Product ID:NICKEL SULFATE HEXAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:10/23/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-281-2684
MSDS Number: BDSSP

CP CHEMICALS INC

1 PARKER PLZ
FT LEE, NJ 07024
US

Emergency Phone: 201-944-6020/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 815-727-4465

Cage: HO912

CP CHEMICALS, INC

FT LEE, NJ 07024 US

Telephone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 8C813

NICKEL SULFATE (SARA III)

CAS: 7786-81-4

RTECS: QR9350000

Fraction By Weight: 59%

OSHA PEL 1 MG NI/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG NI/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

NON HAZARDOUS INGREDIENT

Fraction By Weight: 41% %

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 300 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES
OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, SENSITIZATION DERMATITIS, CONJUNCTIVA,
REDNESS AND PAIN OF EYES, IRRITATION, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.
CHRONIC: POSSIBLE CANCER OF THE NA SAL PASSAGES AND LUNGS.
REVERSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON MALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NTP & IARC INDICATE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
OF NICKEL AND CERTAIN NICKEL COMPOUNDS TO BE SUSPECTED CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE CONTACT CAUSES IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT
CAUSES IRRITATION AND MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION OR ALLERGIC REACTIONS
RESULTING IN CHRONIC ECZEMA OR "NICKEL ITCH".
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE EYES, SKIN, OR
RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INGESTION: INDUCE
VOMITING. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NONFLAMMABLE
Upper Limits:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY SUITABLE MEDIA TO EXTINGUISH SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SPECIAL BREATHING EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING APPROPRIATE TO THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT SPILLED MATERIAL IN THE MOST
CONVENIENT AND SAFE MANNER FOR RECLAMATION SOLD AS SCRAP OR FOR
DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST; AVOID CONTACT
WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. WASH SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.
Other Precautions:DO NOT EAT , DRINK OR SMOKE WHILE HANDLING THIS
MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
EXPOSURES BELOW PEL(TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR
CARTRIDGE AND DUST/MIST PRE-FILTER RESPIRATORS AS PER CURRENT 29
CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/ WARNINGS AND NIOSH-RESPIRATOR
SELECTION.
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT TO KEEP THE NICKEL LEVEL BELOW THE PERMISSIIBLE
TLV LEVEL.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NITRILE, VPC OR NATURAL RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES WITH OPTIONAL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
INDUSTRIAL-TYPE WORK CLOTHING AND APRON AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OR
FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO
NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:1544F,840C
Spec Gravity:2.07
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, DEEP GREEN TRANSPARENT CRYSTALS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0 %

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO INCOMPATIBILITY DATA FOUND.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NO INCOMPATIBILITY DATA FOUND.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS SULFUR OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

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