Product ID:AQUA AMMONIA 268E, PRODUCT CODE:16-05496-03
MSDS Date:10/07/1989
FSC:6830
NIIN:01-090-2027
MSDS Number: BVVCN

HARCROS CHEMICALS INC.

5200-SPEAKER ROAD
KANSAS CITY, KS 66106-1095
US

Emergency Phone: 913-321-3131/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 913-321-3131

Cage: 3H606

HARCROS CHEMICALS INC.

2383 KANSAS CITY, KS 66106-1095 US

Telephone: 913-321-3131

Cage: 3H606

AMMONIA (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-41-7

RTECS: BO0875000

Fraction By Weight: 28-30%

OSHA PEL 50 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 25 PPM/35 STEL; 9394

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 70-72%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:350 MG/KG, ORAL,RATS.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:CORR,MAY CAUSE SER
DAMAGE(ULCERATION,PERFORATION,SCARRING,GLAUCOMA,IRIS
ATROPHY,CATARACTS,BLINDNESS).SKIN:LOC IRRIT,BURNS,BLISTER
FORMATION.INHAL:IRRIT,SEVE LUNG CONGESTION,BREATH DIFF,CONVULS,SHO
CK.HI CONCEN:LARYNGITIS,TRACHEITIS,PULMEDEMA,CHEST
PAINS,PNEUITIS.INGEST:SEVE BURNING OF GULLET,STOMACH,(SEE
SUPPLEMNE)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN BY
IARC, NTP OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL:HEADACHE, COUGHING. VAPORS:INTENSE IRRIT,
MAY PRODUCE SEVERE TRACHEITIS, BRONCHITIS, CHEM PNEUMONIA. STRONG
SOLUTION CAN CAUSE TISSUE DESTRUCTION ON CONTACT. SHORT CONTACT
W/EYES MAY CAUSE SERIO US EYE DAMAGE. SKIN CONTACT CAN VARY FROM
RELATIVELY MILD DERM TO SEVERE BURNS DEPENDING ON SOLN
STRENGTH,TIME,SENSITIVI
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY RELATED DISEASES.

First Aid:EYE:CALL DR IMMED PREFERABLY OPTHAMOLOGIST.IRRIGATE IMMED FOR
15MINS.REPEAT FOR 5MINS EACH 10MINS FOR 1HR.HOLD EYELIDS
APART.SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMIN CLOTH.FLUSH W/WATER @ LEAST 15MINS.DO
NOT APPLY SALVES /OINTMENTS.TREAT SAME AS FOR DERMAL
BURNS.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED.BREATH STOP GIVE ART
RESP.BREATH DIFF GIVE OXY.INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.ENCOURAGE TO
DRINK LG AMTS OF WATER (SEE SUPPLEMENT)

Lower Limits:16
Upper Limits:25
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG OR SPRAY FOR ESCAPING AMMONIA GAS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF INVOLVED IN FIRE FROM ANOTHER CAUSE
SPRAY/WATERFOG EFFECTIVE IN REMOVING GAS.WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.KEEP CNTNRS COOL W/WATER STREAM/SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:RAPID ADDN TO CONCEN UNIVERSAL ACIDS
CREAT EXPLO CONDITIONS.IN AIR GAS IS FLAMM;CAN EXPLO @16-25% BY
VOL(CAN OCCUR WHEN HEATED IN CONFINED AREA).INCR FIRE HAZ.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR RESP PROT/CLOTH.STOP LEAK W/O RISK.STAY
UPWIND.USE WATER TO ABSORB GAS.DILUTE W/LG AMTS OF
WATER.CONTAIN/DIKE.KEEP FROM ENTERING STREAMS/LAKES.LG RELEASES
WILL PRODUCE VISIBLE WHITE CLOUD WHICH C AN BE FATAL.
Neutralizing Agent:5% ACETIC ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN VENTED CNTRS OR PRESSURE
VESSELS AWAY FROM HEAT.OPEN CNTNRS CAUTIOUSLY.ZN,CU,CU BASE METALS
(BRASS) ARE RAPPIDLY CORRODED BY AQUA AMMONIA.
Other Precautions:STORE IN COOL(80F MAX),WELL VENTI AREA.USE ONLY
APPROVED PRESS VES W/APPROPRIATE SAF DEVICES.NEVER FILL
>85%.CNTNRS,HEATED/EXPO TO SUN,YIELDS SIGNIFICANT HEADSPACE VAP
CONCEN,MIXTURE OF NH3/AIR MAY EX PLO(15-25% NH3 IN AIR EXPL0).MED
EXAM RE

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONCEN ABOVE PEL/TLV LIMITATIONS & UP TO
300PPM USE CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP W/CARTRIDGE FOR AMMONIA.FOR THIS
RECOMMENDATION & COVERAGE @ HIGHER CONCEN & FOR ESCAPE CONDITIONS
SEE NIOSH/OSHA POCKET GUI DE TO CHEM HAZ DHHS(NIOSH)PUBLIC#85-114.
Ventilation:VENT SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN GAS CONCEN <25PPM TWA BY VOL IN
AIR.RMS WHERE MIGHT ESCAPE SHOULD HAVE VENT DUCTS TO OUTSIDE
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:GASTIGHT CHEM GOGGLES,FULL LEN FACESHIEL
Other Protective Equipment:NEVER WEAR CONTACT LENSES.RUB OR
PVC/NYLON/PVC LAMINATE PROT CLOTH.SAFETY/HARD HAT.PROT CREAM ALONE
DOESN'T PROT.(SUPPL)
Work Hygienic Practices:LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PRIOR TO REUSE.
WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH:MOUTH,THROAT.POSSIBLE DEATH FROM SHOCK OR ASPHYXIA.MOST ACEPTED
VIEW IS THAT ANY AMT FROM 1 TEASPOON OR GREATER CAN BE DANGEROUS IF
INGESTED.1STAID:OR DILUTED VINEGAR,LEMON JUICE,ORANGE JUICE.F OLLOW
W/DEMULCENT SUCH AS EGG WHITE,OLIVE OIL,MILK.IN ALL CASES CALL DR
IMMED. PROT EQPT:BODYSUIT,EYEWASH,SAFETY SHOWER.

HCC:B3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:80.0F,26.7C
Vapor Pres:546 @20C
Vapor Density:<1
Spec Gravity:0.897 @68F
pH:UNK
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1, ETHER=1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQ,PUNGENT ODOR(AMMONIA).ODOR DETECT
@5PPM IRRIT @25-50PPM OF AMMONI
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SULFURIC AICD,OTHER STRONG MINERAL
ACIDS,HYPOCHLORITES,HALOGENS,NAOH,IODINE,IRON,GALVANIZE
SURFACES,CU,BRASS,AG CMPDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AQUA AMMONIA WILL REACT EXOTHERMALLY
W/ACIDS. RELEASES AMMONIA VAPOR WHEN HEATED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMB MAY YIELD TOXIC OXIDES OF
NITROGEN.HEATING >842F GIVES HYDROGEN/NITROGEN GASES.HEAT/CONTACT
W/HOTSURFACES FORM H2.

Waste Disposal Methods:MAY BE SUBJ TO LOC/STATE/FED REGS.USERS REVIEW
OPERATIONS THEN CONSULT W/APPROPRIATE REG AGENCIES BEFORE
DISCHARGING.AS SHIPPED MATL IS RCRA CORR WAST,D002.SUITABLY DILUTED
MAY BE DISPOSED OF ON AGRIC ULTURAL LAND AS FERTILIZER.USE AS
NEUTRACID WASTE

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