Product ID:CUPRIC NITRATE, TRIHYDRATE (SEE SUPPL DATA)
MSDS Date:02/17/1999
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKNZB

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CUPRIC NITRATE TRIHYDRATE

CAS: 10031-43-3

RTECS: GL7875000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL-RAT LD50: 40MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS AFFECTED:RESPIRATORY AND
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS,LIVER,KIDNEYS. INGESTION:CAN CAUSE COPPER
POISONING AND/OR DEATH. MAY CAUSE BURNS OF THE MOUTH,THROAT,AND
SSTOMACH.NAUSEA,VOMITING,DIARRHEA,AND GASTRIC
RASH.EYE:CORROSIVE,CAUSES CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN:MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC
SKIN REACTION. INHAL:CAUSES UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND
CNGESTION OF THE NASAL AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION:CAN CAUSE COPPER POISONING AND/OR
DEATH. MAY CAUSE BURNS OF THE MOUTH,THROAT,AND
SSTOMACH.NAUSEA,VOMITING,DIARRHEA,AND GASTRIC
RASH.EYE:CORROSIVE,CAUSES CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN:MAY CAUSE ALLERG IC
SKIN REACTION. INHAL:CAUSES UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND
CNGESTION OF THE NASAL AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/A. TARGET ORGANS
AFFECTED:RESPIRATORY AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS,LIVER,KIDNEYS.

First Aid:INGESTION:IF SWALLOWED IF CONSCIOUS GIVE 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF
WATER,INDUCE VOMITING AND CALL DR. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. EYE:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR
15MINU TES,LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY.GET
IMMEDIATE MED ATTN.SKIN:FLUSH WITH WATER,THEN WASH WITH MILD SOAP
AND WATER.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN. GET
MED ATTN.

Extinguishing Media:FLOODING AMOUTNS OF WATER IN EARLY STAGES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS,WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SEE REACTIVITY DATA.CUPRIC NITRATE IS A
STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIAL.IN CONTACT WITH READILY OXIDIZABLE
MATERIALS IT MAY REACT RAPIDLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE IGNITION,VIOLENT
COMBUSTION OR EXPLOSION. INCREASES FLAMMABILITY OF ANY COMBUSTIBLE
SUBSTANCE.FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.

Spill Release Procedures:SPRINKLE LIME OR SODA ASH ON SPILL TO FORM
INSOLUBLE COPPER SALT. SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER
FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. WASH AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DDRY PLACE AWAY FROM
OXIDIZABLE AND FLAMMABLE MATERIALS. WASH THOUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING. DO NOT WEAR
CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH
SKIN,EYES AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATIN.
REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINA TED CLOTHING. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY.
NOT FOR DRUG,FOOD, OR HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHI
LDREN.

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
USE.IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL WORK IN VENTILATION HOD OR USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL):RECOMMENDED. OTHER
AND SPECIAL:NO.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GIGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY GLASSES, SMOCK, APRON, PROPER GLOVES,
EYE WASH STATION AND VENTILATION HOOD.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN,EYE,AND MUCOUS
MEMBRANES. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY
AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SCHOOL SPECIALTY P/N: 73240.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:=170.C, 338.F
B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=114.4C, 238.F
Decomp Temp:=170.C, 338.F
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGABLE AS SOLID
Vapor Density:8.05
Spec Gravity:2.32
Solubility in Water:FREELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SMALL BLUE, DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS, SLIGHT NITRIC
ACID ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIGABLE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. ALUMINUM CYANIDES, ESTERS, SODIIUM
HYPOPHOSPHATE, STANNOUS CHLORIDE AND THIOCYANATES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES OF OR BOVE 338F WHICH CAUSES
DECOMPOSITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN (NOX), COPPER
OXIDES, AND COPPER DUST.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TEATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
TO FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS.THESE DISPSOAL GUIDELINES ARE
INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. DISPOSE
OF IN AN APPROVED CHEM ICAL LANDIFLL OR CONTACT A LICENSED CHEMICAL
WASTE DISPOSAL AGENCY.

Toxicological Information:(AIR) AS COPPER MIST 1.0MG/M3 FOR 8HR.
WORKING DAY. COPPER (FUME) TLV 0.2MG/M3. TOXICITY DATA ORAL RAT
LD50 40MG/KG.

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particular situation.

Transport Information:PER MSDS:DOT NITRATES, INORGANICS, N.O.S. (CUPRIC
NITRATE), 5.1, UN 1477, PG II.