Product ID:NICKEL SULFAMATE CONCENTRATE
MSDS Date:10/12/1987
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N023315
MSDS Number: BMFFS

Emergency Phone: 201-499-2403;201-499-2445

Info Phone: 201-499-2403

Preparer: SFTY & ENVIRON AFFAIRS

Cage: DO437

Telephone: 215-587-7695

Cage: 27201

INERT LIQUID

Fraction By Weight: <25%

NICKEL (II) SULFAMATE; (NICKEL SULFAMATE)

CAS: 13770-89-3

RTECS: QR9275000

Fraction By Weight: <70%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN: MAY
PRODUCE DERMATITIS KNOWN AS "NICKEL ITCH". SKIN SENSITIZATION IS
MOST COMMONLY SEEN TOXIC REACTION TO NICKEL AND NICKEL COMPOUNDS.
INHALATION: INHAL OF NICKEL DUST OR POWDER MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CHRONIC TOXICITY: IARC INDICATED NICKEL
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: REFINING AND CERTAIN NICKEL COMPOUNDS
WERE CANCER CAUSING, BUT COULD NOT STATE WITH CERTAINTY WHICH FORMS
MAY BE CARCINOGENIC. NTP LISTS NICKEL POWDER, NICKEL SUB SULFIDE,
NICKEL OXIDE, NICK EL CARBONATE, NICKEL CARBONYL AND NICKELOCENE AS
SUSPECT CARCINOGENS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH FLOWING WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH AREA WITH SOAP AND
WATER. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION:
OF NICKEL DUST OR POWDER, MOVE EXPOSED INDIVIDUAL TO FRESH AIR.
INGESTION: NEVER GIVE FLUIDS OR INDUCE VOMITING IF PATIENT IS
UNCONSCIOUS OR HAVING CONVULSIONS.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IN PRESENCE OF SULFUR/SULFATES, MAY REACT
W/CO*2 TO FORM NICKEL CARBONYL. METALLIC NICKEL CAN REACT WITH
ACIDS TO LIBERATE HYDROGEN WHICH MAY CREATE EXPLO HAZ.

Spill Release Procedures:MAY BE HAZ TO AQUATIC LIFE IF RELSD TO OPEN
WATERS. COVER W/ABSORB. CAREFULLY SWEEP UP MATL & PLACE IN SUITABLE
CNTNR (STEEL DRUM) FOR DISP/RECOVERY OF NICKEL. AFTER SWEEPING,
FLUSH AREA WHERE SPILL O CCURED W/H*2O. CONTAIN H*2O RESIDUE
MIX(SUP DAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NORMAL WAREHOUSE STORAGE.
Other Precautions:MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTION. DO NOT BREATHE DUST,
MIST, OR FUME GENERATED BY HNDLG OR USE OF PRODUCT. USE WITH ADEQ
VENT. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN
CONTACT. WASH SKIN THO ROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR-SUPPLIED OR CHEMICAL
CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL) REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER,NEOPRENE,OR NITRILE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH AND EMERGENCY SHOWER SHOULD BE
READILY AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE
REUSE. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 3.5-4.0. SPILL PROC: FOR EVALUATION PRIOR TO FURTHER TREATMENT OR
DISPOSAL.

HCC:C3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:1.465
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, DARK GREEN LIQUID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CAN REACT WITH ACIDS TO LIBERATE
HYDROGEN GAS. NICKEL OXIDES, HYDROCHLORIC ACID UPON THERMAL
DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF MATL AS SOLID WASTE. NICKEL
CONTAINING WASTE IS NORMALLY COLLECTED TO RECOVER NICKEL VALUES.
FOLLOW ALL CHEM POLLUTION CNTRL REGS. CONSULT APPROP FED, STATE, &
LOCAL REGS FOR WASTE CLASSIFI CATION OF NICKEL CONTAINING
COMPOUNDS.

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