Product ID:AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE
MSDS Date:10/27/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N049411
MSDS Number: BTZGD

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AMMONIUM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE; (AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE)

CAS: 1341-49-7

RTECS: BQ9200000

Fraction By Weight: 200%

OSHA PEL 2.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2.5 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:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TOXIC BY INGESTION AND INHALATION.
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS ON CONTACT W/ANY BODY TISSUE. DUST IRRITATING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DATA NOT AVAILABLE.

First Aid:GET MED ASSIST FOR ALL CASES OF OVEREXP. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH
THORO WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. EYES:
IMMED FLUSH THORO WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. INHAL: REMOVE
TO FRESH A IR; GIVE ARTF RESP IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED. INGEST: DO NOT
INDUCE VOMIT; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER FREELY AND GET MED ATTN.

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCES HIGHLY
TOXIC FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:EVAC AREA OF ALL UNPROTECTED PERS. WEAR
SUITABLE PROT EQUIP. ELIM ANY IGNIT SOURCES UNTIL AREA IS
DETERMINED TO BE FREE FROM EXPLO/FIRE HAZ. CNTN REL & ELIM ITS
SOURCE, IF THIS CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. TAKE UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR
PROPER DISP. (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTR TIGHTLY CLSD. STORE AWAY
FROM ACIDS. DO NOT BREATHE VAP/DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON
SKIN/CLTHG.
Other Precautions:MAY BE FATAL IF INHALED/SWALLOWED. CAUSES BURNS.
DELIQUESCENT.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE WORN IN
ABSENCE OF ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Ventilation:MATERIAL MUST BE HANDLED OR TRANSFERRED IN AN APPROVED FUME
HOOD/EQUIVALENT VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NITRILE/EQUIVALENT.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. EYE WASH AND SAFETY
EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC: COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS ON
REPORTING RELEASES. EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:866F,463C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:256F,125C
Spec Gravity:1.2(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, ODORLESS FLAKES DELIQUESCENT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT W/ACIDIC MATERIALS MAY RELEASE
HIGHLY TOXIC HYDROGEN FLUORIDE GAS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HF, NO*X, NH*3.

Waste Disposal Methods:REFER TO REGULATORY INFORMATION FOR REPORTABLE
QTY AND OTHER REGULATORY DATA. DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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