Product ID:M13500 MAGNESIUM ACETATE
MSDS Date:03/24/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-281-6932
MSDS Number: CCBZV

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

MAGNESIUM ACETATE; (ACETIC ACID, MAGNESIUM SALT)

CAS: 142-72-3

RTECS: AI5600000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NO DATA AVAILABLE.INHAL:INVESTIGATORS
REPORT/SUGGEST RELATIONSHIP MAY EXIST BETWEEN MAGNESIUM ABSORPTION
& GASTRODUODENAL ULCERS.SKIN:IRRIT IN LG QUANT.EYE:MOST MG SALTS
ESSENTIALLY INNOCUOUS WHEN APP LIED TIN SOLN TO EYES.INGGEST:SOME
MG SALTS MAY CAUSE PURGING W/VOMIT,WATERY DIARR,IF NOT REMOVE BY
KIDNEY (SUPPLEMENTA)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGEN STATUS:NONE.
Effects of Overexposure:EFFECTS SEEN IN HEALTH HAZ SECTION.
INGEST:SEDATION,CONFUSION,MUSCLE
WEAKNESS,HYPOTENSION,AREFLEXIA,RESP CONGESTION,DEATH FROM RESP
PARALYSIS,RENAL FAILURE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/KIDNEY IMPAIRMENTS.
TARGET EFFECTS:NO DATA AVAILABLE.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED.STOP BREATH GIVE ART
RESP.TREAT SYMPT/SUPP.SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMIN CLOTH/SHOES IMMED.WASH
W/SOAP/MILD DETERG/LG AMTS OF WATER 15-20MINS.EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG
AMTS OF WATER/N ORMAL SALINE 15-20MINS.INGEST:IF KIDNESY FUNCTIONAL
GIVE LG QUANT OF WATER TO DIL/FACILITATE REMOVAL OF MG IONS.IN ALL
CASES GET MED ATTN IMMED.ANTIDOTE:DECISION/ADMIN BY QUAL MED
PERSON.MG SERUM(SUP)

Flash Point:NP
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NP
Lower Limits:NP
Upper Limits:NP
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM,CARBON DIOXIDE,WATERSPRAY,REGULAR
FOAM.LG:USE WATERSPRAY,FOG,REG FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA W/O RISK.DON'T
SCATTER SPILL MATL W/HGIH-PRESSURE WATERSTREAMS.DIKE FIRE-CNTRL
WATER FOR DISPO.USE AGENTS SUITABLE TYPE OF (SUPPLEMEN)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPO TO
HEAT/FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOC REGS WHEN
STORING SUBSTANCE.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:SPEC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAMIN
LEVELS IN WORKAREA,ON SPECIFIC OPERATION,MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING
LIMITS OF RESP,JOINTLY APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESIST SAF GOGG.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROT(IMPERVIOUS)CLOTH/EQPMT
TO PREVENT REP/PROL SKIN CONTACT W/SUBSTANCE.EYEWASH FOUNTIAN W/IN
WORKAREA
Work Hygienic Practices:HMIS:LAUNDER CONTAMIN CLOTH BEF REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:SLIGHTLY ACIDIC. FIREFIGHTING:SURROUNDING FIRE.AVOID BREATH HAZ
VAP,KEEP UPWIND. HEALTH HAZ:MUC IRRIT,ACCUMULATIVE ABSORPTION
OCCUR.POSSIBLE CARDIAC ARREST. 1STAID:>5MEQ/L,HAVE WYMPT GIVE
CALCIUM G LUCONATE 10ML OF 10%SOLN(INTRAVEN)OVER SEVERAL
MINS.REPEATED ONCE.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:613F,323C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:NP
Vapor Density:NP
Spec Gravity:1.42
pH:SUPPLY
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS OR WHITE DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS W/SLIGHT
VINEGAR ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO DATA AVAILABLE. STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY.AVOID
CONTACT W/STRONG OXIDZIERS, EXCESSIVE HEAT/SPARKS/OPEN FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
ACRID SMOKE & IRRITATING FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOC REGS WHEN DISPOSING
SUBSTANCE.

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