Product ID:SILVER NITRATE
MSDS Date:01/20/1983
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-145-0478
MSDS Number: BMPYC

POLYSCIENCES INC

400 VALLEY ROAD
WARRINGTON, PA 18976
US

Emergency Phone: 215-343-6484

Info Phone: 215-343-6484

Preparer: J.V.D.

Cage: 9C365

POLYSCIENCES INC

WARRINGTON, PA 18976 US

Telephone: 215-313-6484

Cage: 9C365

SILVER NITRATE

CAS: 7761-88-8

RTECS: VW4725000

Fraction By Weight: 63.5%

OSHA PEL 0.01 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE. CAUSES BURNS TO EYE AND
SKIN. MODERATELY TOXIC. AEROSOLS, MISTS OR DUSTS ARE IRRITATING TO
MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL AID. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, WASH WITH SOAP AND
WATER. IF DISCOMFORT PERSISTS, SEE MD. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
BEFO RE REUSE. INHAL: REMOVE FROM FURTHER EXPOSURE. IF DISCOMFORT
PERSISTS, SEE MD. INGEST: INDUCE VOMITING BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF
WATER AND STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. CALL MD.

Extinguishing Media:MAY USE WATER ON FIRES NEAR SILVER NITRATE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXIDIZING MATERIAL. INCREASES
FLAMMABILITY OF COMBUSTIBLE, ORGANIC OR OTHER OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS.

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT AND ISOLATE FOR RECOVERY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DANGER! POISON! CAUSES SEVERE BURNS.
PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:SEPARATE FROM COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC AND OTHER READILY
OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL)
RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LENGTH FSHLD
Other Protective Equipment:NORMAL INDUSTRIAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
SHOES MUST BE WORN. EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

HCC:D1
Spec Gravity:4.35
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS AND ODORLESS RHOMBIC CRYSTALS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIES, ANTIMONY SALTS, HALIDES, ARSENITES, THIOCYANATES, FERROUS
SALTS, PHOSPHATES, OIL, HYPOPHOSPHITES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID LIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOX.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED HAZARDOUS WASTE
FACILITY PER LOCAL, FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS.

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