Product ID:CUSTOM PLASMA STANDARD 1,000 PPM COPPER (SUPP DATA)
MSDS Date:03/10/1992
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N040275
MSDS Number: BSGPN

SPEX INDUSTRIES INC

3880 PARK AVE
EDISON, NJ 08820
US

Emergency Phone: 908-549-7144;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 908-549-7144

Cage: 07977

SPEX CERTIPREP INC

METUCHEN, NJ 08840 US

Telephone: 732-549-7144

Cage: 07977

NITRIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5775000

Fraction By Weight: 2-5%

OSHA PEL 2 PPM;4 STEL

ACGIH TLV: 2 PPM;4 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

COPPER (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

Fraction By Weight: 0.1-1%

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/M3 (FUME)

ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3 (FUME)

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 90-98%

FATAL, CAUSING SPASM, INFLAMM & EDEMA OF LARYNX &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BURNING SENS, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SUCH AS; ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WILL CAUSE VIOLENT SPLATTERING. CAN REACT WITH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CAN REACT WITH METALS TO RELEASE FLAMMABLE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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:THIS SOLN MAY BE HARMFUL IF INGESTED,
INHALED, OR CNTCTD W/SKIN OR EYES. INHAL OF COPPER FUMES MAY AFFECT
THE UPPER RESP TRACT. OVEREXP TO CMPNDS OF COPPER MAY BE RELATED TO
LIVER, DISEASE, HEART DISE ASE, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, & LEUKEMIA.
CONC NITRIC ACID MAY BE FATAL (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:IF TOO MUCH IS INHALED OR ABSORBED
THROUGH THE SKIN. CONC NITRIC ACID VAP/MIST IS AN IRRITANT OF EYES,
MUCOUS MEMBRANES & SKIN. IN CONTACT W/EYES, IT PRODUCES SEVERE
BURNS WHICH MAY RESULT IN PERMANENT DAMAGE AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT.
ON SKIN, THE LIQ OR CONC VAPOR PRODUCES IMMED, SEVERE & PENETRATING
(SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN OCCASIONALY LIFTING
UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, THEN
FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. WASH CLOTHING THOROUGHLY
BEFORE RE USE. INHAL: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. GET IMMED MEDICAL HELP. IF THE PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE
LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER OR MILK. IF IRRIT CONTINUES, GET MED ATTN
IMMED.

Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONC HN*3 REACTS EXPLOSIVELY WITH
COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC OR READILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS;
ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL POWDERS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC.

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUT W/SODA
ASH, LIMESTONE ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO A SEALED CNTNR FOR PROPER
DISP. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICK UP IS COMPLETE.
WEAR CHEM RESISTANT GLA SSES, GLOVES & CLTHG. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA
APPRVD RESP.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONC NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK SOME
FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER, AND COATING. STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:AVOID INHALATION, INGESTION, CONTACT WITH EYES &
SKIN.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:EXHAUST: CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APRV CHEM WORK GOGG .
Other Protective Equipment:HAVE IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY OF AN EYE WASH
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. LAB COAT. DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR TRADE NAME/PART NO:IN 2% NITRIC ACID, PLCU2-2Y. EFTS OF
OVEREXP:BURNS; CONC SOLNS CAUSE DEEP ULCERS & STAIN SKIN A BRIGHT
YELLOW/YELLOWISH BROWN COLOR. THE VAP & MIST MAY ERODE THE EXPOSED
TEETH W /PRLNGD EXPOSURE. INGEST OF LIQ WILL CAUSE IMMED PAIN &
BURNS OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & GI TRACT. INHAL MAY BE (ING 4)

Spec Gravity:1
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE IN WATER
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT WITH AN ACRID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONC HNO*3 IS A POWERFUL OXIDIING AGENT. IT REACTS EXPLOSIVELY
W/COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC OR READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS (ING 6)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONTAINER
TO BURST AND LIBERATE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE
FUMES AND VAPORS.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR REGULATIONS. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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