Product ID:FERRIC CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:08/07/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-299-8503
MSDS Number: BMSWX

Emergency Phone: 606-987-7000/314-982-5000

Info Phone: 606-987-7000

Preparer: SSH

Cage: 62910

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

FERRIC (III) CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE

CAS: 10025-77-1

RTECS: NO5425000

Fraction By Weight: >98%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3 (FE)

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3 (FE); 8990

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS 1872 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:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE
OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN.
INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION & EDEMA
OF THE LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA.
Effects of Overexposure:SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING
SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA & VOMITING. CAUSES SEVERE EYE IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED.

First Aid:INHALE-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. PERFORM CPR OR GIVE OXYGEN IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. SEE DOCTOR. INGEST-IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMIT
BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS.
SEE DO CTOR IMMEDIATELY. SKIN/EYES-FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE
QUANTY OF WATER FOR 15 MIN.REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHES. SEE DOCTOR.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:EXTINQUISH WITH AGENT SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, COOL
FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE SPILL AREA. CLEAN UP PERSONS NEED
PROTECTIVE CLOTHESG/RESPIRATORS FROM DUST. PICK UP SPILL & PLACE IN
A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION/DISPOSAL IN A WAY THAT DOES
NOT GENERATE DUST; NEUT RALIZE SMALL QUANTY WITH SODA ASH & FLUSH
TO SEWER
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTNRS IN A
COOL, DRY, VENTILATED PLACE. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. KEEP
AWAY FROM MOISTURE & OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
KEEP CONTAINRS CLOSED. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID SKIN,
EYES & CLOTHING CONTACT.

Respiratory Protection:DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTN BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY/CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER, EYE
WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOM @300C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOM @306C
Spec Gravity:1.82
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW BROWN DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS; METALS, ALYL CHLORIDE, SOD-POT ALLOY.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION, EMITS
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DISPOSD AS HAZ WASTE IN A RCRA APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.
COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS; SMALL QUANTITIES
CAN BE NEUTRALIZED W/S ODA ASH & FLUSHED TO SEWER; CWA/CERCLA RQ:
1000LBS

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