Product ID:INTER18 INTERFERENCE CHECK STANDARD
MSDS Date:04/28/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F030149
MSDS Number: BRXXC

SPEX INDUSTRIES INC

3880 PARK AVE
EDISON, NJ 08820-3012
US

Emergency Phone: 800-522-7739/908-549-7144

Info Phone: 800-522-7739/201-549-7144

Cage: 07958

SPEX INDUSTRIES INC

EDISON, NJ 08820-3012 US

Telephone: 908-549-7144

Cage: 07958

NITRIC ACID, HYDROGEN NITRATE

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5775000

Fraction By Weight: 5%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 5.2 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE PRODUCTION

CAS: 1327-53-3

RTECS: CG3325000

Fraction By Weight: 0.1%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

POTASSIUM NITRATE

CAS: 7757-79-1

RTECS: TT3700000

Fraction By Weight: 25%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:HUMAN LDLO: 430 MG/KG (HNO3)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IRRITANT. HAZARDS FOR DILUTE NITRIC
ACID ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS SEVERE THAN EXPOSURE TO CONCENTRATED
NITRIC ACID. CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID- INHALATION: FATAL/EDEMA OR
LARYNX & BRONCHI/CHEMICAL PNEUMO NITIS/PULMONARY EDEMA. EYE:
PERMANENT DAMAGE/VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. SKIN: HARMFUL ABSORPTION.
INGESTION: TEETH EROSION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID- INHALATION: BURNING
SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING & EROSION OF TEETH. SKIN: ABSORPTION MAY
BE FATAL. STAINS BRIGH T YELLOW/YELLOWISH BROWN. EYES: VISUAL
IMPAIRMENT. IRRITANT OF EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES & SKIN.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS, OCCASIONALLY
LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING,
THEN FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. WASH CLOTHING THOROUGHLY
BEFORE REUSE . INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: DON'T
INDUCE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE PLENTY OF WATER OR MILK. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID REACTS
EXPLOSIVELY W/COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS SUCH
AS ALCOHOL/WOOD/TURPENTINE/METAL POWDERS/HYDROGEN SULFIDE.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER &
NEUTRALIZE W/SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO SEALED
CONTAINER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER
MATERIAL PICK UP IS COMPLETE. W EAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING
RESPIRATOR.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. KEEP
TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, EYE WASH
Supplemental Safety and Health

Spec Gravity: 1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT W/ACRID ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METALS, ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL POWDERS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE,
STRONG BASES
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE FUMES & VAPORS

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
DISPOSAL AGENCY & DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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