Product ID:CUPROUS CYANIDE
MSDS Date:01/13/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F019540
MSDS Number: BLQLC

SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP

14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
GARDENA, CA 90248-2027

Emergency Phone: (213) 516-8000

Info Phone: (213) 516-8000

Cage: 63415

SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC

GARDENA, CA 90248-2027 US

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

COPPER CYANIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 544-92-3

RTECS: GL7150000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1 MG CU/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG CU/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION/INHALATION: BITTER/ACRID
TASTE IN MOUTH/THROAT
NUMBNESS/SALIVATION/NAUSEA/VOMITING/UNCONSCIOUSNESS/CONVULSION/DEAT
H FROM RESPIRATORY ARREST. SKIN: IRRITATION/DERMATITIS/GREENISH
DISCOLORATIO N/ABSORPTION CAUSING
HEADACHE/CONFUSTION/NAUSEA/VOMITING. EYES: IRRITATION/GREENISH
DISCOLORATION OF CONJUNCTIVA/BURNS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: LIVER/KIDNEY DAMAGE & GREENISH
DISCOLORATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES. EYES: BURNS, IRRITATION,
GREENISH DISCOLORATION OF THE CONJUNCTIVA. SKIN: IRRITATION,
DERMATITIS, GREENISH DISCOLORATION, & ABSORPTION CAUSING HEADACHE,
CONFUSION, NAUSEA, & VOMITING. INGESTION: ASPIRATION HAZARD.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
GIVE CPR. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & MILD
DETERGENT/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. EYES: WASH W/PLENTY OF
WATER FOR 15- 20 MINS. INGESTION: TREAT SYMTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY. IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO
PREVENT ASPIRATION. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY, FOG, OR FOAM. USE
FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER AS A FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA. WEAR
SCBA/SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE
DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME. MAY BURN BUT DOESN'T IGNITE READILY.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK W/O RISK TO YOURSELF. TAKE UP W/SAND
OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL/PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER
DISPOSAL. USE CLEAN SHOVEL TO PLACE DRY SPILL INTO CLEAN/DRY
CONTAINER/COVER/MOVE FROM AREA. K EEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. DIKE
AHEADOF SPILL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUSTS & FUMES FROM
BURNING MATERIAL. DON'T MIX W/ACID.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. WHITE TO DARK RED
MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS OR POWDER.

Respiratory Protection:AIR-PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR (GAS
MASK) W/CHIN-STYLE OR FRONT OR BACK MOUNTED CANISTER PROVIDING
PROTECTION AGAINST CYANIDE & HAVING A HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
FILTER. USE SUPPLIED AIR R ESPIRATOR & SCBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE TO KEEP Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES: SPLASHPROOF/DUST RESIS.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, IMERVIOUS CLOTHING, &
FACEHSHIELD
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSCIAN NOTE: ALL CYANIDE ANTIDOTES ARE TOXIC/UNNECESSARY THERAPY IS
DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. FOR CYANIDE POISONING, GIVE
SODIUM NITRITE. ADMINITER 3% SOLUTION INTRAVENOUSLY (2.5-5 ML/MIN)
. STOP IF SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE FALLS<80MMHG. NEXT GIVE SODIUM
THIOSULFATE (25%) INTRAVENOUSLY (2.5-5 ML/MIN).

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:885F
Spec Gravity:2.920
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO CREAM COLORED POWDER; COLORLESS TO DARK
GREEN ORTHORHOMEIC CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, & MAGNESIUM
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT OR FLAME. UNDER NORMAL TEMPS &
PRESSURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN CYANIDE GAS,
TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN

Waste Disposal Methods:REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 10 LBS. DISPOSE OF IN
ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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