Product ID:AMMONIUM THIOCYANATE
MSDS Date:08/13/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-241-1204
MSDS Number: BYXSH

Emergency Phone: 800-354-2050/314-982-5000

Info Phone: 800-354-2050(PRESS 3)/314-982-5000

Cage: 62910

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

AMMONIUM THIOCYANATE (CERCLA)

CAS: 1762-95-4

RTECS: XK7875000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NO LD50 INFO FOUND RELATING TO NOR ROUTE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEALTH HAZ.
INGEST:MAY CAUSE VOMIT,DISORIENTATION,WEAKNESS,LOW BLOOD
PRESSURE,CONVULSIONS,DEATH WHICH MAY BE DELAYED.PROBABLE LETHAL
DOSE IS BETWEEN 15-30 GRAMS. SKIN:MAY CAUS E REDNESS. EYE:MAY CAUSE
IRRIT,REDNESS,PAIN. CHRONIC:PROL/REPEAT SKIN EXPO MAY CAUSE
DERM.REP INGEST OF SMALL AMTS(SUPP)
Effects of Overexposure:VOMITING, DISORIENTATION, WEAKNESS, LOW BLOOD
PRESSURE, CONVULSIONS, DEATH. SKIN:REDNESS. EYES:IRRIT, REDNESS,
PAIN. DERMAITITIS, INGESTION OF SMALL AMTS MAY CAUSE HIVES,
ABNORMAL BLEEDING, ENLARGE TH YROID.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NON INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INGEST:IF SWALLOWED INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF
WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
TO AN UNCONSC PERSON. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMED. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR.GE T MED ATTN FOR ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY.SKIN:REMOVE ANY
CONTAMIN CLOTH.WASH SKIN W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS.IRRIT
DEVELOPS GET MED ATTN. EYE:WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @LEAST
15MINS(SUPPLE)

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN EVENT OF FIRE WEAR FULL PORTECTIVE CLOTH &
NIOSH APPROVED SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPREATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND OR
OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. NOT
CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA.CLEANUP PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE
PROT CLOTH/RESP PROT FRM DUST.PICK UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CNTNR FOR
RECLAMATION/DISPOSAL IN METHOD THAT DOES NOT GENERATE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CNTNR,STORED IN
COOL,DRY,VENTILATED AREA.PROTECT AGAINST PHSYCIAL DMG.ISOLATE FRM
OXIDIZING MATLS.STORE IN THE DARK.
Other Precautions:WARING!HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED.FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE
EXPOSURE TO DUST IS APPARENT, DUST/MIST RESP MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMIN @ITS SOURCE IS
RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF CONTAMIN INTO WORKRM AIR.
Protective Gloves:WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:CONTACT LENSES SHOULDN'T BE WORN WHEN
WORKING W/MATL.CLEAN BODY-COVER CLOTH.EYEWASH FOUNT,QUICK-DRENCH
FACI IN WORKAREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFT HNDLG. WASH CONTAMIN CLOTH
BEF REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZ:MAY CAUSE HIVES,ABNORMAL BLEEDING,ENLARGED THYROID.
1STAID:LIFTING EYELIDS.GET MED ATTN IMMED.

HCC:V1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMP@170C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:302F,150C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:338F,170C
Vapor Pres:NO INFO
Vapor Density:NO INFO
Spec Gravity:1.31
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFO FOUND.
Solubility in Water:128G/100G @0C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS, ODORLESS OR
SLIGHT ODOR OF AMMONIA.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ISOLATE FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SLOWLY DECOMPOSES ON EXPOSURE TO LIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS TOXIC FUMES OF AMMONIA, NITRIC
OXIDES, SULFUR OXIDES, & CYNANIDE WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATIN MAY BE
DISPOSED IN RCRA APPROVED HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY.
RQ:5000LBS.ENSURE COMPLIANCE W/LCO/STATE/FED REGS.

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