Product ID:NICKELOUS OXIDE, GREEN, 4958
MSDS Date:12/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N044838
MSDS Number: BSCKK

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Info Phone: 201-859-2151

Cage: DO803

Telephone: 800-582-2537

Cage: 70829

1); (NICKELOUS OXIDE, GREEN)

CAS: 1313-99-1

RTECS: QR8400000

Fraction By Weight: 98-100%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL/EYE/SKIN ABSORP: NONE
IDENTIFIED. SKIN: PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION.
INGEST: IRRITATION AND BURNS TO MOUTH AND STOMACH. CHRONIC: BY
INHAL-IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY SYST EM, COUGHING, DIFFICULT
BREATHING, LUNGAND NASAL CANCER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL: IARC MONOGRAPHS ON EVAL OF
CARCIN RISK OF CHEM TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990: GRP 2B. NTP 6TH
ANNUAL (SUPP DATA)
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE IDENTIFIED.

First Aid:INGEST: CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMED
INDUCE VOMIT. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF
RESP. IF BRTHG DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN. EYE: IMMED FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR
@ LEAST 15 MINUTES.

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE IDENTIFIED.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA AND FULL PROT
CLTHG. W/CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA W/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
IN SECURE POISON AREA. STORE IN A DRY AREA. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON
SKIN/CLTHG. DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
Other Precautions:USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQ VENT CNDTNS EXIST. IF
AIRBORNE CONC IS HIGH, A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD DUST/MIST RESP IS RECOM.
IF CONC EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF RESP, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA IS
ADVISED.
Ventilation:USE ADEQ GEN/LOC EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP FUME/DUST
LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:UNIFORM, APRON, LAB COAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLAN OF CARCIN: REPORT ON CARCIN, 1991: ANTIC TO BE CARCIN.

HCC:T6
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:3794F,2090C
Spec Gravity:7.45(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE(<0.1%)
Appearance and Odor:GREEN CRYSTALS, ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE IDENTIFIED.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE DOCUMENTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE IDENTIFIED.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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