SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP -- CUPROUS CYANIDE  -- 6810-00F019540
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CUPROUS CYANIDE
MSDS Date:01/13/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F019540
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Info Phone Num:(213) 516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:(213) 516-8000
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

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

Ingred Name:COPPER CYANIDE  (SARA III)
CAS:544-92-3
RTECS #:GL7150000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:1 MG CU/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG CU/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION/INHALATION: BITTER/ACRID
    TASTE IN MOUTH/THROAT
    NUMBNESS/SALIVATION/NAUSEA/VOMITING/UNCONSCIOUSNESS/CONVULSION/DEAT
    H FROM RESPIRATORY ARREST. SKIN: IRRITATION/DERMATITIS/GREENISH
    DISCOLORATIO N/ABSORPTION CAUSING
    HEADACHE/CONFUSTION/NAUSEA/VOMITING. EYES: IRRITATION/GREENISH
    DISCOLORATION OF CONJUNCTIVA/BURNS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: LIVER/KIDNEY DAMAGE & GREENISH
    DISCOLORATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES. EYES: BURNS, IRRITATION,
    GREENISH DISCOLORATION OF THE CONJUNCTIVA. SKIN: IRRITATION,
    DERMATITIS, GREENISH DISCOLORATION,  & ABSORPTION CAUSING HEADACHE,
    CONFUSION, NAUSEA, & VOMITING. INGESTION: ASPIRATION HAZARD.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
    GIVE CPR. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & MILD
    DETERGENT/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. EYES: WASH W/PLENTY OF
    WATER FOR 15- 20 MINS. INGESTION: TREAT SYMTOMATICALLY &
    SUPPORTIVELY. IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO
    PREVENT ASPIRATION. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY, FOG, OR FOAM. USE
    FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER AS A FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA. WEAR
    SCBA/SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE
    DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME. MAY BURN BUT DOESN'T IGNITE READILY.

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

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK W/O RISK TO YOURSELF. TAKE UP W/SAND
    OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL/PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER
    DISPOSAL. USE CLEAN SHOVEL TO PLACE DRY SPILL INTO CLEAN/DRY
    CONTAINER/COVER/MOVE FROM AREA. K EEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. DIKE
    AHEADOF SPILL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUSTS & FUMES FROM
    BURNING MATERIAL. DON'T MIX W/ACID.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. WHITE TO DARK RED
    MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS OR POWDER.

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

Respiratory Protection:AIR-PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR (GAS
    MASK) W/CHIN-STYLE OR FRONT OR BACK MOUNTED CANISTER PROVIDING
    PROTECTION AGAINST CYANIDE & HAVING A HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
    FILTER. USE SUPPLIED AIR R ESPIRATOR & SCBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE TO KEEP <TLV.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES: SPLASHPROOF/DUST RESIS.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, IMERVIOUS CLOTHING, &
    FACEHSHIELD
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
    BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSCIAN NOTE: ALL CYANIDE ANTIDOTES ARE TOXIC/UNNECESSARY THERAPY IS
    DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. FOR CYANIDE POISONING, GIVE
    SODIUM NITRITE. ADMINITER 3% SOLUTION INTRAVENOUSLY (2.5-5 ML/MIN)
    . STOP IF SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE FALLS<80MMHG. NEXT GIVE SODIUM
    THIOSULFATE (25%) INTRAVENOUSLY (2.5-5 ML/MIN).

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:885F
Spec Gravity:2.920
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO CREAM COLORED POWDER; COLORLESS TO DARK
    GREEN ORTHORHOMEIC CRYSTALS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, & MAGNESIUM
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT OR FLAME. UNDER NORMAL TEMPS &
    PRESSURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN CYANIDE GAS,
    TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN

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

Waste Disposal Methods:REPORTABLE QUANTITY: 10 LBS. DISPOSE OF IN
    ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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