Product ID:CUPRIC SULFATE
MSDS Date:07/23/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F034305
MSDS Number: BTNHD

Emergency Phone: 518-297-4444

Info Phone: 800-424-9300

Cage: 4A444

Telephone: 518-297-4444

Cage: 4A444

COPPER SULPHATE, CUPRIC SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE

CAS: 7758-99-8

RTECS: GL8900000

Fraction By Weight: 98-102%

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/CUM (CU)

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 300 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: SEVERE
IRRITATION/BURNS/ULCERATION/VISION LOSS. SKIN: IRRITATION/ALLERGIC
DERMATITIS. INHALE: RESPIRATORY INFLAMMATION/ULCERATION/NASAL
SEPTUM PERFORATION/MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION. INGEST: MOU TH
BURNS/PHARYNX/GI TRACT/HERMORRAHGIC GASTRITIS/KIDNEY/LIVER
DAMAGE/CNS DEPRESSION/TOXIC/DEATH/JAUNDICE/PARALYSIS SUPP
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, COUGHING, SORE THROAT, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, CHILLS, STUFFINESS OF HEAD, NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL
PAIN, METALLIC TASTE, DIARRHEA, CONVULSIONS, COMA, SHOCK,
CONJUNCTIVITIS, BURNS, SYMPTOM S OF COMMON COLD.

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN/CPR IF
NECESSARY. INGESTION: GIVE LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER TO DILUTE.
INDUCE VOMI TING. NEVER GIVE FLUIDS TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE
CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE
DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. WEAR ADEQUATE PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SWEEP UP & PLACE IN
CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA & WASH
SITE AFTER MATERIAL IS PICKED UP.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. AWAY FROM
IGNITION SOURCES. VENTILATE AREA. KEEP TIGHTLY CLSOED. DON'T ADD
ANY OTHER MATERIALS TO THE CONTAINER.
Other Precautions:AVOID RAISING DUST. DON'T GET IN EYES, ON
SKIN/CLOTHING. DON'T ALLOW SMOKING/FOOD CONSUMPTION WHILE HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:OSHA/MSHA APPROVED CHEMICAL CARTRIDE RESPIRATOR,
SCBA
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD, ADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN VAPOR/DUST Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE BATH, EMERGENCY SHOWER, APRON, RUBBER
BOOTS
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATERIALS TO AVOID: MAGNESIUM, ALKALIES, ZINC. THE SOLUTIONS OF THIS
PRODUCT ARE VERY CORROSIVE TO IRON & STEEL. HEALTH HAZARDS CON'D:
HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:302F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:560C/1040F
Spec Gravity:2.284
pH:3-4.5
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:BLUE ODORLESS SOLID CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POWDERED METALS/HYDROXYLAMINE/ACETYLENE/HYDRAZINE/NITROMETHANE/SODIUM
HYPOBROMITE/REDUCING & OXIDIZING AGENTS. SUPP
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR & COPPER

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS. AVOID RUNOFF. DON'T WASH DOWN THE DRAIN.

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