=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:C-454, CUPRIC CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:03/29/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-477-2936
MSDS Number: BPQTQ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
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 (1:2); (CUPRIC CHLORIDE)  (SARA III)
CAS:7447-39-4
RTECS #:GL7000000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:1 (CU) MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:ANURIA, COMA, CONVUL & DEATH. (CHRONIC) INHAL:
    PRLNGD INHAL OF DUST/MIST MAY CAUSE CONGESTION OF NASAL (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:MUC MEMB, SOMETIMES PHARNYX,& ON OCCAS
    ULCERATION/PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM. ATROPHIC CHANGES IN MUC
    MEMB(ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: WERE NOTED IN SUBJECTS EXPOS TO COMPLEX COPPER SALTS
    FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. INHAL OF COPPER CMPDS HAS (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: CAUSED INJ TO LUNGS/LIVER W/HEMOCHROMATOSIS IN
    ANIMALS. REPROD EFTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN ANIMALS. SKIN: (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: RPTD/PRLNGD CONT W/SOME COPPER SALTS HAS RSLTD IN
    IRRIT, NECROSIS,& GREENISH SKIN DISCOLORATION. ALLERGIC (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6; CONT DERM, ALTHOUGH RARE, HAS BEEN REPORTED. EYE:
    RPTD/PRLNGD CONT W/IRRIT MAY CAUSE CONJUNCT. INGEST: (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: RPTD/PRLNGD INGESTION OF COPPER SALTS HAS PRODUCED
    HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA & LIVER, KIDNEY, & SPLEEN DAMAGE IN ANIMALS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: LIFTING UPPER/LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE
    OF CHEM REMAINS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: DILUTE (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:POIS IMMED W/LRG AMTS OF H*2O/MILK & REMOVE BY
    GASTRIC LAVAGE UNLESS VICTIM IS ALREADY VOMIT.GET MED ATTN (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:IMMED. ADMIN OF GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE PERFORMED
    BY QUALIFIED MED PERS.ANTIDOTE: DECISION AS TO WHETHER(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: SEV OF POIS REQS ADMIN OF ANY ANTIDOTE & ACTUAL
    DOSE REQD SHOULD BE MADE BY QUALIFIED MED PERS. COPPER (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:POIS: GIVE CALCIUM DISODIUM EDETATE 15-25 MG/KG
    (0.08-0.125 ML OF 20% SOLN PER KG BODY WEIGHT)IN 250-500 (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:ML OF 5% DEXTROSE IV OVER 1-2 HR PERIOD TWICE
    DAILY.MAX DOSE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50 MG/KG/DAY. DRUG SHOULD (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:BE GIVEN IN 5-DAY COURSES W/REST PERIOD OF AT LEAST
    2 DAYS BETWEEN COURSES.AFTER FIRST COURSE,SUBSEQUENT (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: COURSES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50 MG/KG/DAY. DAILY
    URINALYSIS SHOULD NOT BE DONE DURING TREATMENT PERIOD. (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:DOSAGE SHOULD BE REDUCED IF ANY UNUSUAL URINARY
    FINDINGS APPEAR. IV ADMIN IS CONTRAINDICATED IN PRESENCE (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:OF ELEVATED CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESS. PENICILLAMINE
    IS ALSO EFT IN COPPER POIS.GIVE UP TO 100 MG/KG/DAY (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:(MAX 1 G/DAY) DIVIDED INTO 4 DOSES FOR NO LONGER
    THAN 1 WEEK.IF LONGER ADMIN PERIOD IS WARRANTED, DOSAGE (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19: SHOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MG/KG/DAY. GIVE DRUG ORALLY,
    HALF AN HR BEFORE MEALS (DREISBACH). ANTIDOTE SHOULD (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: BE ADMINISTERED BY QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:SPILL AREA. FOR LRGR SPILLS, DIKE FAR AHEAD OF
    SPILL FOR LATER DISP. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:RESPONSE CNTR MUST BE NOTIFIED IMMED AT
    (800)424-8802 OR (2O2)426-2675 IN METROPOLITAN (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24: WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA (40 CFR 302.6). DISPOSE IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 140 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:(ACUTE)INHAL: MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF MUC
    MEMB,SORE THROAT, COUGHING, & SHORTNESS OF BRTH. COPPER DUST MAY
    CAUSE ILLNESS SIMILAR TO COMMON COLD W/SENSATIONS OF CHILLS &
    STUFFINESS OF HEAD. SKIN:DIRECT CONT  MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN,&
    IRRIT. COPPER SALTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE ITCHING
    PAPULOVESICULATION, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SKIN DISCOLORATION & ECZEMATOID
    LESIONS. EYE: DIRECT CONT MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN,& BLURRED VISION.
    SOME COPPER SALTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE CONJUNCT, CORNEAL
    ULCERATION,& TURBIDITY POS S W/PALPEBRAL EDEMA. COPPER PARTICULES
    EMBEDDED IN EYE MAY RSLT IN PRONOUNCED FOREIGN-BODY RESPONSE
    W/CHARACT (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING
    RESPIRATORY, LIVER, SKIN, KIDNEY, HEMATOPOIETIC OR WILSON'S
    DISEASE.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG
    HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP.KEEP PERSON WARM/AT REST. TREAT SYMP
    & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG/SHOES
    IMMED . WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF H*2O
    UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. EYE: WASH IMMED W/LRG AMTS OF H*2O/NORM SALINE, OCCAS (ING
    9)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
    STANDARD FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA/FULL PROT
    EQUIP.MOVE CNTNRS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS.COOL CNTNRS EXPOS TO
    FLAMES W/H*2O FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP LEAK IF YOU
    CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. FOR SML SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB
    MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. FOR SML DRY SPILLS,
    W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INT O CLEAN,DRY CNTNR/COVER. MOVE CNTNRS
    FROM (ING 22)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OF SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT
    DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRON PROTECTION AGENCY.
Other Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. MAY BURN BUT
    DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. FLAMMABLE, POISONOUS GASES MAY ACCUMULATE
    IN TANKS AND HOPPER CARS. MAY IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER,
    OIL, ETC.). PRE VENT DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR.

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

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
    CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE AND BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY
    NIOSH/MSHA. FOR LIST OF SPECIFIC SELECTIONS CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
    MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING
    AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT WITH
    SUBSTANCE.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: IS OUT.STAY AWAY FROM STORAGE TANK ENDS. AVOID BRTHG
    CORR VAPS, KEEP UPWIND. EFTS OF OVEREXP: DISCOLORATION OF OCULAR
    TISS. INGEST: MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMIT & DIARR. INGEST OF 
    COPPER SALTS MAY CAUSE AN IMMED METALLIC TASTE, SALIVATION, NAUS,
    EPIGASTRIC BURNING, ULCERS, HEMORR GASTRITIS, (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1819F,993C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1148F,620C
Spec Gravity:3.386 @ 25 C
Solubility in Water:70.6% @ 0F
Appearance and Odor:BROWNISH-YELLOW HYGROSCOPIC MICROCRYSTALLINE
    POWDER.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POTASSIUM, SODIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PREVENT DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC AND CORROSIVE FUMES OF CHLORIDES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:SARA SEC 304 REQS THAT RELS EQUAL TO/>
    REPORTABLE QUANTITY FOR SUBSTANCE BE IMMED REPORTED TO LOC EMER
    PLANNING COMMITTEE & STATE EMER RESPONSE COMMISSION (40 CFR
    355.40). IF RELS OF SUBSTANCE IS REPO RTABLE UNDER CERCLA SEC 103,
    NATIONAL (ING 24)

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