Product ID:AMMONIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-091-8676
MSDS Number: BGLMN

Emergency Phone: 606-324-1133

Info Phone: 614-889-3333

Cage: 5A188

Telephone: 614-889-4505

Cage: 5A188

AMMONIUM NITRATE (SOLUTION) (SARA III)

CAS: 6484-52-2

RTECS: BR9050000

Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION OF EYES & MUCOUS MEMBRANS,LARGE AMTS
CAUSES SYSTEMIC ACIDOSIS & ABNORMAL HEMOGLOBIN.

First Aid:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE-SYMPTOMS REVERSIBLE.FLUSH EYES WITH
WATER.SKIN:FLUSH WITH SOAP & WATER.INTERNAL CONTAMINATION:INDUCE
VOMITING & CALL DR.

Extinguishing Media:WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER,SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS,COOL CONTS-H*20
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY CAUSE FIRE & EXPLODE ON CONTACT WITH
COMBUSTIBLES.MAY PRODUCE POISONOUS GAGES.MAY EXPLODE W/FIRE

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP INTO A BEAKER.DILUTE WITH SUFFICIENT
WATER.ADD SODA ASH.MIX & NEUTRALIZE WITH 6M-HCL.DRAIN INTO AN
APPROVED STORAGE CONTAINER WITH ABUNDANT WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT CONTAINERS AGAINST
DAMAGE.STORE IN WELL VENTILATED BUILDING.BAGS OF NH*40NO*3 SHOULD
BE STORED NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES AWAY FROM WALL.
Other Precautions:BAGS SHOULD BE STACKED,& MADE ACCESSIBLE,W/PROPER
VENTILATION PROVIDED.OPEN FLAMES,SPARKS & OTHER SOURCES OF HEAT
SHOULD BE KEPT 50FT AWAY FROM STORAGE AREAS OF BAGS.

Respiratory Protection:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
INCOMP:SO*4 EXP;FLAMM.LIQD.,ACIDS,CORROS.LIQDS., ORGANIC CHEMS.,
CHLORATES,SULFUR,FINELY DIVIDED METALS,OR CHARCOAL,COKE,& SAWDUST;
HANDLNG & STORG: SEPART. FRM. FLAMM. LIQDS., ACIDS,ETC.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:410F
Spec Gravity:1.7
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS CRYSTALS,TO WHITE TO LIGHT GRAY,W/O ODR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBST.MATRLS.,ZN PWDR.& H*20,IMPACT MIX W/(NH*4)*2;SEE SUPP
Stability Condition to Avoid:STRONG HEAT IN CONFINEMENT WILL EXPLODE &
EMITS TOXIC GAGES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NITROGEN OXIDES GASES.

Waste Disposal Methods:REMOVE SLOWLY INTO A LARGE CONTAINER OF
WATER.ADD SODA ASH SLIGHTLY BY STIRRING.AFTER 24 HOURS,DOCANT OR
SIPHON INTO ANOTHER CONTAINER.NEUTRALIZER WITH 6M-HCL & DRAIN INTO
AN APPROVED DISPOSAL AREA WI TH ABUNDANT WATER.

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