Product ID:CUPRIC SULFATE, PENTAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:04/20/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-241-1203
MSDS Number: BGWDT

Emergency Phone: 213-516-8000

Info Phone: 213-516-8000

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

CUPRIC SULFATE,PENTAHYDRATE

CAS: 7758-99-8

RTECS: GL8900000

Fraction By Weight: 100.0%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1MG/M3

LD50 LC50 Mixture:300 MG/KG ORAL-RAT LD50
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY
TRACT, ITCHING, PAPULOVESICULAR & ECZEMATOID LESION,
CONJUNCTIVITIS, CORNEAL ULCERATION & TURBIDITY. INGESTION MAY CAUSE
SALIVATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, CORROSION & HEMO RRHAGES, LIVER AND
KIDNEY DAMAGE. CHRONIC: CONGESTION, DERMATITIS, LIVER & KIDNEY
DAMAGE,
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS A
CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE, SKIN & MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION. MAY
CAUSE METALLIC TASTE, ITCHING, SALIVATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
GASTRIC PAIN. DISCOLORATION OF THE GUMS AND TONGUE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF WILSON'S
DISEASE MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE CPR.
CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. EYE: IMMEDIATE FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF
WATER FOR AT L EAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: INDUCE
VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER TO DRINK
GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR WATER
FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE NOTED.

Spill Release Procedures:WIPE, SCRAPE OR SOAK UP IN AN INERT MATERIAL
AND PUT IN A CONTSAINER FOR DISPOSAL. WASH WALKING SURFACES WITH
DETERGENT AND WATER TO REDUCE SLIPPING HAZARD. WEAR PROPER
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS SPECIFI ED IN THE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
SECTION.VENTILATE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE RECOMMENDED.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. USE
ONLY IN WELL VENTILATED AREA. KEEP CONTAMINATED TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN
NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:SELECT NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR BASED UPON
CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE. 5 MG/M3-DUST; 25
MG/M3-1IR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR;50 MG/M3- SCBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION AS REQUIRED TO
MAINTAIN VAPOR AND MIST CONCENTRATIONS BELOW PELS EST. BY OSHA
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION, PROCTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:302F,150C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:230F, 110C
Spec Gravity:2.3
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/R (BUTYL ACETATE=)
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:BLUE CRYSTALINE POWDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDROXYLAMINE, MAGNESIUM AND SODIUM HYPOBROMITE SOLUTIONS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DURING COMBUSTION, CARBON MONOXIDE,
CARBON DIOXIDE AND TOXIC ODIES OF SULFUR FUMES AND/OR VAPORS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCRODANCE WITH
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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