Product ID:CUPRIC ACETATE MONOHYDRATE
MSDS Date:03/24/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F045352
MSDS Number: BYLNM

Emergency Phone: 310-516-8000

Info Phone: 310-516-8000

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

CUPRIC ACETATE MONOHYDRATE *95-4*

CAS: 6046-93-1

RTECS: AG3500000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY
TRACT, PULMONARY EDEMA. ATROPHIC CHANGES FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
SKIN: REPEATED/PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE NECROSIS. ALLERGIC
CONTACT DERMATITIS. EYES: CONJUNC TIVITIS, TURBIDITY W/PALPEBRAL
EDEMA. (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, SORE THROAT, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, DIGESTIVE DISORDERS, FEVER, CHILLS, STUFFY HEAD,
CONGESTION, ULCERATION & PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM, REDNESS,
PAIN, ITCHING PAPULOVESICULAR & ECZEMATOID LESION/BLURRED
VISION/CORNEAL ULCERATIONS/SALIVATION/ABDOMINAL
PAIN/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NEEDED. KEEP
WARM & QUIET. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS.
EYES: IMMEDIATEL Y WASH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE FOR
15-20 MINS. INGESTION: DILUTE THE POISON IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER/MILK & REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE UNLESS ALREADY
VOMITING. (SEE SUPP)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. LARGE:
WATER SPRAY, FOG/REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR A SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
PRESSURE-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. SAFELY REMOVE
CONTAINER. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT/FLAME. DON'T SCATTER SPILLED MATERIAL W/HIGH PRESSURE WATER
STREAMS. DIKE FIRE-CONTROL FOR LATER DISPOSAL.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION/LATER DISPOSAL. DON'T FLUSH MATERIAL
INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM IMCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:MAY BURN BUT DOESN'T IGNITE READILY.

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUSTN'T EXCEED THE
WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR & BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY
NIOSH-MSHA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MEET PELS. EQUIPMENT MUST BE
EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:DUST RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES & FACESHIELD,
IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK DRENCH SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPECIAL FIRE CONT'D: KEEP UPWIND. HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D: COPPER
PARTICLES EMBEDDED MAY RESULT IN PRONOUNCED FOREIGN-BODY RESPONSE
W/CHARACTERISTIC DISCOLORATION OF OCULAR TISSUE. FIRST AID CONT'D:
ADM INISTRATION OF GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BEPERFORMED BY QUALIFIED
PHYSICIAN. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:239F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:464F
Spec Gravity:1.882
Solubility in Water:7.2% IN COLD WATER
Appearance and Odor:DARK GREEN POWDER/CRYSTALS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COPPER SALTS- ACETYLENE, HYDRAZINE, NITROMETHANE, STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS/OPEN FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL: TOXIC & HAZARDOUS OXIDES OF
COPPER

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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