Product ID:ZINC CHLORIDE, 4326
MSDS Date:03/09/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N028693
MSDS Number: CFNRL

JT BAKER INC

222 RED SCHOOL LN
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-8802;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 4W981

MALLINCKRODT BAKER, INC.

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 US

Telephone: 800-582-2537

Cage: 70829

(ORAL, RAT) 350

CAS: 7646-85-7

RTECS: ZH1400000

Fraction By Weight: 97-100%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 2STEL(FUME)

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: HEADACHE, COUGHING,
DIFFICULT BREATHING, CHEST PAINS, SEVERE LUNG IRRITATION, PULMONARY
EDEMA. SKIN CONTACT: SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. EYE CONTACT:
SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. SKIN ABSOR PTION: NONE IDENTIFIED.
INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, BURNS TO
MOUTH AND (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: THROAT. CHRONIC EFFECTS: DAMAGE TO
LIVER, KIDNEYS, LUNGS. TARGET ORGANS: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, LUNGS,
EYES, SKIN, GI TRACT, LIVER, KIDNEYS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:LUNG DISEASE.

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF
CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER, MILK OR MILK OF MAGNESIA. INHAL: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE
OXYGEN. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH SKIN W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN
WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
EYES: IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MIN.

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . MOVE CNTNRS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE W/OUT
RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CNTNRS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY
EXPLODE. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, ZINC FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL,
CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER;
REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
IN CORROSION-PROOF AREA. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:MATERIAL IS HYGROSCOPIC.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQD IF
AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV. AT CONCENTRATIONS UP TO 9 PPM,
A HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR IS RECOMD. ABOVE THIS
LEVEL, A NIOSH APPROVED SCBA IS ADVISED.
Ventilation:USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV
REQUIREMENTS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
UNIFORM, APRON RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1350F,732C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:554F,290C
Vapor Density:4.7
Spec Gravity:2.91 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE (>10%)
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO OFF-WHITE GRANULES; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POTASSIUM, CYANIDES, SULFIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, DUSTING.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORINE, OXIDES OF ZINC, HYDROGEN
CHLORIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER:
D002 (CORROSIVE WASTE).

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