Product ID:39955-8 LITHIUM NITRIDE -80 MESH
MSDS Date:05/01/1995
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F056256
MSDS Number: CHMVY

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LITHIUM NITRIDE *98-1*

CAS: 26134-62-3

RTECS: OJ6325000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HARMFUL IF INGESTED, INHALED/ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN. EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES/SKIN. INHALATION: FATAL,
RESULTING IN EDEMA OF THE LARYNX, B RONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS &
PULMONARY EDEMA. LITHIUMION CAN CAUSE KIDNEY DAMAGE &
DERMATOLOGICAL EFFECTS. (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SPASM, INFLAMMATION, BURNING SENSATION,
COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, PROSTATION, WEIGHT LOSS, THYROID
DISTURBANCES, BLURRED VISION, SENSO RY LOSS, ATAXIA, CONVULSIONS,
DIARRHEA,VOMITING, TREMOR, CLONUS.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINS.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED.
INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CAS ES.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DON'T USE WATER. WEAR SCBA & PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE SOLID. REACTS VIOLENTLY
W/WATER. EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. FORMS EXPLOSIVE
MIXTURES IN AIR. MAY BE SHOCK SENSITIVE.

Spill Release Procedures:EVAUCATE AREA. WEAR SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND/VERMICULITE & PLACE IN CLOSED
CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA & WASH SITE AFTER MATERIAL
PICKUP IS COMPLETE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. HANDLE &
STORE UNDER NITROGEN. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS & OPEN FLAME.
DON'T ALLOW CONTACT W/WATER. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE. DON'T GET IN EYES,
SKIN/CLOTHING. DON'T BREATHE DUST. MAY BE SHOCK SENSITIVE.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES/FACESHIELD (8-INCH MIN)
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER & EYE
BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMINATED SHOES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HLTH HZRD CONT'D: CNS EFFECTS, NEUROMUSCULAR EFFECTS, HYPERACTIVE
REFLEXES MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF REPEATED EXPOSURE TO LITHIUM ION.

Spec Gravity:1.30

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COPPER/ACIDS/CARBON TETRACHLORIDE/SILICON TETRAFLUORIDE/WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, MOIST AIR, SPARKS & OPEN FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION: AMMONIA, LITHIUM, NITROGEN
OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AN
AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS
MATERIAL IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE, IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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