Product ID:AMMONIUM FERRIC SULFATE
MSDS Date:02/13/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-275-8125
MSDS Number: BMCCD

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

AMMONIUM FERRIC SULFATE

CAS: 7783-83-7

RTECS: WS5900000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG(FE)/M3

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE/CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE NOSE & THROAT
IRRITATION, DYSPNEA, SKIN IRRITATION, DERMATITIS, EYE IRRITATION,
CONJUNCTIVITIS, HEMATEMESIS, INTENSE DEHYDRATION, SHOCK, PALLOR,
CYANOSIS, HYPOTHERMIA, HYPOTEN SION, ACIDOSIS, HYPOREFLOEXIA, COMA
ANDDEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, RETCHING, PROLONGED
VOMITING, WATERY, THEN TARRY DIARRHEA, RAPID, WEAK OR IMPERCEPTABLE
PULSE, RAPID RESPIRATION, VASOMOTOR INSTABILITY, DILATED PUPILS AND
SHOCK.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER FOR 15-20 MINUTES. SEE
DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE SOILED
CLOTHES. GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INHALE: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
BREATHING STOPS, GIVE CPR. SEEE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. INGEST: IF
CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER TO DILUTE ACID. DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPARY, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE
AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR DUST; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE AND NEGLIGIBLE EXPLOSION
HAZARD IN DUST FORM WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS INDICATED.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:FIREFIGHTING: SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH
A FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR POSITIVE-PRESSURE
MODE.

Respiratory Protection:100 MG(FE)/M3-HIGH EFFICIENCY RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST AND/OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF OR DUST-RESISTANT GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE
(IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:EMPLOYER SHOULD PROVIDE EYE WASH STATION &
SAFETY SHOWER WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE WORK AREA FOR EMERGENCY USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FERRIC AMMONIUM SULFATE DODECAHYDRATE IS TOXIC AND AN EYE, MUCOUS
MEMBRANE, AND SKIN IRRITANT. IRON POISIONING MAY AFFECT LIVER,
KIDNEY, CARDIOVASCULAR, RESPIRATORY, DIGESTIVE AND CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYST EM.

HCC:C3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:446F,230C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:97.0F,36.1C
Spec Gravity:1.7
pH:2.5
Solubility in Water:SLOUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO PALE-VIOLET, TRANSPARENT,
EFFLORESCENT, OCTAHEDRAL CRYSTAL, NO ODO

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH OR STORAGE WITH SULFURIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXPLOSIVE WHEN HEATED WITH SULFURIC ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
TOXIC OXIDES OF SULFUR & NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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