Product ID:BARIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:03/22/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N073553
MSDS Number: CCNWF

BARIUM & CHEMICALS INC

COUNTY RD 44
STEUBENVILLE, OH 43952
US

Emergency Phone: 614-282-7197

Info Phone: 614-282-9776

Cage: DO062

BARIUM AND CHEMICALS INC

218 STEUBENVILLE, OH 43952 US

Telephone: 740-282-9776

Cage: 20865

2); (BARIUM NITRATE) (CONTAINS

CAS: 10022-31-8

RTECS: CQ9625000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 5 MG BA/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG BA/M3

BARIUM (SARA 313)

CAS: 7440-39-3

RTECS: CQ8370000

Fraction By Weight: 52.5%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: N/K

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:ACUTE:INHALATION:VOMITING, VIOLENT
DIARRHEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN. SKIN:SWELLING AND IRRITATION MAY OCCUR.
EYES:REDNESS AND IRRITATION. INGESTION:VIOLENT DIARRHEA, VOMITING,
ABDOMINAL PAIN AND HEART DISORDE R MAY OCCUR. SIGNS &
SYMPS:IRRITATION OF EYES, NOSE & THROAT. SLOW HEARTBEAT & IRREGULAR
HEARTBEAT (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:MAY OCCUR. COUGHING AND SHORTNESS OF
BREATH MAY ALSO OCCUR. CHRONIC: INHALATION:EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE MILD
BRONCHITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR OR SKIN
DISEASE MAY BE AT AN INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INGESTION:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . INHALATION:REMOVE FROM
EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. KEEP WARM AND AT REST.
SKIN:WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYES:WASH EYES IMMEDIATELY WITH
LARGE AM OUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MOVE CNTNRS FROM FIRE AREA & COOL. APPLY WATER FROM
DIST. DRY CHEMS, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM CAN BE USED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . MASSIVE FIRE IN STORAGE AREA-USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER
AND FLOOD WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN LG QTYS ARE INVOLVED IN FIRE,
NITRATE MAY FUSE/MELT, IN WHICH CNDTN APPLICATN OF WATER MAY RSLT
IN EXTENSIVE SCATTERING OF MOLTEN MATL. APPLY (SUPP DATA)

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLES. DO NOT TOUCH
SPILLED MATERIAL. PICK-UP WITH CLEAN SHOVEL AND PLACE IN CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINER AND COVER. REMOVE FROM AREA. LARGE SPILLS:DIKE FAR AHEAD
FOR LATER DISPOSAL. ISO LATE HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
SEPARATE FROM COMBUSTIBLE, ORGANIC OR EASILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIAL.
Other Precautions:AVOID STORAGE ON WOOD FLOORS. KEEP AWAY FROM ACIDS,
AMMONIUM SALTS, SULFUR AND FLAMMABLE VAPORS.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED DUST AND MIST RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST:TO MEET PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:LIQUID PROOF PVC GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND DELUGE
SHOWER . FULL COVER CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NO SMOKING, NO OPEN FLAMES, NO REDUCING AGENTS
IN AREA. SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN STOR AREA. WASH HANDS BEFORE
EATING/SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP:DECOMPOSES @ <1098F; <592C. EXPLO HAZS:WATER FROM AS FAR AWAY AS
POSSIBLE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1098F,592C
Vapor Pres:0.01 @ 20C
Spec Gravity:3.244 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:MODERATE 9.2%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR SOLID; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WILL ACCELERATE THE BURNING OF COMBUSTIBLE MATLS. EXPLOSION MAY RESULT
IF LARGE QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL ARE CONFINED.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NITROUS OXIDE, BARIUM OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REGS .
CONTAM RESIDUE AND SWEEPINGS ARE CONSIDERED A TOX WASTE AND MUST BE
DISPERSED OF IN A LICENSED TOX WASTE DUMP. IF QTYS ARE LG ENOUGH TO
BE SIGNIFICANT, CONT MFR FOR PROPER TREATMENT PROCEDURE.

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