MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC -- STRONTIUM NITRATE ANHYDROUS -- 6810-00N082271
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:STRONTIUM NITRATE ANHYDROUS MSDS Date:09/04/1985 FSC:6810 NIIN:00N082271 === Responsible Party === Company Name:MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC Box:800 City:PARIS State:KY ZIP:40362 Country:US Info Phone Num:314-539-1600 Emergency Phone Num:314-539-1600; 314-982-5000 CAGE:23104 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL WORKS LTD Address:600 DELMAR City:POINTE CLAIRE QUE CAN H9R CAGE:23104 Company Name:MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG State:NJ ZIP:08865 Country:US Phone:908-859-2151 CAGE:62910 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:STRONTIUM (II) NITRATE (1:2) CAS:10042-76-9 RTECS #:WK9800000 OSHA PEL:N/K ACGIH TLV:N/K Ingred Name:SUPDAT: EXPOSURE ARE INHIBITION OF BONE CALCIFICATION W/ATTENDANT WEAKNESS & CHANGES IN CARDIOVASCULAR, BLOOD & (ING 3) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 2: NERVOUS SYSTEM. KIDNEY & LIVER INVOLVEMENT HAS BEEN REPORTED. RTECS #:9999999ZZ ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 2750 MG/KG Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: MILD IRRITANT TO THE NASAL & RESP PASSAGES DUE LARGELY TO NITRATE RADICAL. COUGHING, SNEEZING & SOME DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING CAN OCCUR IN CASES OF EXCEPTIONAL DUST INHAL. INGEST: TOXICITY RATIN G IS LOW (2-3) BECAUSE STRONTIUM SALTS ARE POORLY ABSORBED FROM DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. LARGE DOSES MAY, (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: HOWEVER, UPSET THE OSMOTIC BALANCE & CAUSE VOMITING & DIARRHEA AS WELL AS NITRATE IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT: THIS SALT CAN BE MILDLY IRRITATING DUE TO ITS ACIDIC & OXIDIZING ACTION, ESPECIALL Y ON MOIST SKIN. SORENESS, REDNESS MAY BE NOTICED. EYES: MILD, NITRATE IRRITANT & POSS ABRASIVE IN CRYSTALLINE (SUPDAT) Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED LIVER OR KIDNEY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGEST: GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK TO DILUTE. IF LARGE AMOUNTS WERE SWALLOWED, GET MEDICAL ADVICE. SKIN: WAS H EXPOSED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. GETMED ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. EYES: WASH THOROUGHLY WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MED ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SURROUNDING FIRE. Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUSTIBLE, BUT SUBSTANCE IS A STRONG OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF REACTION W/REDUCING AGENTS OR COMBUSTIBLES MAY CAUSE IGNITION. CONTACT W/OXIDIZABLE (SUPDAT) ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT BY SCOOPING, MOPPING OR WET VACUUMING AS APPROPRIATE. COLLECTED WASTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A CLOSED, PREFERABLY METAL CONTAINER & SENT TO AN APPRVD WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. SMALL AMOUNTS OF R ESIDUE MAY BE FLUSHED TO SEWER W/PLENTYOF WATER. Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. PROTECT CONTAINER FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM FLAMMABLE MATERIALS. DO NOT STORE ON WOODEN FLOORS. Other Precautions:KEEP FROM CONTACT WITH CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE NECESSARY. Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE IS RECOMD TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR. Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES . Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES . Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING. Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL. Supplemental Safety and Health EXPLO HAZ: SUBSTANCES MAY CAUSE EXTREMELY VIOLENT COMBUST. STRONG OXIDANTS MAY EXPLODE WHEN SHOCKED OR IF EXPOSED TO HEAT, FLAME OR FRICTION. ALSO MAY ACT AS INITIATION SOURCE FOR DUST OR VAPOR EXPLOS IONS. EFTS OF OVEREXP: FORM. REDDENING,SOME PAIN MAY OCCUR. CHRONIC: PRINCIPAL CHRONIC EFTS OF STRONTIUM (ING 2) ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1193F,645C Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1058F,570C Spec Gravity:2.98 Solubility in Water:67 G/100G WATER Appearance and Odor:FINE, WHITE, CRYSTALLINE GRANULES; ODORLESS. ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES REDUCING AGENTS, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, HALOGENS. Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE AND STORAGE. Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND THE CONTAINED METAL. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. 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