Product ID:B-53, BARIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:10/13/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-247-0604
MSDS Number: BPKKG

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

250 MG(BA)/M3)

CAS: 10022-31-8

RTECS: CQ9625000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3 (BA)

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3 (BA)

MATTER. CONT W/EASILY OXIDIZABLE, ORG/OTHER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

POTASSIUM HEXANITROCOBALTATE (3-), SBCL*2.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SLEEPINESS W/MENTAL CONFUSN. CNS MAY BE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

STOM, INTESTINES & KIDNEYS. KIDNEY DMG/FAILURE HAVE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HYPOKALEMIA & CARDIAC ARREST MAY OCCUR.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PRLNG EXPOS MAY CAUSE ANEMIA, NEPHRITIS & POSS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IMMED WHEN SOL BARIUM CMPDS ARE INGESTED. TREAT SYMP

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ANTIDOTE RECOM. DECISION AS TO WHETHER ADMIN OF ANY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PERS. GIVE 30G OF SODIUM SULFATE IN 250 ML OF H*2O

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

APPEAR. ADMIN OF SULFATE SALTS BY IV IS HAZ SINCE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SUBSEQUENT RENAL FAILURE. IF SYMPS ARE SEV &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IV WHILE MAINTAINING MAX DIURESIS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DISPOSAL. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EMERGENCY USE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT)355 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:TARGET EFTS:POIS MAY AFFECT RESP, CNS,
MUSCULAR SYSTEM & KIDNEYS. ACUTE:INHAL:MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF RESP
TRACT W/SORE THROAT, COUGH & LABORED BRTHG. SYMPS MAY RESEMBLE
THOSE IN ACUTE INGEST. SKIN/EYE:MAY CAUSE IRRIT. INGEST:SEVERE GI
IRRIT, INCL NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR & EXCESS SALIVATION. MAY BE
DRYNESS, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SENSE OF CONSTRICTION OF MOUTH &
THROAT & METALLIC TASTE. SYSTEMIC EFTS INCL RINGING OF EARS, DIZZ,
ELEVATED BLOOD PRESS, OCULAR CHANGES & TREMORS. HYPOKALEMIA MAY
OCCUR & RSLT IN ABNORMS OF MYOCARDIAL FUNC & IMPAIRED
NEUROMUSCULAR FUNC WHICH MAY VARY FROM WEAK TO PARAL. OTHER EFTS
INCL ANXIETY, WEAK & (ING 4)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING CHRONIC
RESPIRATORY, CVS OR SKIN DISEASE.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & @ REST. TREAT SYMP &
SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED.
WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF H*2O UNTIL
NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MD IMMED. EYE:WASH
IMMED W/LG AMTS OF H*2O/NORM SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & (ING 8)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CO*2, HALON OR WATER SPRAY. FOR LARGER
FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
. MOVE CNTNRS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. COOL CNTNRS EXPOSED TO FLAME
W/H*2O FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT/FLAME. OXIDIZERS DECOMPOSE, ESP WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD
O*2/OTHER GASES WHICH WILL INCR BURNING RATE OF COMBUST (ING 2)

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUSTS(WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC) AWAY FROM
SPILLED MATL. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. FOR SM DRY SPILLS, W/CLEAN
SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY CNTNR & COVER, MOVE CNTNRS FROM
SPILL AREA. FOR LGR SPILLS, DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER(ING
14)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS WHEN
STORING SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF EPA.
STORE AWAY FROM INCOMP SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:PROT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. SEPARATE FROM COMBUST,
ORG/OTHER EASILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS. AVOID STOR ON WOOD FLOORS. IMMED
REMOVE & DISP OF ANY SPILLED NITRATE. SEE CODE FOR STOR OF LIQ &
SOLID OXIDIZING M ATLS (NFPA NO:43A).

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS
OF RESP & BE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED. FOR SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR
SELECTION, CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
MEET PELS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO
PVNT RPTD & PRLNG SKIN CONT. EYEWASH FOUNTAIN W/IN IMMED WORK AREA
FOR(ING 15)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT:FIRE IS OUT. KEEP AWAY FROM STOR TANK ENDS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE
IN STOR AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ. FLOOD W/H*2O.
COOL AFFECTED CNTNRS W/FLOODING AMTS OF H*2O. APPLY H*2O FROM AS
FAR DIST AS POSS. IF FIRE IS OUT OFCONTROL, CONSIDER EVACUATION OF
HALF MILE RADIUS. AVOID BRTHG TOX FUMES.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1098F,592C
Spec Gravity:3.24 @ 23C
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS WHITE SOLID OR COLORLESS LUSTROUS
CRYSTALS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AL-MG ALLOY, AL, H*2O, KCLO*4, KNO*3, BAO, MG, ZN, COMBUST/REDUCING
MATLS, CITRIC ACID, ESTERS, PHOSPHINATES, P, (ING 3)
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONT W/OTHER COMBUST MATLS (WOOD,
PAPER, OIL, ETC). AVOID CONT W/EYES & SKIN; MATL MAY BE POIS/CORR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN & BARIUM.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS WHEN DISP OF
SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF EPA. DISP MUST
BE I/A/W STDS APPLIC TO GENERATORS OF HAZ WASTE, 40CFR262. EPA HAZ
WASTE NO:D001. 100 LB CERCLA SECT 103 REPORTABLE QTY.

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