Product ID:OROSENE 999 GOLD SALTS
MSDS Date:05/16/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N011623
MSDS Number: BJFJS

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POTASSIUM AUROCYANIDE.OSHA PEL AND ACGIH TLV FOR CYANIDES.

CAS: 13967-50-5

Fraction By Weight: 58.50%

OSHA PEL 5 MG(CN)/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG(CN)/M3 SKIN

BUFFERING AGENTS (ORGANIC ACID)

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

COBALT COMPLEX (COBALT NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID).OSHA PEL AND

CAS: 53108-50-2

Fraction By Weight: 1.29%

OSHA PEL 0.05 MG(CO)/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG(CO)/M3

LD50 LC50 Mixture:N/K
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION/INHALATION/SKIN
ABSORPTION:MAY CAUSE DEATH OR PERMANENT INJURY AFTER A VERY SHORT
EXPOSURE TO SMALL QUANTITIES (ACUTE).MAY CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES
(CHRONIC).
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID:SUSPECTED HUMAN
CARCINOGEN/KNOWN ANIMAL CARC (NTP,1989).KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER (CAL
PROP 65,1988).
Effects of Overexposure:EYES/SKIN
(CONTACT/ABSORPTION):IRRITANT;ITCH;MACULAR/PAPULAR/VESICULAR
ERUPTIONS;SECONDARY INFECTIONS.INGESTION:VOMITING/UNCONSCIOUSNESS
(EARLY DETECTION);MAY CAUSE DEATH OR PERMANENT INJURY FROM SMAL L
QUANTITIES.INHALATION/SKIN
ABSORPTION:IRRITANT;WEAKNESS,DIZZINESS,HEADACHE,VOMITING,UNCONSCIOU
SNESS,DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/K

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.CALL
PHYSICIAN.SKIN:WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER.CALL
PHYSICIAN.INGESTION:IF CONSCIOUS,GIVE EMETIC (1 TABLESPOON SALT TO
A GLASS OF WARM WATER ).REPEAT UNTIL VOMIT IS CLEAR.CALL
PHYSICIAN.INHALATION:TREAT 5 TIMES AT 15 SECOND INTERVALS WITH AMYL
NITRITE BROKEN IN CLOTH.ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY.CALL
PHYSICIAN.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS:HYDROGEN CYANIDE.

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT AND SEND TO COMPANY FOR REFINING
(CONTAINS GOLD).TREAT AS COMPLEXED CYANIDE.USE PROPER PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.
Neutralizing Agent:N/K

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT 55-85F,13-29C IN A COOL,DRY
PLACE AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS & FOOD PRODUCTS.
Other Precautions:N/K

Respiratory Protection:OPTIONAL.USE US BUREAU OF MINES APPROVED
RESPIRATOR IN A MAJOR SPILL.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:OPTIONAL RUBBER APRON.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
ROUTES OF ENTRY:INHALATION,SKIN,INGESTION .

Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/K
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:PURPLISH BROWN SALT;CYANIDE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
DO NOT MIX WITH STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:N/K
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CYANIDE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.DO NOT MIX WITH
STRONG ACIDS,ACID FUMES OR STEAM.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .THIS MATERIAL IS REGULATED AS
A TOXIC CHEMICAL UNDER SECTION 313 OF TITLE III/SARA AND 40 CFR
PART 372.

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