Product ID:UREA
MSDS Date:11/07/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F019585
MSDS Number: BLQNF

Emergency Phone: (213) 516-8000

Info Phone: (213) 516-8000

Cage: 1CU30

Telephone: (213) 516-8000

Cage: 1CU30

UREA; CARBAMIDE

CAS: 57-13-6

RTECS: YR6250000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL (RAT) LD50: 14,300 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:EYES: IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN,
CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN: IRRITATION, BURNING, ITCHING, THROMBOSIS &
PAIN. INHALATION: MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION, SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
INGESTION: SORE THROAT & ABDOMINAL PAIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN &
CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN: IRRITATION, BURNING, ITCHING, THROMBOSIS &
PAIN. INHALATION: MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION, SORE THROAT, COUGHING
& SHORTNESS OF BREATH. INGESTION: SORE THROAT & ABDOMINAL PAIN.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER OR NORMAL SALINE 15-20 MINS. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NEEDED. KEEP
WARM & QUI ET. INGESTION: IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEPHEAD LOWER THAN
HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR STANDARD
FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STANDARD FOAM. MOVE
CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA W/OUT RISK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CALCIUM HYPOCHLORATE REACTS W/UREA TO
FORM SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLOSIVE NITROGEN TRICHLORIDE. UREA IGNITES ON
CONTACT. AT 179F A VIGOROUS EXOTHERMIC REACTION.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE (FIBERBOARD)
CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T WEAR CONTACT LENSES.

Respiratory Protection:CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE W/FULL FACE PIECE & ORGANIC
VAPOR CARTRIDGE IN COMBINATION W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
FILTER.
Ventilation:GENERAL
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF OR DUST-RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATERIALS TO AVOID CONT'D: POTASSIUM NITRITE, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE,
SODIUM NITRITE, TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE & NITROSYL PERCHLORATE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:275F
Spec Gravity:1.3230
pH:7.2
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS-WHITE TETRAGONAL PRISMS/PELLETS COOLING
SALINE TASTE W/AMMONIA ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE/CROML/SODIUM CHLORIDE/DICHLOROMALEIC
ANHYDRIDE/GALLIUM PERCHLORATE/PHOSPHORUS PENTACHLORIDE/SEE SUP
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT & FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BIURET, CORROSIVE AMMONIA, CYANURIC
ACID & TOXIC NITROGEN DIOXIDE

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

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