Product ID:SOLUTION S0209 BARIUM CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:01/31/1996
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F019664
MSDS Number: CDQSL

Emergency Phone: 708-305-1000/708-920-1510

Info Phone: 708-305-1000

Preparer: WILLIAM S UTLEY

Cage: 89524

Telephone: (630) 305-1000

Cage: 89524

BARIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 10361-37-2

RTECS: CQ8750000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/CUM

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(ALBINO RATS): 118 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: MODERATE IRRITATION.
INGESTION: HARMFUL/FATAL. POISONING MAY AFFECT THE KIDNEYS,
CARDIOVASCULAR & CNS. BARIUM CHLORIDE CAN CAUSE VASCULAR
CONSTRICTION, VIOLENT PERISTALSIS & DIGITALIS LIKE EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/CHRONIC RESPIRATORY,
CARDIOVASCULAR/SKIN DISEASE.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & RINSE
W/WATER. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY. GIVE WATER. IF
UNCONSCIOUS, HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING/IN CONVULSIONS, DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING/G IVE WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT
SYMPTOMS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Spill Release Procedures:SOLID: SWEEP/VACUUM UP & RECLAIM INTO
RECOVERY/SALVAGE DRUMS FOR DISPOSAL. LARGE: ENTRY INTO LARGE TANKS,
VESSLES/ENCLOSED SMALL SPACES W/INADEQUATE VENTILATION, A POSITIVE
PRESSURE, SCBA IS RECOMMEND ED.

Handling and Storage Precautions:EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN RESIDUAL
PRODUCT. DON'T REUSE CONTAINER UNLESS PROPERLY RECONDITIONED.
Other Precautions:DON'T TAKE INTERNALLY. AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN, EYES &
CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST.

Respiratory Protection:IF SIGNIFICANT DUSTING OCCURS, WEAR EITHER A
DISPOSABLE DUST MASK/A CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/PREFILTER/HIGH
EFFICIENCY CARTRIDGE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: THE PHYSICIAN'S JUDGMENT SHOULD BE USED TO CONTROL
SYMPTOMS & CLINICAL CONDITION.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:235F
Spec Gravity:3.1
Solubility in Water:PARTIALLY
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS FLAT CRYSTALS W/BITTER SALTY ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL, 2-FURAN PERCARBOXYLIC ACID,
ORGANIC MATTER MAY CAUSE VIOLENT REACTION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL: BARIUM OXIDES & HYDROGEN
CHLORIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. COMBINE W/OTHER PLANT BARIUM-CONTAINING WASTES. EMPTY
PRODUCT CONTAINERS SHOULD BE PUNCTURED, IF PLASTIC & PLACED IN THE
GARBAGE COLLECTION CONTAINER . HAZARDOUS WASTE D005. UN 1564.

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