Product ID:FERROUS SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:04/20/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-6534
MSDS Number: BPTXX

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO CHEMICAL DIV.

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC

GARDENA, CA 90248-2027 US

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

FERROUS SULFATE (SARA III)

CAS: 7782-63-0

RTECS: NO8510000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1 MG FE/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG FE/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL, RAT, LD50 = 319 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: INHALE-MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF
THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. SKIN-MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. EYE-MAY CAUSE
SEVERE IRRITATION & CORROSIVE ACTION DUE TO THE ACIDITY OF THE
SOLUTION. INGESTION-MAY CAUSE SEVER E POISONING. CHRONIC: SKIN-MAY
CAUSE DERMATITIS. EYE-MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:INGEST-HEARTBURN, METALLIC TASTE IN THE MOUTH,
NAUSEA, UPPER GASTRIC DISCOMFORT & CONSTIPATION OR DIARRHEA. SEVERE
POISONING MAY PRODUCE SEVERE HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS WITH ABDOMINAL
APIN, RETCHING, VIO LENT DIARRHEA & VOMITING MAY OCCUR. THEVOMITUS
MAY BE BLOODY. DEHYDRATION MAY BECOME INTENSE. DEATH MAY OCCUR.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALE-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING HAS
STOPPED, PERFORM CPR. KEEP WARM & AT REST. SKIN-REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHES. WASH EFFECTED AREA WITH SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER. EYE-WASH EYES IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER. IN CASE OF BURNS, APPLY STERILE BANDAGES LOOSELY.
INGESTION-IF NOT IN SHOCK, INDUCE EMESIS WITH SYRUP OF IPECAC IF
VOMITING HAS'NT OCCURED

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
STANDARD FOAM. FOR LARGE FIRES USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STANDARD
FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE ARE IF POSSIBLE. DO
NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATERIAL WITH HIGH PRESSURE STREAMS. DIKE FIRE
CONTROL WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME. AVOID BREATHING HAZARDOUS VAPORS, KEEP UPWIND.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH WITH
WATER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:PREVENT DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR. WATER SPILL: ALLOW
SPILLED MATERIAL TO AERATE. NEUTRALIZE WITH AGRICULTURAL LIME,
SLAKED LIME, CRUSHED LIMESTONE OR SODIUM BICARBONATE.

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
ON THE CONCENTRATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE, MUST NOT
EXCEED THE WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR AND JOINTLY APPROVED BY
NIOSH AND MSHA.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE
(IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT. EYE WASH AND SAFETY SHOWER IN
WORK PLACE.
Work Hygienic Practices:CLOTHING SHOULD BE WASHED AFTER EACH USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
REPORATBLE QUANTITY: 1000 POUNDS.

HCC:C3
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Spec Gravity:1.898
pH:3.7
Solubility in Water:15.65%
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, HYGROSCOPIC, BLUE-GREEN, MONOCLINIC
CRYSTALS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALINES, ARSENIC TRIOXIDE + SODIUM NITRATE, METHYL ISOCYANOACETATE
AND OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF SULFUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
WHEN STORING AND DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE,
CONTACT THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY.

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