FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL DIV -- MAGNESIUM ACETATE ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6810 NIIN: 00-281-6932 MSDS Date: 03/15/1989 MSDS Num: BMDQF Product ID: MAGNESIUM ACETATE MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 1B464 Name: FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO CHEMICAL DIV. Address: 1 REAGENT LANE City: FAIR LAWN NJ 07410 Info Phone Number: 201-796-7100 Emergency Phone Number: 201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 1B464 Name: FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV Address: 1 REAGENT LANE City: FAIR LAWN NJ 07410-2802 Phone: 201-796-7100 ======================================================= Item Description Information ======================================================= Item Name: MAGNESIUM ACETATE,ACS Specification Number: O-C-265 Unit of Issue: BT Quantitative Expression: 00000000500GM UI Container Qty: 1 Type of Container: BOTTLE ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 76030-84-7 RTECS #: AL5600000 Name: MAGNESIUM ACETATE HYDRATE % Wt: 100 Other REC Limits: NONE SPECIFIED OSHA PEL: NOT ESTABLISHED ACGIH TLV: NOT ESTABLISHED ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= LD50 LC50 Mixture: LD50: (INTRAVENOUS-MOUSE) 16MG/KG Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: EYE CONTACT-NO DATA AVAILABLE. MOST MAGNESIUM SALTS ARE INNOCUOUS IN SOLUTION. SKIN CONTACT- MAY BE IRRITATING IN LARGE QUANTITIES. INGESTION- MAY CAUSE PURGING WITH VOMITING AND WATERY DIARRHE A. CHRONIC- HAS CAUSED RENAL FAILURE FROM PRECIPITATION OF IN THE KIDNEYS. Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: THIS COMPOUND IS TOXIC IN THE ANHYDROUS FORM, BUT THE TOXICITY FOR THE TETRAHYDRATE HAS NOT BEEN QUANTIFIED. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HYPERMAGESEMIA MAY LEAD TO GENERALIZED IMPAIRMENT OF NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION. CHANGES OF THE HEART MAY RESULT WITH POSSIBLE CARDIAC ARREST AS THE RESULT OF A HIGH BLOOD MAGNESIUM CONCENTRATION, SED ATION, CONFUSION, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, HYPOTENSION, AREFLEXIA, RESPIRATORY CONGESTION AND DEATH FROM RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS. Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: PERSONS WITH KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT MAY BE AT AN INCREASED RISK OF HYPERMAGNESEMIA FROM EXPOSURE TO MAGNESIUM SALTS. HYPERMAGNESEMIA MAY AFFECT THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM. First Aid: EYES: WASH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER OR NORMAL SALINE.GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT AND LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF KIDNEYS ARE FUNCTIONING, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: VENTILATED CONFINED SPACES. SWEEP UP, AVOIDING DISPERSION OF DUST AND COLLECT IN SUITABLE CONTAINER. THIS MATERIAL SOLVENT SOLUBILITY IS ALCOHOL, METHANOL. Waste Disposal Methods: CONSULT YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER. FOLLOW ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS ON DISPOSAL PROCEDURES. Handling And Storage Precautions: KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN STORED. THIS MATERIAL IS STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES. NO DATA AVAILABLE ON INCOMPATIBILITIES. Other Precautions: WHEN THE SERUM MAGNESIUM LEVEL EXCEEDS 5 MEQ/L AND SYMPTOMS ARE EXHIBITED, GIVE CALCIUM GLUCONATE, 10 ML OF 10% SOLUTION (INTRAVENOUSLY) OVER SEVERAL MINUTES. ANTIDOTE SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY QUALIF IED MEDICAL PERSONNEL. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Flash Point Text: UNKNOWN Lower Limits: UNKNOWN Upper Limits: UNKNOWN Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR STANDARD FOAM. Fire Fighting Procedures: MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE. EXTINGUISH USING AGENT SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS AND DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE ACRID SMOKE AND IRRITATING FUMES. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON THE CONTAMINATION LEVELS. MUST NOT EXCEED THE LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR. BE APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH, AND MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. Ventilation: PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION SYSTEM. Protective Gloves: NEOPRENE, NATURAL RUBBER, OR PVC Eye Protection: SPLASH-PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES. Other Protective Equipment: WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT. Work Hygienic Practices: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. Supplemental Safety and Health: AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MIST. DO NOT INGEST. READ PRECAUTIONS ON LABEL BEFORE USE. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= HCC: C3 B.P. Text: DECOMPOSE M.P/F.P Text: 613F,323C Decomp Text: UNKNOWN Vapor Pres: UNKNOWN Vapor Density: UNKNOWN Spec Gravity: 1.42 PH: >2 Evaporation Rate & Reference: UNKNOWN Solubility in Water: COMPLETE Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS OR WHITE DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS WITH A SLIGHT VINEGAR ORDOR. Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME. AVOID HEATING TO DECOMPOSITION. Materials To Avoid: NO DATA AVAILABLE. Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE ACRID SMOKE AND IRRITATING FUMES. Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NO DATA AVAILABLE. ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Transportation Information ======================================================= Responsible Party Cage: 1B464 Trans ID NO: 65952 Product ID: MAGNESIUM ACETATE MSDS Prepared Date: 03/15/1989 Review Date: 03/24/1992 MFN: 1 Multiple KIT Number: 0 Review IND: Y Unit Of Issue: BT Container QTY: 1 Type Of Container: BOTTLE ======================================================= Detail DOT Information ======================================================= DOT PSN Code: ZZZ DOT Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= Detail IMO Information ======================================================= IMO PSN Code: ZZZ IMO Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED FOR THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= Detail IATA Information ======================================================= IATA PSN Code: ZZZ IATA Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= Detail AFI Information ======================================================= AFI PSN Code: ZZZ AFI Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: MAGNESIUM ACETATE Cage: 1B464 Company Name: FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV Street: 1 REAGENT LANE City: FAIR LAWN NJ Zipcode: 07410-2802 Health Emergency Phone: 01-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 12/16/1998 Status Code: C Label Date: 12/16/1998 Origination Code: G Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: EYE CONTACT-NO DATA AVAILABLE. MOST MAGNESIUM SALTS ARE INNOCUOUS IN SOLUTION. SKIN CONTACT- MAY BE IRRITATING IN LARGE QUANTITIES. INGESTION- MAY CAUSE PURGING WITH VOMITING AND WATERY DIARRHE A. CHRONIC- HAS CAUSED RENAL FAILURE FROM PRECIPITATION OF IN THE KIDNEYS. HYPERMAGESEMIA MAY LEAD TO GENERALIZED IMPAIRMENT OF NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION. CHANGES OF THE HEART MAY RESULT WITH POSSIBLE CARDIAC ARREST AS THE RESULT OF A HIGH BLOOD MAGNESIUM CONCENTRATION, SEDATION, CONFUSION, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, HYPOTENSION, AREFLEXIA, RESPIRATORY CONGESTIO N AND DEATH FROM RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS. ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever expressly or implied warrants, states, or intends said information to have any application, use or viability by or to any person or persons outside the Department of Defense nor any person or persons contracting with any instrumentality of the United States of America and disclaims all liability for such use. 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