Product ID:Z8000 AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE
MSDS Date:07/31/1994
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F039681
MSDS Number: BWXKY

SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY

3050 SPRUCE ST
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63178-5000
US

Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765/800-325-3010

Info Phone: 314-771-5765/800-325-3010

Cage: 21076

SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY

14508 ST LOUIS, MO 63178 US

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE

CAS: 1341-49-7

RTECS: BQ9200000

OSHA PEL 2.5 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 2.5 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HARMFUL IF INGESTED, INHALED/ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF MUCOUS
MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN. INHALATION MAY BE
FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM , INFLAMMATION & EDEMA OF LARYNX &
BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF
NEEDED. INGESTION: WASH MOUTH OUT W/WATER IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTI ON IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
EVACUATE AREA. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG & HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
VENTILATE AREA & WASH SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM CARBONATE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP
TIGHTLY CLOSED. TOXIC, CORROSIVE & HYGROSCOPIC.
Other Precautions:AVOID INHALATION. DON'T GET IN EYES, ON
SKIN/CLOTHING.AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WASTE DISPOSAL CONT'D: ADD CALCIUM CHLORIDE IN EXCESS OF AMOUNT NEEDED
TO PRECIPITATE FLUROIDE &/CARBONATE. SEPARATE INSOLUBLE & BURY IN
AN APPROVED LANDFILL FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL IAW/FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:257F
Spec Gravity:1.5
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, BASES, GLASS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AMMONIA, HYDROGEN FLUORIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:CAUTIOUSLY DISSOLVE MATERIAL IN WATER.
NEUTRALIZE IMMEDIATELY/FIRST ADD A LITTLE HYDROCHLORIC ACID
FOLLOWED BY SODIUM CARBONATE IF MATERIAL DOESN'T DISSOLVE
COMPLETELY. (SEE SUPP)

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