Product ID:DETADRIVE BOOSTER
MSDS Date:11/03/1985
FSC:1390
NIIN:00N009465
MSDS Number: BCSML

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC.

1007 MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE 19898

Emergency Phone: 1-800-441-3637

Info Phone: 1-800-441-7515

Cage: 18773

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC.

WILMINGTON, DE 19898 US

Telephone: 800-441-3637

Cage: 18773

PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE

CAS: 78-11-5

RTECS: RZ2620000

Fraction By Weight: Fraction by Wt

OSHA PEL N/E

ACGIH TLV: N/E

AMMONIUM NITRATE (SOLUTION) (SARA III)

CAS: 6484-52-2

RTECS: BR9050000

Fraction By Weight: N/E FPN

SODIUM NITRATE

CAS: 7631-99-4

RTECS: WC5600000

Fraction By Weight: Fraction by Wt

OSHA PEL N/E

ACGIH TLV: N/E

LD50 LC50 Mixture:N/K
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DET MAY CAUSE SEVERE PHYS INJURY,INCL
DEATH.BECAUSE OF PHYS STATE,EXPO TO TOXIC EFT OF CMPNT IS
UNLKLY.BASD ON KNWN TOX OF CMPNT;HEALTH EFT FROM EXCSV
INHAL;SKN/EYE CONT;/INGES MAY INCL SKN&EYE IRRIT; CLDG OF
EYES:NEVRO EFT;DROP IN BLOOD PRESS;DECR WT&DIARRHEA,GRTH INHB;&;AT
HIGH LVL OF IN(SGN&SYMPTN OF OVEXPO SECT-FPN)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:N/A
Effects of Overexposure:GEST;DEATH.NITROGEN OXIDES GEN DURNG DET ARE
SKN;EYE & RSPTRY SYS IRRIT.SYSTMC TOX RESULTG FROM OXD OF LUNG
TISSUE INCL EMPHYSEMA,BRONCHITIS & BRONCHOPNEU.ACUTE EXPSR CAN LEAD
TO DEATH FROM ASPHYXIA/P ULMON EDEMA.IN ANIM,NITRO OXIDE CAUSED
METHEMOGLOBINEMIA,WAS NOT CARCINOGENIC BUT CAUSED EMBRYOTOX &
REPRODTIVE EFFECTS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/K

First Aid:INHAL:IF DETON FUMES ARE INHAL,RMV TO FRSH AIR.IF NOT
BREATHING:GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION,PREFERABLY MOUTH TO MOUTH.IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,GIVE O*2. CALL A PHYSICIAN.SKIN:WASH W/ SOAP
& WTR.EYES: FL W/ LGE AMTS OF WTR FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. INGEST:CALL
MD IMMEDIATELY . OTHER GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY IF
DETONATION CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY.

Flash Point:N/K
Lower Limits:N/K
Extinguishing Media:NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT FIGHT FIRE. ISOLATE AREA. EVACUATE
PERSONNEL TO A SAFE AREA. GUARD AGAINST INTRUDERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL DETONATE W/ HEAT. CLASS(A)
EXPL(DOT).WILL DET IF SUITBLY PRIMD,W/SEVERE IMPACT,OR BY
HEAT/FLAME.HAZ GASES PRODUCED IN FIRE ARE NITROGEN OXIDES.

Spill Release Procedures:REV FIRE & EXPLN HAZ & SAFTY PRECAUTIONS
BEFORE PROC W/ CLN UP.USE APPROP PERS PROT EQPT DURNG CLN UP.RMV
SCE OF HEAT,SPARK,FLAME,IMPACT,FRICT/ELEC.PICK UP BY HAND FOR
DSPL.DO NOT USE PWR EQPT.DO NOT USE DMG MATL.CONT ACS TO AREA&RMV
SCE OF HEAT/IMPT
Neutralizing Agent:N/K

Handling and Storage Precautions:STR IN WELL VENT AREA.STR IN COOL
PLC.DO NOT STR W/ OTHER EXPLOS.STR IN ACCORD W/ NATL FIRE PROT ASSN
REGUL.STR IN ACCORD W/ FED REGUL.DO NOT(SUP DAT)
Other Precautions:USE ONLY W/ADEQ VENT.DO NOT MIX
W/ACIDS,ALKAL,OXID.CONSULT DO'S & DONT'S ON CASE INSERT SUPPL
W/PROD.DO NOT CONSUME FOOD,DRNK/TOB IN AREAS WHERE THY MAY BECAME
CONTAMINATED WITH THIS MATERIAL.AVOID BR EATHING FUMES FROM
DETONATION.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN
Ventilation:CONSULT LOCAL SAFETY/HEALTH AUTHORITIES IF ADDITIONAL
GUIDANCE IS NECESSARY .
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE COTTON GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:N/K
Work Hygienic Practices:SEE OTHER PRECAUTIONS SECTION
Supplemental Safety and Health
PCT VOLT-VOL:N.PH:N.FL PT MTH:N.RT OF ENTRY:NOT A LIKELY RTE OF EXPSR
EXC UPON DET.HDLG/STR PRECA:STR OR CONSUME FOOD,DRNK/TOBCCO IN
AREAS WHERE THEY MAY BCME CONTAM W/ THS MATL.STR IN AN APPRO HIGH E
XPLO MAG.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:N/K
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:N/K
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/K
Vapor Pres:N/K
Vapor Density:N/K
Spec Gravity:N/K
pH:N/K-FP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/K
Solubility in Water:N/K
Appearance and Odor:CYLINDRICAL SOLID
Percent Volatiles by Volume:N/K-FP
Corrosion Rate:

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
INCOMPATIBLE WITH ACIDS, OXIDIZERS, OXIDANTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:UNSTABLE WITH HEAT. UNSTABLE WITH SHOCK.
UNSTABLE WITH STATIC CHARGES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES WITH HEAT. HAZARDOUS GASES
PRODUCED ARE NITROGEN OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT BURN.CONSULT AN EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURER
FOR RECOMMENDED METHODS OF DESTROYING EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS.COMPLY W/
APPLICABLE FEDERAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE RESOURCE
CONSERVATION AND R ECOVERY ACT (40 CFR, PARTS 260-271).

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