Product ID:CUPRIC SULFATE ANHYDROUS
MSDS Date:04/12/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-270-3224
MSDS Number: BLJTF

Emergency Phone: 714-864-2310/213-516-8000

Info Phone: 714-864-2310/213-516-8000

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

CUPRIC SULFATE

CAS: 7758-99-8

RTECS: GL8900000

Fraction By Weight: >97%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1MG/M3

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50 = 300 MG/KG
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 OF DUST MAY BE
IRRITATING TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT & METALLIC TASTE.CONTACT MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION OF SKIN,EYES,& MUCOUS MEMBRANES.INGESTION MAY
CAUSE NAUSEA,VOMITING,DIARRHEA & PAIN. DEATH & COMA MAY
OCCUR.CHRONIC-DERMATITIS,DISCOLORATION OF THE CORNEA,NOSE
ULCERATION,LIVER DISORDERS.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, SKIN,
EYES & MUCOUS MEMBRANES. SALIVATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTRIC PAIN
, LOCAL CORROSION AND HEMORRHAGES. DISCOLORATION OF TONGUE AND
GUMS,BLOODY STOOL.LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE WITH SEVERE ANEMIA MAY
OCCUR.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS.

First Aid:CALL A PHYSICIAN.INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE CPR IF
NEEDED.KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST.SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP &
WATER.EYE:WASH EYES WITH WATER/NORMAL SALINE FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES.KEEP EYELIDS OP EN.INGESTION:IF CONSCIOUS,DRINK LARGE
AMOUNT OF WATER/MILK & REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE UNLESS THE VICTIM
IS ALREADY VOMITING.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR WATER FOG
FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES AT 1207 F. NEGLIGIBLE FIRE
HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.WITH CLEAN SHOVEL,CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO
CLEAN,DRY CONTAINER & COVER;REMOVE FROM AREA.DO NOT FLUSH WITH
WATER. REPORTABLE QUAN TITY IS 10 LBS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-STORE IN A COOL,DRY,VENTILATED
AREA AWAY FROM OXIDIZERS,EXCESSIVE HEAT,SPARKS OR OPEN FLAME.
Other Precautions:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. WORK IN A WELL
VENTILATED AREA. AVOID RAISING DUST. AVOID BREATHING DUST. AVOID
CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND
BEFORE EATING, DRIN KING OR SMOKING.

Respiratory Protection:DEPENDING ON THE DUST CONCENTRATION, WEAR A
NIOSH-APPROVED MASK OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OPERATED
IN POSITIVE MODE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO
KEEP DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL RUBBER.
Eye Protection:DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT
ANY POSSIBILITY OF SKIN CONTACT. EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN:ANTIDOTE- GIVE CALCIUM DISODIUM
ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATE 15-25 MG/KG IN 250-500 ML OF 5%
DEXTROSE IV OVER A 1 TO 2 HOUR PERIOD TWICE DAILY NOT TO EXCEED 50
MG/KG/DAY. THE DRUG SHO ULD BE GIVEN IN 5-DAY COURSES WITH A REST
PERIOD OF 2 DAYS BETWEEN COURSES. SUBSEQUENT COURSE NOT TO EXCEED
50MG/KG/DAY.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:392F,200C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:1202F,650C
Spec Gravity:3.6
Solubility in Water:14.3% @ 0C
Appearance and Odor:GRAYISH-WHITE TO GREENISH-WHITE RHOMBIC CRYSTALS-
ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDROXYLAMINE, MAGNESIUM, SODIUM HYPOBROMATE
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT AND FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF SULFUR

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. IF THE RELEASE OF
THIS SUBSTANCE IS REPORTABLE UNDER CERCLA SECTION 103, THE NATIONAL
RESPONSE CENTER MUST B E NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY AT 800-424-8802.

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