Product ID:AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE FLAKE SPEC 104
MSDS Date:04/22/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N018999
MSDS Number: BLGHK

ENGELHARD CORPORATION

29001 SOLON ROAD
SOLON, OH 44139
US

Emergency Phone: 216-292-9200

Info Phone: 216-292-9200

Cage: 23036

ENGELHARD CORPORATION

SOLON, OH 44139 US

Telephone: 216-292-9200

Cage: 23036

AMENABLE TO RECYCLE/REUSE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LENGTH FACESHIELD .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1341-49-7

RTECS: BQ9200000

Fraction By Weight: 98.9%

OSHA PEL 2.5 MG F/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2.5 MG F/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: CAUSES BURNS. SKIN: CAUSES
SEVERE IRRIT & FLUORIDE-LIKE BURNS WHICH MAY NOT BE IMMED EVIDENT.
INHAL: CAUSES SEVERE IRRIT TO UPPER RESP TRACT. INGEST: CAUSES
IRRIT OF THE GI TRACT, NAUSEA, VOMITI NG & DIARRHEA. (CHRONIC)
EXPOS TO FLUORIDES OVER YRS MAY PRODUCE EMBRITTLEMENT &
DECALCIFICATION (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: OF BONES, AND INCREASED CALCIFICATION
OF LIGAMENTS AND VERTEBRAE RESULTING IN SPINAL STIFFNESS
(FLUOROSIS).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING RESPIRATORY
AND/OR SKIN AILMENTS.

First Aid:EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 30 MIN. DO
NOT USE ZEPHIRAN CHLORIDE SOLN ON EYES. CALL MD. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH
W/COLD WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. USE ALKALINE SOAP IF AVAIL. IF
IRRIT OCC URS, IMMERSE & SOAK AFFECTED AREA IN 0.13% (1:750) ICED,
AQUEOUS ZEPHIRAN CHLORIDE SOLN FOR 30-60 MIN (SATURATED COMPRESSES
CAN BE USED IF AREA CAN'T BE IMMERSED) & CALL MD. CLTHG: REMOVE
(SUPP DATA)

Flash Point:NOT AVAILABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE CO2 OR CHEMICAL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD. HOWEVER,
IN A FIRE SITUATION THIS PRODUCT WILL EMIT TOXIC GASES. CONTACT
WITH WATER WILL FORM CORROSIVE SULFURIC ACID.

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILLAGE & SCOOP UP OR VACUUM. AVOID
DUSTING. NOTIFICATION OF THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER
(800-424-8802) MAY BE REQUIRED. REFER TO EPA, DOT AND APPLICABLE
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR CURR ENT RESPONSE INFORMATION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. STORE IN A
COOL, DRY LOCATION AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR
ON CLOTHING. USE ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS NECESSARY.
Ventilation:GENERAL; LOC EXHST VENT AS NEC TO CONTROL ANY AIR
CONTAMINANTS, TO WITHIN THEIR TLVS, IN THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG. ADD FULL (SEE ING 2)
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, BOOTS, APRON OR ACID
RESISTANT RUBBER SUIT & HAT. EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC:CONTAM CLTHG & WASH BEFORE REUSE. DESTROY CONTAM SHOES.
INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD.
INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE LRG QTYS OF WATER. CALL MD I MMED.
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONS PERSON. WASTE DISP METH:OF
DISP SELECTED. SOME WASTE MATLS ARE (SEE ING 3)

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:463F,239C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:259F,126C
Spec Gravity:1.503
Solubility in Water:58.3 G/100 G WATER
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TRANSLUCENT FLAKES; AMMONIA ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, ALKALIES, CHLORINE, CYANIDES, SULFIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES ABOVE 400F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR OXIDES,AMMONIA & H FLUORIDE.
WILL FORM HYDROFLUORIC ACID ON CONT W/STRONG ACIDS; AMMONIA ON CONT
W/ALKALIES.

Waste Disposal Methods:FED, ST & LOC DISP LAWS & REGS WILL DETERMINE
THE PROPER WASTE DISP PROC. ALL WASTE MATLS SHOULD BE REVIEWED TO
DETERMINE APPLIC HAZARDS (TESTING MAY BE NEC). DISP REQ ARE
DEPENDENT ON HAZARD CLASSIFI CATION & WILL VARY BY LOCATION & TYPE
(SUPP DATA)

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