MALLINCKRODT INC -- FERROUS SULFATE -- 6810-00N041674
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:FERROUS SULFATE MSDS Date:04/06/1989 FSC:6810 NIIN:00N041674 === Responsible Party === Company Name:MALLINCKRODT INC Box:M City:PARIS State:KY ZIP:40361 Country:US Info Phone Num:314-982-5000 Emergency Phone Num:314-982-5000 CAGE:62910 === Contractor Identification === 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:IRON (II) SULFATE (1:1), HEPTAHYDRATE; (FERROUS SULFATE) (SARA III) (TSCA CAS #7720-78-7) CAS:7782-63-0 RTECS #:NO8510000 Fraction by Wt: 100% OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3 (FE) ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3 (FE) EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS Ingred Name:SUPDAT:QTY:1,000 LBS. ENSURE COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:VENT:BECAUSE IT CAN CONTROL EMISSIONS OF CONTAM AT ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION OF IT INTO GEN WORK AREA. (ING 4) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 3:PLEASE REFER TO ACGIH DOCUMENT, "INDUS VENT, MANUAL OF RECOM PRACTS", MOST RECENT EDITION, FOR DETAILS. RTECS #:9999999ZZ ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF DUST MAY BE IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGEST:LOW TOXICITY IN SMALL QUANTITIES BUT LARGER DOSAGES MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA & BLACK STOOL. PINK URINE DIS COLORATION IS STRONG INDICATOR OF IRON POISONING. LIVER DAMAGE, COMA & DEATH FROM IRON POISONING HAS (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:BEEN RECORDED. SKIN:MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION. EYE:CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS & PAIN. CHRONIC:NO INFORMATION FOUND. Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS, OR IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY OR RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BRTHG DFCLTY. INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS. CALL MD IMMED. SKIN:WASH EXPOSED AREA W/SOAP & WATER. GET MED ADVICE IF IRRIT DEVELOPS. EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. CALL MD. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SURROUNDING FIRE. Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. PICK UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSA L IN A METHOD THAT DOES NOT GENERATE DUST. Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE ACID. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER, STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. Other Precautions:WARNING! MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:IF TLV IS EXCEEDED, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN UP TO TEN TIMES THE TLV. CONSULT RESPIRATOR SUPPLIER FOR DETAILS. Ventilation:SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS RECOM TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. LOC EXHST VENT IS GEN PREF (ING 3) Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES . Eye Protection:ANSI APRV CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N Other Protective Equipment:WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING. MAINTAIN EYE WASH FOUNTAINS & QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES IN WORK AREA. Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING W/THIS MATERIAL. Supplemental Safety and Health BP:DECOMPOSES >572F,>300C. MP:LOSES WATER @ 65C. SOL IN H*2O:48.6 G/100 G/WATER @ 50C (122F). WASTE DISP METH:SCRAP MATL W/SODA ASH/DILUTE SODIUM HYDROXIDE TO PRECIP IRON. SEPARATE PRECIP & DISP OF IN APPRVD WASTE DISP FACILITY. NEUT CLEARSOLN W/DILUTE ACID BEFORE FLUSHING TO SEWER W/LOTS OF WATER. REPORTABLE (ING 2) ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPP DATA Spec Gravity:1.9 Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA Appearance and Odor:BLUE-GREEN FINE CRYSTALS; ODORLESS. ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES ALKALIES, SOLUBLE CARBONATES & OXIDIZING MATERIALS. Stability Condition to Avoid:REACTS IN MOIST AIR TO FORM FERRIC SULFATE. Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION IT EMITS TOXIC FUMES OF SULFUR OXIDES. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE DISP IN RCRA APPRVD HAZ WASTE FACILITY. SM AMTS OF RESIDUE MAY BE FLUSHED TO SEWER W/PLENTY OF WATER, BUT THIS CMPD SHLD NOT BE SENT TO SEWERS/WATERWAYS W/OUT TREATMENT. TREAT WATER SOLN OF (SUPDAT) 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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