SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP -- CHROMIUM AA STANDARD, ACHRO -- 6810-00N069427 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CHROMIUM AA STANDARD, ACHRO
MSDS Date:10/06/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N069427
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
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:CHROMIUM (III) NITRATE, NONAHYDRATE (1:3:9); (CHROMIC
    NITRATE). LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 3250 MG/KG
CAS:7789-02-8
RTECS #:GB6300000
Fraction by Wt: 0.77%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:NITRIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7697-37-2
RTECS #:QU5775000
Fraction by Wt: 6.2%
OSHA PEL:2 PPM
ACGIH TLV:2 PPM/4 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 93%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:& THORO WASH CONTAMD SKIN W/RUNNING WATER &
    NON-ABRASIVE SOAP. BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL TO CLEAN (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:FOLDS, CREVICES, CREASES & GROIN. COLD WATER MAY BE
    USED. IF IRRIT PERSISTS, SEEK MED ATTN. WASH CONTAMD (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:CLTHG BEFORE REUSING. SERIOUS SKIN CONT:WASH
    W/DISINFECTANT SOAP & COVER CONTAMD SKIN W/ANTI-BACTERIAL (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:CREAM. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. INHAL:ALLOW VICTIM TO
    REST IN WELL VENT AREA. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. SERIOUS (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:INHAL:EVAC VICTIM TO SAFE AREA AS SOON AS POSS.
    LOOSEN TIGHT CLTHG SUCH AS COLLAR, TIE, BELT/WAISTBAND. (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, ADMIN OXYG. IF VICTIM IS NOT
    BRTHG, PERFORM MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. WARNING:IT (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:MAY BE DANGEROUS TO PERSON PROVIDING AID TO GIVE
    MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION WHEN INHALED MATL IS TOX, (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:INFECTIOUS/CORR. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST:DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMIT. HAVE CONSCIOUS PERSON DRINK SEVERAL (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:GLASSES OF WATER/MILK. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. SERIOUS
    INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. EXAMINE LIPS & MOUTH TO (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:ASCERTAIN WHETHER TISS ARE DMGD, POSS INDICATION
    THAT TOX MATL WAS INGESTED; ABSENCE OF SUCH SIGNS, (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:HOWEVER, IS NOT CONCLUSIVE. LOOSEN TIGHT CLTHG SUCH
    AS COLLAR, TIE, BELT/WAISTBAND, IF VICTIM IS NOT (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:BRTHG, PERFORM MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. SEEK
    IMMED MED ATTN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL RELEASE:KEEP SUBSTANCE DAMP USING H*2O SPRAY. DO NOT
    TOUCH SPILLED MATL. USE H*2O SPRAY CURTAIN TO DIVERT (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:VAP DRIFT. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. PVNT
    ENTRY INTO SEWERS, BASEMENTS/CONFINED AREAS; DIKE IF (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:NEEDED. CALL FOR ASSISTANCE ON DISPOSAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:SUITABLE PROT CLTHG. IF INGESTED, SEEK MED
    ADVICE IMMED & SHOW CNTNR/LBL. KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPATS AS(ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:REDUCING AGENTS, COMBUST MATLS, ORG MATLS, METALS,
    ACIDS, ALKALIS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:SPECIALIST BEFORE HANDLING THIS PRODUCT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT:FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:CORR TO SKIN & EYES ON CONT.
    LIQ/SPRAY MIST MAY PRDCE TISS DMG PARTICULARLY ON MUC MEMB OF EYES,
    MOUTH & RESP TRACT. SKIN CONT MAY PRDCE BURNS. INHAL OF SPRAY MIST
    MAY PRDCE SEV IRRIT OF RESP TR ACT, CHARACT BY COUGH,
    CHOKING/SHORTNESS OF BREATH. PROD IS SEV EYE IRRITANT. PRLNGD EXPOS
    MAY RSLT (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:IN SKIN BURNS & ULCERATIONS. OVEREXP
    BY INHAL MAY CAUSE RESP IRRIT. SEV OVEREXP CAN RSLT IN DEATH. CAN
    BE FATAL IF INHALED/INGESTED. CHRONIC:RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS TO
    SUBSTANCE CAN PRDCE TARGET OR GANS DMG. RPTD/PRLNGD CONT W/SPRAY
    MISTMAY PRDCE CHRONIC EYE IRRIT & SEV SKIN IRRIT. RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS
    TO SPRAY(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYE:CHECK FOR & REMOVE ANY CONT LENSES. IMMED FLUSH W/RUNNING
    WATER FOR @ LEAST 15 MINS, KEEPING EYELIDS OPEN. COLD WATER MAY BE
    USED. DO NOT USE EYE OINTMENT. SEEK MED ATTN. SKIN:IF CHEM GOT ONTO
    CLO THED PORTION OF BODY, REMOVE CONTAMD CLOTHES AS QUICKLY AS
    POSS, PROTECTING YOUR OWN HANDS & BODY. PLACE VICTIM UNDER DELUGE
    SHOWER. IF CHEM TOUCHES VICTIM'S EXPOS SKIN, SUCH AS HANDS; GENTLY
    (ING 4)

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

Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
    .
Fire Fighting Procedures:NON FLAMMABLE. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA &
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTREMELY EXPLOSIVE IN PRESENCE OF
    REDUCING MATERIALS, OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, OF ORGANIC MATERIALS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SM SPILL:DILUTE W/WATER & MOP UP/ABSORB
    W/INERT DRY MATL & PLACE IN APPROP WASTE DISP CNTNR. LG SPILL:CORR
    LIQ. OXIDIZING MATL. POIS LIQ. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT RISK. ABSORB
    W/DRY EARTH, SAND/OTHER NON-CO MBUST MATL(WOOD, PAPER, OIL,
    CLTHG...).(ING 16)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAY CORRODE METALLIC SURF. STORE IN
    METALLIC/COATED FIBREBOARD DRUM USING STORNG POLYETHYLENE INNER
    PACKAGE. KEEP LOCKED UP. KEEP CNTNR DRY.
Other Precautions:CORR MATLS SHOULD BE STORED IN SEPARATE SFTY STOR
    CABINET/ROOM. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNIT.
    KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUST MATLS. DO NOT INGEST. DO NOT BREATHE GAS,
    FUMES, VAP/SPRAY.  NEVER ADD WATER TO PROD. WEAR (ING 19)

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

Respiratory Protection:VAPOR RESPIRATOR. BE SURE TO USE NIOSH/MSHA
    APPRVD RESP OR EQUIVALENT. WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR WHEN
    VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE EXHAUST VENT/OTHER ENGINEERING CTLS TO KEEP
    AIRBORNE CONC OF VAPS BELOW RESPECTIVE THRESHOLD LIM VALUE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG & (ING 22)
Other Protective Equipment:BOOTS. ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE
    SHOWER . SUGGESTED PROT CLTHG MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT; CONSULT (ING
    21)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:REACTIVE W/ACIDS. HAZ DECOMP PROD:STAINLESS STEEL(304),
    STAINLESS STEEL(316). NON-CORR IN PRESENCE OF GLASS. EFTS OF
    OVEREXP:MIST MAY PRDCE RESP TRACT IRRIT LEADING TO FREQUENT ATTACKS
     OF BRONCH INFECTION. RPTD EXPOS TO HIGHLY TOX MATL MAY PRDCE
    DETERIORATION OF HLTH BY ACCUM IN 1 OF MANY HUMAN ORGANS.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:210F,99C
Vapor Pres:19.25 @20C
Vapor Density:0.62
Spec Gravity:1.03 (WATER =1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:EASILY SOL IN H*2O
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR YELLOW LIQUID.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
EXTREMELY REACTIVE/INCOMPAT W/REDUCING AGENTS, COMBUST MATLS, ORG
    MATLS, METALS, ALKALIS. SLIGHTLY REACTIVE TO (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HIGHLY CORR IN PRESENCE OF STEEL,
    ALUMINUM, ZINC, COPPER. VERY SLIGHTLY TO SLIGHTLY CORR IN PRESENCE
    OF (SUPDAT)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE TO PROCESS, IF POSSIBLE. CONSULT YOUR
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

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