FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- SODIUM DICHROMATE DIHYDRATE, S234  -- 6810-00-975-1523
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM DICHROMATE DIHYDRATE, S234
MSDS Date:06/25/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-975-1523
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:DICHROMIC ACID (H*2CR*2D*7), DISODIUM SALT, DIHYDRATE;
    (SODIUM DICHROMATE DIHYDRATE)
CAS:7789-12-0
RTECS #:HX7750000
Fraction by Wt: 100.0%
OSHA PEL:1 MG CRO3/10M3
ACGIH TLV:0.05 MG CR/M3

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN IGNITION;
    VIOLENT COMBUSTION OR EXPLOSION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MATLS TO AVOID:SULFURIC ACID + ORGANIC MATERIALS, SULFURIC
    ACID + TRINITROTOLUENE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:MUSC CRAMPS, CONVL & COMA. EARLY DEATHS MAY
    RSLT FROM BLOOD LOSS INTO GI TRACT & AT OTHER SITES (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:CAUSING CARDIOVASCULAR SHOCK. SURVIVAL OF INITIAL
    PHASE MAY BE FOLLOWED BY RENAL & HEPATIC NECROSIS & (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:FAILURE WHICH MAY BE FATAL. FATAL CASES HAVE BEEN
    RPTD IN WHICH MIMICKED HEPATIC COMA:CONVLS OCCURED DURING(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:FINAL STAGES. APPROXIMATE LETHAL DOSE IS 1.0-16.0
    GRAMS. CHROMATE DERM MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY INGEST OF (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:CHROMATES. CHRONIC:INHAL:PRLNG/RPTD EXPOS MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATIVE DERM, SENSIT DERM, & CHROME ULCERS. SUNLIGHT(ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:SENSITIVITY HAS ALSO BEEN RPTD. DERM MAY APPEAR AS
    ERYTHEMA, SCATTERED PAPULES, ECZEMA/DYSHIDRIOTIC (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:POMPHOLYX; IT OCCURS MOST COMMONLY ON HANDS, WRISTS,
    & FOREARMS, BUT FREQUENTLY ON EYELIDS, NECK/ANY OTHER(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:PART OF BODY IN CNTCT W/MIST/SOLN. IT IS VERY
    PERSISTENT & MAY FAIL TO IMPROVE EVEN MANY YRS AFTER (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:CESSATION OF EXPOS. RPTD. ATTACKS OF SENSIT RXNS MAY
    BE OF INCREASING SEVERITY. ULCERATION OCCURS (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:ANYWHERE ON BODY WHERE SKIN IS BROKEN. KIDNEY DMG IN
    WORKERS HAS BEEN RPTD FROM ABSORPTION THRU DMGD (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:SKIN. EYE:RPTD & PRLNG CNTCT MAY PRDCE CONJ,
    LACRIMATION, & DARK RED BANDS AROUND CORNEA. INGEST:CASES (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:OF STOMACH CANCER HAVE BEEN RPTD APPARENTLY FROM
    SWALLOWING OF CHROMATE DUST/FROM EXCESIVE MOUTH BRTHG. (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:ADMIN IN DRINKING H*2O 0.45-25 PPM/1 YEAR WAS NONTOX
    TO RATS. PRLNG ADMIN TO RATS PRODUCED HYPOACTIVITY, (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:WHICH INDICATES CHROMIUM MAY AFFECT CNS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:INTRAMUSCULARLY FOR FIRST 2 DAYS & THEN 2
    MG/KG EVERY 12 HRS FOR TOTAL OF 10 DAYS. ANTIDOTE (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY QUALIFIED MEDICAL
    PERSONNEL. FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING FIRST (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:AID TREATMENT CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:DISP. LGR SPILLS-DIKE FAR AHEAD FOR LATER DISP.
    ISOLATE HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:AUXILIARY SCBA OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND/OTHER
    POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT:AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT): 50 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:CNTCT MAY CAUSE REDNESS,
    PAIN, & SKIN BURNS. HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM CMPDS:MAY CAUSE IRRIT &
    CORR. APPLICATN TO BROKEN SKIN HAS PRDCED LOCAL NECROSIS, NAUS,
    VOMIT, SHOCK, COMA, KIDNEY NECROSIS , & DEATH. SENSIT RXN MAY OCCUR
    IN PREVIOUSLY EXPOS PERS. EYE:MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN, BLURRED
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:VISION, & CORR. HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM
    CMPDS:MAY CAUSE GENERALIZED IRRIT OF CONJ. DICHROMATES MAY CAUSE
    CORNEAL INJURY CAUSING SWELLING OF CORNEAL STROMA.
    INGEST:HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM CMPDS:MAY CA USE ACUTE FULMINATING
    GASTROENTERITIS W/NAUS, VOMIT, THIRST, VERTIGO, OLIGURIA, ANURIA,
    CHOLERA-LIKE STOOLS, (ING 4)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING
    RESPIRATORY DISEASE OR INJURY, SKIN DISEASE, VASCULATURE DAMAGE,
    LIVER DISEASE, OR BLOOD DISORDERS.

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

First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT
    BRTHG (GIVE O*2/ARTF RESP) . EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE H*2O FOR A
    MIN OF 15 MIN, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN:FLUSH W/COP IOUS AMTS
    OF H*2O. CALL MD . ANTIDOTE:CHROMIUM POISONING:USE OF DIMERCAPROL
    HAS BEEN SUGGESTED ON BASIS OF FINDINGS IN ANIMALS. GIVE 3 MG/KG
    (OR 0.3 ML/10 KG) EVERY 4 HRS, (ING 18)

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR
    HALON. FOR LARGER FIRES, FLOOD AREA WITH WATER FROM A DISTANCE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING
    H*2O TO SIDES OF CNTNRS EXPOS (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO
    HEAT/FLAME. OXIDIZER:OXIDIZERS DECOMPOSE, ESP WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD
    OXYGEN/OTHER GASES WHICH WILL INCR BURNING RATE (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUST AWAY FROM SPILLED MATL. DO NOT
    TOUCH SPILLED MATL. SMALL DRY SPILLS-W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO
    CLEAN, DRY CNTNR & COVER, MOVE CNTNRS FROM SPILL AREA. FOR SMALL
    LIQ SPILLS-TAKE UP W/AB SORB MATL & PLACE IN CNTNRS FOR LATER (ING
    21)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONSULT NFPA PUBLICATION 43A, STORAGE
    OF LIQUID AND SOLID OXIDIZING MATERIALS, FOR STORAGE REQUIREMENTS.
    PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:STORE IN A DRY LOCATION SEPARATE FROM COMBUST,
    ORG/OTHER READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS. AVOID STORAGE ON WOOD FLOORS.
    REMOVE & DISPOSE OF ANY SPILLED DICHROMATES; DO NOT RETURN TO
    ORIGINAL CNTNRS. STORE AW AY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.

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

Respiratory Protection:RESP MUST BE NIOSH APPRVD. ANY DETECTABLE
    CONC:ANY SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE & OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER
    POS-PRESS MODE. ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
    PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS-PRES S MODE IN COMBINATION (ING 22)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(ING 23)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR CLOTHING & EQUIP TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP:752 F (400 C) (DECOMPOSES) PH: 4.0 @ 1% SOLN. FIRE FIGHT PROC:TO
    FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO
    AREA; USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZLES; IF THIS IS
    IMPOSSIBLE , WITHDRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN. EXPLO HAZ:OF
    COMBUST MATTER. CONTACT WITH EASILY OXIDIZBLE, ORGANIC, OR (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPDAT
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:675F,357C
Vapor Pres:0 @ 20C
Spec Gravity:2.52 @ 13C
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:180%
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, RED TO ORANGE DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SODIUM DICHROMATE, ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, BORON, ETHANOL + SULFURIC ACID,
    HYDRAZINE, HYDROXYLAMINE, 2-PROPANOL, (ING 3)
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CNTCT W/COMBUST MATLS (WOOD, PAPER,
    FUEL, OILS, ETC) IGNITION/EXPLOSION MAY RESULT. AVOID CONTAM OF
    H*2O SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS SODIUM OXIDE CHROMIUM OXIDES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:CHROMIUM-REGULATORY LEVEL:5.0 MG/L MATERIALS
    WHICH CONTAIN THE ABOVE SUBSTANCE AT OR ABOVE THE TCLP REGULATORY
    LEVEL MEET THE EPA TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC, AND MUST BE DISPOSED OF
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH 40  CFR PART 262. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER
    0007.

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