| Common Name: | AMMONIA INHALANT SOLUTION |
| Manufacturer: | JAMES ALEXANDER |
| SDS Revision Date: | 10/17/2004 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 39N907, 39N908, 3UZG8, 5AT08, 8XGH2 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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X-GEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
X-GEN PHARMACEUTICALS
PO BOX 445
BIG FLATS, NY 14814
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 607-562-2700
PREPARED BY: RC PARK
DATE PREPARED: 10/17/04
AMMONIA INHALANT SOLUTION
| IDENTIFICATION |  |
MANUFACTURER'S NAME: JAMES ALEXANDER CORPORATION
PHONE: (908)362-9266
COMMON NAME: AMMONIA INHALANT SOLUTION
CHEMICAL NAME: N/A
SYNONYM: N/A
D.O.T. SHIPPING NAME:
AIR SHIPMENTS:
FLAMMABLE LIQUID CORROSIVE NOS, 3- UN 2924, PGII (AMMONIA, ETHANOL)
GROUND SHIPMENTS: CONSUMER COMMODITY- ORM-D
NFPA RATINGS:
HEALTH 3
FLAMMABILITY 3
INSTABILITY 1
| INGREDIENT INFORMATION | |
COMPONENT CAS NO. % OSHA ACGIH
PEL/TWA TLV/TWA TLV/STEL
AMMONIA 7664-41-7 17.5 50 PPM 25 PPM 35 PPM
ETHYL ALCOHOL 64-17-5 37.5 1000 PPM 1000 PPM NOT LISTED
| HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION | |
PRIMARY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
INHALATION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT, INGESTION.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE:
INHALATION:
IRRITATION OR BURNS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, HEADACHE, COUGHING, LUNG
CONGESTION OR INFLAMMATION, PULMONARY EDEMA, BREATHING DIFFICULTY.
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, LOSS OF APPETITE AND AN INABILITY TO
CONCENTRATE.
EYE CONTACT: SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS, MAY LEAD TO BLINDNESS.
SKIN CONTACT: LOCAL IRRITATION, DRY SKIN, BURNS.
INGESTION:
BURNING PAIN IN MOUTH, THROAT, CONSTRICTION OF THROAT, COUGHING, FOLLOWED
BY NAUSEA, VOMITING OR DIARRHEA. INGESTION MAY PROVE FATAL.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS, SKIN DISORDERS
EYE PROBLEMS, OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO
THE EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE.
| FIRST AID MEASURES | |
FOR INHALATION:
REMOVE SUBJECT IMMEDIATELY TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
VICTIM IS NOT BREATHING. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
FOR EYE CONTACT:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. EYELIDS SHOULD BE HELD APART AND AWAY FROM EYEBALL FOR THOROUGH
RINSING. DO NOT PERMIT VICTIM TO RUB EYES. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
FOR SKIN CONTACT:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH SKIN WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. DO NOT RUB OR
APPLY OINTMENT TO AFFECTED AREA. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE.
FOR INGESTION:
CONTACT A POISON CONTROL CENTER IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF
CONSCIOUS, HAVE VICTIM SWALLOW LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. DO NOT GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS OR CONVULSING PERSON. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
| TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
NONE OF THE COMPONENTS PRESENT IN THIS FORMULATION ARE CURRENTLY
CLASSIFIED AS CARCINOGENS IN THE NTP ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, IARC
MONOGRAPHS OR BY OSHA.
| FIREFIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLASH POINT: LESS THAN 50 DEGREES F
TEST METHOD: PENSKY MARTENS CLOSED CUP
AUTOIGNITION TEMP:
AMMONIA: 1204 DEGREES F (651 DEG. C)
ETHYL ALCOHOL: 685 DEG. F (363 DEG. C)
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR % BY VOLUME:
LOWER: (UNKNOWN)
UPPER: (UNKNOWN)
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: "ALCOHOL RESISTANT" FOAM, CO2 OR DRY CHEMICAL.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
NOTE:
INDIVIDUALS SHOULD PERFORM ONLY THOSE FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FOR WHICH
THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINED.
REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. MOVE EXPOSED CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF
IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACE PIECE
OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. SPRAY EXTINGUISHING MEDIA DIRECTLY
INTO BASE OF FLAMES. WATER MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS
COOL.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD:
WHEN HEATED, MIXTURE WILL GIVE OFF AMMONIA GAS, A STRONG IRRITANT TO EYES,
RESPIRATORY TRACT, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. OTHER TOXIC GASES PRODUCED ARE
OXIDES OF NITROGEN, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE AND HYDROGEN. CLOSED
CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY DEVELOP PRESSURE AND EXPLODE. ALCOHOL
VAPORS ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR AND MAY TRAVEL A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO A
SOURCE OF IGNITION AND FLASH BACK. ALCOHOLS BURN WITH A PALE BLUE FLAME
WHICH MAY BE EXTREMELY HARD TO SEE UNDER NORMAL LIGHTING CONDITIONS.
PERSONNEL MAY BE ABLE TO FEEL THE HEAT OF THE FIRE WITHOUT SEEING FLAMES.
EXTREME CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED IN FIGHTING ALCOHOL FIRES.
| PHYSICAL HAZARDS | |
STABLE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR.
HOWEVER, PRODUCT WILL REACT EXOTHERMICALLY WITH ACIDS. RELEASES AMMONIA
VAPOR WHEN HEATED. AMMONIA COMPONENT WILL DECOMPOSE TO HYDROGEN AND OXIDES
OF NITROGEN WHEN HEATED. CARBON MONOXIDE GAS MAY ALSO BE PRODUCED WHEN
HEATED.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
SUNLIGHT, HEAT (HEATING ABOVE AMBIENT TEMPERATURES CAUSES THE VAPOR
PRESSURE OF THE SOLUTION TO INCREASE). AVOID MIXING WITH ACIDS, MOST
COMMON METALS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, BRASS, ZINC, CHLORINE, ALUMINUM,
COPPER, BRONZE, MERCURY, DIMETHYL SULFATE AND ACETYL CHLORIDE.
| HANDLING / SPILL / DISPOSAL MEASURES | |
FOR LARGE SPILLS, STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. EXTINGUISH ALL
SOURCES OF IGNITION.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES AND FULL
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. VENTILATE AREA. SPILLED LIQUIDS SHOULD BE CONTAINED
AND NOT WASHED INTO SEWERS OR GROUND WATER. CONTAIN BY DIKING WITH
NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIALS AND PLACE RESIDUE IN DOT APPROVED
WASTE CONTAINER. COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS ON SPILL REPORTING, HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
CONTAINERS, EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN EMPTIED, WILL RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE
AND VAPORS. HANDLE EMPTY CONTAINERS AS IF THEY WERE FULL.
| EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS:
PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. DETACHED OR OUTSIDE STORAGE IS
PREFERRED. INSIDE STORAGE SHOULD BE IN AN NFPA APPROVED FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
STORAGE ROOM OR CABINET. STORE IN CORROSION-PROOF AREA AT TEMPERATURES
BELOW 77 DEG. F (25 DEG. C). DO NOT STORE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. ISOLATE FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED.
HANDLING REQUIREMENTS:
ALL IGNITION SOURCES SHOULD BE ELIMINATED. REMOVE CLOSURE CAREFULLY;
INTERNAL PRESSURE MAY BE PRESENT. KEEP CLOSURE UP TO PREVENT LEAKAGE. WHEN
CONTENTS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED, METALLIC CONTAINERS MUST BE BONDED TO THE
RECEIVING CONTAINER AND GROUNDED TO AVOID STATIC DISCHARGES. NEVER USE
PRESSURE TO EMPTY CONTAINERS. REPLACE CLOSURE CAREFULLY
VENTILATION:
NOT REQUIRED FOR PRODUCT (JAC UNIT DOSE INHALANT) USE. WHEN HANDLING BULK
MATERIAL, USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV
REQUIREMENTS. WHERE ENGINEERING CONTROLS ARE NOT FEASIBLE OR SUFFICIENT TO
ACHIEVE FULL CONFORMANCE WITH ACCEPTABLE EXPOSURE LIMITS, USE NIOSH
APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO ASSURE
THAT ANY RESPIRATOR CHOSEN IS CAPABLE OF PROTECTING THE USER FROM BOTH
AMMONIA AND ETHYL ALCOHOL VAPORS. IN SOME CASES, A SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE ADVISABLE.
EYE PROTECTION:
NOT REQUIRED FOR PRODUCT (JAC UNIT DOSE INHALANT) USE. WHEN HANDLING BULK
MATERIAL; ALWAYS WEAR GAS-TIGHT, SPLASH-PROOF CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
MEETING OSHA 29CFR 1910.133 SPECIFICATIONS.
SKIN PROTECTION:
NOT REQUIRED FOR PRODUCT (JAC UNIT DOSE INHALANT) USE. USE RUBBER GLOVES,
PROTECTIVE SUIT, FACE SHIELD AND OVERSHOES WHEN HANDLING BULK PRODUCT.
| PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
BOILING POINT: N/A FOR MIXTURES
MELTING POINT: UNKNOWN
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.891 25/25
VAPOR PRESSURE: UNKNOWN
VAPOR DENSITY: UNKNOWN
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: VERY SOLUBLE
% VOLATILES BY VOL.: 55%
EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE=1): UNKNOWN
APPEARANCE AND ODOR:
CLEAR, PINK TO LIGHT RED LIQUID. PUNGENT ODOR OF AMMONIA.
pH: UNKNOWN
N/F = NOT FOUND
P.O. BOX 445
BIG FLATS, NY 14814
PHONE: 607-562-2700
FAX: 607-562-2760
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