Product ID:SILVER NITRATE, S-486
MSDS Date:09/06/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-347-6829
MSDS Number: BQNKW

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

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

SILVER NITRATE (SARA III)

CAS: 7761-88-8

RTECS: VW4725000

Fraction By Weight: > 99% %

OSHA PEL 0.01 MG AG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG AG/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 0.2% %

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL (MOUSE) 50 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:RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION,
IRRITATION TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES, CORROSIVE TO SKIN TISSUES, SEVERE
EYE IRRITATION, SEVERE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION AND TISSUE
DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS
CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED AS CARCINOGENIC BY NTP, IARC OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:SORE THROAT, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
ARGYRIA, SKIN REDNESS/PAIN/ULCERATION/DISCOLORATION, EYE
REDNESS/BURNS/POSSIBLE DISCOLORATION, PAIN AND BURNING IN
MOUTH/THROAT/EPIGASTRIUM, SALIVATION, VIO LENT ABDOMINAL
PAIN/RIGIDITY, BLACK VOMITUS, DIARRHEA, ANURIA, COLLAPSE, SHOCK
VERTIGO, CONVULSIONS, COMA, DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING
STOPPED, RESUSCITATE. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH
AFFECTED AREA WI TH SOAP AND WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:
WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. INGESTION:DILUTE BY GIVING WATER CONTAINING SODIUM
CHLORIDE (10G/L). GET PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR
HALON
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
COOL CONTAINERS WXPOSED TO FLAMES WITH WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL
AFTER FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM STORAGE TANK END
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUSTIBLES AWAY FROM SPILLED MATERIAL.
DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINER.
PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN DRY CONTAINER WITH CLEAN SHOVEL. FLUSH
AREA WITH FLOODING AMOU NTS OF WATER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:SUITABLE AGENT TO NEUTRALIZE TO PH 7

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. SEPARATE
FROM COMBUSTIBLE, ORGANIC OR OTHER READILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY FOR SILVER NITRATE IS 1
POUND.

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
EXOSURES BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS PER
CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND NIOSH RESPIRATOR
SELECTION.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, QUICH DRENCH SHOWER,
IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: IF INGESTED, DILUTE BY GIVING VICTIM WATER
CONTAINING SODIUM CHLORIDE (10 G/L), REPEATEDLY TO PRECEPITATE
SILVER ION AS SILVER CHLORIDE. FOLLOW WITH CATHARSIS USING 30-60 ML
OF FLEE T'S PHOSPHO-SODA DILUTED 1:4 IN WATER CONTAINING 5 GRAMS OF
SODIUM CHLORIDE. TREAT METHEMOGLOBINEMIA.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:831F,444C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:431F,222C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:831F,444C
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:4.4
Spec Gravity:4.3
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS, TRANSPARENT LARGE OR SMALL
WHITE CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALCOHOLS, HALIDES, PHOSPHATES, ACIDS
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METALLIC SILVER, NITROGEN, OXYGEN,
TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS OXIDES OF NITROGEN

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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