Product ID:LIQUID NICKEL SULFATE
MSDS Date:04/06/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N049320
MSDS Number: BVCTC

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

INERT LIQUID

Fraction By Weight: >75%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

1)

CAS: 7786-81-4

RTECS: QR9350000

Fraction By Weight: <25%

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:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRIT. SKIN: MAY
PRDCE A DERM KNOWN AS "NICKEL ITCH". SKIN SENSIT IS THE MOST
COMMONLY SEEN TOX RXN TO NICKEL & NICKEL CMPDS. INHAL: INHAL OF
NICKEL DUST/POWDER MAY CAUSE IRRIT T O UPPER RESP TRACT. CHRONIC:
IARC INDICATED NICKEL REFINING & CERTAIN NICKEL CMPDS WERE CANCER-
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL SULFATE (AS NICKEL SALT): GROUP
2B, IARC MONOGRPHS VOL49, P259, '90 .
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CAUSING BUT COULD NOT STATE
W/CERTAINTY WHICH FORMS OF NICKEL MAY BE CARCIN.
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 SPRAY, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL.
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
LIBERATE HYDROGEN WHICH MAY CREATE AN 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:MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC RXN. DO NOT BREATHE
DUST, MIST/FUME GENERATED BY HNDLG/USE OF PROD. USE W/ADEQ VENT.
KEEP CONTR CLSD.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT. NORMAL
WAREHOUSE STORAGE.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR IF
VENTILATION FAILS TO KEEP AIRBORNE.
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. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLAN OF CARCIN: 6TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINS, 1991: ANTIC TO BE
CARCIN. SPILL PROC: W/WATER. CNTN WATER RESIDUE MIXT FOR
EVALUATION PRIOR TO FURTHER TRTMT/DISP.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:32.0F,0.0C
Spec Gravity:1.3
pH:2-3
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:GREEN LIQUID CHARACTERISTIC ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT STORE NEAR ACIDS. KEEP CONTAINER
CLOSED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CAN REACT WITH ACIDS TO LIBERATE
HYDROGEN GAS. NICKEL OXIDES, HYDROCHLORIC ACID UPON THERMAL
DECOMPOSITION.

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

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