Product ID:FERRIC CHLORIDE, F2877
MSDS Date:12/17/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N021686
MSDS Number: CDKWS

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Cage: 21076

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Cage: 21076

IRON (3+) CHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATE; (FERRIC CHLORIDE

CAS: 10025-77-1

RTECS: NO5425000

OSHA PEL N/K

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: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED,
OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO
TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES
AND SKIN. INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM,
INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF THE LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND
VOMITING. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HA VE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES & SKIN:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES/SKIN W/COPIOUS AMTS OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING &
SHOES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE
EYELIDS W/FINGE RS. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING
GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE
OXYGEN. INGEST:WASH OUT MOUTH W/H*2O PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
CALL A MD.

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING
FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS,
RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND
HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA AND
WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERI AL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL
DRY PLACE. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON
CLOTHING.
Other Precautions:ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ALLYL CHLORIDE MAY POLYMERIZE
VIOLENTLY UNDER CONDITIONS INVOLVING AN ACID CATALYST SUCH AS
FERRIC CHLORIDE.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WASTE DISP METH: IN A HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE. DESTROY ANY EXCESS SULFIDE
WITH SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE. NEUTRALIZE THE SOLUTION BEFORE FLUSHING
DOWN THE DRAIN. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMEN TAL
REGULATIONS. EYE PROT: AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>536F,>280C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:98.6F,37.0C
Spec Gravity:1.653
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW POWDER AND CHUNKS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH: SODIUM,
POTASSIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:THE MATL SHOULD BE DISSOLVED IN 1) WATER; 2)
ACID SOLUTION OR 3) OXIDIZED TO A WATER-SOLUBLE STATE. PRECIPITATE
THE MATL AS THE SULFIDE, ADJUSTING THE PH OF THE SOLN TO 7 TO
COMPLETE PRECIPITATION. FI LTER THE INSOLUBLES & DISPOSE OF THEM
(SUPDAT)

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