WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC -- FERRIC CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS  -- -
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:FERRIC CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS
MSDS Date:01/12/1987
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.:FF 100
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-0024-0084
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:FERRIC CHLORIDE
CAS:7705-08-0
RTECS #:LJ9100000
= Wt:100.

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DANGER! CAUSES SEVERE BURNS-HARMFUL IF
    SWALLOWED. INHALATION: DUST MAY CAUDE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION. EYES: CAUSES IRRITATION AND/OR BURNS. SKIN: CAUSES
    IRRITATION, PROLONGED CONTACT MAY RE SULT IN BURNS. INGESTION:
    HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
Effects of Overexposure:DANGER! CAUSES SEVERE BURNS-HARMFUL IF
    SWALLOWED. INHALATION: DUST MAY CAUDE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION. EYES: CAUSES IRRITATION AND/OR BURNS. SKIN: CAUSES
    IRRITATION, PROLONGED CONTACT MAY RE SULT IN BURNS. INGESTION:
    HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: AREMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS
    DEVELOP, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES OR SKIN: IMMEDIATELY, FLUSH
    THOROUGHLY WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. FOR EYE,
    GET IMMEDIAT E MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, IF
    CONSCIOUS, GIVE ONE OR TWO GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK, THEN EGG
    WHITES. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SUPPORTING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DISSOCIATES AT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO FORM
    FERROUS CHLORIDE AND TOXIC AND CORROSIVE CHLORINE GAS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER.
    WASH SPILL AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM BICARBONATE

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AND PROTECT
    FROM LIGHT. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING. HIGHLY
    DELIQUESCENT. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD OR
    HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
    HANDLING. WORK IN FUME HOOD IF FUMES OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID ARE
    PRESENT.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL): RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:SMOCK, APRON, EYE WASH STATION, GOGGLES,
    PROPER GLOVES, VENTILATION HOOD.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUTHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:=319.C, 606.2F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=282.C, 539.6F
Vapor Pres:1 MM @ 194C
Spec Gravity:2.804 AT 11C
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NON-VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:READILY SOLUBLE IN WATER.
Appearance and Odor:BLACK CRYSTALLINE POWDER; IRRITATING HYDROCHLORIC
    ACID ODOR IN MOIST AIR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NA

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE-VERY HYDROSCOPIC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:PRODUCES HYDROCHLORIC ACID FUMES ON
    EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE OR LIGHT. CHLORINE GAS AT HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE IN WATER, NEUTRALIZE WITH SODIUM
    BICARBONATE AND FLUSH TO SEWER WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.
    DISCHARGE, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE
    OR LOCAL LAWS.

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

Transport Information:DOT: OTHER REGULATED MATERIAL-B

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

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