Product ID:Z68500 ZINC SULFATE, HEPTAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:06/15/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F045259
MSDS Number: BYLKM

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Info Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

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Cage: 1B464

ZINC SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE

CAS: 7446-20-0

RTECS: ZH5300000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITANT
W/BURNS OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES, PULMONARY EDEMA. SKIN: SEVERE
IRRITANT, POSSIBLY BURNS. MAY RESULT IN DERMATITIS. EYES: SEVERE
IRRITATION & BURNS. OVEREXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN CONJUNCTIVITIS.
INGESTION: MAY CAUSE BURNING PAIN IN THE MOUTH & THROAT. MAY DAMAGE
LIVER & KIDNEYS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, SORE THROAT, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, LABORED BREATHING, BURNS, TIGHTNESS IN THE CHEST, DYSPNEA,
FROTHY SPUTUM, CYANOSIS, DIZZINESS, WEAK, RAPID PULSE, HYPOTENSION,
HEMOCONCENTRATION , MOIST RALES, REDNESS, BLURRED VISION,FEVER,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, WATERY/BLOODY DIARRHEA,
PROSTRATION.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. GIVE CPR IF
NECESSARY. MAINTAIN AIRWAY, BLOOD PRESSURE & RESPIRATION. KEEP WARM
& AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. SKIN; WASH
W/SOAP/MILD DET ERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. IF
BURNS, COVER W/STERILE, DRY, LOSSE-FITTING DRESSING. EYES: WASH
IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. COVER
W/STERILE BANDAGES. (SUPP)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. LARGER
FIRES: WATER SPRAY, FOG/REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER W/O RISK. APPLY COOL WATER TO
SIDES OF CONTAINERS. DON'T USE WATER DIRECTLY ON MATERIAL. USE
WATER SPRAY/FOG IN FLOODING AMOUNTS. USE SCBA. (SUPP
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.
FLAMMABLE, POISONOUS GASES MAY ACCUMULATE IN TANKS & HOPPER CARS.
MAY IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL).

Spill Release Procedures:SOIL: DIG A HOLDING AREA TO CONTAIN MATERIAL.
COVER SOLIDS W/A PLASTIC. WATER: NEUTRALIZE. STOP LEAK SAFELY W/O
RISK. SMALL: TAKE UP W/SAND/ABSORBENT & PLACE INTO CONTAINERS.
SMALL DRY: SHOVEL INTO CO VERED CONTAINERS. LARGE: DIKE.
EVACUATE/DENY ENTRY
Neutralizing Agent:AGRICULTURAL LIME/SLAKED LIME/CRUSHED
LIMESTONE/SODIUM BICARBONATE/CAUSTIC SODA.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP
CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. STORE AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING CORROSIVE VAPORS. PREVENT CONTACT.
USE MECHANICAL DREDGES/LIFTS TO EXTRACT IMMOBILIZED MASSES OF
POLLUTION & PRECIPITATES.

Respiratory Protection:ANY DUST & MIST RESPIRATOR W/A FULL
FACEPIECE/ANY AIR-PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR W/A
HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING
RESPIRATOR W/A TIGHT-FITTING FACEPIECE & HIG H-EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE FILTER.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES,
EYEWASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK DRENCH SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE PROC CONT'D: USE WATERSPRAY TO ABSORB CORROSIVE VAPORS. COOL
CONTAINERS W/FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER FROM A FAR DISTANCE AS
POSSIBLE. KEEP UPWIND. FIRST AID CONT'D: DILUTE POISON IMMEDIATELY
W/WAT ER/MILK & REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE PERFORMED BY A MEDICAL
PERSONNEL ONLY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:934F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:212F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:934F
Spec Gravity:1.957
Solubility in Water:96.5%
Appearance and Odor:(SEE SUPP)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS, ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: TOXIC FUMES OF
ZINC OXIDE/TOXIC OXIDES OF SULFUR.

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

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