Product ID:STRONTIUM NITRATE ANHYDROUS
MSDS Date:09/04/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082271
MSDS Number: CGCPK

MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC

PARIS, KY 40362
US

Emergency Phone: 314-539-1600; 314-982-5000

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 23104

MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 US

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

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CAS: 10042-76-9

RTECS: WK9800000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

EXPOSURE ARE INHIBITION OF BONE CALCIFICATION

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NERVOUS SYSTEM. KIDNEY & LIVER INVOLVEMENT HAS BEEN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 2750 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: MILD IRRITANT TO THE NASAL &
RESP PASSAGES DUE LARGELY TO NITRATE RADICAL. COUGHING, SNEEZING &
SOME DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING CAN OCCUR IN CASES OF EXCEPTIONAL DUST
INHAL. INGEST: TOXICITY RATIN G IS LOW (2-3) BECAUSE STRONTIUM
SALTS ARE POORLY ABSORBED FROM DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. LARGE DOSES MAY,
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: HOWEVER, UPSET THE OSMOTIC BALANCE &
CAUSE VOMITING & DIARRHEA AS WELL AS NITRATE IRRITATION. SKIN
CONTACT: THIS SALT CAN BE MILDLY IRRITATING DUE TO ITS ACIDIC &
OXIDIZING ACTION, ESPECIALL Y ON MOIST SKIN. SORENESS, REDNESS MAY
BE NOTICED. EYES: MILD, NITRATE IRRITANT & POSS ABRASIVE IN
CRYSTALLINE (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED LIVER OR KIDNEY FUNCTION MAY
BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ANY
BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGEST: GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO
DRINK TO DILUTE. IF LARGE AMOUNTS WERE SWALLOWED, GET MEDICAL
ADVICE. SKIN: WAS H EXPOSED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. GETMED ADVICE
IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. EYES: WASH THOROUGHLY WITH RUNNING WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MED ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS.

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUSTIBLE, BUT SUBSTANCE IS A
STRONG OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF REACTION W/REDUCING AGENTS OR
COMBUSTIBLES MAY CAUSE IGNITION. CONTACT W/OXIDIZABLE (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT BY SCOOPING, MOPPING OR WET VACUUMING
AS APPROPRIATE. COLLECTED WASTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A CLOSED,
PREFERABLY METAL CONTAINER & SENT TO AN APPRVD WASTE DISPOSAL
FACILITY. SMALL AMOUNTS OF R ESIDUE MAY BE FLUSHED TO SEWER
W/PLENTYOF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
PROTECT CONTAINER FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM FLAMMABLE
MATERIALS. DO NOT STORE ON WOODEN FLOORS.
Other Precautions:KEEP FROM CONTACT WITH CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS. STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE IS
RECOMD TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: SUBSTANCES MAY CAUSE EXTREMELY VIOLENT COMBUST. STRONG
OXIDANTS MAY EXPLODE WHEN SHOCKED OR IF EXPOSED TO HEAT, FLAME OR
FRICTION. ALSO MAY ACT AS INITIATION SOURCE FOR DUST OR VAPOR
EXPLOS IONS. EFTS OF OVEREXP: FORM. REDDENING,SOME PAIN MAY OCCUR.
CHRONIC: PRINCIPAL CHRONIC EFTS OF STRONTIUM (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1193F,645C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1058F,570C
Spec Gravity:2.98
Solubility in Water:67 G/100G WATER
Appearance and Odor:FINE, WHITE, CRYSTALLINE GRANULES; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, HALOGENS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND THE CONTAINED
METAL.

Waste Disposal Methods:ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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