FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- COPPER (II) CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE, 05625, C454 3 -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:COPPER (II) CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE, 05625, C454 3
MSDS Date:12/12/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:COPPER (II) CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE
CAS:10125-13-0
RTECS #:GL7030000
= Wt:100.

=====================  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:EYE: CAUSES BURNS. EXPOSURE TO
    PARTICULATES OR SOLUTION MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS, ULCERATION, AND
    CORNEAL ABNORMALITIES. SKIN: CAUSES IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE SKIN
    SENSITIZATION, AND ALLERGIC REACTION, W HICH BECOMES EVIDENT UPON
    RE-EXPOSURE TOTHIS MATERIAL. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION WITH BURNING
    PAIN, ITCHING AND REDNESS. INGESTION: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES
    GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION WITH NAUSEA, VOM ITING AND DIARRHEA.
    MAY CAUSE HEMORRHAGING OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. INHALATION: CAUSES
    SEVERE IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT WITH COUGHING, BURNS,
    BREATHING DIFFICULTY,  AND DIARR AND POSS (OVER EXP)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: COMA. MAY CAUSE ULCERATION AND
    PERFORATION OF THE NASAL SEPTUM IF INHALED IN EXCESSIVE QUANTITIES.
    INHALATION OF FUMES MAY CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER, WHICH IS
    CHARACTERIZED BY FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS	WITH METALLIC TASTE, FEVER,
    CHILLS, COUGH, WEAKNESS, CHEST PAIN, MUSCLE PAIN AND INCREASED
    WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT. CHRONIC: PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT
    MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. MAY CAUSE CANCER I N HUMANS. INDIVIDUALS WITH
    WILSON'S DISEASE ARE UNABLE TO METABOLIZE COPPER. THUS, COPPER
    ACCUMULATED IN VARIOUS TISSUES AND MAY RESULT IN LIVER, KIDNEY AND
    BRAIN DAMAGE.

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

First Aid:EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF H*2O FOR @ LEAST 15 MIN, OCCAS
    LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MED AID IMMED. SKIN: GET MED AID.
    IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & H*2O FOR @ LEAST 15 MIN WHILE
    REMOVING CONT AMD CLTHG & SHOES. INGEST: INDUCE VOMIT, IF VICTIM IS
    CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK/WATER. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS. GET MED AID IMMED. INHAL: GET MED
    AID IMMED. REMOVE  FROM EXPOS TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF NOT BREATHING,
    GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. NOTES TO MD: TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. ANTIDOTE: USE OF D-PENICILLAMINE AS
    A CHELATING AGENT  SHOULD BE DETERM BY QUALIFIED MED PERS.

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

Lower Limits:NOT AVAIL
Upper Limits:NOT AVAIL
Extinguishing Media:SUBSTANCE IS NONCOMBUSTIBLE; USE AGENT MOST
    APPROPRIATE TO EXTINGUISH SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .

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

Spill Release Procedures:GENERAL INFORMATION: USE PROPER PERSONAL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS INDICATED IN SECTION 8. SPILLS/LEAKS:
    VACUUM OR SWEEP UP MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO A SUITABLE DISPOSAL
    CONTAINER. AVOID GENERATING DUSTY  CONDITIONS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. MINIMIZE
    DUST GENERATION AND ACCUMULATION. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR
    ON CLOTHING. DO NOT INGEST OR INHALE. STORE IN COOL, DRY
    WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBL E SUBSTANCES.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29CFR 1910.134. ALWAYS USE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
    NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION MAY BE NECESSARY TO CONTROL ANY
    AIR CONTAMINANTS TO WITHIN THEIR TLVS DURING THE USE OF THIS
    PRODUCT.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES AND FULL LENGTH
    FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE
    SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 3.6 FOR 0.2 M SOLN. MATLS TO AVOID: SALTS MAY ENHANCE THE
    DECOMPOSITION OF HYDRAZINE.

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

Boiling Pt:=992.8C, 1819.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=100.C, 212.F
Decomp Temp:=992.8C, 1819.F
Vapor Pres:NOT AVAILABLE
Vapor Density:5.9(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:2.54 (WATER =1)
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT AVAILABLE
Solubility in Water:1150 G/L (5% AQ. SOL.)
Appearance and Odor:SOLID GREEN; ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE W/HYDRAZINE, NITROMETHANE, &  SODIUM HYPOBROMITE. MIXTURE
    OF EITHER POTASSIUM/SODIUM W/CUPRIC CHLORIDE PRODUCES STRONG
    EXPLOSION ON IMPACT. COPPER SALTS CAN FORM EXPLOSIVE ACETYLIDES IN
    CONTACT W/ACETYLENE, COP
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS, ACIDS, EXCESS
    HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORIDE FUMES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:RTECS: CAS#: 10125-13-0: GL7030000.
    LD50/LC50: NOT AVAILABLE. CARCINOGENICITY: COPPER (II) CHLORIDE
    DIHYDRATE: NOT LISTED BY ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH, NTP, OR OSHA.
    EPIDEMIOLOGY, TERATOGENICITY, REPRODUCTIV E EFFECTS, NEUROTOXICITY,
    MUTAGENICITY, OTHER STUDIES: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ECOTOXICITY: ACUTE AQUATIC EFFECTS: 96-HOURS LC50: FATHEAD
    MINNOW: 0.43 MG/L; 96-HOURS LC50: BLUEGILL SUNFISH: 1.25 MG/L;
    48-HOUR LC50: RAINBOW TROUT: 0.4-0.5 MG/L. THIS CHEMICAL IS
    EXPECTED TO CAUSE  LITTLE OXYGEN DEPLETION IN AQUATIC SYSTEM. IT
    HAS A HIGH POTENTIAL TO AFFECT AQUATIC ORGANISMS AND SECONDARY
    WASTE TREATMENT MICROORGANISMS. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: THIS CHEMICAL
    IS NOT LIKELY TO BIOCONCE NTRATE. PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL: NOT AVAILABLE.
    OTHER: NOT AVAILABLE. CLEAN WATER ACT: NONE OF CHEMS IN PROD ARE
    LISTED AS HAZ SUBSTANCES UNDER CWA. CAS# 10125-13-0 IS LISTED AS A
    PRIORITY & TOXIC POLLUTANT	UNDER CLEAN WATER ACT.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT W/FEDERAL,
    STATE, & LOCAL REGULATIONS. RCRA D-SERIES MAX CONCENTRATION OF
    CONTAMINANTS: NONE LISTED. RCRA D-SERIES CHRONIC TOXICITY REFERENCE
    LEVELS: NONE LISTED. RCR A F-SERIES: NONE LISTED. RCRA P-SERIES:
    NONE LISTED. RCRA U-SERIES: NONE LISTED. NOT LISTED AS  MATE RIAL
    BANNED FROM LAND DISPOSAL ACCORDING TO RCRA.

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

Transport Information:US DOT SHIPPING NAME: COPPER CHLORIDE. HAZARD
    CLASS: 8. UN NUMBER: UN2802. PACKING GROUP: III. IMO, IAIA,
    RAID/ADR: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. CANADIAN TDG: SHIPPING NAME:
    COPPER CHLORIDE, HAZARD CLASS : 8(9.2). UN NUMBER: UN2802.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SECTION 302 (RQ): NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN
    THIS MARERIAL HAVE AN RQ. SECTION 302 (TPQ): NONE OF THE CHEMICALS
    IN THIS PRODUCT HAVE A TPQ. SARA CODES: CAS# 10125-13-0: ACUTE,
    CHRONIC. SECTION 313: THIS	MATERIAL CONTAINS COPPER (II) CHLORIDE
    DIHYDRATE (CAS # 10125-13-0, 100%), WHICH IS SUBJECT TO REPORTING
    REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF SARA TITLE III AND CFR PART 373.
    CLEAN AIR ACT: THIS MATERIAL D OES NOT CONTAIN ANY HAZARDOUS AIR
    POLLUTANTS. THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CLASS 1OR 2 OZONE
    DEPLETORS.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA: CAS# 10125-13-0 IS NOT ON THE TSCA
    INVENTORY. IT IS A HYDRATE AND EXEMPT FROM TSCA INVENTORY
    REQUIREMENT (40CFR270.3 (U) (2). HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTING LIST:
    NONE OF THE CHEMICALS ARE ON THE HEA LTH & SAFETY REPORTING LIST.
    CHEMICAL TEST RULES: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE
    UNDER A CHEMICAL TEST RULE. SECTION 12B: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS ARE
    LISTED UNDER TSCA SECTION 12B. TSCA SIGNI FICANT NEW USE RULE: NONE
    OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS MATERIAL HAVE A SNUR UNDER TSCA. OSHA:
    NONE OF TH E CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE CONSIDERED HIGHLY
    HAZARDOUS BY OSHA.
State Regulatory Information:COPPER (II) CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE CAN BE
    FOUND ON FOLLOWING ST RIGHT TO KNOW LISTS: CA, (LISTED AS COPPER),
    CA, (LISTED AS COPPER COMPOUNDS, NOS), N J, (LISTED AS COPPER), FL,
    (LISTED AS COPPER), PA, (LI STED AS COPPER), MINNESOTA (LISTED AS
    COPPER), MA (LISTED AS COPPER).CA-NO SIGNIFICANT RISK LEVEL: NONE
    OF CHEMS IN PROD ARE LISTED.  EUROPEAN/INTERNATIONAL REGS: EUROPEAN
    LABELING I/A/W/EC DIRECTIVES . HAZARD SYMBOLS: T. RISK PHRASES R
    24/25 TOXIC IN CONTACT W/SKIN & IF SWALLOWED. SAFETY PHRASES: S  20
    WHEN USING DO NOT EAT/ DRINK. S 37 WEAR SUITABLE GLOVES. S44 IF YOU
    FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MED ADVICE (SHOW TABLE WHERE POSS). (OTHER INFO)

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