Product ID:S79969ACS-1 CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE
MSDS Date:03/04/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F052435
MSDS Number: CDFRM

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

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

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

CHROMIC ACID (SOLID OR SOLUTION), CRO3, CHROMIUM (VI)

CAS: 1333-82-0

RTECS: GB6650000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/CUM (CRO3)

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/CUM (CR)

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 80 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE. EYES: IRREVERSIBLE
INJURY/SEVERE IRRITATION/BURNS/CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN:
SENSITIZATION/ALLERGIC REACTION/IRRITATION/DERMATITIS. MAY BE
ABSORBED. INGESTION: SEVERE GI TRACT IRRITATION/BURNS/L IVER &
KIDNEY DAMAGE. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION/PULMONARY
EDEMA/RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGIC SENSITIZATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS. CONFIRMED HUMAN
CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, BURNS, BURNING PAIN, ITCHING,
REDNESS, DEEP PENETRATING ULCERS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ASTHMATIC ATTACKS, NOSEBLEEDS, NASAL
CONGESTION, EROSION OF TEETH , PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM, CHEST
PAIN, BRONCHITIS.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS.
INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK/WATER.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER ONLY. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA MOST
APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRODUCT IS A STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT
W/COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS MAY CAUSE A FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
SWEEP UP, THEN PLACE INTO A SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER FOR
DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T STORE NEAR COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS. STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. STORE IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED
CONTAINER. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. AVOID CONTACT W/CLOTHING
& OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AVOID INGESTION & INHALATION.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST: ADEQUATE TO KEEP AIRBORNE
CONCENTRATIONS Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMCIAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
INCOMPATIBLES: ANTHRACENE/BENZENE/BROMINE PENTAFLUORINE/BUTYRIC
ACID/CAMPHOR/CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE/CHROMOUS SULFIDE/DIETHYL
ETHER/DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE/GLYCEROL/HYDROGEN SULFIDE/METHYL
ALCOHOL/NAPHTHALENE /PEROXYFORMIC ACID/PHOSPHORUS/POTASSIUIM
HEXACYANOFERRATE/PYRIDINE/SELENIUM/SODIUM/SULFUR/TURPENTINE/ETHYL
ALCOHOL.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:482F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:385F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:482F
Spec Gravity:2.7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NEGLIGIBLE
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:DARK PURPLE/RED CRYSTALS/POWDER W/NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLE/ORGANIC MATERIALS/ACETIC ACID/ACETIC
ANHYDRIDE/ACETONE/ALCOHOLS/ALKALI METALS/AMMONIA/ARSENIC (SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESS HEAT.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. UN1463

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