Product ID:BISMUTH NITRATE
MSDS Date:12/17/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-241-1133
MSDS Number: BDMJG

Emergency Phone: 310-516-800

Info Phone: 310-516-800

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

BISMUTH NITRATE

CAS: 10361-44-1

RTECS: EB2984400

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS UNAVAILABLE.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN CASE OF
INGESTION- VERY DANGEROUS IN CASE OF EYE CONTACT. SLIGHTLY
DANGEROUS IN CASE OF INHALATION. VERY SLIGHTLY TO SLIGHTLY
DANGEROUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT. THIS PRODUCT IS A SEVERE EYE
IRRITANT.
Effects of Overexposure:PROLONGED CONTACT MAY RESULT IN SKIN BURNS AND
ULCERATIONS. OVEREXPOSURE BY INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION. THIS PRODUCT MAY IRRITATE EYE AND SKIN UPON CONTACT.
INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE IS CHARACTERIZED BY REDNESS, WATERING
ANDITCHING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE-REMOVE CONTACT LENS. DO NOT USE EYE OINTMENT. SEEK
MEDICAL AID. SKIN-REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHES, GENTLY & THOROUGHLY
WASH SKIN WITH WATER & NONABRASIVE SOAP. INHALATION-ALLOW VICTIM TO
REST IN WE LL VENTILATED AREA. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION-REMOVE ANY OBSTRUCTIONS IN VICTIMS MOUTH. HAVE CONSIOCUS
PERSON DRINK SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK, INDUCE VOMITING. SEE
PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILL: USE APPROIATE TOOLS TO PUT THE
SPILLED SOILD IN A CONVIENT WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:OXIDIZING MATERIALS SHOULD BE PLACED
IN A SEPERATE SAFETY STORAGE CABINET OR ROOM.
Other Precautions:1

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPIATE RESPIRATOR WHEN VENTILATION IS
INADEQUATE.
Ventilation:USE PROCESS ENCLOSURE, LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION OR OTHER
ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO CONTROL EXPOSURE LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:FULL SUIT, DUST RESPIRATOR, BOOTS, GLOVES. A
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE USED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS DATED:07/82.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:176F/80C
Spec Gravity:2.83
Solubility in Water:DECOMPOSES
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SLIGHTLY REACTIVE WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:THIS PRODUCT IS STABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:1

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