Product ID:LITHIUM CHLORIDE ACS REAGENT, L8895
MSDS Date:05/07/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N021655
MSDS Number: BLNTR

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Info Phone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

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Cage: 21076

LITHIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 7447-41-8

RTECS: OJ5950000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 526 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: MAY BE HARMFUL BY INHALATION,
INGESTION, OR SKIN ABSORPTION. CAUSES EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION.
MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT. CHRONIC: OVEREXPOSURE MAY CA USE REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS(S)
BASED ON TEST WITH LABORATORY ANIMALS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES OR SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND SHOES. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRETHING
GIVE ARTIFICA L RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE O2.
CALL PHYSICIAN. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. IGEST: GET
MD IMMEDIATLY .

Extinguishing Media:NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE
TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH
SKIN AND EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:EVAUCATE AREA. WEAR SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS AND
HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE
DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE
AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS CO MPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. EXTREMELY
HYGROSCOPIC. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT
GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURRE. HARMFUL SOLID.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WASTE DISP: REACTIONS MAY GENERATE HEAT AND FUMES WHICH CAN BE
CONTROLLED BY THE RATE OF ADDITION. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND
LOCAL LAWS.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1135F,613C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS AND STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS

Waste Disposal Methods:SML QTYS:CAUTIOUSLY ADD TO LRG STIRRED EXCESS OF
H2O. ADJUST PH TO NEUTRAL, SEPARATE ANY INSOLUBLE SOLIDS/LIQ &
PACKAGE THEM FOR HAZ-WASTE DISPOSAL. FLUSH AQUEOUS SOLUTION DOWN
DRAIN W/PLENTY OF H2O. THE HYDROLYSIS & NEUTRALIZATION (SUPP DATA)

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