JOHNSON MATTHEY -- NICKEL POWDER, 10581  -- 6810-00N066660
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:NICKEL POWDER, 10581
MSDS Date:04/12/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N066660
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:JOHNSON MATTHEY
Address:30 BOND ST
City:WARD HILL
State:MA
ZIP:01835-0747
Country:US
Info Phone Num:508-521-6300
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
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 (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INGESTION:INGESTION OF NICKEL
    SALTS MAY CAUSE VOMITING, WATERY OR BLOODY DIARRHEA, HEMOLYSIS,
    HEMATURIA, ANURIA, JAUNDICE, CONVULSIONS & COLLAPSE. SKIN
    CONTACT:MAY CAUSE "NICKEL ITCH", SENSITIZA TION REACTION CAUSING
    ITCHING, BURNING,ERYTHEMA & ECZEMA. EYE CONTACT:POWDER OR DUST MAY
    CAUSE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL:IARC MONOGRAPHS ON EVAL OF CARCIN
    RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990:GRP 2B. NTP 7TH ANNUAL
    RPT (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:IRRITATION. INHALATION:POWDER OR DUST
    MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. NICKEL METAL IS PULMONARY SENSITIZER.
    CHRONIC:INHALATION:STUDIES SHOW INCREASED INCIDENCE OF CANCER OF
    NASAL CAVITY, LUNG & POSSIBL Y LARYNX IN NICKEL REFINERY WORKERS.
    NICKEL HAS CAUSED LOCAL SARCOMAS IN LAB ANIMALS WHEN GIVEN
    INTRAMUSCULARY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

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

First Aid:INGEST:ONE SHOULD OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, FLOOD W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. IF
    IRRITATION PERSISTS SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH,
    INCLUDING UNDER EYE LIDS, W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. CALL MD. INHAL:ONE SHOULD OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Extinguishing Media:FLAMM SOLID. IF INVOLVED IN FIRE DO NOT USE WATER
    OR CO*2. USE DRY CHEM EXTING AGENTS, DRY SAND OR DRY GROUND
    DOLOMITE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . NO SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES NEEDED. IF W/OUT
    RISK, REMOVE MATERIAL FROM FIRE AREA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEARING FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, COVER SPILL
    W/DRY SAND OR VERMICULITE. MIX WELL & CAREFULLY TRANSFER TO A
    CONTAINER. TSCA REGISTERED:YES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
    IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AERA.
Other Precautions:DANGER: FLAMMABLE, MAY CAUSE LUNG CANCER.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICLE
    RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LABORATORY FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . LAB COAT & APRON, FLAME & CHEMICAL (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:ALUMINUM TRICHLORIDE, P-DIOXANE, HYDROGEN, METHANOL,
    COMBUSTIBLE SUBSTANCES, SELENIUM, PHOSPHORUS, FLUORINE, PERFORNIC
    ACID. EXPLAN OF CARCIN:ON CARCINS, 1994:ANTIC TO BE CARCIN. HUMAN:
    LUNG, NASAL CAVITIES. OTHER PROT EQUIP:RESISTANT COVERALLS, &
    HYGIENIC FACILITIES FOR WASHING.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4946F,2730C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2647F,1453C
Vapor Pres:0
Spec Gravity:8.908 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:0 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER METALLIC ELEMENT; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, OXIDIZING AGENTS, SULFUR, TITANIUM, AMMONIUM NITRATE, POTASSIUM
    PERCHLORATE, HYDRAZOIC ACID, ALUMINUM, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CONTACT W/ACIDS LIBERATES HYDROGEN, A
    FLAMMABLE & EXPLOSIVE GAS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT STATE, LOCAL OR FEDERAL EPA REGULATIONS
    FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. RCRA CODE: D001.

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