Product ID:BISMUTH SUBNITRATE, 215336
MSDS Date:06/14/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N056335
MSDS Number: BWFXN

ICN BIOMEDICALS

1263 S CHILLICOTHE RD
AURORA, OH 44202
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 216-562-1500

Cage: IO030

ICN BIOMEDICALS INC

28050 CLEVELAND, OH 44128-0250 US

Telephone: 216-831-3000

Cage: IO030

BISMUTH HYDROXIDE NITRATE OXIDE; (BISMUTH SUBNITRATE)

CAS: 1304-85-4

RTECS: EB2977000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

STOMATITIS IS LIKELY TO RSLT. OTHER TOX RSLTS MAY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& SOMETIMES SERIOUS EXODERMATITIS. INDUS BI POIS HAS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CASES MAY COMPLICATE DIAGNOSIS OF PLUMBISM, SINCE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IS ALSO PRODUCED BY BISMUTH. ALL BI COMPOUNDS DO NOT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REMOVED FROM EXPOSURE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AGAINST CARELESS HANDLING OF THESE MATERIALS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IRRIT. BISMUTH & ITS SALTS CAN CAUSE
KIDNEY DMG, THOUGH DEGREE OF SUCH DMG IS USUALLY MILD. LG DOSES CAN
BE FATAL. INDUSTRIALLY IT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF LESS TOX OF HEAVY
METALS, THOUGH INTOX HAS OCCUR RED FROM ITS USE IN MEDICINE.
SIMILARITY BTWN PHARMACOLOGIC & TOX BEHAVIOR OF LEAD & BISMUTH HAS
BEEN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:POINTED OUT IN LITERATURE. LIKE PB, BI
MAY BE LIBERATED FROM TISS DEPOSITS DURING PERIODS OF ACIDOSIS.
SERIOUS & SOMETIMES FATAL POIS MAY OCCUR FROM INJECTION OF LG DOSES
INTO CLSD CAVITIES & FROM EXTENSIVE APPLICATION TO BURNS. DEATH OF
ANIMALS FROM BISMUTH NEPHRITIS FOLLOWING INJECTIONS OF SOL SALTS
(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN:RINSE LIBERALLY W/SOAP & WATER FOR CONSIDERABLE PERIOD.
INGEST:IF W/IN 15 MINS AFTER OCCUR, MAKE PATIENT DRINK 1-2 GLASSES
OF WATER. ALWAYS CALL MD. EYES:RINSE LIBERALLY W/WATER FOR AT LST
15 MIN S. INHAL:TAKE PATIENT INTO FRESH AIR & ALLOW TO REST. ALWAYS
CALL MD. NOTE:PERS SHOWING SOME OF SYMPS NOTED WHICH MIGHT INDICATE
THAT THEY WERE ABSORBING TOO MUCH BISMUTH INTO BODY SHOULD BE (ING
6)

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES, MASK, GOGGLES &
USE A HOOD.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM REQUIRED WHEN SUBSTANCE IS USED FOR
ITS NORMAL PURPOSE. ALWAYS USE A HOOD.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:OCCURS W/IN SEVERAL HRS TO 24 DAYS, TIME BEING
GENERALLY INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO DOSE & IT APPEARS TO BE IN
ORDER OF 5-10 TIMES HIGHER THAN DOSE BY SLOW IV INJECTION FOR
RABBITS. IT IS STATED THAT ADMIN OF BI SHOULD BE STOPPED WHEN
GINGIVITIS APPEARS, FOR OTHERWISE SERIOUS ULCERATIVE (ING 2)

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:500F,260C
Spec Gravity:4.93
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE W/ALKALINE BICARBONATES, SOLUBLE IODINES, GALLIC ACID,
CALOMEL, SALICYLIC ACID, TANNIN & SULFUR.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS WHEN
HEATED/BURNED: BISMUTH OXIDE & NITRIC OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE OR LANDFILL AS COMPLIES W/FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL LAWS.

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