Product ID:Z8635,CUPRIC NITRATE ACS
MSDS Date:06/01/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-L02-1344
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKDTQ

POST APPLE SCIENTIFIC INC

8893 GULF ROAD
NORTH EAST, PA 16428
US

Emergency Phone: 814-725-3330

Info Phone: 814-725-8103

Preparer: NOT PROVIDED.

Cage: 06JC6

POST APPLE SCIENTIFIC INC

UNKNOW NORTH EAST, PA 16428-4298 US

Telephone: 814-725-3330

Cage: 06JC6

POTASSIUM NITRATE

CAS: 7757-79-1

RTECS: TT3700000

Fraction By Weight: UNKNOWN.

OSHA PEL NOT PROVIDED.

ACGIH TLV: NOT PROVIDED.

CUPRIC NITRATE

CAS: 3251-23-8

RTECS: QU7400000

OSHA PEL NOT PROVIDED.

ACGIH TLV: NOT PROVIDED.

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) 940 MG/KG
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE EFFECTS: HAMFUL IF SWALLOWED,
INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE
TO TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES
AND SKIN. INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM,
INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF THE LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA. SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE
BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGIT IS, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. CHRONIC: HEPATIC CIRROSIS,
BRAIN DAMAGE, KIDNEY EFFECTS AND WILSON'S DISEASE. COPPER POISONING
HAS LEAD TO HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA AND ACCELERATED ARTE RIOSCLEROSIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT PROVIDED.

First Aid:IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE
EYES BY SEPARAT ING THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH
WITH WATER PROVIDED P ERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN. REMOVE
AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY.

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT RELEVANT
Upper Limits:NOT RELEVANT
Extinguishing Media:NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE
FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY
CAUSE FIRE. EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. USE NONSPARKING
TOOLS. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID
RAISING DUST. VENTILAT E AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL
PICK UP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL
DRY PLACE. DO NOT STORE NEAR, NOR ALLOW CONTACT WITH CLOTHING AND
OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:CORROSIVE. HARMFUL SOLID. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT
GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA- APPROVED
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY
SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:CORROSIVE. HARMFUL SOLID. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING. HANDLE WITH GLOVES. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON
CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
Supplemental Safety and Health
P/N: P 170.

HCC:D1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT PROVIDED.
Melt/Freeze Pt:=114.C, 237.2F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT PROVIDED.
Vapor Pres:NOT APPLICAPLE.
Spec Gravity:2.320
pH:NOT PROVIDED.
Viscosity:NOT RELEVANT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT RELEVANT.
Solubility in Water:NOT PROVIDED.
Appearance and Odor:BLUE CRYSTALS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NOT RELEVANT
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED.

REDUCING AGENTS, ORGANIC MATERIALS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF NITROUS OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE IN 1) WATER; 2) ACID SOLUTION OR 3)
OXIDIZE TO A WATER-SOLUBLE STATE. PRECIPITATE AS SULFIDE, ADJUST PH
TO 7 TO COMPLETE PRECIPITATION. FILTER INSOLUBLES AND DISPOSE OF IN
A HAZARDOUS WASTE S ITE. DESTROY SULFIDE WITH SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE,
NEUTRALIZE AND FLUSH DOWN THE DRAIN. OBSERVE ALL FEDE RAL, STATE
AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:ORAL-RAT LD50: 940 MG/KG

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particular situation.

Ecological:DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.

Transport Information:CONTACT CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION
INFORMATION.

SARA Title III Information:THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Federal Regulatory Information:EPA TSCA CHEMICAL INVENTORY, JUNE 1993.
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED.