Product ID:FERRIC NITRATE, NONAHYDRATE 37836-12
MSDS Date:12/01/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00D003671
MSDS Number: BXWHN

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 708-451-0150

Preparer: R. M. CARLSON

Cage: CNTRL

Telephone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC);312-364-0150

Cage: CNTRL

IRON(III) NITRATE,NONAHYDRATE

CAS: 7782-61-8

RTECS: NO7175000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL NOT ESTABLISHED.

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3 (FE).

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:IRRIT OT SKIN/EYES/LUNGS/MUCOUS
MEMBRANES/GI TRACT. COUGING. CHRONIC:SYSTEMIC METAL POISIONING,
LIVER/KIDNEY DAMAGE, NITRITE POISONING POSSIBLE.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN/EYE/LUNGS/MUCOUS MEMBRANES/GI TRACT
IRRITATION. COUGHING. SYSTEMIC METAL POISONING, KIDNEY/LIVER
DAMAGE, NITRITE POISONING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING
SKIN/EYE/RESP OR KIDNEY/LIVER DISORDERS MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE.

First Aid:SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMIN CLOTH.WASH SKIN W/SOAP/WATER FOR @LEAST
15MINS.IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS GET MED ATTN. EYES:WASH W/PLENTY OF
WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS LIFTING LOWER/UPPER EYELIDS
OCCASIONALLY.GET MED ATTN IMMED. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.NOT
BREATH GIVE ART RESP.DIFFCULT IN BREATH GIVE OXY.CALL DR.
INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER & STICK
FINGER DOWN THROAT.NEVER GIVE (SUPP)

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEDIUM SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SUPPROTING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN EVENT OF FIRE WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
& NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPCE
OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER PRESS MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUST BUT HAZ OXIDIZING MATL.IN
CONTACT W/EASILYT OXIDIZABLE SUBSTANCES MAY CAUSE IGNITION, VIOLENT
COMBUSTION OR EXPLO.INCR FLAMM OF COMBUSTIBLE MATLS.

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID OXIDIZABLE MATL.SREMOVE ALL SOURCES OF
IGN.VENTILATE AREA.CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE PROTECTION FROM
INHAL OF DUST.SPILLS:CLEANUP IN MANNER THAT DOES NOT DISPERSE DUST
INTO AIR.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLSD WHEN NOT
USE.STORE IN COOL DRY LOCATION.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEF USING.FOR LABORATORY USE
ONLY.NOT FOR DRUG/FOOD/HOUSEHOLD USE.KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

Respiratory Protection:DUST.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATIONS.
Protective Gloves:VINYL OR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
1STAID:ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSC PERSON.CALL DR IMMED.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:117F,47C
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:PALE VIOLET CRYSTALS, NITRIC ACID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
EASILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NITROGEN OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHG/TREAT/DISP MAY BE SUBJ TO FED/STATE/LOC
LAWS.DISPOSAL:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DISPOSED IN RCRA-APPROVED WSTE FACILITY.DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER.

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