Product ID:R-0823 TITRATING SOLUTION
MSDS Date:04/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F014067
MSDS Number: BJTMS

Emergency Phone: (301) 472-4340

Info Phone: (301) 472-4340

Preparer: STEPHEN M. BACON

Cage: EO526

Telephone: 401-472-4340

Cage: 89975

THORIUM NITRATE

CAS: 13823-29-5

RTECS: XO6825000

Fraction By Weight: 0.05%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RATS LD50 = 48 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: LARGE OF AMOUNTS CAN BE
CARCINOGENIC. SINCE THIS REAGENT CONTAINS A VERY SMALL AMOUNTS OF
THORIUM NITRATE & ONLY 0.001% AS THORIUM WILL REMAIN IN THE BODY,
THIS AFFECT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. S KIN/EYES: IRRITATION, DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION, DERMATITIS.

First Aid:SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. INGESTION: GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. INDUCE
VOMITING UNDER DIRECTION OF PHYSICIAN. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL C ASES.

Fire Fighting Procedures:SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS REQUIRED

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB W/VERMICULITE, OR OTHER INERT MATERIAL,
& CONTAINERIZE FOR LATER DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:SOLID MATERIAL HAS A LOW LEVEL OF
RADIOACTIVITY. UNNECESSARY CONTACT & AVOID INGESTION.
Other Precautions:RESIDUE ON EVPORATION IS AN OXIDIZER.

Protective Gloves:GENERAL PURPOSE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES, GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F
Vapor Pres:17
Vapor Density:0.6
Spec Gravity:1
pH:3.2
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, WATER LIKE SOLUTION, ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:99.9%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:EVAPORATION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL EMIT TOXIC FUMES OF NITROGEN
OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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