Product ID:SPS 5100 SELECTRON CADMIUM ALKALINE
MSDS Date:08/03/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N026346
MSDS Number: BNKXT

SELECTRONS LTD

137 MATTATUCK HEIGHTS RD
WATERBURY, CT 06725-0115
US

Emergency Phone: 203-755-9900

Info Phone: 203-755-9900

Cage: 13929

SELECTRONS LTD

115 WATERBURY, CT 06725-0115 US

Telephone: 203-755-9900

Cage: 13929

0.1 MG/M3; 0.3

CAS: 1306-19-0

RTECS: EV1925000

Fraction By Weight: 7%

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1027

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

1,2-ETHANEDIAMINE; (ETHYLENEDIAMINE)

CAS: 107-15-3

RTECS: KH8575000

Fraction By Weight: <20%

OSHA PEL 10 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 10 PPM, S

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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 AND THROAT. LONG EXPOSURE OVER SEVERAL
HOURS CAN CAUSE COUGH, CHEST PAINS, SWEATING, CHILLS AND WEAKNESS.
DEATH CAN OCCUR. INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA
AND ABDOMINAL CRAMPS. CHRONIC: CAN CAUSE LOSS OF SMELL, ULCERATION
OF (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CADMIUM & COMPOUNDS: GROUP 2A (IARC);
GROUP 2 (NTP).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: NOSE, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, KIDNEY
DAMAGE AND MILD ANEMIA. PROLONGED EXPOSURE HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED
TO CAUSE AN INCREASE OF CANCER OF PROSTATE IN MOLES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN: CONTAMINATED AREA SHOULD BE WASHED WITH LARGE AMOUNTS
OF WATER. INGESTION: DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER AND THEN
PERSON SHOULD BE MADE TO VOMIT. A PHYSICIAN SHOULD BE CONTACTED
IMMEDIATELY. E YE: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES .
INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE
OXYGEN/ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION) .

Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
CONDITIONS .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . KEEP AWAY FROM HOT FIRES. HOSE DOWN WITH
WATER TO KEEP CONTAINER OR DRUMS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS CAN BE TOXIC
(AMINES, CARBON MONOXIDE, AMMONIA).

Spill Release Procedures:PERSONS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MUST
BE RESTRICTED FROM AREA. ABSORB WITH AN INERT MATERIAL AND REMOVE
TO DISPOSAL AREA IF APPLICABLE. VENTILATE AREA WELL. CANNOT BE
FLUSHED TO SEWER OR DRAIN.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:WHERE THERE IS ANY POSS OF EXPOS TO
ETHYLENEDIAMINE, FACILITIES FOR QUICK DRENCHING OF BODY SHD BE
PROVIDED WITHIN THE IMMED WORK AREA FOR EMER USE.
Other Precautions:NOT APPLICABLE.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED MIST RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE
WORN.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST SHOULD BE ADEQUATE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANY OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SO AS NOT TO
SPLASH ON SKIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:EMPLOYEES WHO HNDL MATL SHD WASH THEIR HANDS &
FACE THORO BEFORE EATING, SMOKING/USING REST ROOM FACILITIES. (SUPP
DATA)
Supplemental Safety and Health
WORK HYGIENE PRACT: EATING AND SMOKING SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED IN WORK
AREAS WHERE THIS MATERIAL IS HANDLED OR STORED. PROPER TRAINING
SHOULD BE GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES HANDLING THIS MATERIAL.

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:1.165
pH:9.2
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:AMBER COLORED SOLUTION-AMMONIACAL ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG MINERAL ACIDS, OXIDIZERS & CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND CARBON MONOXIDE
MAY BE RELEASED IN A FIRE.

Waste Disposal Methods:MUST BE DISPOSED OF AT A PERMITTED FACILITY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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