Product ID:BARIUM CHLORIDE (SEE SUPPLEMENTAL)
MSDS Date:12/07/1990
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKNSS

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 920-623-2140

Cage: 5Y144

Telephone: 920-623-2140

Cage: 5Y144

BARIUM CHLORIDE (BACL2), DIHYDRATE (% IS FOR BARIUM AS

CAS: 10326-27-9

RTECS: CQ8751000

Fraction By Weight: 55.2% MAX

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:UNKNOWN Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATES THE RESPIRATORY
TRACT. INGESTION: TOXIC! MAY CAUSE SEVERE GASTROENTERITIS.
ESTIMATED LETHAL DOSE IN HUMANS: 1 GRAM. EYE/SKIN: IRRITATION MAY
OCCUR.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:
CARCINOGENICITY:NTP/IARC/OSHA:NO.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: SORE THROAT, COUGHING, LABORED
BREATHING. INGESTION: ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, TREMORS,
FAINTNESS, PARALYSIS OF ARMS AND LEGS, AND SLOW OR IRREGULAR
HEARTBEAT. SEVERE CASES MAY P RODUCE COLLAPSE AND DEATH ON
RESPIRATORY FAILURE. SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE REDNESS OR PAIN. EYE
CONTACT: MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN OR BLURRED VISION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
CALL A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, INDUCE VOMITING
IMMEDIATELY BY GIVING A TABLESPOON OF EPSOM SALT IN WATER, NEVER
GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CALL A PHYSICIAN
IMMEDIATLEY. SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, WASH SKIN WITH
PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS,
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE: WASH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMED IATELY.

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH
FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE
PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. SPILLS:
TREAT SPILL WITH EPSOM SALT AND FLUSH TO DRAIN. WASTE CONTAINING
SOLUBLE BARIUM IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS, TREATING WITH SULFATE
RENDERS THE MATERIAL NON-HAZARDOUS. WASH UP AREA WITH WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA
AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE AND INCOMPATIBILITIES.
Other Precautions:MAINTAIN EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH FACILITY
IN WORK AREA.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST PREFERRED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: BOOTS, LAB
COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PART NUMBER: B26-500G

HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:=1560.C, 2840.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=963.C, ######F
Spec Gravity:3.86
Solubility in Water:36G/100G WATER@20C(68F)
Appearance and Odor:FINE WHITE CRYSTALS OR POWDER; ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE: 2-FURAN PERCARBOXYLIC ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:INVOLVEMENT IN A FIRE CAN CAUSE
DECOMPOSITION TO TOXIC FUMES OF CHLORIDES, BARIUM OXIDE OR CARBON
DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION OR
TREATED WITH EPSOM SALT MAY BE DELIVERED TO A RCRA APPROVED WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITY. COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:TOXICITY DATA: BARIUM CHLORIDE ANHYDROUS;
ORAL RAT LD50: 118MG/K-HUMAN LDLO: 11.4MG/KG. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS
CITED.

Transport Information:PER MSDS: DOT HAZARD CLASSIFICATION: ORM-A. DOT
ID NUMBER: NA 1693.

SARA Title III Information:THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING LISTED
CHEMICAL(S) SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIN 313 OF
THE EMERGENCY PLANNING & COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 AND OF
40 CFR 372: BARIUM (AS THE ELEMENT) 55.2% MAX & COMPOSITION.

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