Product ID:BARIUM FLUORIDE OPTICAL CRYSTAL, 863-018
MSDS Date:06/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N074943
MSDS Number: CCTHN

Emergency Phone: 216-292-9200

Info Phone: 216-292-9200

Cage: ENGEL

Telephone: 216-292-9200

Cage: ENGEL

BARIUM FLUORIDE

CAS: 7787-32-8

RTECS: CQ9100000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3

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:EYE & SKIN CONT:CAUSES SEVERE
IRRITATION. INHALATION:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT IF
DOSES ARE PROLONGED/EXCESSIVE. BARIUM & FLUORIDE ABSORPTION CAN
RESULT IN MUSCLE (INCLUDING CARD IAC) & NERVE IRREGULARITIES, AS
WELL ASPOTASSIUM & CALCIUM DEFICIENCIES. INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:IS HARMFUL. NOTE:HLTH EFTS ONLY APPLY
IF DUST IS FORMED DURING GRINDING, CUTTING AND/OR POLISHING OF
CRYSTAL. CHRONIC:EXPOSURE TO FLUORIDES OVER YEARS MAY PRODUCE
EMBRITTLEMENT & DECALCIFICAT ION OF BONES, & INCREASED
CALCIFICATIONOF LIGAMENTS & VERTEBRAE RESULTING IN SPINAL STIFFNESS
(FLUOROSIS).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING RESPIRATORY
AND/OR SKIN AILMENTS.

First Aid:EYE & SKIN CONT:IMMED FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST
15 MINS. CALL PHYS. FLUSH SKIN W/WATER. INHAL:IF EXPOSED TO
EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF DUST OR FUMES, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR & SEEK MED
ATTN. INGEST :IMMED GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER & CALL PHYS, HOSPITAL
EMER ROOM, OR POISON CONTROL CENTER FOR WAY TO INDUCE VOMITING.
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE EXPECTED. USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:IF BROKEN/NOT USEABLE, SCOOP UP/VACUUM INTO
CNTNR FOR DISP. IT IS REC THAT EACH USER ESTABLISH SPILL
PREVENTION, CONTROL & COUNTERMEASURE PLAN (SPCC). SUCH PLAN SHOULD
INCL PROCS APPLIC TO PROPER STOR , CONTROL & CLEAN-UP SPILLS, INCL
REUSE(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NOTE:DUE TO FORMED NATURE OF THIS
PROD, NO AIRBORNE CONECENTRATIONS ARE EXPECTED. CAUSES EYE, SKIN &
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.
Other Precautions:UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL VALUES ARE RPTD AS 8-HR
TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES (TWAS) & TOTAL DUST (PARTICULATES ONLY). ALL
ACGIH TLVS REFER TO 1988-89 STDS. ALL OSHA PELS REFER TO 29 CFR
PART 1910 AIR CO NTAMINANTS:FINAL RULE, JANUARY 19, 1989.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS NECESSARY.
Ventilation:GENERAL; IF MACHINED PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENT AS
NECESSARY TO CONTROL DUST. IF MACHINED, PROVIDE EXHAUST & DUSTMASK.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP AWAY FROM
FOOD AND FEED PRODUCTS. AVOID CONT W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL RELEASE PROC:OR DISP AS APPROP (SEE WASTE DISP METHOD, BELOW).
WASTE DISP METH:OF DISP SELECTED. SOME WASTE MATLS ARE AMENABLE TO
RECYCLE/REUSE. EYE PROT:& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>2336F,>128
Spec Gravity:4.83 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:0.12 G/100 G @ 25C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE EXPECTED.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NON EXPECTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE EXPECTED.

Waste Disposal Methods:FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL DISP LAWS & REGS WILL
DETERM PROPER WASTE DISP PROC. ALL WASTE MATLS SHOULD BE REVIEWED
TO DETERM APPLIC HAZS (TESTING MAY BE NEC). DISP REQUIREMENTS ARE
DEPENDENT ON HAZ CLAS SIFICATION & WILL VARY BY LOCATION & TYPE
(SUPDAT)

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