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1.1. PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: TRADE NAME OR DESIGNATION: AMMONIUM OXALATE, 4% (W/V) PRODUCT NUMBER: 685 OTHER IDENTIFYING PRODUCT NUMBERS: 685-1, 685-16, 685-32, 685-5, 685-8 1.2. RECOMMENDED USE AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE: GENERAL LABORATORY REAGENT 1.3. DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: COMPANY: RICCA CHEMICAL COMPANY ADDRESS: 448 WEST FORK DRIVE ARLINGTON, TX 76012 USA TELEPHONE: 888-467-4222 1.4. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER (24 HOURS): CHEMTREC (USA): 800-424-9300 CHEMTREC (INTERNATIONAL): 1+ 703-527-3887
2.1. CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: FOR THE FULL TEXT OF THE HAZARD AND PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS LISTED BELOW, SEE SECTION 16. HAZARD CLASS CATEGORY HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS STATEMENTS SPECIFIC TARGET CATEGORY 2 H371 P260, P264, P270, ORGANS/SYSTEMIC P308+P311, P405, P501 TOXICITY FOLLOWING SINGLE EXPOSURE SPECIFIC TARGET CATEGORY 2 H373 P260, P314, P501 ORGANS/SYSTEMIC TOXICITY FOLLOWING REPEATED EXPOSURE 2.2. GHS LABEL ELEMENTS: PICTOGRAMS: HEALTH HAZARD SIGNAL WORD: WARNING HAZARD STATEMENTS: HAZARD NUMBER HAZARD STATEMENT H371 MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ORGANS. H373 MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ORGANS THROUGH PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: PRECAUTIONARY NUMBER PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT P260 DO NOT BREATHE FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. P264 WASH ARMS, HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. P270 DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. P308+P311 IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: CALL A POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN. P314 GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF YOU FEEL UNWELL. P405 STORE LOCKED UP. P501 DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. 2.4. HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED OR COVERED BY GHS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 3.1. COMPONENTS OF SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
CHEMICAL NAME FORMULA MOLECULAR WEIGHT CAS NUMBER WEIGHT% WATER H2O 18.01 G/MOL 7732-18-5 96.15 AMMONIUM (NH4)2C2O4 x H2O 142.11 G/MOL 6009-70-7 3.85 OXALATE
4.1. GENERAL FIRST AID INFORMATION: EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN, AND TEARING. INHALATION: NOT EXPECTED TO REQUIRE FIRST AID. IF NECESSARY, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS, AND PAIN. INGESTION: DILUTE WITH WATER OR MILK. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF NECESSARY. 4.2. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED: MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ORGANS. MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ORGANS THROUGH PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO THE EYES AND SKIN. WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. IF INGESTED, DILUTE WITH WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN. MAY AFFECT KIDNEYS, GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM, LUNGS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN, AND TEARING. SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS, AND PAIN. CHRONIC EFFECTS / CARCINOGENICITY: CHRONIC INGESTION OF SMALL AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE HYPOCALCEMIC TETANY (CALCIUM DEFICIENCY IN BLOOD), URINARY CALCULI (HARDENING OF MINERAL SALTS AROUND ORGANIC MATERIAL FOUND IN THE URINARY TRACT). 4.3. MEDICAL ATTENTION OR SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED: IRRIGATE IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. DILUTE WITH WATER OR MILK. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF NECESSARY.
5.1. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SURROUNDING FIRE. 5.2. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE: NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD. 5.3. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS: USE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED BREATHING EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
6.1. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: WEAR APPROPRIATE PPE FOR THE SIZE AND NATURE OF THE SPILL. AS A GENERAL RULE, WEAR SAFETY GLASSES AND GLOVES. 6.2. CLEANUP AND CONTAINMENT METHODS AND MATERIALS: ABSORB WITH SUITABLE MATERIAL AND DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS.
7.1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS: STORE LOCKED UP. AS WITH ALL CHEMICALS, WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. PROTECT FROM FREEZING AND PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
8.1 CONTROL PARAMETERS: CHEMICAL NAME LIMIT TYPE COUNTRY EXPOSURE LIMIT INFORMATION SOURCE DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 8.2. EXPOSURE CONTROLS: ENGINEERING CONTROLS: NO SPECIFIC CONTROLS ARE NEEDED. NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE. SKIN PROTECTION: CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES. EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES. 8.3. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE. CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES. SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
9.1. BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: APPEARANCE: COLORLESS LIQUID PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID ODOR: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. ODOR THRESHOLD: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. PH: APPROXIMATELY 6 - 7 MELTING/FREEZING POINT: APPROXIMATELY 0 DEG. C INITIAL BOILING POINT/RANGE: APPROXIMATELY 100 DEG. C - APPROXIMATELY 100 DEG. C FLASH POINT: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. EVAPORATION RATE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. FLAMMABILITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. FLAMMABILITY/EXPLOSIVE LIMITS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. VAPOR PRESSURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. VAPOR DENSITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. RELATIVE DENSITY: 1.04 SOLUBILITY: MISCIBLE PARTITION COEFFICIENT: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. VISCOSITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
10.1. REACTIVITY AND CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND STORAGE. 10.2. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 10.3. CONDITIONS TO AVOID AND INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE PLUS AMMONIUM ACETATE. 10.4. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: WILL NOT OCCUR.
11.1. INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS: ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. ACUTE TOXICITY - DERMAL EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. ACUTE TOXICITY - INHALATION EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. ACUTE TOXICITY - OTHER INFORMATION: LD50, ORAL, RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON NORMAL ROUTES OF EXPOSURE SKIN CORROSION AND IRRITATION: NOT APPLICABLE. SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE AND IRRITATION: NOT APPLICABLE. RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION: NOT APPLICABLE. SKIN SENSITIZATION: NOT APPLICABLE. GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NOT APPLICABLE. CARCINOGENICITY: NOT APPLICABLE. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NOT APPLICABLE. SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY FROM SINGLE EXPOSURE: MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ORGANS. DO NOT BREATHE FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. WASH ARMS, HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: CALL A POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN. STORE LOCKED UP. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY FROM REPEATED EXPOSURE: MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ORGANS THROUGH PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT BREATHE FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF YOU FEEL UNWELL. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. ASPIRATION HAZARD: NOT APPLICABLE. ADDITIONAL TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
12.1. ECOTOXICITY: NOT APPLICABLE. 12.2. PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 12.3. BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 12.4. MOBILITY IN SOIL: DATA NOT AVAILABLE. 12.5. OTHER ADVERSE ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
13.1. WASTE TREATMENT METHODS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
14.1. TRANSPORTATION BY LAND-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO DOT REGULATIONS. 14.2. TRANSPORTATION BY AIR - INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO IATA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS. 14.3 TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS (TDG, CANADA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO TDG REGULATIONS.
15.1. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) HAZARDS: NOT LISTED. 15.2. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 302 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NOT LISTED. 15.3. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 311/312 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS: AMMONIUM OXALATE (CAS # 6009-70-7): 5000 LB FINAL RQ (LISTED UNDER AMMONIUM OXALATE) 2270 KG FINAL RQ (LISTED UNDER AMMONIUM OXALATE) 15.4. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 313 TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY (TRI): NOT LISTED. 15.5. MASSACHUSETTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW SUBSTANCE LIST: AMMONIUM OXALATE (CAS # 6009-70-7): PRESENT 15.6. PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT-TO-KNOW HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: AMMONIUM OXALATE (CAS # 6009-70-7): ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD AMMONIUM OXALATE (CAS # 6009-70-7): PRESENT WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): PRESENT 15.7. NEW JERSEY WORKER AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW COMPONENTS: AMMONIUM OXALATE (CAS # 6009-70-7): SN 0108 15.8. CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: NOT LISTED. 15.9. CANADA DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST / NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL/NDSL): AMMONIUM OXALATE (CAS # 6009-70-7): PRESENT (DSL) WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): PRESENT (DSL) 15.10. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) LIST: ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS SOLUTION ARE LISTED AS ACTIVE ON THE TSCA INVENTORY OR ARE MIXTURES (HYDRATES) OF ACTIVE ITEMS LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY. AMMONIUM OXALATE (CAS # 6009-70-7): PRESENT WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): PRESENT 15.11. EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (EINECS), EUROPEAN LIST OF NOTIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (ELINCS), AND NO LONGER POLYMERS (NLP): AMMONIUM OXALATE (CAS # 6009-70-7): 214-202-3 WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): 231-791-2 WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): 232-148-9
16.1. FULL TEXT OF HAZARD STATEMENTS AND PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ORGANS. MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ORGANS THROUGH PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT BREATHE FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. WASH ARMS, HANDS AND FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED: CALL A POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF YOU FEEL UNWELL. STORE LOCKED UP. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS. 16.2. MISCELLANEOUS HAZARD CLASSES: CANADIAN CARCINOGENICITY HAZARD CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE. PHYSICAL HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (PHNOC): NOT APPLICABLE. HEALTH HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HHNOC): NOT APPLICABLE. BIOHAZARDOUS INFECTIOUS MATERIALS HAZARD CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE. 16.3. NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) RATING: HEALTH 1 FLAMMABILITY 0 REACTIVITY 0 SPECIAL HAZARD 16.4. DOCUMENT REVISION: LAST REVISION DATE: 2021-10-06 DISCLAIMER: WHEN HANDLED PROPERLY BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED HEREIN DOES NOT PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH OR SAFETY HAZARD. ALTERATION OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS BY CONCENTRATION, EVAPORATION, ADDITION OF OTHER SUBSTANCES, OR OTHER MEANS MAY PRESENT HAZARDS NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED HEREIN AND WHICH MUST BE EVALUATED BY THE USER. THE INFORMATION FURNISHED HEREIN IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE AND REPRESENTS THE BEST DATA CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO US. NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AND RICCA CHEMICAL COMPANY ASSUMES NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ITS USE. |