SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP -- CUPRIC ACETATE MONOHYDRATE  -- 6810-00F045352
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CUPRIC ACETATE MONOHYDRATE
MSDS Date:03/24/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F045352
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO STREET
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-9985
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

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

Ingred Name:CUPRIC ACETATE MONOHYDRATE	*95-4*
CAS:6046-93-1
RTECS #:AG3500000
Fraction by Wt: 100%

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY
    TRACT, PULMONARY EDEMA. ATROPHIC CHANGES FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
    SKIN: REPEATED/PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE NECROSIS. ALLERGIC
    CONTACT DERMATITIS. EYES: CONJUNC TIVITIS, TURBIDITY W/PALPEBRAL
    EDEMA. (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, SORE THROAT, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH, DIGESTIVE DISORDERS, FEVER, CHILLS, STUFFY HEAD,
    CONGESTION, ULCERATION & PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM, REDNESS,
    PAIN, ITCHING PAPULOVESICULAR &  ECZEMATOID LESION/BLURRED
    VISION/CORNEAL ULCERATIONS/SALIVATION/ABDOMINAL
    PAIN/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NEEDED. KEEP
    WARM & QUIET. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. SKIN: WASH
    W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS.
    EYES: IMMEDIATEL Y WASH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE FOR
    15-20 MINS. INGESTION: DILUTE THE POISON IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE
    AMOUNTS OF WATER/MILK & REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE UNLESS ALREADY
    VOMITING. (SEE SUPP)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. LARGE:
    WATER SPRAY, FOG/REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR A SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
    PRESSURE-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. SAFELY REMOVE
    CONTAINER. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT/FLAME. DON'T SCATTER SPILLED MATERIAL W/HIGH PRESSURE WATER
    STREAMS. DIKE FIRE-CONTROL FOR LATER DISPOSAL.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
    CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION/LATER DISPOSAL. DON'T FLUSH MATERIAL
    INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM IMCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:MAY BURN BUT DOESN'T IGNITE READILY.

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

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
    CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUSTN'T EXCEED THE
    WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR & BE JOINTLY APPROVED BY
    NIOSH-MSHA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MEET PELS. EQUIPMENT MUST BE
    EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:DUST RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLES & FACESHIELD,
    IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK DRENCH SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
    BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPECIAL FIRE CONT'D: KEEP UPWIND. HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D: COPPER
    PARTICLES EMBEDDED MAY RESULT IN PRONOUNCED FOREIGN-BODY RESPONSE
    W/CHARACTERISTIC DISCOLORATION OF OCULAR TISSUE. FIRST AID CONT'D:
    ADM INISTRATION OF GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BEPERFORMED BY QUALIFIED
    PHYSICIAN. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:239F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:464F
Spec Gravity:1.882
Solubility in Water:7.2% IN COLD WATER
Appearance and Odor:DARK GREEN POWDER/CRYSTALS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COPPER SALTS- ACETYLENE, HYDRAZINE, NITROMETHANE, STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS/OPEN FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL: TOXIC & HAZARDOUS OXIDES OF
    COPPER

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.

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