FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO -- SILVER OXIDE -- 6810-00-458-7935 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SILVER OXIDE
MSDS Date:04/02/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-458-7935
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO
Address:585 ALPHA DR
City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15238-2911
Country:US
Info Phone Num:410-526-8300
Emergency Phone Num:412-526-8300  201-796-7100
CAGE:22527
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO
Address:2000 PARK LN
Box:City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15275
Country:US
Phone:412-490-8586
CAGE:22527

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

Ingred Name:SILVER OXIDE
CAS:20667-12-3
RTECS #:VW4900000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:0.01 MG AG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG AG/M3

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL RATS: 2820MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CONTACT W/SKIN CAUSES IRRIT,POSSIBLE
    BURNS ESPECIALLY IF SKIN WET/MOIST.MAY CAUSE CYANOSIS W/BLUISH
    SKIN.EYE/SKIN:SEVERE IRRIT,POSSIBLE BURNS.INGEST:HARMFUL.MAY CAUSE
    SEVERE GI TRACT IRRIT W/NAU,VOMIT ,POSSIBLE BURNS.INHAL:IRRIT RESP
    TRACT W/BURNING PAIN IN NOSE/THROAT,COUGH,WHEEZING,SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH,PULM EDEMA.(SUP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGENICITY:NOT LISTED BY
    ACGIH,IARC,NIOSH,NTP,OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. SKIN IRRIT, BURNS, SEVERE
    RESP TRACT IRRIT, SEVERE SKIN IRRIT, BURNS, CYANOSIS W/BLUISH SKIN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
    TARGET ORGANS:NONE

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

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS LIFT
    UPPER/LOWER LIDS.GET MED AID IMMED.DONT ALLOW VICTIM TO RUB OR KEEP
    EYE CLSD.SKIN:GET MED AID IMMED.IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP/WATER
    FOR @LEA ST 15MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTMAIN
    CLOTH/SHOES.INGSET:CONSC/ALERT GIVE 2-4CUPFULS OF MILK/WATER.NEVER
    GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC.GET MED AID IMMED.INHAL:GET MED
    AID IMMED.REMOVE TO FRESH(SUPPLE)

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

Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:N/AVAI
Upper Limits:N/AVAI
Extinguishing Media:SM:USE DRY CHEMICAL,CO2,WATERSPRAY OR
    ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
    PREVENT CONTCT W/SKIN/EYES.WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
    (SCBA) TO PREVENT CONTACT W/THERM DECMPO PRODUCTS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGER!STRONG OXIDIZER.CONTACT W/OTHER
    MATL MAY CAUSE FIRE.COTNACT W/COMBUST MATLS MAY CAUSE FIRE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PPE/EQPMT.VAC/SWEEP UP MATL.PLACE
    INTO SUITABLE DISPO CNTNR.AVOID GENERATING DUSTY CONDITIONS.REMOVE
    ALL IGN SOURCES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE W/ADEQU VENTI.KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY
    CLSD.AVOID CLOTH/COMBUST MATLS CONTACT.DONT GET IN EYE/SKIN.DONT
    INGEST/INHAL.DONT STORE NEAR COMBUST MATLS.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAYF ROM SOURCES OF IGN.DONT STORE NEAR COMBUST
    MATLS.STORE IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNRS.STORE IN COOL DRY WELL-VENTI
    AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW OSHA RESP REGS FOUND IN
    29CFR1910.134.ALWAYS USE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GEN/LOC EXHAUS VENTI TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCEN
    BEL PERMISSIBLE EXPO LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES
Eye Protection:APPROPRIATE PROT EYEGLASS,CHEM SAF GOGG
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWARE IAW 29CFR1910.133.WEAR APPROPRIATE
    PROTECTIVE CLOTH TO PREVENT SKIN EXPO.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFT HNDLG.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH:INHAL:CHRONIC:NOT AVAI.CHRONIC INHAL/INGEST CAUSE ARGYRIA
    CHARACT-BLUE-GRAY PIGMENTATION OF SKIN/MUC MEMB.LOC ARGYRIA-PERM
    DISCOLORATION OF SKIN,PIGMENTATION PERM. 1STAID:AIR IMMED.NOT
    BREATH G IVE ART RESP;DIFFI BREATH GIVE OXY.DR:TREAT SYMPT/SUPPORT.
    INCOMPA:(IGN),H2S(IGN),HYDRAZINES,AMINES,S,METAL SULFIDES,CO.

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

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:N/AVAI
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:392F,200C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/AVAI
Vapor Pres:N/AVAI
Vapor Density:N/AVAI
Spec Gravity:7.14
pH:N/AVAI
Viscosity:N/AVAI
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/AVAI
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE IN WATER
Appearance and Odor:BROWNISH, BLACK HEAVY POWDER. SOLID, ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUST MATLS,ORG MATLS,REDUCING AGENTS.AMMONIA(RXS DANGEROUSLY),GRIND
    W/METAL SULFIDES,SELENIUM,SULFUR,PHOSPHORUS(SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ABSORBS CO2 FROM AIR.CONTACT W/MATL CAUSE
    FIRE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXYGEN, SILVER FUMES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. HMIS:DISPOSE OF
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.

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