Product ID:N930-0112 ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY STANDARD
MSDS Date:03/18/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F036778
MSDS Number: BVSKD

PERKIN-ELMER CORP

761 MAIN AVE
NORWALK, CT 06859-0001
US

Emergency Phone: 203-762-4464/1000

Info Phone: 203-762-1000/4464

Cage: GO172

PERKIN-ELMER CORP

NORWALK, CT 06859-0001 US

Telephone: 203-762-1000

Cage: GO172

NITRIC ACID, HYDROGEN NITRATE

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5775000

Fraction By Weight: 2%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 5. MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

CHROMIUM NITRATE NONAHYDRATE

CAS: 7789-02-8

RTECS: GB6300000

Fraction By Weight: 0-1%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/CUM

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 3250 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID: VAPOR/MIST:
IRRITATION TO THE EYES/MUCOUS MEMBRANES/SKIN. EYE CONTACT: SEVERE
BURNS W/PERMANENT DAMAGE/VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. SKIN: LIQUID/VAPOR:
SEVERE PENETRATING BURNS CAUSING DEEP ULCERS & STAINING OF THE
SKIN. VAPOR/MIST MAY ERODE THE TEETH W/PROLONGED EXPOSURE. (SEE
SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID: IRRITATION, BURNS,
STAINING OF THE SKIN, PAIN, BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION: MOVE TO
FRESH AIR. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE
PLENTY OF WATER/MILK. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID, IS A STRONG
OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF REACTION W/REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUSTIBLES MAY
CAUSE IGNITION, REACT W/METALS & RELEASE HYDROGEN GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. DILUTE W/WATER & NEUTRALIZE
W/SODA ASH, LIMESTONE. WIPE UP & PUT INTO A SEALED CONTAINER FOR
PROPER DISPOSAL. WASH SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATERIAL PICK UP IS
COMPLETE. WEAR CHEMICAL RE SISTANT EQUIPMENT & MSHA/NIOSH
APPROVEDRESPIRATOR
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIMESTONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMP. KEEP TIGHTLY
SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:AVOID INHALATION, INGESTION & CONTACT W/EYES & SKIN.
CONCENTATED NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER
& COATINGS.

Respiratory Protection:MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EYE WASH
STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D: INGESTION: LIQUID WILL CAUSE PAIN & BURNS OF THE
MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. INHALATION: MAY BE FATAL
CAUSING SPASM, INFLAMMATION & EDEMA OF THE LARYNX & BRONCHI,
CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA.

Spec Gravity: 1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT W/AN ACRID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS: ALCOHOL, WOOD,
TURPENTINE, METAL POWDERS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC HYDROGEN OXIDE FUMES & VAPORS.

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

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