Product ID:SODIUM NITROFERICYANIDE
MSDS Date:08/30/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N008686
MSDS Number: BHYMR

Emergency Phone: 314-982-5000

Info Phone: 314-982-5000

Cage: 62910

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

SODIUM NITRLFERRICYANIDE DIHYDRATE (SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE)

CAS: 13755-38-9

RTECS: LJ8925000

OSHA PEL NONE ESTABLISHED

ACGIH TLV: NONE ESTABLISHED

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (RAT) = 34 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CHRONIC: REPEATED, PROLONGED EXPOSURE
THROUGH ANY ROUTE MAY CAUSE SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO ACUTE TOXICITY.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE RESPIRATORY
TRACT AND SYTEMIC POISONING; INGEST: SIMILAR TO NITRITE POISONING,
SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE HEADACHE, FLUSHING OF THE SKIN, VOMITING,
COLIC AND DIARRHEA, MU SCULAR WEAKNESS, DIZZINESS, FALL IN BLOOD
PRESSURE, CONVULSION, ETC.; EYE/SKIN: IRRITATION AND PAIN.

First Aid:INHALE:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION AS NEEDED; INGEST: INDUCE VOMITING BY GIVING TWO
GLASSES OF WATER AND STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NOVR GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON; EYE/SKIN: FULSH WITH
PLENTY OF WATER, LIFTING EYELIDS. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE APPROPRIATE AGENT FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE STATED.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN UP
PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. SWEEP UP
AND CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. VACUUMING OR WET
SWEEPING MAY BE USED TO AVOID DUST DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:NONE STATED.

Respiratory Protection:USE A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR WITH CHEMICAL GOGGLES
MAY BE WORN, IF TLV IS EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL AND GENERAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS TYPES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES. NO CONTACT LENS
Other Protective Equipment:NONE STATED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE STATED.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:T3
Spec Gravity:1.72
Solubility in Water:40 G/CC
Appearance and Odor:RED TRANSPARENT CRYSTALS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO INCOMPATIBILITY DATA FOUND.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE STATED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS TOXIC FUMES OF NITROGEN OXIDES,
CYANIDE AND SODIUM OXIDE WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DELIVERED TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. TO COMPLY WITH
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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