WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC -- CUPRIC CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CUPRIC CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS
MSDS Date:10/19/1992
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692
Country:US
Info Phone Num:(716) 359-2502 OR 800-962-2660
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:CC 510 / ITEM NO. 37W2266
Preparer's Name:ALEXANDER A. PICCIRILLI
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:63759
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-00-P-3720
CAGE:63759
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-00-P-5077
CAGE:63759
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-99-A-0024-0084
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:CUPRIC CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS
CAS:7447-39-4
RTECS #:GL7000000
= Wt:100.
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:CORROSIVE! IRRITANT TO SKIN, EYES AND
    MUCOUS MEMBRANES. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. INGESTION: CAN
    CAUSE COPPER POISIONING AND/OR DEATH. SYMPTOMS: NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    DIARRHEA, AND GASTRIC PAIN. EY ES: CORROSIVE; CAUSES
    CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN: MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION. INHALATION:
    CAUSE UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND CONGESTION OF THE NASAL AND
    MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Effects of Overexposure:CORROSIVE! IRRITANT TO SKIN, EYES AND MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. INGESTION: CAN CAUSE
    COPPER POISIONING AND/OR DEATH. SYMPTOMS: NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    DIARRHEA, AND GASTRIC PAIN. EY ES: CORROSIVE; CAUSES
    CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN: MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION. INHALATION:
    CAUSE UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND CONGESTION OF THE NASAL AND
    MUCOUS MEMBRANES.

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

First Aid:INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING, IF
    CONSCIOUS, GIVE TWO GLASSES OF MILK OR WATER TO DRINK. CALL
    PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
    UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. SKIN: FLUS H WITH WATER, THEN WASH WITH MILD
    SOAP AND WATER. EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER, LIFTING UPPER
    AND LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS,
    GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION : REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY, AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:USE ANDY MEDIA SUITABLR FOR EXTINGUISHING
    SUPPORTING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PARTIALLY DECOMPOSES ABOVE 300C TO
    CUPRIOUS CHLORIDE AND CHLORINE. FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE
    HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT; CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH
    OXIDIZING MATERIALS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SPRINKLE LIME OR SODA ASH ON SPILL TO FORM
    INSOLUBLE COPPER SALT. SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER.
    AVOID CONTAMINATING PUBLIC WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE BELOW 50C, IN A COOL, DRY PLACE
    AWAY FROM ACIDS. THIS MATERIAL IS VERY HYGROSCOPIC. AVOID CONTACT
    WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP
    CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN  NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:HYGROSCOPIC MATERIAL, PROTECT FROM MOISTURE. WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. FOR LABORATOR USE ONLY. NOT FOR
    DRUG, FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. READ
    LABEL ON MATERIAL  BEFORE USING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN
    WORKING WITH CHEMICALS.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
    HANDLING. IF DUSTY CONDITION PREVAIL, WORK IN A VENTILATION HOOD OR
    WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL): RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY GLASSES, SMOCK, APRON, VENTED HOOD,
    PROPER GLOVES, AND EYE WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PART NUMBER: 37W2266(100G)

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

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=498.C, 928.4F
Vapor Density:UNK
Spec Gravity:3.386 AT 20C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NA
Solubility in Water:FREELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW TO BROWN CRYSTALINE POWDER, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIGIBLE

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NITRIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, LIGHT AND MOISTURE, TEMPERATURES
    ABOVE 150C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY DECOMPOSE ABOVE 300C TO CUPRIOUS
    CHLORIDE AND CHLORINE GAS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. DISPOSE OF IN AN
    APPROVED CHEMICAL LANDFILL OR  CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED CHEMICAL
    WASTE DISPOSAL AGENCY.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOT: COPPER CHLORIDE, 8, UN2802

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