Product ID:UREA
MSDS Date:06/20/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-145-0049
MSDS Number: BHCFK

Emergency Phone: 901-357-2311

Info Phone: 901-357-2311

Cage: OELF7

Telephone: 901-357-2311

Cage: OELF7

UREA

CAS: 57-13-6

RTECS: YR6250000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NONE
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE COMPOUNDS IN THIS PRODUCT IS
LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:A SINGLE DOSE OF 100 GMS. OF UREA SOLUTION HAS
REPORTEDLY CAUSED MILD CONTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION SUCH AS
DROWSINESS, SLOW REFLEXES, SLURRED SPEECH. NON-TOXIC.

First Aid:FLUSH EYES AND SKIN THOROUGHLY WITH WATER. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT APPLICAE
Upper Limits:NOT APPLICAE
Extinguishing Media:WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. CAUTION!: WET UREA IS SLIPPERY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, UREA MAY
DECOMPOSE TO CYANURIC ACID, AMMONIA, BIURET, CYANIC ACID, CARBON
DIOXIDE, AND NITROGEN OXIDES.

Spill Release Procedures:PREVENT LARGE QUANTITIES FROM CONTACTING
VEGETATION OR WATERWAYS. KEEP ANIMALS AWAY FROM LARGE SPILLS.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
AREA. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. PROTECT
CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:HYGROSCOPIC MIXTURES CAN BE FORMED WITH CERTAIN
CHEMICALS. UREA AND MOISTURE WILL CAUSE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE USED
WHEN EXPOSURE EXCEEDS THE OSHA NUISANCE DUST STANDARD OF 15 MG/M3.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL OR GENERAL VENTILATION TO KEEP DUST BELOW
OSHA NUISANCE DUST LIMIT OF 15 MG/M3.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NITRILE, VPC OR NATURAL RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES WITH OPTIONAL FACE SHIELD
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OR
FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO
NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MISTS.

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:1.335
pH:NOT AE
Solubility in Water:108GM/100CC @68F
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID, SPHERICAL SHAPE(PRILL) WITH SLIGHT
AMMONICAL ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAY REACT WITH NITRATES, ALKALIES, OXIDIZING AGENTS, INORGANIC ACIDS.
CORROSIVE TO COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEATING ABOVE 266F
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

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particular situation.