CHEMPLEX CHEMICALS INC -- BARIUM CHLORIDE -- 6810-00F005684 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:BARIUM CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:08/26/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F005684
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CHEMPLEX CHEMICALS INC
Address:1099 WALL STREET WEST
City:LYNDHURST
State:NJ
ZIP:07071
Country:US
Emergency Phone Num:603-888-2320
CAGE:FO128
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CHEMPLEX CHEMICALS INC
Address:1099 WALL STREET WEST
Box:City:LYNDHURST
State:NJ
ZIP:07071
Country:US
CAGE:FO128
Company Name:CURTIN MATHESON SCIENTIFIC INC
Address:9999 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR
Box:1546
City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77038-2499
Country:US
Phone:713-820-9898
CAGE:15481

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

Ingred Name:BARIUM CHLORIDE
CAS:10361-37-2
RTECS #:CQ8750000
Fraction by Wt: 100% %
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:0.5 MG/M3 AS BARIUM
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG/M3 AS BARIUM

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL (RAT) = 118 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:IRRITATES THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY
    PRODUCE SORE THROAT, COUGHING, LABORED BREATHING. MAY CAUSE SEVERE
    GASTROENTERITIS, INCLUDING ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.
    MAY CAUSE TREMORS, FAINTNESS,  PARALYSIS OF ARMS AND LEGS, SLOW OR
    IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT. MAY CAUSE SKIN REDNESS OR PAIN. MAY CAUSE EYE
    REDNESS, PAIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP
    OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN, MUTAGEN, TERATOGEN OR NEUROTOXIN.
Effects of Overexposure:RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, SORE THROAT,
    COUGHING, LABORED BREATHING, GASTROENTERITIS, ABDOMINAL PAIN,
    VOMITING, DIARRHEA, TREMORS, FAINTNESS, PARALYSIS OR ARMS OR LEAGS,
    SLOW/IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT, S KIN REDNESS/PAIN, EYE REDNESS/PAIN,
    BLURRED VISION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE
    TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. RESTORE BREATHING. KEEP
    WARM AND QUIET. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA
    THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.	EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.
    GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING BY GIVING TWO
    GLASSES OF WATER AND STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND
    FULL FACE-PIECE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
    PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. SWEEP UP
    AND CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. VACUUMING OR WET
    SWEEPING MAY BE USED TO AVOID  DUST DISPERSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAIENR.
    PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA
    AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE.
Other Precautions:REMOVE AND LAUNDER ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF TLV IS EXCEEDED, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR WITH
    CHEMICAL GOGGLES MAY BE WORN, UP TO TEN TIMES THE TLV.
    ALTERNATIVELY, A SUPPLIED AIR FULL FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR OR AIRLINED
    HOOD MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION TO
    MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
    INCLUDING BOOTS, GLOVES, LAB COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS TO PREVENT
    SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
    AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL.

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

HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2840F,1560C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1765F,963C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:UNKNOEN
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:3.097
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID, NO ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF CHLORIDES, BARIUM OXIDE
    OR CARBON DIOXIDE

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

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
    ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
    LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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