Product ID:M&T NICKEL CHLORIDE, DRY
MSDS Date:07/11/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N049318
MSDS Number: BTZFC

ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA

THREE PARKWAY
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
US

Emergency Phone: 201-738-3099

Info Phone: 201-738-3099

Cage: 0L2W7

ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA INC

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-3222 US

Telephone: 800-245-5858

Cage: 86460

2); (NICKEL CHLORIDE)

CAS: 7718-54-9

RTECS: QR6475000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRIT. SKIN: MAY
PRODCE A DERM KNOWN AS "NICKEL ITCH". SKIN SENSIT IS THE MOST
COMMONLY SEEN TOX RXN TO NICKEL & NICKEL CMPDS. INHAL: IRRITATING
TO UPPER RESP TRACT. CHRONIC: IAR C INDICATED NICKEL REFINING &
CERTAIN NICKEL CMPDS WERE CANCER-CAUSING BUT COULD NOT SAY
W/CERTAINTY (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL/NICKEL COMPOUNDS: IARC MONO ON
EVAL OF CARCIN RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990: GRP 2B.
NTP (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: WHICH FORMS OF NICKEL MAY BE CARCIN.
NTP LISTS DIFFERENCE NICKEL COMPOUNDS FROM ACGIH AS BEING
CARCINOGEN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH WITH FLOWING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH WITH FLOWING WATER FOR 15
MINUTES, THEN WASH AREA W/MILD SOAP AND WATER. GET MED ATTN. INHAL:
MOVE TO F RESH AIR. GET MED ATTN. INGEST: NEVER GIVE FLUIDS OR
INDUCE VOMITING IF PATIENT IS UNCON/HAVING CONVULSIONS.

Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, FOG AND CARBON DIOXIDE. MATERIAL
ITSELF IS CONSIDERED NON-FLAMMABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . IN PRESENCE OF SULFUR/SULFATES, MAY REACT
W/CO*2 TO FORM NICKEL CARBONYL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:METALLIC NICKEL CAN REACT WITH ACIDS TO
LIBERATES HYDROGEN WHICH MAY CREATE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:MAY BE HAZ TO AQUATIC LIFE IF REL TO OPEN
WATERS. IN CASE OF SPILL, CAREFULLY SWEEP UP MATL & TRANSFER TO A
SUITABLE CONTR (STEEL DRUM) FOR DISP/RECOVERY OF NICKEL. AVOID
CREATING A DUSTY ATM. AFTER S WEEPING, FLUSH AREA WHERE SPILL
OCCURRED (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:POSS CANCER HAZ MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC
RXN. DO NOT BREATHE DUST, MIST/FUME GENERATED HNDLG/USE OF PROD.
USE W/ADEQ VENT. KEEP CONTR CLSD.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT. NORMAL
WAREHOUSE STORAGE. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES. FOR INDUSTRIAL USE
ONLY.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST AND MIST
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL) IS
REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, NEOPRENE/NITRILE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:AN EYEWASH AND EMERGENCY SHOWER SHOULD BE
READILY AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLAN OF CARCIN:6TH NNUAL REPORT ON CARCINS, 1991: ANTIC TO BE CARCIN.
SPILL PROC: W/WATER. CNTN WATER RESIDUE MIXT FOR EVALUATION PRIOR
TO FURTHER TRTMT/DISP.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1834F,1001C
Spec Gravity:3.55
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:GREEN CRYSTALS ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED; MATERIAL
TENDS TO PICK UP MOISTURE FROM AIR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF MATL AS SOLID WASTE. NICKEL
CONTAINING WASTE IS NORMLLY COLLECTED TO RECOVER NICKEL VALUES.
FOLLOW ALL CHEMICAL POLLUTION CONTROL REGS. CONSULT APPROP ST, FED
& LOC REGS FOR WASTE CLASSIFIC ATION OF NICKEL CONTAINING
COMPOUNDS.

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