Product ID:ZINC CYANIDE, DUSTLESS
MSDS Date:05/21/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N035117
MSDS Number: BQCDS

CP CHEMICALS INC

1 PARKER PLAZA SUITE 1400
FORT LEE, NJ 07024
US

Emergency Phone: 803-481-8528;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-944-6020

Cage: HO912

CP CHEMICALS, INC

FT LEE, NJ 07024 US

Telephone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 8C813

PEARL EVERY 3 MIN UNTIL 3 OR 4 PEARLS HAVE BEEN

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OSHA PEL NOT APPLICABLENOT AP

ACGIH TLV: NOT APPLICABLENOT AP

NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO

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SODIUM THIOSULFATE SOLN (OR SOAPY OR MUSTARD WATER)

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APPRVD SUPPLIED AIR FULL FACEPIECE RESP/AIRLINED

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BECAUSE IT CONTROLS EMISSION @ ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING

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THE ACGIH DOCUMENT "INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION, A MANUAL

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GAUNTLET TYPE GLOVES.

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1-10 (WT).

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ZINC CYANIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 557-21-1

RTECS: ZH1575000

Fraction By Weight: 80-90%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 (CN)

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (CN)

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL

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SECONDS. REPEAT 5 TIMES @ ABOUT 15 SECOND

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INGEST: TOX! FATAL! MAY CAUSE
NAUS, VOMIT, RAPID RESP, HDCH, RAPID PULSE, WEAKNESS, DIZZ,
CONFUSION, LOSS OF CONSIOUSNESS. INHAL: MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF UPPER
RESP TRACT. SYMPS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING , SORE THROAT, LUNG
CONFESTION & RAPID BRTHG. NASAL PERFORATION POSS. DEATH MAY OCCUR.
SKIN: POISONING (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: FROM ABSORPTION THRU INJURED SKIN.
MAY CAUSE IRRIT, REDNESS, & PAIN. STRONG SOLNS MAY BE CORR. EYE:
MAY CAUSE IRRIT, REDNESS, PAIN, DISCOLORATION & DAM. CHRONIC:
PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN EXPOS MAY C AUSE DERM. MAY AGGRAVATE OTHER
PRE-EXISTING DISORDERS, TO INCLUDE, DERM, CONJUNCTIVITIS, RESP
DISEASES, (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE: IMMED, FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN WHILE
HOLDING LIDS APART. WASHING W/IN 1 MIN IS ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVE MAX
EFFECTIVENESS. GET IMMED MED ATTN AFTER FLUSHING. SKIN:WASH AREA
THORO W/ WATER. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & LAUNDER W/ALKALINE BLEACH
BEFORE RESUSE. IF IRRIT SHLD DEVELOP, GET MED ATTN. INHAL: BREAK AN
AMYL NITRITE PEARL IN CLTH & HOLD LIGHTLY UNDER NOSE FOR @ LST 15
(ING 3)

Extinguishing Media:ANY SUITABLE MEANS TO EXTING SURROUNDING FIRE. USE
ALKALINE DRY CHEM. DO NOT USE CARBON DIOXIDE/OTHER ACIDIC (SUPP
DATA)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN FIGHTING NEARBY FIRE, DO NOT FLUSH
INTO WATER COURSE/INTO AREA WHERE ZINC CYANIDE MIGHT MIX W/STRONG
ACID & REELASE POISONOUS & FLAMM HYDROGEN CYANIDE GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE COMBUST & SOURCES OF HEAT/IGNIT. COVER
W/SODA ASH/LIME. SWEEP, SCOOP/PICK UP SPILLED MATL. AVOID DUSTING.
PACKAGE FOR RECLAMATION/RECOVERY. WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED MAY BE
DISPOSED OF IN APPRVD LANDFILL. REMAINING CYANIDE WASTE MAY (SUPP
DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENTED AREA.
ISOLATE FROM INCOMPAT MATLS. AREAS IN WHICH EXPOS TO CYANIDES MAY
OCCUR SHLD BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED & (SUPP DATA)
Other Precautions:AVOID CONT W/SKIN, EYES & CLTHG. AVOID BRTHG
DUST/MIST. USE W/ADEQ VENT. IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT ALL
METAL CYANIDE CMPDS MAY CONTAIN ARSENIC, CADMIUM, CHROMIUM & LEAD
IN CONCENTRATIONS RANGING FROM FEW PPMS TO SEVERAL HUNDRED PPMS.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP FOR CYANIDE DUSTS & MISTS
IF EXPOS MAY/DOES EXCEED OCCUP EXPOS LIMS.GENERALLY, A NIOSH/MSHA
APPRVD DUST/MIST RESP MAY BE WORN IN AREAS WHERE TLV IS EXCEEDED UP
TO 10 TIMES.ALTER NATIVELY, A NIOSH/MSHA (ING 7)
Ventilation:A SYS OF LOC EXHST IS RECD TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS <
AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. LOC EXHST IS USUALLY PREFERRED (ING 8)
Protective Gloves:RUB, PLASTIC/NEOPRENE IMPERV (ING 10)
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG/FULL LGTH FSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR BODY COVERING CLOTHING. EYE WASH
FOUNTAIN & QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES SHLD BE MAINTAINED IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTACT LENSES
SHLD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA:TYPE EXTING. AVOID FLUSHING TO SEWER. HLTH HAZ: ALLERGIES,
ANOXIA/ANEMIA, NERVS DISORDERS. ACUTE EXPOS CAN BE FATAL. SPILL
PROC:BE TREATED W/ALKALINE HYPOCHLORITE. WASH CONTAMD AREA W/ALK
ALINE HYPOCHLORITE SOLN TO DESTROY RESIDUAL CYANIDE.HNDLG/STOR
PREC: ACCESS TO AREA SHLD BE LIMITED TO (ING 2)

HCC:T2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:D @ 800C
Spec Gravity:1.85 (WATER=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, WHITE, FINE POWDER. DO NOT SMELL - TOXIC.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:ING 11

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, NITRATES AND OTHER OXIDIZING SALTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID EXPOSURE TO HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OR ACIDIFICATION
RELEASES TOXIC AND FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN CYANIDE GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED CHEMICAL WASTE
LANDFILL I/A/W APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. IF
APPROVED DRAIN TO WASTE TREATMENT PLANT OR GIVE TO DISPOSAL
CONTRACTOR. DO NOT FLUSH TO DRAI N WHICH MAY CONTAIN STRONG ACIDS.

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