MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC -- STRONTIUM NITRATE ANHYDROUS  -- 6810-00N082271
<pre>=====================  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.

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