ALDON CHEMICALS INC -- ZINC CHLORIDE -- -
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ZINC CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:10/23/1998
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALDON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-226-6177
Emergency Phone Num:716-226-6177
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:ZZ 60
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
CAGE:6V042
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AL-DON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Phone:716-226-6177
CAGE:6V042
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:MDA414-00-P-4896
CAGE:63759
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:MDA414-01-P-1984
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:ZINC CHLORIDE
CAS:7646-85-7
RTECS #:ZH1400000
= Wt:100.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL:2 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (RAT) 1100 MG/KG
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: FUMES, MIST OR DUST MAY
    CAUSE INJURY TO RESPIRATORY TRACT. HEADACHE, COUGHING, DIFFICULT
    BREATHING, CHEST PAINS, SEVERE LUNG IRRITATION PULMONARY EDEMA. 
    SKIN: SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS.	EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION OR
    BURNS.  INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION,
    BURNS TO MOUTH AND THROAT.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: FUMES, MIST OR DUST MAY CAUSE
    INJURY TO RESPIRATORY TRACT. HEADACHE, COUGHING, DIFFICULT
    BREATHING, CHEST PAINS, SEVERE LUNG IRRITATION PULMONARY EDEMA. 
    SKIN: SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS.	EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION OR
    BURNS.  INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION,
    BURNS TO MOUTH AND THROAT.

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

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES LIFTING
    UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY.  SEE PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. 
    SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER.  IF IRRITATION OCCURS
    AND PER SISTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
    AIR.  IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN.  IF NOT BREATHING,
    GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.  CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
    INGESTION: IF CONS CIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMITING. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCCIOUS
    PERSON. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SUPPORTING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PEOTECTIVE CLOTHING. 
    USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY
    EXPLODE. FIRE OR EXESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION
    PRODUCTS OF ZINC AND CHLORINE.  MAY RELEASE FUMES OF ZINC OXIDE AND
    ZINC CHLORIDE AND HYDROGEN	CHLORIDE GAS IN A FIRE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
    FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.  WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE
    MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER.  REMOVE FROM AREA. 
    FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE OUT OF
    DIRECT SUNLIGHT. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY SEALED. WASH THOROUGHLY
    AFTER HANDLING.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON
    CLOTHING. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.  REMOVE AND WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING.  IF
    DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A
    NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL GENERAL-RECOMMENDED
Protective Gloves:RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES,SMOCK,APRON,EYE WASH STATION, PROPER
    GLOVES, VENTILATION HOOD.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WARDS ITEM #37-6345. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR DURG, FOOD OR
    HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

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

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:=732.C, 1349.6F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=290.C, 554.F
Vapor Pres:1MM @428C
Vapor Density:4.72
Spec Gravity:2.907@20C
Solubility in Water:81%@25C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO OFF-WHITE CRYSTALS OR GRANULES; NO ODOR.
    HYGROSCOPIC.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POTASSIUM, CYANIDES, SULFIDES. REACTS EXOTHEMICALLY WITH ALKALINE
    MATERIALS. IT CAN BE CORROSIVE TO METALS, ESPECIALLY WHEN HOT.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE AND HEAT.
    MOISTURE-VERY DELINQUESCENT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OR BURNING MAY
    PRODUCE CHLORINE GAS, ZINC OXIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS, ZINC
    CHLORIDE FUMES.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:ORAL LD50  (RAT)= 1100 MG/KG

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.  THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. LARGE
    QUANTITIES: DISPOSE OF  IN AN APPROVED CHEMICAL LANDFILL OR
    CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE.

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

Transport Information:PSN: ZINC CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS, 8, UN2331, III.

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