Product ID:SULFANILAMIDE, PURIFIED
MSDS Date:03/22/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N091291
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJHYD

Emergency Phone: 201-926-0331

Info Phone: 201-926-0331

Cage: 64220

Telephone: 973-926-0331

Cage: 64220

SULFANILAMIDE; (SULFANILAMIDE, PURIFIED)

CAS: 63-74-1

RTECS: WO8400000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION: CAN BE A ROUTE OF
ABSORPTION INTO BODY. CAN CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES. INGESTION:
REPORTED SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDE NAUSEA, VOMITING, FEVER, DIZZINESS,
DERMATITIS, ACIDOSIS, HEPATITI S, AND PSYCHOSIS. SKIN CONTACT: MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION. EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. CHRONIC
EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS MAY
OCCUR IN SOME INDIVIDUALS WITH SYMPTOMS OF SKIN RASH, HIVES, AND
SERUM SICKNESS. SOME SULFONAMIDES MAY PRODUCE SKELETAL DEFECTS TO
THE UNBORN.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR
ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMED BY
GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER, OR MILK IF AVAIL AND STICKING FINGER
DOWN THROAT. CA LL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. SKIN EXPOSURE: WASH AREA W/SOAP &
WATER. GET MEDICAL ADVICE IF IRRIT DEVELOPS. EYE EXPOSURE: IMMED
FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WA TER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL
PHYSICIAN.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINE DUST DISPERSED IN AIR IN SUFFICIENT
CONCENTRATIONS, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS A
POTENTIAL DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD. AS WITH MOST ORGANIC SOLIDS, FIRE
IS POSSIBLE AT ELEVATED TEMPE RATURES OR BY CONTACT WITH AN
IGNITION SOURCE.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE RESP PROT FROM DUST. SPILLS: SWEEP UP &
CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. VACUUMING/WET SWEEPING
MAY BE USED TO AVOID DUST DISPE RSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:WARNING! MAY BE HARMFUL IF
SWALLOWED/INHALED. MAY CAUSE SKIN & EYE IRRIT. AVOID BREATHING
DUST. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CL OSED CONTAINER.
Other Precautions:PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN A COOL, DRY
VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE AND
INCOMPATIBILITIES.

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
REC TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO THE WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA . LAB COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTACT LENSES
SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O: 7.5 GM/100 GM WATER AT 25C(77F). MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 172.20.
CHEMICAL FORMULA: C*6H*8N*2O*2S

Melt/Freeze Pt:=165.C, 329.F
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER. ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON, NITROGEN AND SULFUR
AT HIGH TEMPERATURES.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SERVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DELIVERED TO A RCRA APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE
COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:(RTECS, 1986). MUTATION REFERENCES CITED.
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS REFERENCES CITED. ORAL MOUSE: 3700 MG/KG. ORAL
RABBIT LD50: 2000 MG/KG.

SARA Title III Information:SARA SECTION 302 EHS RQ: REPORTABLE QTY OF
EXTREMELY HAZ SUBSTANCE, LISTED @ 40 CFR 355. SARA SECTION 302 EHS
TPQ: THRESHOLD PLANNING QTY OF EXTREMELY HAZ SUBSTANCE. AN ASTERISK
(*) FOLLOWING THRESHOL D PLANNING QTY SIGNIFIES THAT IF MATL IS
SOLID & HAS PARTICLE SIZE EQUP TO OR LGR THAN 100 MICROMETERS,
THRSHOLD PLANNING QTY = 10,000 LBS. SARA SECTION 313 CHEMS: TOXIC
SUBSTANCES SUBJECT TO ANNUAL R ELEASE RPTG REQUIREMENTS LISTED @ 40
CFR 372.65.
Federal Regulatory Information:CERCLA SEC. 103: COMPREHENSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION & LIABILITY ACT (SUPERFUND).
RELEASES TO AIR, LAND OR WATER OF THESE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WHICH
EXCEED REPORTABLE QTY (RQ) MUST BE R EPORTED TO NATIONAL RESPONSE
CENTER, (800-424-8802); LISTED AT 40 CFR 302.4.

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