Product ID:IONIZATION SEALED SOURCE
MSDS Date:08/07/1986
FSC:6350
NIIN:00-937-3144
MSDS Number: BLWGM

NRD INC, SUB OF MARK IV INDUSTRIES INC

2937 ALT BLVD N
GRAND ISLAND, NY 14072-1220
US

Emergency Phone: 716-773-7634

Info Phone: 716-773-7634

Cage: 5K923

PYROTRONICS DIV OF BAKER INDUSTRIES INC

ELMHURST, IL 60126-1015 US

Telephone: 708-279-0133

Cage: 05351

SILVER (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-22-4

RTECS: VW3500000

Fraction By Weight: 90%

OSHA PEL 0.01 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

GOLD

CAS: 7400-57-5

RTECS: MD5070000

Fraction By Weight: 5%

GOLD, METALLIC COATING

CAS: 7400-57-5

RTECS: MD5070000

Fraction By Weight: 5%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:UNDER THE MOST IMPROBABLE AND
HYPOTHETICAL CONDITION, A PERSON LOCATED ONE METER FROM THE SOURCE
FOR 1 YEAR, THE MAX EXPOSURE DOSE WOULD BE LESS THAN 0.5 MREM.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:NONE
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:IF THE DEVICE, WITH RADIOACTIVE SEALED SOURCE,
IS DAMAGED IT SHOULD BE HANDLED ACCORDING WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS
SUPPLIED WITH THIS DEVICE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE MANUFACTURERS
"IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS, AND INSTRUCTION LABEL, ON THE UNIT."
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED.
Ventilation:GENERAL ENVIRONMENT.
Protective Gloves:NONE, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Eye Protection:NONE.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THE RADIOACTIVE NUCLIDE (AM-241) IN METALLIC MATRIX, IS FORMED INTO
IONIZATION FOIL. THEN THIS FOIL IS COATED WITH GOLD, WHICH MAKES UP
THE SEALED IONIZATION SOURCE, USED ON VARIOUS IONIZATION DEVICES .

HCC:A2
Spec Gravity:11
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
"AQUA RIGIA" AND OTHER RELATED ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PHYSICAL ABUSE AND DISASSEMBLY OR THE THE
UNIT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AMERICIUM DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE DEVICE BE
DISPOSED AT PUBLIC DISPOSAL SPOTS. IT MUST BE RETURNED TO THE
MANUFACTURER OF THE SOURCE, PER INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DEVICE.

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