MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC -- AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE (10-35% NH3), 1177  -- 6810-00N090195
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE (10-35% NH3), 1177
MSDS Date:09/08/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N090195
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LN
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:HO851
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:HO851
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829

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

Ingred Name:AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA). LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 350 MG/KG.
CAS:1336-21-6
RTECS #:BQ9625000
Fraction by Wt: 21-72%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 28-79%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:AMMONIA (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7664-41-7
RTECS #:BO0875000
Fraction by Wt: 10-35%
OSHA PEL:50 PPM
ACGIH TLV:25 PPM; 35 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: W/DILUTE ACID SUCH AS ACETIC, HYDROCHLORIC OR
    SULFURIC. ABSORB NEUTRALIZED CAUSTIC RESIDUE ON CLAY, (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: VERMICULITE OR OTHER INERT SUBSTANCE & PACKAGE IN
    SUITABLE CNTNR FOR DISP. US REGS (CERCLA) REQ REPORTING (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: SPILLS & RELEASES TO SOIL, WATER & AIR IN EXCESS OF
    REPORTABLE QTYS. TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR COAST GUARD NRC (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: IS 800-424-8802. JT BAKER NEUTRACIT(TM)-2 OR
    BUCAIM(TM) CAUSTIC NEUTRALIZERS RECOM FOR SPILLS OF THIS PROD.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH: REQS. PROCESSING, USE OR CONTAM OF THIS
    PROD MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. STATE & LOCAL (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: DISP REGS MAY DIFFER FROM FED DISP REGS. DISPOSE OF
    CNTNR & UNUSED CONTENTS I/A/W FED, STATE & LOCAL REQS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:OR INSTANCES WHERE EXPOS LEVELS ARE NOT KNOWN,
    USE NIOSH APPRVD FULL-FACEPIECE POS-PRESS, AIR-SUPPLIED(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: RESP. WARNING: AIR PURIFYING RESPS DO NOT PROTECT
    WORKERS IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT: PREFERRED BECAUSE IT CAN CONTROL EMISSIONS OF
    CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION OF IT (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12; INTO GENERAL WORK AREA. PLEASE REFER TO ACGIH
    DOCUMENT. INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION, A MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: PRACTICES, MOST RECENT EDITION, FOR DETAILS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: AS APPROP TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
    NEOPRENE & NITRILE RUBBER ARE RECOM MATLS. POLYVINYL (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: ALCOHOL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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:INHAL: VAPS & MISTS CAUSE IRRIT TO
    RESPIRATORY TRACT. HIGHER CONCS CAN CAUSE BURNS, PULMONARY EDEMA &
    DEATH. BRIEF EXPOSURE TO 5000 PPM CAN BE FATAL. INGEST: TOXIC! MAY
    CAUSE CORROSION TO ESOPHAGUS &  STOMACH W/PERFORATION &
    PERITONITIS. SYMPS MAY INCLUDE PAIN IN MOUTH, CHEST & ABDOMEN
    W/COUGHING, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: VOMITING & COLLAPSE. INGESTION OF AS
    LITTLE AS 3-4 ML MAY BE FATAL. SKIN CONTACT: CAUSES IRRIT & BURNS
    TO SKIN. EYE CONTACT: VAPS CAUSE IRRIT. SPLASHES CAUSE SEVERE PAIN,
    EYE DAMAGE & PERM B LINDNESS. CHRONIC: RPTD EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE
    DAMAGE TO TISSUES OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES, UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT,
    EYES & SKIN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING EYE
    DISORDERS OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE
    TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS MATERIAL.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. CALL MD IMMED. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.
    GIVE LG QTYS OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCON. GET
    MED ATT N IMMED. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH SKIN W/PLENTYOF WATER FOR AT LST
    15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. CALL MD IMMED. WASH
    CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. EYES:IMMED FLUSH EYES W/GENTLE BUT LG STREAM OF
    (SUPDAT)

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

Lower Limits:16%
Upper Limits:25%
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTING SURROUNDING FIRE.
    USE WATER SPRAY TO BLANKET FIRE, COOL FIRE EXPOSED CNTNRS &
    (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLAMMABLE VAPORS MAY ACCUMULATE IN
    CONFINED SPACES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENT WORK AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. KEEP UNNEC &
    UNPROT PEOPLE AWAY FROM AREA OF SPILL. WEAR APPROP PPE AS
    SPECIFIED. CNTN & RECOVER LIQ WHEN POSS. DO NOT FLUSH CAUSTIC
    RESIDUES TO SEWER. RESIDUES FROM SPIL LS CAN BE DILUTED W/WATER,
    NEUTRALIZED (ING 4)
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE ACID SUCH AS ACETIC, HYDROCHLORIC OR
    SULFURIC.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CNTNR, STORED
    IN COOL, DRY, VENTD AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. SEPARATE
    FROM INCOMPATIBLES. STORE BELOW 25C.
Other Precautions:PROTECT FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT. CONTAINERS OF THIS
    MATERIAL MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY SINCE THEY RETAIN PRODUCT
    RESIDUES (VAPORS, LIQUID); OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
    LISTED FOR THE PRODUCT.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOS LIM EXCEEDED, NIOSH APPRVD FULL
    FACEPIECE RESP W/AMMONIA/METHYLAMINE CARTRIDGE MAY BE WORN UP TO 50
    TIMES EXPOS LIM OR MAXIMUM USE CONC SPECIFIED BY APPROP REGULATORY
    AGENCY OR RESP SUPPLIER,  WHICHEVER IS LOWEST. FOR EMERS (ING 10)
Ventilation:SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS RECOM TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS
    BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. LOC EXHST VENT IS GENERALLY(ING 12)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES; NEOPRENE/NITRILE REC.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 15)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG INCL BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON/COVERALLS
    (ING 16)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 11.6(1.0N). EXTING MEDIA:TO FLUSH NON-IGNITED SPILLS/VAPS AWAY FROM
    FIRE. MATLS TO AVOID: SILVER PERMANGANATE, OLEUM,
    BETA-PROPIOLACTONE. MOST COMMON METALS. FIRST AID PROC: WATER FOR
    AT LST 15 MI N, LIFTING LOWER & UPPER EYELIDS OCCASNLY. CALL MD
    IMMED. IMMED ACTION IS CRITICAL TO MINIMIZE POSSIBILITY OF
    BLINDNESS.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:96.8F,36.0C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-98F,-72C
Vapor Pres:115 @ 20C
Vapor Density:0.60 NH3
Spec Gravity:0.9 (28% NH4OH)
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:INFINITELY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS SOLUTION; AMMONIA ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ACROLEIN, DIMETHYL SULFATE, HALOGENS, SILVER NITRATE, PROPYLENE
    OXIDE, NITROMETHANE, SILVER OXIDE, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SUNLIGHT, INCOMPATIBLES, SOURCES OF
    IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING MAY PRODUCE AMMONIA, NITROGEN
    OXIDES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING
    SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROP & APPRVD WASTE FACILITY. ALTHOUGH NOT
    LISTED RCRA HAZ WASTE, THIS MATL MAY EXHIBIT ONE/MORE CHARACTS OF
    HAZ WASTE & REQ APPR OP ANALYSIS TO DETERM SPECIFIC DISPOSAL(ING 8)

 Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
 This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
 of Defense.  The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
 expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
 disclaims all liability for its use.  Any person utilizing this
 document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
 assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
 particular situation.