Product ID:SZ900 ZINC PLASMA STANDARDS; 1,000 PPM
MSDS Date:09/06/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F024300
MSDS Number: BNXHM

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NITRIC ACID, HYDROGEN NITRATE

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5775000

Fraction By Weight: 2-5%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 5.2 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

6)

CAS: 10196-18-6

RTECS: ZH4775000

Fraction By Weight: 1%

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 94-97%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 2500 MG/KG ZINC NITRATE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION/COUGH/CHOKING/DIZZINESS/HEADACHE/NAUSEA/WEAKNESS/PULMONA
RY EDEMA/TIGHTNESS IN CHEST/DYSPNEA/FROTHY SPUTUM/CYANOSIS/RAPID
PULSE. SKIN: PAIN/BURN/IRRITATION. EYES: IRR ITATION/PAIN/BURNS.
INGESTION: CORROSION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF
MOUTH/THROAT/ESOPHAGUS/NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/COMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: METALLIC TASTE/BURNING SENSATION IN
MOUTH/THROAT/ABDOMINAL PAIN/DIARRHEA OF BLACK/BLOODY
STOOLS/CONSTIPATION/DEATH MAY RESULT FROM CARDIORESPIRATORY
ARREST/SHOCK. SKIN: YELLOWISH STAINS/DE RMATITIS. EYES:
PHOTOPHOBIA/BLINDNESS. INGESTION:
CONVULSIONS/KIDNEY/HEART/BLOOD/REPRODUCTIVE/IMMUNE SYSTEM EFFECTS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:IMPAIRED PULMONARY FUNCTION, EYE &
SKIN DISORDERS

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. MAINTAIN AIRWAY/BLOOD PRESSURE. KEEP PERSON
WARM/AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP/MILD DET ERGENT & WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER
FOR 15-20 MINS CONTINUE IRRIGATING W/NORMAL SALINE UNTIL PH HAS
RETURNED TO NORMAL 30-60 MINS. COVER W/STERILE BANDAGES. INGESTION:
SEE SUPP.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR STANDARD
FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER
FIRE IS OUT. DON'T USE WATER DIRECTLY ON MATERIAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:USE WATER SPRAY TO ABSORB CORROSIVE
VAPORS. COOL CONTAINERS W/FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER FROM AS FAR A
DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE. KEEP UPWIND. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT RISK. TAKE
UP W/SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE IN CONTAINERS. SHOVEL
DRY SPILLS W/CLEAN SHOVEL INTO CONTAINERS. DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL.
KEEP UNNECESSARY P EOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE/DENY ENTRY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS. MAY IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC.)
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING CORROSIVE VAPORS.

Respiratory Protection:USE SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
PRESSURE-DEMAND/POSTIVE PRESSURE MODE IN COMBINATION W/AUXILIARY.
CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/ACID GAS CARTRIDGE W/FULL
FACEPIECE. TYPE "C" SUPPLIED-AIR RESPI RATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE WHEN
>TLV.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST &/OR GENERAL DILUTION TO KEEP Protective Gloves:AS REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF, FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES, IMPERVIOUS
CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT, EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK DRENCH SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
INGESTION: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. IF CONSCIOUS GIVE
WATER OR MILK TO DILUTE SUBSTANCE. IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD
BELOW HIPS TO HELP PREVENT ASPIRATION. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
A LL CASES.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text: 212F
Spec Gravity: 1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID W/ACRID ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, BASES, METALS, & ORGANIC MATERIALS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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