Product ID:AMMONIUM NITRATE,PRILLED 211
MSDS Date:04/01/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-091-8676
MSDS Number: BKRDD

UNION OIL OF CALIFORNIA;UNION 76 DIV,EAST-REGION

1650 EAST GOLF ROAD
SCHAUMBURG, IL 60195
US

Emergency Phone: 312-619-2644

Info Phone: 708-619-2644

Cage: IO438

UNION OIL OF CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES, CA 90017 US

Telephone: 213-977-7589

Cage: IO438

AMMONIUM NITRATE (SOLUTION) (SARA III)

CAS: 6484-52-2

RTECS: BR9050000

Fraction By Weight: 99.4%MIN

TALC (CONTAINING NO ASBESTOS)

CAS: 14807-96-6

RTECS: WW2710000

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3 RDUST

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 RDUST; 9192

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-INHALATION:DUSTS MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION OF THE NOSE & THROAT.INGESTION:HIGH DOSE MAY CAUSE
NAUSEA,VOMITING,ABDOMINAL CRAMPS & DIARRHEA.EYES:CAN CAUSE
IRRITATION.DUST MAY CAUSE STINGING,TEARING & R EDNESS.SKIN:MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION.CHRONIC-REPEATED CONTACT WITH SKIN MAY CAUSE
REDNESS & BURNING.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS SECTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE
CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED.EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15
MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN.SKIN:WASH WITH MILD SOAP &
WATER.INGESTION:IF CONSC IOUS,INDUCE VOMITING IF MORE THAN 5
OUNCES(ADULT) INGESTED.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. FIGHT FIRE FROM
UPWIND. AVOID SOLID STREAM OF WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AMMONIUM NITRATE SUPPORTS
COMBUSTION.SMOTHERING WILL BE INEFFECTIVE.DO NOT ATTEMPT SMOTHERING
BY LOCKING VENTILATION.COMBUSTION->CO AND OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE SPILL AREA.WEAR EYE
PROTECTION.MINIMIZE DUST GENERATION.SHOVEL INTO DRY CONTAINER.DO
NOT USE FLARES IN AREA.SWEEP UP AND PACKAGE APPROPRIATELY FOR
DISPOSAL.KEEP OUT OF DRAINS ,SEWERS AND WATER WAYS.CONTACT FIRE
AUTHORITIES.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-STORE IN A COOL,DRY,WELL
VENTILATED AREA.KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS AND ALL
IGNITION SOURCES. AVOID INHALATION OF DUST AND PERSONAL CONTACT
WITH THIS MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED HIGH-EFFICIENCY DUST
RESPIRATOR AS REQUIRED. FOR SOME EXPOSURES, A NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR MAY
BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE DUST CONCENTRATION < TLV LEVELS.USE
EXPLOSIVE PROOF EXHAUST SYSTEMS IF EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE PRESENT.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NITRILE, OR NATURAL RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES WITH PLASTIC FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH AND SAFETY SHOWERS FACILITIES,
IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AS NEEDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNT OF AMMONIUM NITRATE MAY CAUSE
METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, PARTICULARLY IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR OF
AGE.TALK IS THE COATING AGENT FOR PRILLED AMMONIUM NITRATE.
PROLONGED OVEREXPOSURE TO TALK DUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROGRESSIVE AND
IRREVERSIBLE LUNG DISEASE.

HCC:D1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:337F,169C
Spec Gravity:>1
Solubility in Water:118G/100G @ 32F
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SPHERICAL SOLID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH ORGANIC OR OTHER OXIDIZABLE MATTER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION IN THE PRESENCE
OF AIR MAY YIELD NITROGEN OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT LOCAL AUTHORITIES.DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND
REGULATIONS.

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