Product ID:AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE
MSDS Date:04/06/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-753-4784
MSDS Number: BJXNP

MALLINCKRODT INC. SCIENCE PRODUCTS DIVISION

PARIS BYPASS
PARIS, KY 40361
US

Emergency Phone: 800-354-2050/314-539-1600

Info Phone: 800-354-2050(PRESS 3)/314-982-5000

Cage: 62910

MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 US

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1336-21-6

RTECS: BQ9625000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

GENERALLY PREFERRED BECAUSE IT CAN CONTROL EMISSIONS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:ORAL RAT 350 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO RESP TRACT,
SYMPS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING, SORE THROAT & LABORED BRTHG. HIGH CONCS
MAY CAUSE LARYNGITIS, TRACHEITIS, PULMONARY EDEMA, CHEST PAINS, OR
PNEUMONITIS. INGEST:TOXIC! M AY CAUSE CORR TO ESOPHAGUS & STOM
W/PERFORATION & PERITONITIS. SYMPS MAY INCLUDE PAIN IN MOUTH, (SEE
EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CHEST & ABDOMEN W/COUGHING, VOMITING &
COLLAPSE. SKIN:MAY CAUSE BURNS W/VESICATION. EYE:VAPS MAY CAUSE
IRRIT. SPLASHES MAY CAUSE SEVERE PAIN & EYE INJURIES SUCH AS
GLAUCOMA, CORNEAL SCARS, IR IS ATROPHY & CATARACTS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING EYE
DISORDERS OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO EFFECTS OF MATERIAL.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST:GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF
WATER TO DRINK TO DILUTE. VOMIT MAY OCCUR SPONTANEOUSLY, BUT DO NOT
INDUCE . GET MD. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. CALL MD. EYE:WASH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS, LIFTING LOWER/UPPER LIDS.
GET MD IMMED.

Lower Limits:16 (NH*3)
Upper Limits:27 (NH*3)
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY TO BLANKET FIRE, COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CNTNRS & TO FLUSH NON-IGNITED SPILLS OR VAPORS AWAY FROM FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE
OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE AND
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:VENT/EVACUATE AREA. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL REQUIRE
PROT CLTHG & RESP PROT FROM VAPS. ALLOW ONLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL TO
HANDLE SPILL. CONTAIN/RECOVER LIQ WHEN POSS. SPILLS MAY BE
NEUTRALIZED W/DILUTE HYDR OCHLORIC ACID OR DILUTE SULFURIC (SEE
SUPP DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE HYDROCHLORIC ACID OR DILUTE SULFURIC ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CNTNR, STORED
IN COOL, DRY, VENT AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. SEPARATE
FROM INCOMPATIBLES. PROTECT FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Other Precautions:WARNING! HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED/INHALED. CAUSES BURNS.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG. AVOID BRTHG VAP. KEEP CNTNR
CLOSED. USE W/ADEQ VENT. WASH THORO AFTER HANDLING. SUBSTANCE
CLASSIFIED AS POISON U NDER FEDERAL CAUSTIC POISON ACT.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR
W/CHEMICAL GOGGLES IN GENERAL UP TO TEN TIMES THE TLV. CONSULT
RESPIRATOR SUPPLIER FOR LIMITATIONS. ALTERNATIVELY, NIOSH/MSHA
APPRVD SUPPLIED AIR FULL FACE PIECE RESP OR AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE
WORN.
Ventilation:LOCAL/GENERAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED TO KEEP EXPOS BELOW
AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMITS. LOCAL EXHST VENT IS (SEE INGRED 2)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES,FACESHLD OPT
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, INCLUDING
BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS. EYEWASH FOUNTAIN/QUICK DRENCH
FACILITY.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
W/THIS MATERIAL. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:SILVER PERMANGANATE, OLEUM, BETA-PROPIOLACTONE. SPILL
PROC:ACID & DISCHARGED TO SEWER W/ LARGE AMTS OF WATER. REGS FOR
PH, AMMONIA CONTENT & SALTS FOR EFFLUENTS MUST BE CONSIDERED. DO N
OT FLUSH DIRECTLY TO SEWERS. ALTERNATIVELY, SPILLS MAY BE ABSORBED
W/DRY INERT MATL & COLLECTED FOR DISPOSAL.RQ:1000 LBS

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:97.0F,36.1C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-98F,-72C
Vapor Pres:115 @ 20C
Vapor Density:1.2
Spec Gravity:0.9
Solubility in Water:INFINITE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS SOLUTION, AMMONIA ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ACROLEIN, DIMETHYL SULFATE, HALOGENS, SILVER NITRATE, PROPYLENE
OXIDE,NITROMETHANE,SILVER OXIDES (SEE SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS TOXIC FUMES OF AMMONIA AND
NITRIC OXIDES WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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