Product ID:ANTIMONY
MSDS Date:03/15/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-081-2167
MSDS Number: BMQRF

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO

585 ALPHA DR
PITTSBURGH, PA 15238-2911
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7523

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 22527

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO

PITTSBURGH, PA 15275 US

Telephone: 412-490-8586

Cage: 22527

ANTIMONY (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-36-0

RTECS: CC4025000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG SB/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL-RAT 7000 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION
OF THE RESPIRATORY AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS, SORE THROAT,
SHALLOW RESPIRATION, DIZZINESS AND OTHER SYMPONS. SKIN CONTACT MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION WITH ITCHING. CH RONIC: INGESTION MAY CAUSE SORES
IN THEMOUTH AND THROAT, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND
OTHER SYMPTONS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT LISTED BY NTP, IARC OR OSHA AS A
CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:ANTIMONY IS AN EYE, SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANE
IRRITANT. POISONING MAY AFFECT THE RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR
SYSTEMS, LIVER, AND KIDNEYS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:WOMEN MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO
THE SYSTEMIC EFFECTS FROM ANTIMONY EXPOSURE. ANTIMONY CROSSES THE
PLACENTA, AND IS PRESENT IN AMNIONIC FLUID, AND IS EXCRETED IN
HUMAN MILK.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. CALL A PHYSICIAN.SKIN CONTACT:
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH SOAP AND
LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE CONTACT: WASH
EYE WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER OR NORMAL SALINE. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS
CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.

Lower Limits:0.42 OZ/FT3
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
ALCOHOL FOAM. FOR LARGE FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER
FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM STORAGE TANK ENDS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS AND VAPORS. WITHDRAW IMMEDIATELY
IN CASE OF RISING SOUND FROM VENTING SAFETY DEVICE.

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. STOP LEAK IF
POSSIBLE. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT AND PLACE INTO
CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL. USE A CLEAN, DRY SHOVEL. ISOLATE
HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE.

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
ON CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE AND BE JOINTLY
APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH AND THE MINE SAFETY A ND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:ANY GLOVES TO PREVENT CONTACT.
Eye Protection:DUST RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE REQUIRED
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING OR SMOKING.
LAUNDER CONTAMINATIED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): 5000 POUNDS. THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND
REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) SECTION 304 REQUIRES THAT A RELEASE
EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY FOR THIS SUBSTANCE
B E IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE
AND THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION.

HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:3182F,1750C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1202F,650C
Vapor Pres:1 @1627F
Spec Gravity:6.684
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVERY-WHITE LUSTROUS METAL.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ALKALINE NITRATES, AMMONIUM NITRATE, AQUA REGIA, BROMINE,
CHLORIC ACID, CHLORINES, FLOURINE AND OTHER MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT, OPEN FLAMES AND OTHER SOURCES
OF IGNITION
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY RELEASE TOXIC STIBINE GAS UNDER
THERMAL DECOMPSITION. STIRRED ANTIMONY HALIDE YIELDS EXPLOSIVE
ANTIMONY.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER.
DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO
GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE
NUMBER D001.

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