Product ID:CUSTOM PLASMA STANDARD, XPSN-5A
MSDS Date:04/15/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N043743
MSDS Number: BSDGY

SPEX INDUSTRIES INC

3880 PARK AVE
EDISON, NJ 08820
US

Emergency Phone: 908-549-7144;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 908-549-7144

Preparer: VANAJA SIVAKUMAR

Cage: 07977

SPEX CERTIPREP INC

METUCHEN, NJ 08840 US

Telephone: 732-549-7144

Cage: 07977

NITRIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5775000

Fraction By Weight: 5%

OSHA PEL 2 PPM; 4 STEL

ACGIH TLV: 2 PPM; 4 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

6);

CAS: 13478-00-7

RTECS: QR7300000

Fraction By Weight: 0.1%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

SEV BURNS WHICH MAY RSLT IN PERM DAM & VISUAL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PRDCES IMMED, SEV & PENETRATING BURNS; CONCENTRATED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OR YELLOWISH BROWN COLOR. THE VAPOR & MIST MAY ERODE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CAUSE IMMED PAIN & BURNS OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & GI

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EDEMA OF THE LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEM PNEUMONITIS &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GROUP 2B. NTP 6TH ANNUAL RPT ON

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FULL LENGTH FACE SHIELD .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THIS SOLN WILL CAUSE IRRIT IF INHALED,
INGESTED OR ABSORBED THRU SKIN. IT WILL CAUSE IRRIT IF IT COMES
INTO CONT W/EYES. NICKEL SALTS AS DUST/FUME CAUSE SENSIT DERM &
PROBABLY PRDCE CANCER OF THE PARA NASAL SINUSES & LUNG. IN HIGH
CONC IT IS A RESP IRRIT. "NICKEL ITCH" IS A DERM RSLTG FROM SENSIT
TO (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL CMPDS:IARC MONOGRAPHS ON THE
EVALUATION OF CARCINOGENIC RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257,
1990: (ING 9)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:NICKEL. FIRST SYMP IS ITCHING, WHICH
OCCURS UP TO 7 DAYS BEFORE SKIN ERUPTION. THIS MAY FOLLOW BY
ULCERS, ECZEMA, PIGMENTED OR DEPIGMENTED PLAQUES W/THE LUNG,
ASTHMA, ALSO DECREASED PULM FUNC TION, DYSPNEA & POSSBILITY OF
DEVELOPING HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUMONITIS. CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID
MAY BE FATAL (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS OCCASIONALLY LIFTING
UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, THEN
FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. WASH CLOTHING THOROUGHLY BEFORE
REUSE. I NHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL HELP. IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE
QUANTITIES OF WATER OR MILK. IF IRRIT CONTINUES, GET MED ATTN
IMMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONCENTRATED HNO3 REACTS EXPLOSIVELY W/
COMBUST ORG OR READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS; ALCOHOL, WOOD,
TURPENTINE, METAL PWDRS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC.

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUT W/ SODA
ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO A SEALED CONTR FOR PROPER
DISP. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICK UP IS COMPLETE.
WEAR CHEM RESIST GLAS SES, GLOVES & CLTHG. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
RESP.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURES. KEEP
TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE. CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID WILL
ATTACK SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER & COATINGS.
Other Precautions:AVOID INHALATION, INGESTION & CONTACT W/EYES & SKIN.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORK GOGGS & (ING 10)
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT. HAVE IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY OF AN
EYE WASH IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CAREFULLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:MATLS SUCH AS; ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL POWDERS,
HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC. CONT W/STRONG BASES WILL CAUSE VIOLENT
SPLATTERING. EFTS OF OVEREXP:IF TOO MUCH IS INHALED OR ABSORBED TH
RU SKIN. CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID VAPOROR MIST IS AN IRRIT OF EYES,
MUC MEMB & SKIN. IN CONT W/EYES, IT PRDCES (ING 3)

HCC:C1
Spec Gravity:1
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT W/AN ACRID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONCENTRATED HNO3 IS A POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENT. IT REACTS EXPLOSIVELY
W/COMBUST ORG OR READILY OXIDIZABLE (SUP DAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONTAINER
TO BURST & LIBERATE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDES
FUMES & VAPORS.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR REGULATIONS. DIPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE
W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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