Product ID:PLNI2-2X, SINGLE ELEMENT PLASMA SOLUTION (SUPDAT)
MSDS Date:04/13/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N020526
MSDS Number: BZPVG

SPEX INDUSTRIES INC

203 NORCROSS AVE
EDISON, NJ 08820
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-549-7144

Preparer: VANAJA SIVAKUMAR

Cage: 07977

SPEX CERTIPREP INC

METUCHEN, NJ 08840 US

Telephone: 732-549-7144

Cage: 07977

NITRIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5775000

Fraction By Weight: 2-5%

OSHA PEL 2 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 2 PPM; 4 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

NICKEL (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

Fraction By Weight: 0.1-1%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

ETC. CONTACT WITH STRONG BASES WILL CAUSE VIOLENT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ANTIC TO BE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DEPIGMENTED PLAQUES W/LUNG, ASTHMA, ALSO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUM. CONC HNO*3 MAY BE FATAL IF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MIST IS IRRITANT OF EYES, MUC MEMBS & SKIN. IN CNTCT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DMG & VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. ON SKIN, LIQ/CONC VAP

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DEEP ULCERS & STAIN SKIN BRIGHT YELLOW OR YELLOWISH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

W/PRLNGD EXPOS. INGEST OF LIQ WILL CAUSE IMMED PAIN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BE FATAL CAUSING SPASM, INFLAM & EDEMA OF LARYNX &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SENSATION, COUGH, WHEEZ, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SYMPS & HLTH HAZS FOR DILUTE HNO*3 ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LESS SEV THAN EXPOS TO CONC HNO*3. HOWEVER, SINCE
HNO*3 IS IN SOLN AT 1% (OR 10,000PPM) OR GREATER, HLTH HAZS FOR
CONC HNO*3 ARE GIVEN. SOLN MAY C AUSE IRRIT IF
INHALED/INGESTED/ABSORBEDTHRU SKIN. IT WILL CAUSE IRRIT IF IT COMES
INTO CNTCT W/EYES. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL: IARC MONO ON EVAL OF CARCIN RISK
OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990:GROUP 2B. NTP 7TH ANNUAL
REPORT (ING 4)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: NICKEL SALTS AS DUST/FUMES CAUSE
SENSIT DERM & PROBABLY PRDCE CANCER OF PARANASAL SINUSES & LUNG. IN
HIGH CONCS IT IS RESP IRRITANT. NICKEL ITCH IS DERM RSLTG FROM
SENSIT TO NICKEL. FIRST SY MP IS ITCH, WHICH OCCURS UP TO 7 DAYS
BEFORE SKIN ERUPTION. MAY BE FOLLWED BY ULCERS, ECZEMA, PIGMENTED
OR (ING 5)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OCCASIONALLY
LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
THEN FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. WASH CLOTHING
THOROUGHLY BEFORE R EUSE. INHAL: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST:DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MED HELP. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE
QUANTITIES OF WATER OR MILK. IF IRRITATION CONTINUES, GET MED ATTN
IMMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SUROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONC HNO*3 IS NOT COMBUST, BUT IS A
STRONG OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF RXN W/REDUCING AGENTS OR COMBUSTS MAY
CAUSE IGNIT. CAN REACT W/METALS TO RELS FLAMM (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUT W/SODA
ASH, LIMESTONE ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO SEALED CNTNR FOR PROPER
DISP. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
WEAR CHEM RESISTANT GLASSE S, GLOVES & CLTHG. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA
APPRVD RESP.
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH, LIMESTONE ETC.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK
SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER & COATINGS. STORE AT ROOM
TEMPERATURE. KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:WARNING: IRRITANT. OXIDIZER. CORROSIVE LIQUID.
CARCINOGEN. AVOID INHALATION, INGESTION AND CONTACT WITH EYES AND
SKIN.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 13)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING. LAB COAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CAREFULLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR'S TRADE NAME/PART NO:STANDARD, 1,000 PPM OF NICKEL IN 2% NITRIC
ACID. EXPLO HAZ:HYDROGEN GAS. CONC HNO*3 REACTS EXPLO W/COMBUST ORG
OR READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, M
ETAL POWDERS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC. MATL TO AVOID: ALCOHOL, WOOD,
TURPENTINE, METAL PWDRS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, (ING 3)

Spec Gravity:APPROX 1
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT WITH AN ACRID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONC HNO*3 IS POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENT. IT REACTS EXPLO W/COMBUST ORG
OR READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS: (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONTAINERS
TO BURST AND LIBERATE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE
FUMES AND VAPORS.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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