Product ID:FERRIC CHLORIDE, F2877
MSDS Date:11/22/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N021686
MSDS Number: BLTKD

Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765

Info Phone: 800-325-8070

Cage: 21076

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

IRON (3+) CHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATE; (FERRIC CHLORIDE)

CAS: 10025-77-1

RTECS: NO5425000

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:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE
OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.
INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS RESULT O F SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA
OF LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA.
(SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE
BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. CAUSES SEVERE EYE
IRRITATION. THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY INVESTIGATED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MIN. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSH OF EYES BY SEPARATING LIDS WITH
FINGERS. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.
INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE O2. CALL PHYS. INGEST: CALL MD IMMED .

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

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN
EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. CORROSIVE. HARMFUL SOLID. KEEP TIGHTLY
CLOSED. HYGROSCOPIC.STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:ALLYL CHLORIDE MAY POLYMERIZE VIOLENTLY UNDER
CONDITIONS INVOLVING AN ACID CATALYST SUCH AS FERRIC CHLORIDE.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER 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
HNDLG/STOR PREC: HYPOCHLORITE, NEUTRALIZE SOLUTION BEFORE FLUSHING DOWN
DRAIN. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS.

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:536F,280C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:98.6F,37.0C
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH SODIUM,
POTASSIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:MATL SHOULD BE DISSOLVED IN H2O, ACID SOLN/
OXIDIZED TO H2O-SOL STATE. PRECIPITATE MATL AS SULFIDE, ADJUSTING
SOLN PH TO 7 TO COMPLETE PRECIPITATION. FILTER INSOL & DISPOSE OF
THEM IN HAZ WASTE SITE. DESTROY ANY EXCESS SULFIDE W/SODIUM (SUPP
DATA)

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