Product ID:CUPRIC SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:07/27/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-236-5680
MSDS Number: BSCTJ

Emergency Phone: 803-481-8528/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-944-6020

Cage: 8C813

Telephone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 8C813

COPPER SULFATE

CAS: 7758-99-8

RTECS: GL8900000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3 (CU DUST)

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3 (CU DUST)

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL RAT = 960 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: IRRITATION OF EYES, SKIN,
RESPIRATORY TRACT. IF INGESTED, SYSTEMIC COPPER POISONING MAY OCCUR
WITH CAPILLARY DAMAGE, KIDNEY AND LIVER DAMAGE, CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM EXCITATION FOLLOWED BY DEPRE SSION, PARALYSIS AND COMA.
DEATH MAY OCCUR FROM SHOCK OR RENAL FAILURE. CHRONIC: DERMATITIS,
PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION, CONJUNCTIVITIS, ULCERATION,
CLOUDING OF CORNEA. SKIN: IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN. INHALATION:
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, COUGHING, SORE THROAT,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, POSSIBLE CHILLS, STUFFINESS. INGESTION:
BURNING PAIN OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
ABDOMINAL PAIN, DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH A HISTORY OF
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEE DOCTOR. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEE
DOCTOR. INHALATI ON: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF
NEEDED. SEE DOCTOR. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY BY
GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK AND STICKING FINGER DOWN THE
THROAT. SEE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:ANY SUITABLE MEANS TO EXTINGUISH SURROUNDING FIRE.
CARBON DIOXIDE OR DRY CHEMICAL PREFERRED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
MATERIAL WILL NOT BURN, NOR WILL IT SUPPORT COMBUSTION.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE.CLEAN UP USING METHODS THAT AVOID
DUST GENERATION SUCH AS VACUUM, WET DUST MOP OR WET CLEAN UP AND
PLACE IN APPROPIATE DISPOSAL CONTAINER AND COVER. IF DUST IS
GENERATED USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRO VED RESPIRATOR WITH DUST CARTRIDGE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
AREA. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. AVOID ANY PHYSICAL CONTACT.
ISOLATE FROM INCOMPLATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP CLOSED.
Other Precautions:PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR
INDIVIDUALS REGULARLY EXPOSED TO DUST OR MIST.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH DUST
CARTRIDGE IF TLV IS EXCEEDED. ALTERNATEVELY, A SUPPLIED AIR FULL
FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR OR AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVEL BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR PLASTIC GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELD OR GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:WORK CLOTHES, EYE WASH AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT SHAKE
CLOTHING. REMOVE DUST BY WASHING OR VACUUMING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT
LENSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT ALL COPPER COMPOUNDS CONTAIN ARSENIC,
CADMIUM, AND LEAD IN CONCENTRATIONS RANGING FORM A FEW PARTS PER
BILLION TO SEVERAL HUNDRED PARTS PER MILLION.

HCC:V7
Melt/Freeze Pt:=150.C, 302.F
Spec Gravity:2.284
pH:3-4.5
Solubility in Water:25.9%
Appearance and Odor:BLUE CRYSTALS. ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT, HUMIDITY.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COPPER FUMES AT TEMPERATURES >1040F,
SULFURIC ACID AT TEMPERATURES >950F, SO2 MAY BE RELEASED AT >1100F.

Waste Disposal Methods:NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER. KEEP IN
COVERED CONTAINERS PENDING DISPOSAL. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. MANUFACTURER STATES CAN BE
DISPOSE OF IN LANDF ILL.

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