FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- LITHIUM NITRATE, L132500  -- 6810-00N027276
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LITHIUM NITRATE, L132500
MSDS Date:10/29/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N027276
=== 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:OTHER PROT EQUIP:EMPLOYER SHOULD PROVIDE EYE WASH FOUNTAIN
    W/IN IMMED WORK AREA FOR EMERGENCY USE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY/PARKINSONISM. RARELY,
    INORG NITRATES MAY BE CONVERTED TO NITRITES BY (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:NITRATE-REDUCING BACTERIA IN DIGESTIVE TRACT,
    RESULTING IN METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. CHRONIC:INGEST:RPTD/PRLNG (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:INGEST OF LITHIUM SALTS MAY CAUSE SYMPS AS DETAILED
    IN ACUTE INGEST. IN ADDN, METALLIC TASTE, DRY MOUTH, (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:EXCESS THIRST, ABDOM PAIN & INCONTINENCE OF URINE &
    MENTAL LAPSES, DYSPRAXIA, DROW, HDCH, UNCON & COMA. (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION, INCR INTRACRANIAL PRESS &
    PAPILLEDEMA MAY OCCUR. LEUKOCYTOSIS IS FAIRLY COMMON. (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:OTHER EFTS MAY INCL ENDOCRINE SYS DISTURBS,
    TRANSITORY NEPHROTIC SYNDROME & DERMATOLOGICAL EFTS W/CUTANEOUS(ING
    9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:ULCERS, ALOPECIA & EDEMA. SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION MAY
    OCCUR. DEATH MAY OCCUR DUE TO RENAL FAILURE, BRAIN DMG/ (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:PULM COMPLICATIONS. EXPOS TO NITRATES MAY CAUSE
    ANEMIA, NEPHRITIS & POSS METHEMOGLOBINEMIA. TARGET ORGANS:(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:POISONING BY LITHIUM SALTS MAY AFFECT THE NERVOUS
    SYSTEM, KIDNEYS & THYROID.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:& LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS
    (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MD IMMED. INGEST:IF VICTIM (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:IS CONSCIOUS & PRODUCTIVE VOMIT HAS NOT ALREADY
    OCCURRED, REMOVE POISON BY IPECAC EMESIS/GASTRIC LAVAGE. (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:MAINT AIRWAY, RESP & BLOOD PRESS. GET MD. ADMIN OF
    GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED MED PERS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP.
    FOR LGR SPILLS, DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:DISPOSAL. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE
    HAZARD AREA & DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:NITRIC ACID, LITHIUM SALT; (LITHIUM NITRATE)
CAS:7790-69-4
RTECS #:QU9200000
Fraction by Wt: 100%

Ingred Name:EXPLO HAZ:CNTCT W/EASILY OXIDIZABLE, ORG/OTHER COMBUST
    MATLS MAY RESULT IN IGNIT, VIOLENT COMBUST/EXPLOSION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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:DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF
    MUC MEMBS. IF SUFFICIENT QTYS ARE ABSORBED, SYSTEMIC POISONING MAY
    OCCUR AS DETAILED IN ACUTE INGEST. SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRIT. EYE:DUST
    MAY IRRIT. INGEST:LG DOSE OF LI THIUM SALTS MAY CAUSE SEV
    GASTROENTERITIS & EFTS ON CNS, RENAL FUNCTION, & FLUID &
    ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SYMPS, POSS DELAYED, MAY INCL NAUS,
    VOMIT, THIRST, ANOREXIA, DIARR, BLURRED VISION, DROW, WEAK, TREMOR,
    STAG, BRADYCARDIA & COMA. IN SEV CASES, DEATH MAY OCCUR DUE TO
    RENAL FAILURE/CARDIAC/PU LM COMPLICATIONS. SURVIVORS MAY HAVE
    LONG-LASTING/PERM SEQUELAE, MOSTLY OF CEREBELLAR NATURE BUT,
    SOMETIMES W/ (ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/SIGNIFICANT
    CARDIOVASCULAR OR RENAL DISEASE, SODIUM & WATER IMBALANCE &
    PRE-EXISTING HYPOTHYROIDISM. TASKS REQUIRING ALERTNESS MAY BE
    IMPAIRED.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
    STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & @ REST. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM
    CLTHG & SHOES IMMED . WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG
    AMTS OF H*2O UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET
    MD IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF H*2O/NORM SALINE, OCCAS
    LIFTING UPPER (ING 12)

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEMICAL, CO*2 OR HALON. FOR
    LARGER FIRES, FLOOD AREA W/WATER FROM A DISTANCE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD PRESS DEMAND/POS PRESS
    SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT
    W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING H*2O (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIG FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT/FLAME. OXIDIZERS:DECOMP, ESP WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD O*2/OTHER
    GASES WHICH WILL INCR BURNING RATE OF COMBUST MATTER. (ING 2)

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

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUST (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC) AWAY FROM
    SPILLED MATL. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. FOR SM DRY SPILLS, W/CLEAN
    SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY CNTNR & COVER; MOVE CNTNRS FROM
    SPILL AREA. FOR SM	LIQ SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND, EARTH/OTHER(ING 15)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS WHEN STORING SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT
    DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
Other Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. STORE IN
    TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR BASED ON
    CONTAMINATION LEVEL FOUND IN WORKPLACE & ON SPECIFIC OPERATION.
    REFER TO ORIGINAL MSDS FOR SPECIFIC SELECTIONS .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION
    SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:APPROP PROT(IMPERVIOUS)CLTHG & EQUIP. WHERE
    THERE IS ANY POSS THAT EMPLOYEE'S EYES MAY BE EXPOSED TO SUBSTANCE,
    (ING 17)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:TO SIDES OF CNTNRS EXPOSED TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFT
    FIRE IS OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE
    HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ; IF IMPOSS, W/DRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN.
    FLO OD W/H*2O. COOL CNTNRS. APPLY H*2O FROMAS GREAT A DIST AS POSS.
    EVACUATE TO A DISTANCE OF 2500 FT.

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

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1112F,600C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:507F,264C
Spec Gravity:2.38
pH:NEUT
Solubility in Water:89.8% @ 28C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, DILIQUESCENT CRYSTALS, GRANULES OR
    POWDER.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
PROPENE & SO*2. CITRIC ACID, ESTERS, PHOSPHINATES, PHOSPHOROUS,
    POTASSIUM HEXANITROCOBALTATE(3-), REDUCTANTS, TIN(II).
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CNTCT W/COMBUST MATLS (WOOD, PAPER,
    FUEL, OILS, ETC); IGNIT/EXPLO MAY RESULT. AVOID CONTAM OF WATER
    SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC NO*X.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:EXOTHERMIC POLYMERIZATION MAY BE
    INITIATED BY LIGHT AT 20C IN ENCLOSED CLEAR CONTAINERS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT DISTRICT
    DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

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