JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG CO -- 10251 NICKEL PELLETS  -- 6850-00F034372
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:10251 NICKEL PELLETS
MSDS Date:04/12/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F034372
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG CO
Address:30 BOND ST
City:WARD HILL
State:MA
ZIP:01835-0747
Country:US
Info Phone Num:508-777-1970/508-521-6300
Emergency Phone Num:508-777-1970/508-521-6300
CAGE:0JVJ1
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG CO INC ALFA AESAR
Address:30 BOND ST
Box:City:WARD HILL
State:MA
ZIP:01835-0747
Country:US
Phone:978-521-6300
CAGE:0JVJ1

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

Ingred Name:NICKEL (SOLUBLE) (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH, NTP.
    SUSPECTED ANIMAL CARCINOGEN BY IARC - GROUP 2B) *93-4*
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:1 MG/CUM
OSHA PEL:1 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:0.05 MG/CUM IC

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION:
    HEMOLYSIS/HEMATURIA/JAUNDICE/ANORIA. SKIN: SENSITIZATION/NICHEL
    ITCH/ENYTHEMA/ECZEMA. EYES: IRRITATION. INHALATION:
    IRRITATION/PULMONARY SENSITIZATION. STUDIES SHOW AN INCREASED
    INCIDENCE O F CANCER OF THE NASAL CAVITY/LUNG & LARYNX IN NICKEL
    REFINERY WORKERS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:VOMITING/WATERY/BLOODY
    DIARRHEA/CONVULSIONS/COLLAPSE/ITCHING/BURNING/IRRITATION
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE

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

First Aid:SKIN: FLOOD W/PLENTY OF WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15
    MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Extinguishing Media:DON'T USE WATER/CO2. USE DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING
    AGENTS/DRY SAND/DRY GROUND DOLOMITE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA/FLAME & CHEMICAL
    RESISTANT CLOTHING/HATS/BOOTS & GLOVES. REMOVE MATERIAL FROM FIRE
    AREA W/OUT RISK.

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. COVER W/DRY
    SAND/VERMICULITE. MIX WELL & CAREFULLY TRANSFER TO A CONTAINER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
    IN A COOL/DRY/WELL VENTILATED AREA.
Other Precautions:HAVE EYEWASH CAPABLE OF SUSTAINED FLUSHING/SAFETY
    DRENCH SHOWER & HYGIENIC FACILITIES FOR WASHING.

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

Respiratory Protection:HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICLE
Ventilation:LABORATORY FUME HOOD
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT/APRON/FLAME & CHEMICAL RESISTANT
    COVERALLS, EYEWASH, SAFETY DRENCH SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATERIALS TO AVOID CON'T: ALUMINUM
    TRICHLORIDE/P-DIOXANE/HYDROGEN/METHANOL/COMBUSTIBLE
    SUBSTANCES/SELENIUM/PHOSPHORUS/FLUORINE/PERFORMIC ACID.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4946F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2647.4F
Vapor Pres: 0
Spec Gravity:8.908
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER METALLIC ELEMENT W/NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS/OXIDIZING AGENTS/SULFUR/TITANIUM/AMMONIUM NITRATE/POTASSIUM
    PERCHLORATE/HYDRAZOIC ACID/ALUMINUM 	(SEE SUPP)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CONTACT W/ACIDS: HYDROGEN

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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