Product ID:AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE-REAGENT GRADE
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-018-6726
MSDS Number: BGDVZ

Emergency Phone: 800-441-7515

Info Phone: 800-441-7515

Cage: DO229

Telephone: 800-441-7515

Cage: DO229

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1336-21-6

RTECS: BQ9625000

Fraction By Weight: 59.3%

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Effects of Overexposure:CAUSES SEV EYE/SKIN BURNS.MAY CAUSE PERMANET
INJURY TO EYE;VAPOR IS EXTREMELY IRRITATING.

First Aid:GET MED ATTN,ANY CASE.

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:16.0
Upper Limits:25.0
Extinguishing Media:WATER,FOAM,DRY POWDER,CARBON DIOXIDE(CO*2)
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE H*20 TO COOL EXPD CONTRS. USE SCBA & FULL
PROT.CLTHG.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:GIBES FLAMMABLE NH*3 AT ALL TEMP WHICH
CAN BE EXPLOSIVE UNDER SOME CONDITIONS;KEEP PERSONS UPWIND.

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE IGN SOURCES.USE PROTECTV EQUIP.KEEP
UPWIND OF LEAK;EVACUATE AREA IF THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR EXCEEDING
EXPOSURE LIMITS.FLUSH AREA WITH WATER SPRAY.AFTER DILUTION,WATER
MAY BE NEUTRALIZE WITH D ILUTE HCL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STOREIN WELL VENTILATED AREA.KEEP
CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED.KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT,SPARKS,FLAME.WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.STORE AWAY FM HALOGN ACID
Other Precautions:LOOSEN CLOSURES CAUTIOUSLY BEFORE OPENING.DO NOT GET
IN EYES,ON SKIN,OR CLOTHING.DO NOT BREATH VAORS.BEFORE USING,READ
DUPONT REAGENT DATA SHEET.

Respiratory Protection:OSHA APPRVD CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP
W/NH*3CARTRIDGE,SUPPLD AIR OR SCBA.
Ventilation:USE ONLY W/VENTILATION ADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LIMITS
Protective Gloves:RUBBER/PLASTIC
Eye Protection:CHEM SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APRON & SHOES;LONG SLEEVE SHIRT,WOOL OR
ORLON TROUSERS
Supplemental Safety and Health
INCOMPATABILITY:AVOID HALOGENS,GOLD,MERCURY,SILVER,THEIR
SALTS,DIMETHYLSULFATE;FIRS AID:IF SWALLOWD,GIVE LARGE AMT OF WATE
BUT DO NOT INDUCE VOMITG.GIVE AT LEAST 1 OZ OF VINEGE W/1 OZ OF
H*20.

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:=28.C, 82.4F
B.P. Text:82.4F(28C)
Vapor Pres:646
Vapor Density:0.6
Spec Gravity:0.9000
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1(BU-ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLORLESS CLEAR LIQUID,VERY PUNGENT ODOR(CHOKING).
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS,HALOGENS,CAL HYPO BLEACHES, :SEE SUPP DATA
Stability Condition to Avoid:INSTABLE W/HEAT.RELEASES NH*3 GAS;ALSO
AVOID HALOGNTD ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY RELEASE WH*32 &/OR OXIDES OF N.

Waste Disposal Methods:MFR SPECIFIES IF APPROVED DILUTE SOLUTIONS MAY
BE FLUSHED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM.

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