WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC -- MAGNESIUM NITRATE -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MAGNESIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:11/20/1992
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== 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.:MM 90
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:MDA414-99-A-0024-0085
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:MAGNESIUM NITRATE HEXAHYDRATE
CAS:13446-18-9
RTECS #:OM3756000
= Wt:100.

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

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HARMFUL IS SWALLOWED.	INHALATION:
    DUST OR MIST MAY CAUSE LOCAL IRRITATION, INGESTION: MAY CAUSE
    DIURESIS AND PERHAPS CATHARSIS. SOME EXTREME CASES MAY SHOW
    CYANOSIS  (BLUE SKIN) AND FALLING BLOOD PRE SSURE, INDICATED BY
    HEADACHE, FLUSH SKIN, VOMITING, DIZZINESS. SKIN: CONCENTRATED
    AQUEOUS SOLUTION OR DUST MAY CAUSE LOCAL IRRITATION. EYES: MAY
    CAUSE LOCAL IRRITATION.
Effects of Overexposure:DANGER! STRONG OXIDIZER! HARMFUL IS SWALLOWED. 
    INHALATION: DUST OR MIST MAY CAUSE LOCAL IRRITATION, INGESTION: MAY
    CAUSE DIURESIS AND PERHAPS CATHARSIS. SOME EXTREME CASES MAY SHOW
    CYANOSIS  (BLUE SK IN) AND FALLING BLOOD PRESSURE, INDICATED BY
    HEADACHE, FLUSH SKIN, VOMITIN, DIZZINESS. SKIN: CONCENTRATED
    AQUEOUS SOLUTION OR DUST MAY CAUSE LOCAL IRRITATION. EYES: MAY
    CAUSE LOCAL IRRITATION.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. IF
    IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH
    WITH WATER, THEN WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR, IF  BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN BY TRAINED
    PERSONNEL. INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE ONE OR TWO
    GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK, INDUCE VOMITING. REPEAT UNTIL VOMIT
    FLUID IS CLEAR. CALL PHY SICIAN.

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

Flash Point:NA
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY; CARBON DIOXIDE ( CO2); DRYCHEMICAL
    (ABC).
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. AVOID
    SPLATTERING MOLTEN MATERIAL. FLOOD WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IN
    EARLY STAGES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:STRONG OXIDIZER! CONTACT WITH OTHER
    MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRES. FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE
    HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT. GREATLY INCREASES BURNING RATE OF
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER FOR USE IF NOT CONTAMINATED. DISSOLVE
    IN WATER AND FLUSH TO SEWER WITH COPIUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, HEAT, SPARKS, OR OPEN FLAMES. WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT
    IN USE.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. REMOVE AND WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR
    DRUG, FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REAH OF CHILDREN.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
    HANDLING, IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR
    WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL): RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES, SMOCK, SPRON, EYE WASH STATION,
    PROPER GLOVES, FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:=330.C, 626.F
B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=95.C, 203.F
Decomp Temp:=330.C, 626.F
Vapor Pres:WATER VAPOR ONLY
Vapor Density:WATER ONLY
Spec Gravity:1.464 AT 25C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:44 GRAMS PER 100 ML WATER
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR COLORLESS CRYSTALS: NO ODOR.
Corrosion Rate:NA

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, OXIDIZABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. EXAMPLES: EASILY
    OXIDIZABLE ORGANICS, ALUMINUM DUST, CYANIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES OF 330C AND OVER. (ANHYDROUS
    FORM DECOMPOSES THERE.)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC NITRIC ACID FUMES AND SOMETIMES
    NITROGEN TETROXIDE ARE REPORTED. ALSO MAY YIELD HAZARDOUS MIST IN
    RANGE 110-330C.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Ecological:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THES DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. SMALL
    QUANTITIES MAY BE DISPOS ED OF BY FLUSHING INTO SEWER OR IF
    UNCONTAMINATED MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN A SANITARY LANDFILL.

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

Transport Information:DOT: MAGNESIUM NITRATE, 5.1, UN1474.

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

State Regulatory Information:

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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