Product ID:AMMONIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:11/01/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N009464
MSDS Number: BCSMK

Emergency Phone: 1-800-441-3637

Info Phone: 1-800-441-7515

Cage: 18773

Telephone: 800-441-3637

Cage: 18773

AMMONIUM NITRATE (SOLUTION) (SARA III)

CAS: 6484-52-2

RTECS: BR9050000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 SKIN ABSOR:NO INFO FND;LD5(SUP DAT)
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:AMMON NITRATE IS A SKIN & EYE
IRRIT.TOX EFT DESCRIBED IN ANIM FROM EXPOS BY INGEST INCLUDE NEVRO
EFTS & NONSPEC EFTS SUCH AS WT LOSS & IRRITATION.HMN HEALTH EFTS OF
OVEXPSR BY INHAL,SKN CONTACT,OR ING ST MAY INITLY INCLUDE SKN IRRIT
W/ DISCMFT/RASH;EYE IRRIT W/ DISCMFT;TEARING/BLRRNG OF VISION;& IRR
OF UPPR RESPRY TRCT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:N/A
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS SECTION
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/K

First Aid:EYES:IN CASE OF CONTACT,IMMED FL W/ LGE AMTS OF WTR FOR AT
LEAST 15 MIN.CALL A PHYS.INHAL:IF INHAL,RMV TO FRESH AIR.IF NOT
BRTH,GIVE ART RESP,PREFRBLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH.IF BRTH IS DIFF,GIVE
0*2.CALL A PH YS.INGEST:IF SWALL,DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.GIVE LGE
QUAN OF WTR.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONS PERSON. CALL
A PHYS.SKTN:FL SKN W/ WTR.

Flash Point:N/K
Lower Limits:N/K
Upper Limits:N/K
Extinguishing Media:WATER; SMOTHERING AGENTS ARE INEFFECTIVE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQPT .FLOOD W/ WTR.KEEP PERSONNEL REMOVED & UPWIND OF FIRE. EVAC
PERS TO A SAFE AREA GURD AGAINST INTRUDERS
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:N/K

Spill Release Procedures:REV FIRE & EXPLN HAZ & SAF PRECAUTIONS BEFORE
PROC W/ CLEAN UP.USE APPRO PERS PROT EQPT DURNG CLEAN UP.RMV SCE OF
HEAT,SPARKS,FLAME;IMPACT,FRIC/ELEC.SHOVEL/SWEEP UP.RECOVR MATL &
USE AS TOP LOAD IN DR Y HOLE.PICK UP BY HAND FOR DSPL.DONOT USE POW
EQPT
Neutralizing Agent:N/K

Handling and Storage Precautions:STR IN WLL VENT AREA.STR IN COOL
PL.KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD.DO NOT STR W/ ORGANIC MATL.DO NOT
STR/CONSUME FOOD,DRNK,/TOB IN AREAS WHERE THY M(SUP DAT)
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT,SPARKS & FLAMES.KEEP CNTNR IN
COOL PLC.KEEP CNTNR TGHTLY CLOSED.AVOID DUST GEN.DO NOT MIX
W/ORGANIC MATL.DO NOT CONSUME FOOD;DRNK/TOB IN AREAS WHERE THY MAY
BECOME CONTAM W/ THIS M ATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:FILTER RESPIRATOR:HALF-MASK CERTIFIED FOR DUST.
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN
Ventilation:CONSULT LCL SAFETY/HEALTH AUTHORITIES IF ADDITIONAL
GUIDANCE IS NECESSARY.
Protective Gloves:PROT GLOVES SUCH AS BUTYL RUBBER,CLOTH.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:N/K
Work Hygienic Practices:SFTY PREC:AVOID CNTCT W/ EYES;SKN,&CLTHNG.AVOID
BRTH DUST.WSH THRGHLY AFTER HDLG.WSH CLTHNG AFTER USE.SEE OTHER
PRECA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP:ECOMPOSES.MP:ECOMPOSES.PCT VOLT-VOL:N.PH:N.FL PT
MTH:N.DECOMP:/210C-211C.HAZ DECOMP PROD:NITRIC ACID;
AMMON.LD50-LC50 MIX:0 ORAL:3, 782MG/KG IN RATS;LC50 INHAL:NO INFO
FND.HDLG/STOR PRECA:AY BCOME CONTAM W/ THS MATL.STR IN DRY PLC.AN
ISEXTRMLY HYGROSCOPIC.RT OF ENTRY:FPN

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:410F/2/OC-D
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:338F/17OC-D
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:410F-411.8F
Vapor Pres:N/K
Vapor Density:1.69
Spec Gravity:1.725 AT 25C
pH:N/K-FP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/K
Solubility in Water:78 WT% AT 35C
Appearance and Odor:SOLID WHITE-DRILLS OR CRUSHED; ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:N/K-FP
Corrosion Rate:

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
INCOMPATIBLE WITH:ORGANIC MATERIALS; CARBON PHOSPHORUS; POWDERED
ALUMINUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:UNSTABLE WITH HEAT. UNSTABLE WITH SHOCK.
MAY DETONATE IF PRIMED WITH HIGH EXPLOSIVE UNDER CONFINEMENT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOM WI HEAT.SEE DECOM TEMP.DECOM WI
SHOCK;DECOM BY REACTN W/ INCOMP CMPDS.HAZ GASES PROD ARE OXIDES OF
NITRO; (SUP DAT

Waste Disposal Methods:TREATMENT;STOR,TRANSP & DSPL MUST BE IN ACCORD
W/ EPA/STATE REGUL UNDER THE AUTH OF THE RESOURCE CONSV & RECOV ACT
(40.CFR,PARTS 2 60-271).DISP OF AS A NITRO RICH FERT WHERE RUNOFF
DOES NOT ENTER PUBL IC WTR WAYS.DO NOT FLSH TO SURF WTR/SANIT SEWR
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