Product ID:LC22710, SILVER NITRATE SOLUTIONS - SILVER (SUPDAT)
MSDS Date:08/05/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N078213
MSDS Number: CFHML

LABCHEM INC

200 WILLIAM PITT WAY
PITTSBURGH, PA 15238
US

Emergency Phone: 412-826-5230

Info Phone: 412-826-5230

Preparer: AL BORANEK

Cage: EO318

LABCHEM, INC.

PITTSBURGH, PA 15238 US

Telephone: 412-826-5230

Cage: 0MX47

1) (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7761-88-8

RTECS: VW4725000

Fraction By Weight: 0.5-17%

OSHA PEL 0.01 MG/M3 (AG)

ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: BALANCE

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

METHEMOGLOBINEMIA (FROM ABSORPTION OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IRRITATION OR INJURY. REPEATED OR PROLONGED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FLUSH EYES IMMEDIATELY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

UPPER/LOWER LIDS OCCASIONALLY, UNTIL CHEMICAL IS

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GIVE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DILUTE CHEMICAL & PRECIPITATE OUT SILVER CHLORIDE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

4 IN WATER CONTAINING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FROM THE INGESTION). TREAT METHEMOGLOBINEMIA

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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: MAY CAUSE SORE THROAT, DYSPNEA,
ARGYRIA (BLUE-GREY COLORATION), IRRITATION, METHEMOGLOBINEMIA
(INCLUDING USE AS ANTISEPTIC SOLUTION FOR SKIN, EYES). DAMAGE TO
CORNEA AND CONJUNCTIVA MAY OCCUR W ITH STRONGER SOLUTIONS THAT MAY
BE PERMANENT. INGESTION MAY CAUSE MILD TO SEVERE GASTROENTERITIS
THAT (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CAN BE FATAL. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE PAIN
AND BURNING OF MOUTH, THROAT, ABDOMEN WITH SALIVATION, VOMITING,
DIARRHEA, ANURIA, SHOCK, COLLAPSE, VERTIGO, COMA, CONVULSIONS AND
DEATH. DEGENERATIVE GYR IA, RENAL AND VASCULAR HYPOTENTION.
CHRONIC: ARGYRIA OF THE NOSE, THROAT, SKIN; BRONCHITIS,
PNEUMOCONIOSIS, (ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
NECESSARY. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESSURE. MED PERSONNEL MAY
ADMINISTER OXYGEN. KEEP WARM & AT REST. GET MED AID AT ONCE. SKIN:
IMMEDIATELY R EMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, WASH AREA W/SOAP &
WATER. FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER UNTIL NO CHEMICAL REMAINS
(15-20 MIN). COVER BURNS W/DRY STERILE DRESSING (SECURE, NOT
TIGHT). GET MED AID (ING 5)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . MOVE CONTAINER IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR
DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AQUEOUS SOLUTION - NO ACUTE HAZARD.
NEGLIGIBLE FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB WITH VERMICULITE, DIATOMACEOUS EARTH OR
OTHER SUITABLE INERT ABSORBENT. SCOOP INTO PLASTIC CONTAINER AND
LABEL FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, CAPPED AND
PROTECTED FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS (SEE SECTION ON REACTIVITY).
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORS NOT REQUIRED FOR NORMAL USE AS A
LABORATORY REAGENT. USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 11)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH
CHEMICALS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR'S TRADE NAME/PART NO: STANDARD 1000 PPM AG. MATL TO AVOID:
ACETYLENE, ETHYL ALCOHOL, ETHANOL/NITRIC ACID, ETHYLENEMINE,
ETHYLENE OXIDE, ETHYL HYDROPEROXIDE, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, OXALIC
ACID, POROXYM ONOSULFURIC ACID, PHOSPHORUS, PHOSPHORUS ISOCYANATO,
SULFUR, TARTARIC ACID, SOME PLASTICS, CUPROUS ACETYLIDE.

Vapor Pres:14 @ 20C
Vapor Density:0.7
Spec Gravity:>1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAY REACT VIOLENTLY OR EXPLOSIVELY W/AMMOUNIUM HYDROXIDE, AZIRIDINE,
1-BROMO-2-PROPYNE, CALCIUM CARBIDE, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SILVER NITRATE DECOMPOSES AT
824F(440C) TO YIELD METALLIC SILVER, NITROGEN, OXYGEN &
TOXIC/HAZARDOUS OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL LAWS.

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