PHILIPP BROTHERS CHEMICALS -- CUPRIC CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE -- 6810-00N039368 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CUPRIC CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE
MSDS Date:07/21/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N039368
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:PHILIPP BROTHERS CHEMICALS
Address:1 PARKER PLAZA SUITE 1400
City:FORT LEE
State:NJ
ZIP:07024
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-944-6020
Emergency Phone Num:201-944-6020;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:PIBRO
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:PHILIPP BROTHERS CHEMICALS INC
Address:ONE PARKER PLAZA
Box:City:FORT LEE
State:NJ
ZIP:07042
Country:US
Phone:201-944-6020;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:PIBRO

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

Ingred Name:CUPRIC CHLORIDE  (SARA III)
CAS:7447-39-4
RTECS #:GL7000000
Fraction by Wt: 79%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3 (CU)
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:ATROPHIC CHANGES & IRRITATION OF THE MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:CONSULT MD. INGEST:NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
    MOUTH TO UNCON PERS. INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY GIVING 2 (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:GLASSES OF WATER/MILK IF AVAIL & STICKING FINGER DOWN
    THROAT. CALL MD IMMED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:OR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE WORN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:CONTROLS EMISSION AT ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION
    OF IT INTO GEN WORK AREA. REFER TO ACGIH DOCUMENT (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:"INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION, A MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED
    PRACTICES" FOR DETAILS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:IN THE WORK AREA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 140 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INGEST:MAY CAUSE BURNING PAIN IN
    MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & STOM. HEMORRAHAGIC GASTRITIS, NAUS, VOMIT, ABDOM
    PAIN, METALLIC TASTE & DIARR MAY OCCUR. IF VOMIT DOES NOT OCCUR
    IMMED SYSTEMIC COPPER POIS MA Y OCCUR. SYMPS MAY INCL CAPILLARY
    DMG, HDCH, COLD SWEAT, WEAK PULSE, KIDNEY & LIVER DMG, CENTRAL NERV
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:EXCITATION FOLLOWED BY DEPRESS,
    JAUNDICE, CONVLS, PARAL & COMA. DEATH MAY OCCUR FROM SHOCK/RENAL
    FAILURE. INHAL:MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF UPPER RESP TRACT; SYMPS MAY INCL
    COUGH, SORE THROAT & SHORTN ESS OF BREATH. MAY ALSO CAUSE SYMPS
    SIMTO COMMON COLD, INCL CHILLS & STUFFINESS OF HEAD. SKIN:MAY CAUSE
    IRRIT, (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS WHILE
    HOLDING EYELIDS APART. WASHING W/IN 1 MIN IS ESSNTL TO ACHIEVE MAX
    EFTIVENESS. GET IMMED MED ATTN AFTER FLUSHING. SKIN:WASH AFFECTED
    AREA THO RO W/SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & LAUNDER BEFORE
    REUSE. IF IRRIT SHLD DEVELOP, GET MED ATTN. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH
    AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    (ING 3)

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

Extinguishing Media:ANY SUITABLE MEANS TO EXTINGUISH SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
    REACTIONS W/INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS MAY POSE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP, SCOOP OR PICK UP SPILLED MATERIAL.
    AVOID DUSTING. PACKAGE FOR RECLAMATION OR RECOVERY WHATEVER CANNOT
    BE SAVED MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN APPROVED LANDFILL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE & ISOLATED
    FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN, EYES & CLOTHING. WEAR
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES & SPLASH GOGGLES/SHIELD. AVOID
    BREATHING DUST/MIST. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP IF EXPOS MAY, OR DOES
    EXCEED OCCUP EXPOS LIMS. GEN, NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD DUST/MIST RESP MAY
    BE WORN IN AREAS WHERE TLV IS EXCEEDED UP TO 10 TIMES.
    ALTERNATIVELY, NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD  SUPPLIED AIR FULL FACEPIECE RESP
    (ING 5)
Ventilation:SYS OF LOC EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS BELOW
    AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. LOC EXHST IS USUALLY PREF BECAUSE IT (ING 6)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR PLASTIC IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG W/FULL LGTH FCSHLD 
Other Protective Equipment:USE RUB/PLASTIC IMPERVIOUS BODY-COVERING
    CLTHG. EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES SHLD BE
    MAINTAINED (ING 8)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USING & HANDLING. CONTACT
    LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING W/THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MP:LOSES WATER >158F,>70C. EFTS OF OVEREXP:REDNESS & PAIN. EYE:MAY
    CAUSE IRRIT, REDNESS, PAIN, DISCOLORATION & DMG. CHRONIC:PRLNG/RPTD
    SKIN EXPOS MAY CAUSE DERM. PRLNG/RPTD EXPOS TO DUSTS OF COPPER SA
    LTS MAY CAUSE DISCOLORATION OF SKIN/HAIR, ULCERATION & PERFORATION
    OF NASAL SEPTUM, RUNNY NOSE, METALLIC TASTE & (ING 2)

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:2.51 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:100.4 G/100 ML @ 0C
Appearance and Odor:FINE, LIGHT BLUE-GREEN CRYSTALS W/SLIGHT
    HYDROCHLORIC ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POTASSIUM, SODIUM, HYDRAZINE, NITROMETHANE, ALUMINUM, STRONG OXIDIZERS,
    ACETYLENE & SODIUM HYPOBROMITE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS TOXIC FUMES WHEN HEATED TO
    DECOMPOSITION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN APPROVED CHEMICAL WASTE LANDFILL
    I/A/W APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. REPORTABLE
    QTY:10#/4.54 KG. THIS PRODUCT IS A COPPER COMPOUND WHICH IS SUBJECT
    TO REPORTING.

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