Product ID:CUPRIC CHLORIDE, DIHYDRATE
MSDS Date:02/05/1998
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
MSDS Number: CJZVC

Emergency Phone: 800-227-1150

Info Phone: 800-227-1150/800-424-9300

Cage: 59896

Telephone: 800-227-1150/910-584-0381

Cage: 59896

COPPER CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE

CAS: 10125-13-0

RTECS: GL7030000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: HARMFUL IF
SWALLOWED, CAUSES IRRITATION. TARGET ORGANS: NONE IDENTIFIED. EYES:
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAY
CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISCOMFORT. I NHALATION: MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Effects of Overexposure:ACUTE: SEE HEALTH HAZARDS. CHRONIC: NONE
IDENTIFIED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE IDENTIFIED.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, RAISING UPPER
AND LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY.GET MED ATTN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.
SKIN:THOROUGHLY WASH EXPOSED AREA FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.REMOVE
CONTAMI NATED CLOTHING.GET MED ATTN IF IR IRRITATION PERSISTS.
INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS,GIVE PLENTY OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING
IMMEDIATELY AS DIRECTED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL.IMMED CALL PHYSICIAN
OR POISON CONTROL CENTER.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.INHALE:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE OXYGEN IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT.GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING HAS
STOPPED.KEEP PERSON WARM AND QUIET. GET MEDICAL ATTN.

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:DECOMPOSE TO CUPROUS CHLORIDE AND
CHLORINE AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 300 DEGREE C (572F). FIRE OR
EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; CAN
REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH OXIDIZING MATERIALS .

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATED AREA OF SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL
SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID CREATING DUST. SWEEP
OR SCOOP UP AND CONTAINERIZED FOR DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE WITH
ADEQUATE VENTILATION. NIOSH APPROVED EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE WORN IF
PELS ARE EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL VENTILATION.
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 SHOWERS.
Work Hygienic Practices:LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE RESUE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT CODES: 85-6440, 85-6450, 85-6452, 84-0900.

HCC:C1
Melt/Freeze Pt:=100.C, 212.F
Spec Gravity:2.51 (H20=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE (100%)
Appearance and Odor:BLUE-GREEN CRYSTALS OR POWDER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POTASSIUM, SODIUM, WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. ALWAYS CONTACT A PERMITTED
WASTE DISPOSER (TSD) TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE. EPA WASTE NUMBER:NONE.

Toxicological Information:ACUTE: SEE HELATH HAZARDS. CHRONIC: NONE
IDENTIFIED.

Ecological:EPA WASTE NUMBERS: NONE.

Transport Information:PER MSDS: DESCRIPTION: COPPER CHLORIDE, 8,
UN2802, III.

SARA Title III Information:HAZARD CATEGORY FOR SARA SECTION 311/312
REPORTING: ACUTE, CHRONIC. SARA SECTION 302 TQP: NO. SARA SECTION
313: YES, COPPER.
Federal Regulatory Information:EPA TSCA STATUS: ON TSCA INVENTORY.
CERCLA SECTION 103: 10 LBS. RCRA SECTION 261.33: NO.
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED

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