Product ID:MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:03/04/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-227-0411
MSDS Number: BMDNP

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

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

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE

CAS: 7791-18-6

RTECS: OM2975000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50=8100 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CAUTION!MAY CAUSE KIDNEY DMG.CAUSES
EYE/SKIN IRRIT.CAUSES DIGESTIVE/RESP TRACT IRRIT.INHAL FUMES MAY
CAUSE METAL-FUME FEVER.EYE:MILD IRRIT.SKIN:IRRIT.INGST:GI IRRIT
W/NAU,VOMIT,DIARR.INHAL:RESP TRACT IRRIT.INHAL FUME MAY CAUSE
METAL FUME FEVER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGENICITY:NOT LISTED BY
ACGIH,IARC,NIOSH,NTP,OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE/SKIN IRRIT,GI IRRIT,NAU,VOMIT,DIARR,RESP
TACT IRRIT.FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS W/METALLIC
TASTE,FEVER,CHILLS,COUGH,WEAKNESS,CHEST PAIN,MUSCLE PAIN &
INCREASED WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
TARGET ORGANS:KIDNEYS.

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF H2O @LEAST 15MINS,LIFT LIDS.GET
MED AID.SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP/H2O @LEAST 15MINS WHILE
REMOVE CONTAM CLOTH/SHOES.IRRIT DVLPS/PERSIST GET MED
AID.INGEST:CONSC/ALE RT GIVE 2-4CUPFULS OF MILK/H2O.GET MED
AID.INHAL:GET MED AID IMMED.REMVOE TO FRESH AIR IMMED.NOT BREATH
GIVE ART RESP;BREATH DIFF GIVE OXY.NOTE TO DR:TREAT
SYMPT/SUPPROT.ANTIDOTE:USE OF CALCIUM(SUPPL)

Flash Point:NOT AVAILABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:N/AVAI
Lower Limits:N/AVAI
Upper Limits:N/AVAI
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA MOST APPROPRIATE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER W/CAUTION AND IN FLOODING
AMTS.CONTACT W/MOISTURE OR WATER MAY GENERATE SUFFICIENT HEAT TO
IGNITE NEARBY COMBUSTIBLE MATLS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATL WONT BURN.USE WATER W/CAUTION AND IN
FLOODING AMTS.CONTACT W/MOISTURE OR WATER MAY GENERATE SUFFICIENT
HEAT TO IGNITE NEARBY COMBUSTIBLE MATLS.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQPMT AS
INDICATED IN MSDS.SWEEPUP,THEN PLACE INTO SUITABLE CLEAN DRY CNTNR
FOR DISPO.AVOID GENERATING DUSTY CONDITIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE W/ADEQUATE VENTI.MINIMIZE DUST
GENERATION/ACCUMULATION.AVOID CONTACT W/EYES/SKIN/CLOTHING.STORE IN
COOL DRY WELL VENTI AREA AWAY FRM INCOMPAT SUBS
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM WATER.

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
29CFR1910.134.ALWAYS USE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO CONTROL
AIRBORNE LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:APRPOP PROTETIVE GLOVES-PREVENT CONTACT
Eye Protection:WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROP PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT
SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS BEF EATING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
1STAID:GLUCONATE INJECTION AS ANTIDOTE SHOULD BE DETERMINED ONLY BY
QUALIFIED MED PERSONNEL. INCOMPAT MATLS:CONSIDERABLE AMTS OF
HEAT;STRONG OXIDIZERS.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2574F,1412C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:244F,118C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:212F,100C
Vapor Pres:N/AVAI
Vapor Density:N/AVAI
Spec Gravity:1.569
pH:7 SOLN
Viscosity:N/AVAI
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/AVAI
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID, THIN WHITE OR GRAY GRANULES OR FLAKES, ODOR
NOT AVAILABLE.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
EXPLOSIVE WHEN COMBINED W/2-FURAN PERCARBOXYLIC ACID.MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE
DISSOLVES IN AQU SOLNS GIVING OFF (SUPPLEMENTAL)
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT W/WATER,HEATING TO DECOMPOSITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, CHLORINE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPO OF IN MANNER CONSISTENT W/LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.RCRA NOT LISTED.NOT LISTED AS MATL BANNED FRM
LAND DISPO ACCORDING TO RCRA.NO SARA CHEM.

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