Product ID:AMMONIUM NITRATE - 1 - LOW DENSITY
MSDS Date:06/01/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-091-8676
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJMWB

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 800-542-0132

Preparer: RAY FERRARA / TOM BROWER

Cage: MO421

Telephone: 908-534-5694

Cage: 71229

AMMONIUM NITRATE

CAS: 6484-52-2

RTECS: BR9050000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 = 4820 MG/KG (RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: WILL PRODUCE PAIN AND IRRITATION.
SKIN: SLIGHTLY IRRITATING. INHALE: CAN CAUSE IRRITATION. INGEST:
SMALL REPEATED DOSES MAY LEAD TO WEAKNESS, GENERAL DEPRESSION,
HEADACHE AND MENTAL IMPAIRMENT. 1 0 TO 15 GRAMS MAY HAVE SERIOUS OR
FATAL EFFECT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE LISTED.
Effects of Overexposure:CYANOSIS, NAUSEA, VERTIGO, COLLAPSE, VOMITING,
ABDOMINAL PAIN, AND TEAHYCARDIA, TACHYPNEA, COMA, CONVULSION, AND
DEATH CAN OCCUR.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE PROVIDED.

First Aid:EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 20 MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY
WITH WATER AND SOAP. INHALE: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF DISCOMFORT
CONTINUES, SEE K MEDICAL AID. INGEST: IF PERSON IS CONSCIOUS,
DILUTE STOMACH WITH WATER AND MAKE PERSON VOMIT. SEEK MEDICAL AID.

Extinguishing Media:USE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. DO NOT USE
SMOTHERING AGENTS SUCH AS CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM OR
STEAM. THEY WILL NOT EXTINGUISH BURNING AMMONIUM NITRATE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT USE SALT WATER. FIGHT FIRE FROM A
PROTECTED LOCATION AS STEAM ERUPTIONS ARE COMMON AND SPLASHES FROM
MOLTEN AMMONIUM NITRATE ARE POSSIBLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLOOD MELTED & BURNING AMMONIUM NITRATE
WITH LARGE VOLUMES OF STRAIGHT STREAM WATER APPLICATION. DO NOT
SMOTHER FIRE. DO NOT ADD STEAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE
SMOTHERING APPLICATIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:PREVENT CONTAMINATION WITH COMBUSTIBLES AND
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. IF UNCONTIMINATED, RECOVER AND RE-USE AS
PRODUCT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MINIMIZE CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
STORE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM FIRE HAZARD.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED TO
PREVENT EXPOSURE TO NUISANCE DUST.
Ventilation:PROVIDE VENTILATION FOR NUISANCE DUST PROTECTION IN ORDER
TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW TLV/PEL.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES AS A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. PROTECTIVE
GOGGLES RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:UNLESS SKIN IRRITATION DEVELOPS, NO
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=155.C, 311.F
Vapor Pres:NA
Solubility in Water:APROXIMATELY 66%
Appearance and Odor:SOLID WHITE GRANULE PRILL; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID MIXING AMMONIUM NITRATE WITH WOOD CHIPS, ORGANIC MATERIALS,
SULFUR, CHLORIDES, PHOSPHOROUS, ACIDS, FLAMMAABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE
LIQUIDS, AND CHARCOALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTAMINATION WITH OXIDIZABLE OR
ORGANIC MATERIALS. ALSO AVOID HEATING IN A CONFINED SPACE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NITROGEN OXIDE GASES EMITTED ON
DECOMPOSITION ARE TOXIC. WHEN HEATING AMMONIUM NITRATE, MATL
DECOMPOSES TO AMMONIA, NITRIC ACID, & OXIDES OF NITROGEN. AMMONIUM
NITRATE MAY DETERIORATE HEATED.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT STATE OR FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES FOR
ACCEPTABLE DISPOSAL PROCEDURES AND DISPOSAL LOCATIONS.

Ecological:AMMONIUM NITRATE IS A PLANT NUTRIENT.

Transport Information:DOT CLASSIFICATION : OXIDIZER.

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