Product ID:BARIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:10/13/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-174-9658
MSDS Number: BMDMR

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Preparer: GASTON PILLORI

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

BARIUM NITRATE

CAS: 10022-31-8

RTECS: CQ9625000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS 355 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION- IRRITATION OF
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. SAME AS INGESTION. EYES- IRRITATION. SKIN-
IRRITATION. INGESTION- SEVERE GI TRACT IRRITATION, HYPOKALEMIA, CNS
DEPRESSION, KIDNEY DAMAGE OR FAILURE . CHRONIC: ANEMIA, NEPHRITIS,
CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: SORE THROAT, COUGHING, LABORED
BREATHING. EYES: BURNING SENSATION, STINGING, REDNESS, TEARING.
SKIN: REDNESS, ITCHING, PAIN. INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING,
DIARRHEA, METALLIC TASTE, DIZZINES S, CONVULSIVE TREMORS, RINGING
IN EARS,POSSIBLE PARALYSIS, WEAKNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING CHRONIC REPIRATORY,
CARDIVASCULAR, OR SKIN DISEASES.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NEEDED. GET
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.
SEE DOCTOR. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND
WATER . INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY. TREAT SUPPOTIVELY AND SYSTEMATICALLY.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHERMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. REMOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE IF IT CAN BE DONE
AT NO RISK.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXIDIZER. RELEASES OXYGEN ON BEING
HEATED. HEATING COULD RESULT IN IGNITION, VIOLENT COMBUSTION, OR
EXPLOSION.

Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE AREA AND DENY ENTRY. DO NOT TOUCH
SPILLED MATERIAL. KEEP COMBUSTIBLES AWAY FROM SPILL AREA. SCOOP UP
MATERIAL AND PLACE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. SUBJECT
TO SARA SECTION 313 ANN UAL TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE REPORTING.
Neutralizing Agent:SEE SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID STORING ON WOODEN FLOORS.
SEPARATE FROM COMBUSTIBLES, ORGANIC, AND OTHER EASILY OXIDIZED
MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. IMMEDIATELY CLEAN UP
ANY SPILLS. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. MATERIAL MAY BE
POISONOUS OR CORROSIVE.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUSTS.
250 MG/M3 = IDLH; IF THIS IS SITUATION WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:PVC, NITRILE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING TO PREVENT REPEATED OR
PROLONGED CONTACT. EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH AFTER USE. DO NOT EAT, DRINK, OR SMOKE
UNTIL HANDS ARE WASHED. LAUNDER CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NEUTRALIZATION: AFTER SOOPING UP MATERIAL; RINSE AREA WITH WATER; APPLY
A SOLUTION OF ACIDIC FERROUS SULFATE (10 GMS FERROS SULFATE AND 2
ML SULFURIC ACID PER 100 ML WATER). LET REMAIN 5 MINUTES. ABSO RB
ORINSE TO SEWER. TREAT WITH 20 % SODIUM BICARBONATE UNTIL BUBLING
STOPS. REMOVE WASTES. RINSE WITH WATER.

HCC:D2
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=592.2C, ######F
Spec Gravity:3.24
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLES, REDUCING MATERIALS, PHOSPHATES, ESTERS, PHOPHOROUS, TIN
CHLORIDE
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND BARIUM

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER. DISPOSE OF
IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF 40 CFR 262, EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE
NUMBER D005. CERCLA SECTION 103 REPORTABLE QUANTITY= 100 LBS.
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANC E WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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