MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC -- STANNOUS CHLORIDE, 3980  -- 6810-00-145-2910
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:STANNOUS CHLORIDE, 3980
MSDS Date:04/15/1998
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-145-2910
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:HO851
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:HO851
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:STANNOUS CHLORIDE, SOLID
CAS:7772-99-8
RTECS #:XP8700000
Fraction by Wt: 98-100%
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3 (SN)
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3 (SN)

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:FORM DIHYDRAZINE CHLORIDE, WHICH DECOMPOSES
    EXPLOSIVELY WHEN HEATED. CONTACT W/STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS/ (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:ALKALIES WILL GENERATE HEAT & FUMES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HAZ DECOMP PROD:HYDROCHLORIC ACID ARE PRESENT IN AQ SOLNS.
    ABSORBS OXYG FROM AIR & FORMS INSOL OXYCHLORIDE. FORMS(ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:AN INSOLUBLE BASIC SALT WHEN DISSOLVED W/MUCH WATER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:INFO:ANHYDROUS:INVESTIGATED AS A TUMORIGEN,
    MUTAGEN, REPRO EFFECTOR. HYDRATE:INVESTIGATED AS A (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:MUTAGEN, REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTOR.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:CONTAINER & UNUSED CONTENTS I/A/W FEDERAL,
    STATE & LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:CAUSES IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES & RESPIRATORY
    TRACT. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING. AVOID (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:BREATHING DUST. USE ONLY W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:EXPOS LEVELS ARE NOT KNOWN, USE NIOSH APPRVD
    FULL-FACEPIECE POS-PRESS, AIR-SUPPLIED RESP. WARNING:AIR (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:PURIFYING RESPIRATORS DO NOT PROTECT WORKERS IN
    OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:GENRLY PREF BECAUSE IT CAN CONTROL EMISSIONS OF CONTAM
    AT ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION OF IT INTO GEN (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:WORK AREA. PLEASE REFER TO ACGIH DOCUMENT,
    "INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION, A MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICES", (ING
    15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:MOST RECENT EDITION, FOR DETAILS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 700 MG/KG (ANHYDROUS).
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:CAUSES IRRIT TO RESP
    TRACT. SYMPS MAY INCL COUGH, SHORTNESS OF BREATH. INGEST:CAUSES
    IRRIT TO GI TRACT. SYMPS MAY INCL NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR. MAY CAUSE
    BURNING IN MOUTH & THROAT, ABDOM PAIN,  REDUCED BLOOD PRESS, STOM
    BLEEDING, COLLAPSE & CONVLS. MAY CAUSE LIVER & KIDNEY DMG. SKIN
    CONT:CAUSES (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:IRRIT. SYMPS INCL REDNESS, ITCH &
    PAIN. EYE CONT:CAUSES IRRIT, REDNESS & PAIN. CHRONIC:RPTD SKIN CONT
    W/SOLNS MAY CAUSE SKIN RASHES IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS. PRLNG
    INHAL OF DUST/FUME MAY RS LT IN BENIGN PNEUMOCONIOSIS, PRDCG
    DISTINCTIVE CHANGES IN LUNGS W/NO APPARENT
    DISABILITY/COMPLICATIONS. TOX (ING 6)
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. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. GET MED ATTN. INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT IMMED
    AS DIRECTED BY MED PERS. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON
    PERS. GET  MED ATTN. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST
    15 MINS. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. GET MED ATTN. WASH CLTHG
    BEFORE REUSE. THORO CLEAN SHOES BEFORE REUSE. EYES:IMMED FLUSH
    W/PLENTY (SUPDAT)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . AQ
    SOLNS OF THIS MATL ARE ACIDIC. AVOID ITS CONT W/EYES & SKIN. AVOID
    BRTHG ITS FUMES/DUST. WHEN HEATED (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE FIRE HAZ. NOT
    CONSIDERED TO BE EXPLO HAZ, BUT REACT EXPLOSIVELY WHEN MIXED
    W/NITRATES OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE(>3% SOLN). SEALED CNTNRS(SUPDAT)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. WEAR
    APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIP AS SPECIFIED IN EXPOSURE
    CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROT SECTION. SWEEP UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR
    RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. VACUUMING OR W ET SWEEPING MAY BE USED TO
    AVOID DUST DISPERSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:GEN STOR. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR,
    STORED IN COOL, DRY, VENTED AREA. PROT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG.
    ISOLATE FROM INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES. CORROSIVE SOLID.
Other Precautions:AQ SOLNS ARE ACIDIC; USE ONLY IN CORROSION-RESIST
    VESSELS. CNTNRS OF THIS MATL MAY BE HAZ WHEN EMPTY SINCE THEY
    RETAIN PROD RESIDUES(DUST, SOLIDS); OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS & PRECS
    LISTED FOR PROD. WARNIN G! HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED/INHALED, (ING 9)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOS LIM IS EXCEEDED, NIOSH APPRVD FULL
    FACEPIECE RESP W/DUST/MIST FILTER MAY BE WORN UP TO 50 TIMES EXPOS
    LIM/MAX USE CONC SPECIFIED BY APPROP REGULATORY AGENCY/RESP
    SUPPLIER, WHICHEVER IS LOWEST . FOR EMERS/INSTANCES WHERE (ING 11)
Ventilation:VENT HOOD. SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS REC TO KEEP
    EMPLOYEE EXPOS BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. LOC EXHST VENT IS (ING
    13)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG, INCL BOOTS, LAB COAT,
    APRON/COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MP:100F,38C (WHEN RAPIDLY HEATED). FIRE FIGHT PROC:TO DECOMP IT EMITS
    TOX & CORR FUME OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID. EXPLO HAZ:MAY RUPTURE WHEN
    HEATED. FIRST AID PROC:OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS, LIFTING LOWER 
    & UPPER LIDS OCCAS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. MATLS TO AVOID:HYDRAZINE
    HYDRATE TO (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:2.71
Solubility in Water:118G/100ML @ 0C.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS CRYSTALS; SLIGHT ODOR OF HYDROCHLORIC
    ACID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SODIUM, POTASSIUM, BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE, CALCIUM CARBIDE, CALCIUM
    ACETYLIDE, ETHYLENE OXIDE & NITRATES. REACTS W/(SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, HEAT, FLAMES, IGNITION SOURCES &
    INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMP IT EMITS TOX &
    CORR FUME OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID. POWERFUL REDUCING AGENT. SM QTYS OF
    (ING 4)

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING
    SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROP & APPRVD WASTE DISP FACILITY.
    PROCESSING, USE/CONTAM OF THIS PROD MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT
    OPTIONS. STATE & LOC DISP REGS  MAY DIFFER FROM FED DISP REGS. DISP
    OF(ING 8)

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