Product ID:LITHIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:11/20/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00D003483
MSDS Number: BXHLR

Emergency Phone: 716-226-6177;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 716-226-6177

Preparer: ALEXANDER A. PICCINILLI

Cage: 6V042

Telephone: 716-874-6020

Cage: 57020

LITHIUM NITRATE

CAS: 7790-69-4

RTECS: QU9200000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:PRODUCT'S LD50 (ORAL RAT) WAS NOT STATED
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION:DUST MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION W/COUGHING, SORE THROAT. INGESTION:NITRATES MAY CAUSE
DIZZINESS, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, VOMITING, BLOODY DIARRHEA, WEAKNESS,
CONVULSIONS & COLLAPSE. SYMPTOM S SIMILAR TO CHRONIC INGESTION MAY
OCCUR SEVERAL HOURS LATER. SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. EYE:MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MANUFACTURER GAVE NO INFORMATION ABOUT
CARCINOGENICITY. HMIS DOES NOT EXPECT IT TO BE CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION:RESPIRATORY IRRITATION W/COUGHING,
SORE THROAT. INGESTION:DIZZINESS, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, VOMITING,
BLOODY DIARRHEA, WEAKNESS, CONVULSIONS & COLLAPSE. SKIN:IRRITATION.
EYE:IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MFR GAVE NO INFORMATION ON MSDS.

First Aid:IF ANY IRRITATION PERSISTS OR SEVERE, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EYE:FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MIN. SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & WATER. REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. INHALED:REMOVE FROM
CONTAMINAT ED AREA. AID OR RESTORE BREATHING AS NEEDED.
INGESTED:GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF MILK OR WATER TO DRINK AND INDUCE
VOMITING & GET IMMEDIATED MEDICAL ATTENTION. NOTHING BY MOUTH IF
UNCONCIOUS.

Flash Point:NON COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER SPRAY MAY VE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS. WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH SCBA W/FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND MODE..
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE:STRONG OXIDIZER. MAY CAUSE IGNITION
W/COMBUSTIBLES. EXPLOSION:STRONG OXIDANT. MAY EXPLODE IF SHOCKED,
OR EXPOSED TO HEAT. ALSO RISK OF DUST EXPLOSION.

Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER FOR USE IF POSSIBLE. VENTILATE AREA.
CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST.
SWEEP UP & PLACE IN WUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:MFR GAVE NO INFORMATION ON MSDS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT
IN USE. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
COMBUSTIBLE MATEREIALS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE.
Other Precautions:DEEP FROM CONTACT W/ORGANIC, OXIDIZABLE & COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS. REMOVE & WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY. AVOID
CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
DUSTY CONTAINTIONS PREVAIL WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A NIOSH
APPROVED DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION &/OR LOCAL EXHAUST
RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES, PROPER GLOVES, LAB COAT, EYE WASH
STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:MFR:?. HMIS:USE GOOD CHEMICAL HYGIENE
PRACTICES. AVOID CONTACT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:D1
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1112F,600C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:484F,251C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:1112F,600C
Vapor Pres:NO DATA
Vapor Density:NO DATA
Spec Gravity:2.38
Solubility in Water:90 GM / 100 ML
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GRANULES, NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZABLE, ORGANIC & COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. ALUMINUM, BORON PHOSPHIDE,
CYANDDES, ESTERS, THIOCYANATES, PHOSPHORUS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT & TEMPERATURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS NITROGEN OXIDES WHEN HEATED TO
DECOMPOSITION.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
TO FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL LAWS. THESE GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED FOR
DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED
FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE DILIVERED TO AN APPROVED DISPOSAL FACILITY.

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