Product ID:MAGNESIUM NITRATE 37E2451
MSDS Date:11/20/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00D003550
MSDS Number: BXGDV

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 716-359-2502(CHEMTREC)

Preparer: ALEXANDER A. PICCIRILLI

Cage: EO227

Telephone: (716) 359-2502

Cage: 63759

MAGNESIUM NITRATE

CAS: 13446-18-9

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DANGER! STRONG OXIDIZER! HARMFUL IF
SWALLOWED. INHAL:DUST/MIST MAY CAUSE LOCAL IRRIT. INGEST:MAY CAUSE
DIURESIS & PERHAPS CATHARSIS.SOME EXTREME CASES MAY SHOW CYANOSIS
(BLUE SKIN) & FALLING BLOOD PRE SSURE INDICATED BY HEAD, FLUSH
SKIN, VOMIT, DIZZ. SKIN:CONC AQU SOLN/DUST MAY CAUSE LOC IRRIT.
EYE:MAY CAUSE LOC IRRIT.
Effects of Overexposure:HARMFUL IF INGESTED. LOCAL IRRITATION. DIURESIS
& CATHARSIS. CYANOSIS, FALLING BLOOD PRESSURE INDICATED BY
HEADACHES, FLUSH SKIN, VOMITING, DIZZINESS. LOCAL SKIN/EYE
IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/WATER FOR 15MINS. IRRIT
DEVELOPS/PERSIST GET MED ATTN. SKIN:FLUSH W/WATER THEN WASH
W/SOAP/WATER. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.BREATHING DIFFICULT GIVE
OXY BY TRAINED PERSONNEL. I NGEST:IF CONSC GIVE 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF
WATER TO DRINK, INDUCE VOMITING.REPEAT TIL VOMIT FLUID IS
CLEAR.CALL PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMM
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2), DRY CHEMICAL
(ABC).
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATH APPARATUS & PROTECTIVE CLOTH.AVOID
SPLATTERING MOLTEN MATL.FLOOD W/LG AMTS OF WATER IN EARYL STAGES
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:STRONG OXIDIZER!CONTACT W/OTHER MATLS MAY
CAUSE FIRES.FIRE/EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE HAZ DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS.GREATLY INCREASES BURNING RATE OF COMBUST MATL.

Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER FOR USE IF NOT CONTAMINATED. DISSOLVE
IN WATER & FLUSH TO SEWER W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY,PLACE AWAY FROM
COMBUSTIBLE MATLS,HEAT/SPARKS,OPEN FLAMES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING PROMPTLY. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR
DRUG,FOOD,HOUSEHOLD USE.KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. READ LABEL
ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING.

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
HANDLING. IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL WORK IN VENTIALTION HOOD OR
WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST:NOT NEEDED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL):RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES,SMOCK,APRON,EYEWASH STATION,PROPER
GLOVES,FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Work Hygienic Practices:DECONTAMINATE CLOTH/SHOES BEFORE REUSE. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING
W/CHEM.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOM @330C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:203F,95C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:626F,330C
Vapor Pres:WATER VAP
Vapor Density:WATER VAP
Spec Gravity:1.464 @25C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:44G/100ML @20C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR COLORLESS CRYSTALS; NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NOTVOL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, OXIDIZABLE & COMBUSTIBLE MATLS. EXAMPLES:EASILY
OXIDIZABLE ORGANICS, ALUMINUM DUST, CYANIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPS OF 330C AND OVER. (ANHYDROUS FORM
DECOMPOSES THERE.)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC NITRIC ACID FUMES & SOMETIMES
NITROGEN TETROXIDE ARE REPORTED. ALSO MAY YIELD HAZ MIST IN RANGE
110-330C.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE/TREATMET/DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJ TO
FED/STATE/LOC LAWS.FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR DISPOSAL OF
CATALOG-SIZE QUANT ONLY:SM QUANT MAY BE DISPOSED OF BY FLUSHIONG
INTO SEWER OR IF UNCONTAMINATED MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN SANITARY
LANDFILL.

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