Product ID:AMMONIA
MSDS Date:02/01/1988
FSC:6830
NIIN:00N016541
MSDS Number: BKQPQ

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC

7201 HAMILTON BLVD
ALLENTOWN, PA 18195
US

Emergency Phone: 800-523-9374,800-322-9092

Info Phone: 215-481-8257

Cage: 00742

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC

ALLENTOWN, PA 18195-1501 US

Telephone: 800-345-3148/ 800-752-1597

Cage: 00742

REGULATOR WHEN CONNECTING CYL TO LOWER PRESS (<500

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INCR DISCHARGE RATE FROM CYL. USE CHECK VALVE OR

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CYL. PROT CYLS FROM PHYS DMG. STORE IN

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HEAVILY TRAVELED AREAS/EMER EXITS. DO NOT ALLOW TEMP

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BE STORED UPRIGHT/FIRMLY SECURED TO PREVENT FALLING

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SEGREGATED. USE "FIRST IN-FIRST OUT" INVENTORY

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PERIODS OF TIME.POST "NO SMKNG OR OPEN FLAMES" SIGNS

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A COMPRESSED GAS CYL WHICH

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IS A VIOLATION OF FED LAW (49CFR). IN PRESENCE OF

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SILVER, ZINC, & THEIR ALLOYS. IRON OR STEEL ARE

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AMMONIA (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-41-7

RTECS: BO0875000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 50 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 25 PPM/35 STEL; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

PULM EDEMA(EXCESS FLUID FORM IN LUNGS) WILL

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LESIONS RSLTING IN TISS DESTRUCT/SCARRING. BURNS

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PERSONS W/POTNTL EXPOS SHOULD NOT WEAR CONTACT LESNES

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REMOVE AFFECTED CLOTHING AS RAPIDLY AS POSS. CONTINUE

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CONTAM CLTHNG/FLUSH AFFECTED AREA W/LUKEWARM WATER.

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THE CRYOGENIC "BURN" HAS RSLTD IN BLISTERING OF SKIN

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CLSD, OUTLET SEALS SECURED/VALVE PROT CAP IN PLACE.

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SLIDE ROLL CYLS. USE SUITABLE

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE & IRRIT TO SKIN, EYES, UPPER
RESP SYS & ALL MUCOSAL TISSUE. DEPENDING ON CONCENTRATION INHALD,
IT MAY CAUSE BURNING SENSATIONS, COUGHING, WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, HDCH, NAUS, WITH EVEN TUAL COLLAPSE. MILD CONCENTRATIONS OF
VAP WILL CAUSE DERM OR CONJUNCTIVITIS. HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS (SEE
EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:OF VAP OR LIQ CONTACT WILL CAUSE
CAUSTIC SKIN BURNS/INFLAMM/SWELL OF EYES W/POSS LOSS OF VISION.
RAPIDLY EVAPORATING LIQ CONTACTING SKIN OR EYES WILL CAUSE
CRYOGENIC "BURNS" OR FROSTBITE. SYM PS OF FROSTBITE INCL A CHANGE
IN SKIN COLOR TO GRAY/WHITE POSS FOLLOWED BY BLISTERING.
INHAL:AFFECTS UPPER(SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:PROMPT MD ATTEN IS REQ IN ALL CASES OF OVEREXP TO
AMMONIA.INHAL:REMOVE TO UNCONTAM AREA. IF NOT BRTHNG, GIVE ARTF
RESP,PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHNG DFCLT GIVE O*2. KEEP VICTIM
WARM/QUIET. ASSURE THA T MUCUS/VOMIT MATL DOES NOT OBSTRUCT AIRWAY
BY POSITIONAL DRAINAGE. GET MD IMMED. EYE:FLUSH CONTAM EYE(S) W/LGE
QTYS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. HOLD EYELIDS OPEN TO ASSURE
COMPLETE (SEE INGRED 4)

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:16%
Upper Limits:25%
Extinguishing Media:WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF POSS W/O RISK, STOP FLOW OF GAS. SINCE
AMMONIA IS SOLUBLE IN WATER, IT IS THE BEST EXTING MEDIA-NOT ONLY
EXTING FIRE, BUT ALSO ABSORBING ESCAPED (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CYL EXPOSED TO FIRE/HEAT MAY VENT
RAPIDLY/EXPLODE. RUNOFF FROM FIRE CONTROL MAY CAUSE POLLUTION.
COMBINES W/MERCURY TO FORM EXPLO CMPDS. IS FLAMM OVER(SUPPDATA)

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM AFFECTED AREA. USE
APPROPRIATE PROT EQUIP IF LEAK IN USER'S EQUIP, PURGE PIPING
W/INERT GAS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIRS. IF LEAK IS IN CNTNR OR
CNTNR VALVE, CALL "800" EMER GENCY PHONE NUMBER LISTED HEREIN.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ONLY IN WELL-VENT AREAS. VALVE
PROT CAPS MUST REAMIN IN PLACE UNLESS CNTNR IS SECURED W/VALVE
OUTLET PIPED TO USE POINT. DO NOT DRAG(SEE INGRED 8)
Other Precautions:EARTH-GROUND & BOND ALL LINES/EQUIP ASSOCIATED
W/AMMONIA SYSTEM. ELEC EQUIP SHOULD BE NON-SPARKING OR EXPLO PROOF.
COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS SHOULD NOT BE REFILLED EXCEPT BY QUALIFIED
PRODUCERS OF COMP RESSED GAS. SHIPMENT OF (SEE INGRED 17)

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR LINE
W/MASK OR SCBA SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR USE.
Ventilation:HOOD WITH FORCED VENTILATION. LOCAL:TO PREVENT ACCUM ABOVE
TWA. MECH:I/A/W ELECTRICAL CODES.
Protective Gloves:PLASTIC OR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORKERS GOG & FULL LGTH FSHLD
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES, SAFETY SHOWER, EYEWASH
"FOUNTAIN", CHEMICAL RESISTANT OVERGARMENTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:AMMONIA GAS. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL SURROUND CNTNRS
UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. USE NIOSH/MSHA SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIP. EFTS OF OVEREXP: AIRWAY (LARYNX/BRONCHI) BY CAUSING CAUS TIC
BURNING RESULTING IN ABNORMAL FLUIDFORMATION/CHEM PNEUMIT (DEEP
LUNG INFLAMM). IF ENTERS THE DEEP LUNG,(SEE ING 2)

HCC:G1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-28F,-33C
Vapor Pres:129.1 PSIA
Vapor Density:SEE ING 1
Solubility in Water:VERY SOL/LIBS HEAT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS WITH A PUNGENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS VIGOROUSLY W/CHLORINE, FLUORINE, HYDROGEN BROMIDE, NITROSYL
CHLORIDE, CHROMYL CHLORIDE, TRIOXYGEN (SEE INGRED
Stability Condition to Avoid:ANY SYSTEM CONTAINING MERCURY.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN AT VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES
(1544F).

Waste Disposal Methods:ALL FED, STATE & LOCAL REGS REGARDING
HEALTH/POLLUTION SHOULD BE FOLLOWED IN WASTE DISP. CONTACT AIR
PRODS FOR SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS. DO NOT DISP OF UNUSED QTYS.
RETURN PROPERLY LABELED SHIPPING CN TNR TO AIR PRODS FOR DISP
W/VALVE(S) (SEE ING 7)

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