Product ID:MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:11/01/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-227-0411
MSDS Number: BZNQV

Emergency Phone: 716-691-5080

Info Phone: 716-691-5080

Cage: 01VT8

Telephone: 716-691-5080

Cage: 01VT8

MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE

CAS: 7791-18-6

RTECS: OM2975000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NONE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:N/A.
Effects of Overexposure:SLIGHT NAUSEA OR VOMITING; EYE:SLIGHT IRRIT MAY
CAUSE TRANSIENT CORNEAL INJURY; SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
INHAL:DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT.

First Aid:INGEST:INDUCE VOMITING. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SKIN:WASH
W/WATER. EYES:FLUSH W/LARGE AMTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL HELP.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. HMIS:USE APPROPRIATE FIRE
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EYE PROTECTION AND BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE BUT ABOVE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE
AMY EMIT TOXIC FUMES CONTAINING CHLORIDE COMPOUNDS.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND RETURN TO CONTAIN OR WASH AWAY
WITH LARGE AMTS OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MATERIAL IS DELIQUESCENT MAY FORM CAKE
W/MOISTURE & STORAGE; USE CARE AND CAUTION.

Respiratory Protection:NUISANCE DUST.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO CONTROL DUST. MECHANICAL (GENERAL)
APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR.
Protective Gloves:REGULAR GLOVES.
Eye Protection:GOGGLES.
Work Hygienic Practices:MAINTAIN STANDARD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOLUBILITY IN WATER:COLD WATER 167GM/100C; HOT WATER 367 GM/100C.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:241F,116C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:>212F,>100C
Spec Gravity:1.569
Solubility in Water:SUPPLEMENTAL
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS WHITE TO OFF WHITE COLORED FLAKE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
STRONG OXIDIZER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXTREME HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE ON EXTREME HEAT.

Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL AMTS CAN BE WASHED AWAY; DISPOSE ACCORDING
TO LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATION.

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