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PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: PRODUCT NAME: AMMONIUM ACETATE, CRYSTAL, REAGENT, ACS OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION: PRODUCT CODE(S): A1120 SYNONYMS: NONE RECOMMENDED USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE: RECOMMENDED USE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE RESTRICTIONS ON USE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: SUPPLIER ADDRESS: SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG. CORP. 14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST. GARDENA, CA 90248 (310) 516-8000 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: EMERGENCY TELEPHONE: CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300
CLASSIFICATION: SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2A HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NOT APPLICABLE LABEL ELEMENTS: WARNING HAZARD STATEMENTS: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION EXCLAMATION MARK APPEARANCE: CRYSTALLINE OR CRYSTALS PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID ODOR: SLIGHT PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - PREVENTION: WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING WEAR EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - RESPONSE: IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION OTHER INFORMATION: CAUSES MILD SKIN IRRITATION.
SUBSTANCE: CHEMICAL NAME CAS NO WEIGHT-% TRADE SECRET AMMONIUM ACETATE 631-61-8 100 * *THE EXACT PERCENTAGE (CONCENTRATION) OF COMPOSITION HAS BEEN WITHHELD AS A TRADE SECRET.
DESCRIPTION OF FIRST AID MEASURES: GENERAL ADVICE: SHOW THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET TO THE DOCTOR IN ATTENDANCE. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYE CONTACT: RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER, ALSO UNDER THE EYELIDS, FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. KEEP EYE WIDE OPEN WHILE RINSING. DO NOT RUB AFFECTED AREA. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS AND PERSISTS. SKIN CONTACT: WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER. INGESTION: CLEAN MOUTH WITH WATER AND DRINK AFTERWARDS PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN. SELF-PROTECTION OF THE FIRST AIDER: AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING. WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (SEE SECTION 8). MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED: SYMPTOMS: MAY CAUSE REDNESS AND TEARING OF THE EYES. BURNING SENSATION. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE REDNESS AND IRRITATION. INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED: NOTE TO PHYSICIANS: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE EXTINGUISHING MEASURES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. LARGE FIRE: CAUTION: USE OF WATER SPRAY WHEN FIGHTING FIRE MAY BE INEFFICIENT. UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATERIAL WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER STREAMS. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. EXPLOSION DATA: SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT: NONE. SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NONE. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS: FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL FIREFIGHTING TURNOUT GEAR. USE PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING. USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED. OTHER INFORMATION: REFER TO PROTECTIVE MEASURES LISTED IN SECTIONS 7 AND 8. METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP: METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT: PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. METHODS FOR CLEANING UP: PICK UP AND TRANSFER TO PROPERLY LABELED CONTAINERS.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: ADVICE ON SAFE HANDLING: HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES: STORAGE CONDITIONS: KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A DRY, COOL AND WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.
CONTROL PARAMETERS: EXPOSURE LIMITS: THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS ARE THE ONLY INGREDIENTS OF THE PRODUCT ABOVE THE CUT-OFF LEVEL (OR LEVEL THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE HAZARD CLASSIFICATION OF THE MIXTURE) WHICH HAVE AN EXPOSURE LIMIT APPLICABLE IN THE REGION FOR WHICH THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS INTENDED OR OTHER RECOMMENDED LIMIT. AT THIS TIME, THE OTHER RELEVANT CONSTITUENTS HAVE NO KNOWN EXPOSURE LIMITS FROM THE SOURCES LISTED HERE. APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS: ENGINEERING CONTROLS: SHOWERS EYEWASH STATIONS VENTILATION SYSTEMS. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYE/FACE PROTECTION: WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS (OR GOGGLES). HAND PROTECTION: WEAR SUITABLE GLOVES. SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NO PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS. IF EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED OR IRRITATION IS EXPERIENCED, VENTILATION AND EVACUATION MAY BE REQUIRED. GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS: AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING. WEAR SUITABLE GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT.
INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID APPEARANCE: CRYSTALLINE OR CRYSTALS COLOR: WHITE ODOR: SLIGHT ODOR THRESHOLD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE PROPERTY VALUES REMARKS - METHOD PH NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN MELTING POINT / FREEZING POINT 114 DEG. C / NONE KNOWN 237.2 DEG. F BOILING POINT / BOILING RANGE NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN FLASH POINT NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN EVAPORATION RATE NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS) NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN FLAMMABILITY LIMIT IN AIR NONE KNOWN UPPER FLAMMABILITY OR EXPLOSIVE NO DATA AVAILABLE LIMITS LOWER FLAMMABILITY OR EXPLOSIVE NO DATA AVAILABLE LIMITS VAPOR PRESSURE NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN VAPOR DENSITY NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN RELATIVE DENSITY 1.07 - 1.17 NONE KNOWN WATER SOLUBILITY EASILY SOLUBLE NONE KNOWN IN COLD WATER SOLUBILITY(IES) FREELY SOLUBLE NONE KNOWN IN ALCOHOL PARTITION COEFFICIENT NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE NONE KNOWN KINEMATIC VISCOSITY NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN DYNAMIC VISCOSITY NO DATA AVAILABLE NONE KNOWN OTHER INFORMATION: EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE OXIDIZING PROPERTIES NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE SOFTENING POINT NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE MOLECULAR WEIGHT 77.08 VOC CONTENT (%) NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE LIQUID DENSITY NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE BULK DENSITY NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
REACTIVITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NONE UNDER NORMAL PROCESSING. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE KNOWN BASED ON INFORMATION SUPPLIED. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: NONE KNOWN BASED ON INFORMATION SUPPLIED. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NONE KNOWN BASED ON INFORMATION SUPPLIED.
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: PRODUCT INFORMATION: INHALATION: SPECIFIC TEST DATA FOR THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE IS NOT AVAILABLE. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT. EYE CONTACT: SPECIFIC TEST DATA FOR THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE IS NOT AVAILABLE. CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. (BASED ON COMPONENTS). MAY CAUSE REDNESS, ITCHING, AND PAIN. SKIN CONTACT: SPECIFIC TEST DATA FOR THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE IS NOT AVAILABLE. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE REDNESS AND IRRITATION. CAUSES MILD SKIN IRRITATION. INGESTION: SPECIFIC TEST DATA FOR THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE IS NOT AVAILABLE. INGESTION MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. SYMPTOMS RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS: SYMPTOMS: MAY CAUSE REDNESS AND TEARING OF THE EYES. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE REDNESS AND IRRITATION. ACUTE TOXICITY: NUMERICAL MEASURES OF TOXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT AND LONG-TERM EXPOSURE: SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. CLASSIFICATION BASED ON DATA AVAILABLE FOR INGREDIENTS. SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CLASSIFICATION BASED ON DATA AVAILABLE FOR INGREDIENTS. CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. STOT - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. STOT - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. INTERACTIVE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
ECOTOXICITY: CHEMICAL NAME ALGAE/AQUATIC PLANTS FISH AMMONIUM ACETATE LC50: 631-61-8 =1.06 MG/L (48H, CYPRINUS CARPIO) CHEMICAL NAME TOXICITY TO MICROORGANISMS CRUSTACEA AMMONIUM ACETATE PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. BIOACCUMULATION: INHERENTLY BIODEGRADABLE. OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
WASTE TREATMENT METHODS: WASTE FROM RESIDUES/UNUSED PRODUCTS: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION. CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: DO NOT REUSE EMPTY CONTAINERS.
DOT: NOT REGULATED TDG: NOT REGULATED MEX: NOT REGULATED ICAO (AIR): NOT REGULATED IATA: NOT REGULATED IMDG: NOT REGULATED RID: NOT REGULATED ADR: NOT REGULATED ADN: NOT REGULATED
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES: TSCA: COMPLIES DSL/NDSL: COMPLIES EINECS/ELINCS: COMPLIES ENCS: THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH ENCS IECSC: THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH CHINA KECL: COMPLIES PICCS: COMPLIES AICS: ALL THE CONSTITUENTS OF THIS MATERIAL ARE LISTED ON THE AUSTRALIAN INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (AICS). LEGEND: TSCA: UNITED STATES TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT SECTION 8(B) INVENTORY DSL/NDSL: CANADIAN DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST/NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST EINECS/ELINCS: EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES/EUROPEAN LIST OF NOTIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES ENCS: JAPAN EXISTING AND NEW CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES IECSC: CHINA INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES KECL: KOREAN EXISTING AND EVALUATED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES PICCS: PHILIPPINES INVENTORY OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES US FEDERAL REGULATIONS: SARA 313: SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA). THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A CHEMICAL OR CHEMICALS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND TITLE 40 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 372. CHEMICAL NAME SARA 313 - THRESHOLD VALUES % AMMONIUM ACETATE - 631-61-8 1.0 SARA 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: SHOULD THIS PRODUCT MEET EPCRA 311/312 TIER REPORTING CRITERIA AT 40 CFR 370, REFER TO SECTION 2 OF THIS SDS FOR APPROPRIATE CLASSIFICATIONS. CWA (CLEAN WATER ACT): THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES REGULATED AS POLLUTANTS PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT (40 CFR 122.21 AND 40 CFR 122.42). CERCLA: THIS MATERIAL, AS SUPPLIED, CONTAINS ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCES REGULATED AS A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) (40 CFR 302). CHEMICAL NAME HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS RQS SUBSTANCES RQS AMMONIUM ACETATE 5000 LB FINAL RQ 631-61-8 2270 KG FINAL RQ US STATE REGULATIONS: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY PROPOSITION 65 CHEMICALS. U.S. STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES REGULATED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS U.S. EPA LABEL INFORMATION: EPA PESTICIDE REGISTRATION NUMBER: NOT APPLICABLE
NFPA: HEALTH HAZARDS 2 FLAMMABILITY 0 INSTABILITY 0 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES HMIS: HEALTH HAZARDS 2 FLAMMABILITY 0 PHYSICAL HAZARDS 0 PERSONAL PROTECTION X KEY OR LEGEND TO ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED IN THE SAFETY DATA SHEET: LEGEND SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION TWA: TWA (TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE) STEL: STEL (SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT) CEILING: MAXIMUM LIMIT VALUE KEY LITERATURE REFERENCES AND SOURCES FOR DATA USED TO COMPILE THE SDS: AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY (ATSDR) U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CHEMVIEW DATABASE EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY (EFSA) EPA (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY) ACUTE EXPOSURE GUIDELINE LEVEL(S) (AEGL(S)) U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUME CHEMICALS FOOD RESEARCH JOURNAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE DATABASE INTERNATIONAL UNIFORM CHEMICAL INFORMATION DATABASE (IUCLID) JAPAN GHS CLASSIFICATION AUSTRALIA NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT SCHEME (NICNAS) NIOSH (NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH) NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE'S CHEMID PLUS (NLM CIP) NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE'S PUBMED DATABASE (NLM PUBMED) NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (NTP) NEW ZEALAND'S CHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION AND INFORMATION DATABASE (CCID) ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY PUBLICATIONS ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUME CHEMICALS PROGRAM ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT SCREENING INFORMATION DATA SET WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REVISION DATE: 10-SEPTEMBER-2020 REVISION NOTE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. DISCLAIMER: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS CORRECT TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND BELIEF AT THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION. THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS DESIGNED ONLY AS A GUIDANCE FOR SAFE HANDLING, USE, PROCESSING, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, DISPOSAL AND RELEASE AND IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A WARRANTY OR QUALITY SPECIFICATION. THE INFORMATION RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID FOR SUCH MATERIAL USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN ANY PROCESS, UNLESS SPECIFIED IN THE TEXT. |