Product ID:R-0803 THORIUM NITRATE 0.006M
MSDS Date:03/03/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F014080
MSDS Number: BJTNJ

Emergency Phone: (301) 472-4340

Info Phone: (301) 472-4340

Preparer: STEPHEN M. BACON

Cage: 89975

Telephone: 401-472-4340

Cage: 89975

THORIUM NITRATE

CAS: 13823-29-5

RTECS: XO6825000

Fraction By Weight: <1%

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

First Aid:SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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 & INGESTION SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
Other Precautions:RESIDUE ON EVPORATION IS AN OXIDIZERS.

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
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS 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:TOXIC FUMES OF NITROGEN OXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF BY METHOD APPROVED OF BY LOCAL,
STATE, OR FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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