Product ID:CUSTOM PLASMA STANDARD, PLCD2-2X
MSDS Date:06/07/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N025924
MSDS Number: BMRFX

SPEX INDUSTRIES INC

3880 PARK AVE
EDISON, NJ 08820
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-549-7144

Preparer: LINDA OLCHVARY

Cage: 07977

SPEX CERTIPREP INC

METUCHEN, NJ 08840 US

Telephone: 732-549-7144

Cage: 07977

& BRONCHI, CHEM PNEUMONITIS & PULM EDEMA.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NITRIC ACID

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5775000

Fraction By Weight: 2-5%

OSHA PEL 2 PPM;4 STEL

ACGIH TLV: 2 PPM;4 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

4)

CAS: 10022-68-1

RTECS: EV1850000

Fraction By Weight: 0-1%

OSHA PEL 0.2 MG/M3, 0.6,C(CD)

ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG/M3;0.002RESP

WHEEZING/HEMOPTYSIS & MAY RESULT IN DEATH WITHIN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BEEN REPORTED FOLLOWING EXPOS TO CADMIUM & ITS SALTS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CONCEN NITRIC ACID VAP/MIST

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CONTACT W/EYES, IT PRODUCES SEV BURNS WHICH MAY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CONCEN VAP PROD IMMED, SEV & PENETRATING BURNS;

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

YELLOW/YELLOWISH BROWN COLOR. VAP & MIST MAY ERODE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PAIN & BURNS OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & GI TRACT. INHAL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SOLUTION WILL CAUSE IRRIT IF IT COMES
INTO CONTACT W/EYES, INHALED, INGESTED OR ABSORB THROUGH SKIN.
CADMIUM SALTS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE CARCIN ACCORD TO OSHA, NTP AND
IARC. CADMIUM DUST CAUSES BOTH AC UTE AND CHRONIC EFTS. DUST IS
LESS TOX THAN FUMES DUE TO LRG PARTICLE SIZE. ACUTE EFTS PRIMARILY
(EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CADMIUM COMPOUNDS:GROUP 2A (IARC), GROUP
2 (NTP)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:LUNGS, BUT MAY ALSO EFT OTHER ORGANS
SUCH AS KIDNEY. CHRONIC POISONING TO LUNGS IS IRREVERSIBLE.
FOLLOWING A LATENT PERIOD OF 4-10 HRS AFTER INTOX SYMPT ARE:
NASOPHARYNGEAL IRRIT, FEELING OF CHEST CONSTRICTION, COUGHING,
DYSPNEA, HDCH, CHILLS, MUSCLE ACHES, NAUS, VOMIT, BURNING
SENSATION, WHEEZING, (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OCCASIONALLY
LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING,
THEN FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. WASH CLOTHING
THOROUGHLY B EFORE REUSE. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.INGEST:CALL MD
IMMEDIATELY . IF ANY IRRITATION CONTINUES, GET MD ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONCEN HNO*3 REACTS EXPLOS W/COMBUST
ORG/READILY OXIDIZ MATLS SUCH AS; ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL
POWDERS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC.

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUTRALIZE
W/SODA ASH, LIMESTONE ETC. WIPE UP & PUT IN SEALED CONTR FOR PROPER
DISP. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICK UP IS COMPLETE.
WEAR CHEM RESISTANT G OGG, GLOVES & CLTHG. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
RESP.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK
SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER AND COATINGS. STORE AT ROOM TEMP.
Other Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE. PRODUCT IS AN
IRRITANT, CORROSIVE AND CARCINOGEN.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER, LAB COAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID:ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL POWDERS, HYDROGEN
SULFIDE, ETC. CONTACT W/STRONG BASES WILL CAUSE VIOLENT
SPLATTERING. EFTS OF OVEREXPOS:LARYNGITIS, & SHORTNESS OF BRTH.
PULMONARY EDEMA MAY DEV & CAUSE REDUCED CO DIFFUSING CAPACITY. IN
ABOUT 20% OF CASES, DYSPNEA IS PROGESSIVE, ACCOMPANIED BY (ING 3)

HCC:C1
Spec Gravity:APPROX 1
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT WITH AN ACRID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONCEN HNO*3 IS A POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENT. IT REACTS EXPLOS W/COMBUST
ORG/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATL SUCH AS; (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONTAINERS
TO BURST AND LIBERATE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC NO*X FUMES AND
VAPORS.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR REGULATIONS. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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