEP SEPARATE FROM NON-COMPATABLES.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATOR WILL NOT NORMALLY BE NECESSARY. USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR OR RESPIRATOR FOR
DUST/MIST IF EXPOSURE IS ABOVE THE TLV/PEL. SEE 29 CFR 1910.134 FOR
REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO RESPIRATOR USE.
Ventilation:NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED. USE LAB HOOD OR OTHER LOCAL EXHAUST
TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW PEL/TLV.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER,VINYL OR OTHER IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER, LAB COAT
OR APRON TO PROTECT EXPOSED SKIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD CHEMICAL HYGIENE PRACTICE. AVOID
UNNECESSARY CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:1.03
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1.0 (WATER = 1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW-BROWN LIQUID, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, OXIDIZERS, ALKALIS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE GIVEN BY MANUFACTURER (SUPPLIER).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, IRON OXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS. MANUFACTURER MAKES NO SUGGESTION OF DISPOSAL METHOD.

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