Product ID:STRONTIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:12/01/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N066909
MSDS Number: CBDZF

Emergency Phone: 518-377-8854

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Cage: 5Z768

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Cage: 5Z768

STRONTIUM NITRATE; (STRONTIUM NITRATE, SR(NO*3)*2). LD50

CAS: 10042-76-9

RTECS: WK9800000

Fraction By Weight: 99%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN CONTACT CAN CAUSE IRRITATION.
CHEMICAL BURNS CAN OCCUR ON EYE CONTACT. INHALATION OF DUST AND
MIST OF STRONTIUM NITRATE CAN CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES OF THE NOSE, THROAT, AND RESPI RATORY TRACT. INHALATION
OF STRONTIUM NITRATE BY LABORTORY RATS PRODUCED CHANGES IN THE
KIDNEY, LIVER, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:AND OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS (REF #14).
HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF ADVERSE EFFECTS RESULTING FROM
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE AND IN GENERAL, STRONTIUM SALTS ARE CONSIDERED
TO EXHIBIT A LOW DEGREE O F TOXICITY. STRONTIUM NITRATE HAS NOT
BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN BY THE NTP, IARC, OR
OSHA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH EYES, INCL UNDER EYELIDS, W/LRG AMTS OF
RUNNING H*2O FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET PROMPT MED ATTN. SKIN:FLUSH
CONTAMD SKIN W/PLENTY OF H*2O. SEEK MED ATTN IF IRRIT PERSIST.
INHAL:REMOVE FR OM EXPOS. SEEK MED ATTN FOR TREATMENT OF ANY SYMP.
INGEST:IF PERS IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE HIM LRG QTY OF MILK OR H*2O TO
DRINK. INDUCE VOMIT & GET PROMT MED ATTN. MED ATTN-IN PLANT,
COMMUNITY, PARAMEDIC.

Extinguishing Media:THIS MATL IS NOT COMBUST. HOWEVER, AS OXIDIZER, IT
CAN INITIATE & INTENSIFY COMBUST. USE EXTING AGENTS THAT (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:TOXIC GASES CAN BE EVOLVED UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:VENT SPILL AREA. CLEANUP PERSONNEL SHOULD WEAR
PROT EQUIP AS NEC TO PVNT SKIN & EYE CNTCT & DUST INHAL. SCOOP UP
SPILLED MATL & PLACE IN SUITABLE CNTNR FOR RECLAIM/DISPOSAL. AVOID
DUST GENERATION. WAS H RESIDUE ON CONTAMD SURFACES W/LRG AMTS OF
H*2O.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN CLSD CNTNRS IN COOL, DRY
LOCATION ON NONCOMBUSTIBLE SURFACE. STORE AWAY FROM FLAM & COMBUST
MATLS & REDUCING AGENTS.
Other Precautions:PROTECT CNTNRS FROM PHYSICAL DMG. MAINTAIN GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING PROCS. CLEAN UP SPILL PROMPTLY. AVOID INHAL OF
DUST/MIST & CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. DO NOT INGEST! CONTACT LENSES
POSE SPECIAL HAZ; SOFT LENS ES MAY ABSORB & ALL LENSES CONC IRRITS.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS WHERE DUSTY
CONDITIONS EXIST. RESPIRATOR USAGE MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA
REQUIREMENTS (29 CFR 1910.134)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MINIMIZE AIRBORNE DUST
CONCENTRATIONS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . WEAR OTHER PROT CLOTHING (BOOTS, APRON,
ETC.)
Work Hygienic Practices:FOLLOW GOOD PERS HYGIENE PRACTICE. WASH HANDS
THORO AFTER HNDLG & BEFORE EATING & SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMD
(SUPDAT)
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA:ARE APPROP FOR BURNING MATL. MATLS TO AVOID:PAPER,
PLASTICS, SULFUR, ALUMINUM, ETC.). IGNIT OF THESE MATLS MAY OCCUR.
MIXTS OF STRONTIUM NITRATE & REDUCING AGENTS CAN BE EXPLOS & MAY
DETO NATE BY HEAT & SHOCK. WASTE DISP METH:VIRTUE OF THEIR SOLUBLE
BARIUM CONTENT. HYGIENE PRACT:CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1058F,570C
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Spec Gravity:2.986
Solubility in Water:100 G/CC @ 90C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER. NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONTIUM NITRATE IS OXIDIZER & CAN REACT W/OXIDIZABLE SUBSTANCES SUCH
AS FLAM LIQS & COMBUST MATLS (WOOD, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION BEGINS AT APPROXIMATELY
500C WITH THE EVOLUTION OF OXIDES OF NITROGEN (TOXIC).

Waste Disposal Methods:RECLAIM MATL WHEN POSS. CNTCT SUPPLIER/LICENSED
CHEM WASTE DISP CONTRACTOR FOR TREATMENT/DISP INSTRUCTIONS. FOLLOW
LOCAL, STATE, & FED REGS. EPA HAZ WASTE NO.:D001 (OXIDIZER, 40 CHR
261.21). NOTE:SOME GRADES MAY BE CONSIDERED HAZ WASTE BY (SUPDAT)

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