N/P -- SILVER NITRATE REAGENT  -- 6550-00N017651
<pre>Product ID:SILVER NITRATE REAGENT
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6550
NIIN:00N017651
=== Responsible Party ===
CAGE:86035
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CALGON CORP
Address:RT 60 AND CAMPBELLS RUN RD
Box:1346
City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15230-1346
Country:US
Phone:412-494-8000
CAGE:86035

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

Ingred Name:SILVER (I) NITRATE (1:1); (SILVER NITRATE)
CAS:7761-88-8
RTECS #:VW4725000
Fraction by Wt: 3%
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE: MAY CAUSE DMG UPON CNTCT &
    CAUSE PERM DISCOLOR OF THE CONJUNCTIVE/CORNEA. SKIN: MAY CAUSE
    IRRIT UPON CNTCT. LOCALIZED PIGMENTATION MAY OCCUR. INGEST: FOR
    PURE SILVER NITRATE, A FATAL DOSE  AS LOW AS 2 GRAMS HAS BEEN
    REPORTED IN MEN. SWALLOWING MAY CAUSE GASTROENTERITIS (INFLAMM OF
    THE (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: MUC MEMB OF BOTH STOM & INTESTINE) &
    ABSORP MAY RSLT IN METHEMOGLOBINEMIA (DECREASED OXYGEN-CARRYING
    ABILITY OF BLOOD). INHAL: POTNTL EXPOS IS EXPECTED TO BE LTD DUE TO
    THE PHYSICAL FORM OF  PROD. SUBCHRONIC/CHRONIC: NO APPLIC INFO
    FOUND CONCERNING ANY POTNTL HLTH EFTS. ARGYRIS, A COSMETIC (SEE
    SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRIOR EXPOSURE TO SILVER. SILVER IS
    ONE OF THE MOST CUMULATIVE OF THE ELEMENTS, LEADING TO A
    DISTURBING, PERM COSMETIC EFT WHEN THE BODY BURDEN HAS ACCUMULATED
    SILVER IN EXCESS OF 1 GRAM.

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

First Aid:EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MIN. SEEK MED AID. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & PLENTY WATER IF IRRIT
    DEVELOPS, SEEK MED AID. INGEST: CALL MD/POIS CTL CTR. DRINK 1-2
    GLASSES OF WATE R & INDUCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING BACK OF THROAT
    W/FINGER OR, IF AVAIL, BY ADMINISTERING IPECAC SYRUP. DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMIT/GIVE ANTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH
    AIR. (SEE SUPP DATA)

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

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEARING APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT, CONTAIN SPILL, COLLECT ONTO INERT ABSORBENT AND PLACE
    INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER. DO NOT ALLOW TO CONTAMINATE SEWERS AND
    WATER SOURCES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND
    CLOTHING.

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

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED.
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NITRITE RUBBER OR PVC.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LENGTH FSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:CLOTHING SUITABLE TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:AN EYE WASH STATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE
    AREA OF USE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: DFT WHICH CONSISTS OF A PERM UNSIGHTLY BLUE-GRAY
    DISCOLORATION OF SKIN, MUC MEMB, & EYES, IS THE MAIN CHRONIC EFT
    RSLTG FROM ACCUM OF SILVER IN THE BODY. TGT ORGANS:
    BLOOD/EYES/SKIN.  FIRST AID PROC: SUPPORT BRTHG (GIVE O*2/ARTF
    RESP). CALL MD .

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

Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY GENERATE
    METALLIC SILVER, NITROGEN, OXYGEN, AND NITROGEN OXIDES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS. CONSIDER RECOVERY IN VIEW OF ECONOMIC VALUE OF
    SILVER.

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