Product ID:FERRIC CHLORIDE ANHYDROUS, F7134
MSDS Date:12/19/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N021687
MSDS Number: BLTKF

Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765

Info Phone: 800-325-8070

Cage: 21076

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

FERRIC CHLORIDE; (FERRIC CHLORIDE ANHYDROUS)

CAS: 7705-08-0

RTECS: LJ9100000

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:ORAL(RAT)1872 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: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, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. CAUSES SEVERE EYE IRRITATION. THE
CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND TOXICO LOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN
THOROUGHLY 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 FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING EYELIDS WITH
FINGERS. SKIN: 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. IRRITATING DUST. 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
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>572F,>300C
Vapor Pres:<1@20C
Vapor Density:5.61
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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:MAT 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. D ESTROY ANY EXCESS SULFIDE
W/SODIUM(SUPPDATA)

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