Product ID:AQUA AMMONIA; AMMONIA WATER PC: 84-4013
MSDS Date:03/24/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00D004117
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJHGN

Emergency Phone: 910-584-0381

Info Phone: 800-334-5551/910584-0381

Cage: 59896

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Cage: 59896

AMMONIA

CAS: 1336-21-6

RTECS: BQ9625000

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS: RESPIRATORY AND
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS. ACUTE - CORROSIVE. EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION
AND BURNS. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNS. INHALATION: MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE
GASTROINTESTINAL DISCOMFORT, MOUTH AND THROAT BURNS. CHRONIC - NOT
CAUSING CANCER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE BURNS, SEVERE IRRITATION, SEVERE PAIN,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, DEEP SKIN ULCERS, BLISTERING, WATERING
EYES, REDNESS, COUGHING, CHOCKING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, BREATHING
DIFFICULTY, SHOCK, P OSSIBLY COMA, DEATH (HMIS)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

First Aid:INHALE: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING
IS DIFFICULT; GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED.
KEEP PERSON WARM. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
WITH W ATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, RAISING AND LOWERING EYELIDS
OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN:
THOROUGHLY WASH EXPOSED AREA FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE
PLENTY OF WATER IMMEDIATELY AND CALL A PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL
CENTER. NEVER GIVE ANYT HING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Autoignition Temp:=651.1C, 1204.F
Autoignition Temp Text:NH3
Lower Limits:16% NH3 GAS
Upper Limits:25% NH3 GAS
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE TO EXTINGUISH SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AND NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD; EMITS IRRITATING
FUMES AND LIQUID CAN INFLICT BURNS. AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE IS
NON-COMBUSTIBLE AND NON-EXPLOSIVE, BUT AMMONIA VAPORS RELEASED FROM
SOLUTION CAN FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIX TURE IN AIR.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF SPILL. ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES
OF IGNITION. REMOVE ALL NON-ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL FROM AREA. CLEAN-UP
PERSONNEL SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING.
ABSORB MATERIAL WITH SUITABLE ABSORBENT AND CONTAINERIZE FOR
DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:ACETIC ACID, PHOSPHORIC ACID

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A WELL
VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES AND SEPARATE FROM ACIDS
AND OXIDIZERS. DO NOT INHALE VAPOR. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR
ON CLOTHING.
Other Precautions:DO NOT MIX WITH BLEACH OR OTHER OXIDIZERS. RETAINED
RESIDUE MAY MAKE EMPTY CONTAINERS HAZARDOUS; USE CAUTION! WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH/MSHA CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR
SHOULD BE WORN IF PEL OR TLV IS EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: PREFERRED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL): ACCEPTABLE.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, NEOPRENE, PVC, OR EQUIVALENT.
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN AT
ALL TIMES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, EYE WASH, AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. WASH BEFORE EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NH3 RELEASED
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-72.C, -97.6F
Vapor Pres:115 20C
Vapor Density:0.6 (NH3)
Spec Gravity:0.9 (H20=1)
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID; INTENSE, PUNGENT, SUFFOCATING
ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, OXIDIZERS, ACROLEIN, DIMETHYL SULFATE, HALOGENS, SILVER
COMPOUNDS, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CU, FE, CA.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEATING: PRODUCES TOXIC, IRRITATING AND
CORROSIVE AMMONIA GAS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NH3 AND NOX

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL,
STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. ALWAYS CONTACT A PERMITTED WASTE
DISPOSER (TSD) TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE.

Toxicological Information:IHL-HMN LCL0: 5000 PPM. ORAL-HMN LDL0: 43
MG/KG. IHL-HMN TCL0: 408 PPM.

Ecological:EPA WASTE NUMBER: D002.

Transport Information:DOT PROPER SHIPPING NAME: AMMONIA SOLUTION

SARA Title III Information:AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE: CERCLA SEC. 103 RQ: 1000
LBS.
Federal Regulatory Information:AMMONIA IS ON THE EPA/TOXIC SUBSTANCE
CONTROL ACT (TSCA) CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE INVENTORY LIST.
State Regulatory Information:

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