SCIENCE KIT & BOREAL LABORATORIES -- LITHIUM NITRATE  -- 6810-00D003484
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LITHIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:11/20/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00D003484
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SCIENCE KIT & BOREAL LABORATORIES
Address:777 EAST PARK DRIVE
City:TONAWANDA
State:NY
ZIP:14150-6708
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-874-6020
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-3900 OR 716-874-6020
Preparer's Name:ALEXANDER A. PICCINILLI
CAGE:57020
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SCIENCE KIT INC
Address:777 E PARK DR
Box:City:TONAWANDA
State:NY
ZIP:14150-6708
Country:US
Phone:716-874-6020
CAGE:57020

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

Ingred Name:LITHIUM NITRATE
CAS:7790-69-4
RTECS #:QU9200000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:PRODUCT'S LD50 (ORAL RAT) WAS NOT STATED
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION:DUST MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
    IRRITATION W/COUGHING, SORE THROAT. INGESTION:NITRATES MAY CAUSE
    DIZZINESS, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, VOMITING, BLOODY DIARRHEA, WEAKNESS,
    CONVULSIONS & COLLAPSE. SYMPTOM S SIMILAR TO CHRONIC INGESTION MAY
    OCCUR SEVERAL HOURS LATER. SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. EYE:MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MANUFACTURER GAVE NO INFORMATION ABOUT
    CARCINOGENICITY. HMIS DOES NOT EXPECT IT TO BE CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION:RESPIRATORY IRRITATION W/COUGHING,
    SORE THROAT. INGESTION:DIZZINESS, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, VOMITING,
    BLOODY DIARRHEA, WEAKNESS, CONVULSIONS & COLLAPSE. SKIN:IRRITATION.
    EYE:IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MFR GAVE NO INFORMATION ON MSDS.

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

First Aid:IF ANY IRRITATION PERSISTS OR SEVERE, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    EYE:FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MIN. SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & WATER. REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. INHALED:REMOVE FROM
    CONTAMINAT ED AREA. AID OR RESTORE BREATHING AS NEEDED.
    INGESTED:GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF MILK OR WATER TO DRINK AND INDUCE
    VOMITING & GET IMMEDIATED MEDICAL ATTENTION. NOTHING BY MOUTH IF
    UNCONCIOUS.

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

Flash Point:NON COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER SPRAY MAY VE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS. WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH SCBA W/FULL
    FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND MODE..
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE:STRONG OXIDIZER. MAY CAUSE IGNITION
    W/COMBUSTIBLES. EXPLOSION:STRONG OXIDANT. MAY EXPLODE IF SHOCKED,
    OR EXPOSED TO HEAT. ALSO RISK OF DUST EXPLOSION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER FOR USE IF POSSIBLE. VENTILATE AREA.
    CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST.
    SWEEP UP & PLACE IN WUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:MFR GAVE NO INFORMATION ON MSDS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT
    IN USE. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
    COMBUSTIBLE MATEREIALS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE.
Other Precautions:DEEP FROM CONTACT W/ORGANIC, OXIDIZABLE & COMBUSTIBLE
    MATERIALS. REMOVE & WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY. AVOID
    CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
    DUSTY CONTAINTIONS PREVAIL WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A NIOSH
    APPROVED DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION &/OR LOCAL EXHAUST
    RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES, PROPER GLOVES, LAB COAT, EYE WASH
    STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:MFR:?.	HMIS:USE GOOD CHEMICAL HYGIENE
    PRACTICES. AVOID CONTACT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
    HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

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

HCC:D1
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1112F,600C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:484F,251C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:1112F,600C
Vapor Pres:NO DATA
Vapor Density:NO DATA
Spec Gravity:2.38
Solubility in Water:90 GM / 100 ML
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GRANULES, NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZABLE, ORGANIC & COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. ALUMINUM, BORON PHOSPHIDE,
    CYANDDES, ESTERS, THIOCYANATES, PHOSPHORUS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT & TEMPERATURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS NITROGEN OXIDES WHEN HEATED TO
    DECOMPOSITION.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL LAWS. THESE GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED FOR
    DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED
    FOR RECLAMATION MAY  BE DILIVERED TO AN APPROVED DISPOSAL FACILITY.

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