Product ID:ALUMINUM AMMONIUM SULFATE
MSDS Date:04/06/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F032030
MSDS Number: BSPQR

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ALUMINUM AMMONIUM SULFATE *93-4*

CAS: 7784-26-1

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG (AL)/CUM

AMMONIUM ALUM *93-4*

CAS: 7784-25-0

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION TO THE
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. INGESTION: GI UPSET/INFLAMMATION. SKIN:
IRRITATION. EYES: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: COUGHING, SNEEZING, SORE THROAT,
BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: ABDOMINAL PAIN, STRICTURE. SKIN:
SORENESS, REDNESS. EYES: CRYSTALS MAY BE ABRASIVE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING
IMMEDIATELY BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER, OR MILK. IF AVAILABLE &
STICKING FIGURE DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF
UNCONSCIOUS . SKIN: WASH W/PLENTY OF SOAP/WATER. EYES: FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHIN & NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE
PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SEALED CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE WHEN
HEATED.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP/VACUUM MATERIAL & PLACE IN A SUITABLE
CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. NEUTRALIZE RESIDUE W/SODA ASH. AREA MAY
THEN BE FLUSHED W/PLENTY OF WATER. LARGE: SENT TO AN APPROVED WASTE
FACILITY/RECOVERED. S MALL: DISSOLVE IN WATER. FLUSH TO
SEWERW/WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN A COOL DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:CONTACT LENSES SHOULDN'T BE WORN.

Respiratory Protection:FI TLV IS EXCEEDED, DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR. A
SUPPLIED AIR FULL FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR/AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:LOCAL/GENERAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES.
BODY COVERING CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SMALLER AMOUNTS MAY BE DISSOLVED IN WATER, TREATED W/SODA ASH TO
NEUTRALIZE AND SENT TO THE SEWER W/PLENTY OF WATER. BOILING POINT:
LOSES WATER AT 482F.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SEE SUPPL.
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:202 F
Spec Gravity:1.65
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS CRYSTAL W/NO ODOR.

ALKALIES, ALUMINUM, COPPER, ZINC, STEEL, OTHER METALS
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN, SULFUR, DIOXIDE,
AMMONIA, SULFUR TRIOXIDE, AMMONIA GAS

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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