Product ID:MANGANESE ACETATE TETRAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:05/21/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F045363
MSDS Number: BYLNZ

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Cage: 63415

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Cage: 63415

MANGANESE ACETATE TETRAHYDRATE *95-3*

CAS: 6156-78-1

RTECS: AI5775000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 3730 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION OF THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES. MAY BE ABSORBED INTO THE BLOOD STREAM & DEPOSITIED INTO
THE LIVER, SPLEEN, BRAIN & OTHER ORGANS. MAY CAUSE METAL FUME
FEVER. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, DERMATITIS. EYES: IRRITATION,
CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGESTION: ABSORPTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHILLS, FEVER,
MUSCULAR PAINS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, PROSTRATION, REDNESS,
GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES W/ABDOMINAL PAIN. CHRONIC EXPOSURE:
APATHY, ANOREXIA, ASTHENIA, HE ADACHE, HYPERSOMNIA, SPASM, WEAKNESS
OFTHE LEGS, ARTHRALGIAS, IRRITABILITY, PSYCHOIS, VISUAL
HALLUCINATIONS. (SEE SUPP)

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. PERFORM CPR. KEEP WARM & AT
REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD
DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. EYES: WASH
IMMEDIATEL Y W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE FOR 15-20 MINS.
INGESTION: IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD ASPIRATION. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. LARGER
FIRES: WATER SPRAY, FOG/REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER W/O RISK. DON'T SCATTER
MATERIAL W/HIGH-PRESSURE WATER STREAMS. DIKE FIRE-CONTROL WATER.
USE AGENTS FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT/FLAME. MAY BURN BUT DOESN'T IGNITE READILY.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK W/O RISK. SMALL: TAKE UP
W/SAND/OTHER ABSOBENT & PLACE INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS FOR LATER
DISPOSAL. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE AREA & DENY ENTRY.

Respiratory Protection:10 MG/CUM-ANY DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR EXCEPT
SINGLE-USE & QUARTER-MASK RESPIRATORS. ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR.
ANY SCBA. 25 MG/CUM-ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR W/A DUST &
MIST FILTER/SUPPLIED-A IR RESPIRATOR OPERATED IN A FLOW MODE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION TO MEET
PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:REQUIRED
Other Protective Equipment:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES,
EYEWASH
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SYMPTOMS CONT'D: DOUBLE VISION, IMPAIRED HEARING, UNCONTROLLABLE
IMPULSES, MENTAL CONFUSION, EUPHORIA, SALIVATION, MASKLIKE FACES,
MUSCLE WEAKNESS, MUSCLE RIGIDITY, TREMOR OF UPPER EXTREMITIES, HEAD
& IMPAIRED GAIT.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:176F
Spec Gravity:1.589
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:PALE, RED MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS/OPEN FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BY THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: MAY RELEASE
ACRID SMOKE & FUMES.

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

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