NITROCHEM CORP -- AMMONIUM NITRATE PRILL: INDUSTRIAL GRADE -- 6530-01-444-5476 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:AMMONIUM NITRATE PRILL: INDUSTRIAL GRADE
MSDS Date:03/10/1995
FSC:6530
NIIN:01-444-5476
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:NITROCHEM CORP
Address:1405 N. CEDAR CREST BLVD.  SUITE 209
City:ALLENTOWN
State:PA
ZIP:18108
Country:US
Info Phone Num:610-434-5201
Emergency Phone Num:613-348-3990
Preparer's Name:GLEN R. WEAVER
CAGE:TO397
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INC
Address:100-L MESSINA DR
Box:City:BRAINTREE
State:MA
ZIP:02184
Country:US
Phone:617-356-8888
Contract Num:SP0200-99-A-9970-K156
CAGE:6X653
Company Name:NITROCHEM CORP
Address:1405 N. CEDAR CREST BLVD.  SUITE 209
Box:City:ALLENTOWN
State:PA
ZIP:18108
Country:US
Phone:610-434-5201
CAGE:TO397

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

Ingred Name:AMMONIUM NITRATE
CAS:6484-52-2
RTECS #:BR9050000

Ingred Name:PROPRIETARY MINERAL OIL COATING

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 = 5300 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS AND
    TEARING. SKIN: CONTACT OVER EXTENDED PERIODS WITH DRY SKIN OR FOR
    SHORTER PERIODS WITH MOIST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INHALE: MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION TO MUCOUS MEMBRAN E.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:RATINGS:: INTERNATION AGENCY FOR THE
    RESEARCH ON CANCER - NONE. NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM- NONE.  OSHA
    - NONE.
Effects of Overexposure:MILD SKIN IRRITATION. REDNESS AND TEARING ON
    CONTACT WITH EYES.

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

First Aid:FOR CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES IRRIGATE WITH FRESH WATER FOR
    15 MINUTES. IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF
    INDESTED INDUCE VOMITING AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. FOR INHALATION
    REMOV E TO FRESH AIR AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS MUST BE OUTFITTED IN FULL BUNKER
    GEAR AND POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.USE
    COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER IN EARLY STAGES TO PROVIDE FOR LATENT HEAT
    OF VAPORIZATION. EVA CUATE PERSONNEL IN ADVANCE FIRE STAGE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AMMONIUM NITRATE IS A CHEMICAL WHICH WILL
    LIBERATE OXYGEN, THUS ENHANCING THE COMBUSTION PROCESS AND POSIBLE
    DETONATION!!

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

Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE SPILLED MATERIAL FROM SOURCES OF OPEN
    FLAME AND ORGANIC MATTER. KEEP CIVILIANS AWAY FROM AFFECTED AREA
    AND PREVENT THE MIGRATION OF THE PRODUCT INTO SURFACE WATERS AND
    STORM SYSTEMS. SPILLED P RODUCT CAN BE EASILY SWEPT OR SHOVELED
    INTO A CLEAN DOT APPROVED SHIPPING CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY NON COMBUSTIBLE
    STRUCTURES KEEPING SEPARATE FROM OTHER CHEMICALS, PARTICULARLY
    ORGANICS. DRAINS AND SUMPS SHOULD ALSO BE AVOIDED IN AREAS WHERE
    THE PRODUCT IS MANAGED IN SO FAR THAT  MOLTEN MATERIAL MAY COLLECT
    AND DETONATE DURING A FIRE.
Other Precautions:THE PRODUCTS OF DECOMPOSITION ARE NITROGEN OXIDES
    WHICH APPEAR AS YELLOW TO BROWN FUMES. THESE OXIDES OF NITROGEN
    (NOX) ARE NITRIC OXIDE (NO), NITROUS OXIDE (N20), NITROGEN DIOXIDE
    (N02) AND NITROGEN	TRIOXIDE (NO3). EACH IS EXTREMELY TOXIC AND
    EXPOSURE TO THEM MUST BE AVOIDED.

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

Respiratory Protection:THE USE OF A NIOSH APPROVED PARTICULATE
    RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED IN DUSTY CONDITIONS OR WHERE THE PEL IS
    LIKELY TO BE EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:GENERAL AREA VENTILATION NORMALLY SUFFICIENT
Protective Gloves:USE OF GLOVES IS RECOMMENDED TO AVOID SKIN IRRITATION
    FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE
Eye Protection:USE OF ANSI APPROVED EYE PROTECTION IS RECOMMENDED WHERE
    EYE CONTACT IS EXPECTE
Other Protective Equipment:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.

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

HCC:D1
Melt/Freeze Pt:=168.9C, 336.F
Decomp Temp:=210.C, 410.F
pH:5.4
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID GRANULES WITHOUT ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
PREVENT INADVERTENT MISING WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED METALS AND ORGANIC
    SUBSTANCES SUCH AS SOLVENTS, OILS, AND LUBRICANTS AS WELL AS ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER AMBIENT CONDITIONS. AVOID
    EXPOSING PRODUCT TO OPEN FLAME AND AVOID STORING PRODUCT IN A
    CONFINING MANNER WHERE THEIR IS A LIKELIHOOD OF FIRE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN WHICH ACT AS
    ACCELERANTS TO THE PROCESS OF COMBUSTION.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR

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

Waste Disposal Methods:PREFERENCE MUST BE GIVEN TOWARDS REUSE OR
    RECYCLING, HOWEVER, IF NOT FEASIBLE, WASTE AMMONIUM NITRATE MEETS
    THE DEFINATION OF A CHARACTERISTICALLY HAZARDOUS WASTE (D001) AND
    MUST BE DISPOSED IN ACCORD ANCE WITH EPA RESOURCE, CONSERVATION AND
    RECOVERY ACT, PUBLISHED IN 40 CFR PARTS 261-268.

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

Transport Information:DOT: PROPER SHIPPING NAME: AMMONIUM NITRATE.
    HAZARD DIVISION 5.1. PACKING GROUP III.

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