FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- URANYL ACETATE, DIHYDRATE, U-4 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 6810 NIIN: 00-227-0404 MSDS Date: 06/04/1992 MSDS Num: CDWZR Product ID: URANYL ACETATE, DIHYDRATE, U-4 MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 1B464 Name: FISHER SCIENTIFIC Address: 1 REAGENT LANE City: FAIR LAWN NJ 07410 Info Phone Number: 201-796-7100 Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC) 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: URANYL ACETATE,DIHYDRATE,ACS ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 6159-44-0 RTECS #: YR3600000 Name: URANIUM, BIS(ACETATO)DIOXO-, DIHYDRATE; (URANYL ACETATE, DIHYDRATE) % Wt: 100 OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N) ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N) ------------------------------ Name: EFTS OF OVEREXP: VASCULAR COLLAPSE & DEATH. SKIN: MAY BE ABSORBED-KIDNEY DMG MAY ENSUE. DUST MAY IRRITATE. ALPHA ----------------------------- Name: ING 2: RADIA: ABSORPTION/PENETRATION THRU DAMAGED SKIN MAY RSLT IN RADIA SICKNESS. EYE:DUSTS MAY IRRITATE. ALPHA ----------------------------- Name: ING 3: RADIA HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE DAMAGING. RADIA AFFECTS EYE BY INDUCING ACUTE INFLAMM OF CONJUNCTIVA & CORNEA. ----------------------------- Name: ING 4: INGEST: KIDNEY IS ORGAN MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED. EFTS PRECEDE IN TIME & DEGREE EFTS ON LIVER, WHICH ARE ----------------------------- Name: ING 5: A CONSEQUENT TO ACIDOSIS INDUCED BY RENAL DYSFUNC. CHRONIC:INHAL: LONG TERM EXPOS HAS BEEN RPTD TO CAUSE ----------------------------- Name: ING 6: INCR IN CANCER OF LYMPHATIC & BLOOD FORMING TISS OF MAN. EFTS OF CHRONIC EXPOS BY INTERNALLY DEPOSITED ----------------------------- Name: ING 7: ALPHA RADIA IS DEPENDENT UPON DOSE & TARGET ORGANS. POSS DISORDERS INCL LUNG CANCER, STERILITY, ANEMIA, ----------------------------- Name: ING 8: LEUKEMIA/BONE CANCER. DELAYED EFTS OF RADIA MAY BE DUE EITHER TO SINGLE LGE OVEREXP/CONTINUING LOW-LEVEL ----------------------------- Name: ING 9: OVEREXP & MAY INCL CANCER, GENETIC EFTS, SHORTENING OF LIFE SPAN & CATARACTS. IF GERM CELLS HAVE BEEN ----------------------------- Name: ING 10: AFFECTED, EFTS OF MUTATION MAY NOT BECOME APPARENT UNTIL NEXT GENERATION/EVEN LATER. WARNING! ANY PERS ----------------------------- Name: ING 11: INVOLVED IN RENDERING FIRST AID MUST BE MONITORED FOR RADIOACTIVITY & THORO DECONTAM IF NEC. SKIN:RPTD ----------------------------- Name: ING 12: EXPOS MAY CAUSE RADIA DMG & SICKNESS. EYE:CHRONIC CONT MAY IRRIT, PRDCE CONJ/CAUSE RADIA DMG, & MAY RSLT ----------------------------- Name: ING 13: IN CATARACT FORM. 100 RADS MAY CAUSE CONJ & KERATITIS. INGEST: RPTD EXPOS MAY RSLT IN KIDNEY FAILURE; ----------------------------- Name: ING 14: RADIA DMG TO BONE MARROW/KIDNEY. RPTD INGEST OF ALPHA EMITTERS MAY LEAD TO RADIA SICKNESS AS DESCRIBED ----------------------------- Name: ING 15: IN INHAL EXPOS. CONTACT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON HEALTH HAZARDS (FP N). ----------------------------- Name: FIRST AID PROC: W/SOAP & WATER, PAYING PARTICULAR ATTN TO HEAD, FINGER NAILS & PALMS OF HANDS. MONITOR VICTIM ----------------------------- Name: ING 17: FOR RADIOACTIVITY. SKIN SHOULD BE DECONTAM AS QUICKLY AS POSS. IF WATER & SOAP HAVE BEEN INADEQ IN ----------------------------- Name: ING 18: REMOVING CMPD, DECONTAM CMPDS CONSISTING OF SURFACTANTS & ABSORB SUBSTANCES MAY BE EFTIVE. CONTAM CLTHG ----------------------------- Name: ING 19: MUST BE STORED IN METAL CNTNR FOR LATER DECONTAM/DISP. WATER USED TO WASH VICTIM MUST BE STORED IN METAL ----------------------------- Name: ING 20: CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. EYE:REMOVE TO RESTRICTED AREA FOR DECONTAM. THORO WASH W/LG AMTS OF WATER, OCCAS ----------------------------- Name: ING 21: LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS (APPROX 15 MINS). FOLLOWING WATER TREATMENT, PROVIDE ISOTONIC SOLN. DO NOT ----------------------------- Name: ING 22: USE EYEBATHS, RATHER PROVIDE CONTINUOUS & COPIOUS SUPPLY OF FLUID. MONITOR FOR RADIOACTIVITY. WATER USED ----------------------------- Name: ING 23: MUST BE STORED IN METAL CNTNR FOR LATER DISP. INGEST:RINSE MOUTH IMMED, TAKING CARE NOT TO SWALLOW RINSE ----------------------------- Name: ING 24: WATER. INDUCE VOMIT UNLESS VICTIM UNCON. AVOID ASPIR. NO ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= LD50 LC50 Mixture: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: INHAL: 20 MG/M3 IDLH. DUST MAY IRRITATE RESP SYS. MAY RSLT IN ABSORPTION & SUBSEQUENT RENAL FAILURE. PRIMARY RSLTS OF POIS ARE ALBUMINURIA, HEMATURIA, OLIGURIA, & POSS ANURIA. SUBSEQUENT LIVER DMG MAY BE CONSEQUENT TO ACIDOSIS INDUCE D BY RENAL DYSFUNC. URANIUM IS STORED IN KIDNEYS & BONES. (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT. Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: HLTH HAZ: ALPHA RADIA MAY AFFECT TISS & WILL KILL CELLS IMMED ADJACENT TO CONT SOURCE. DMGD CELLS MAY NOT RECOVER/BE REPAIRED. SINGLE LGE DOSE OF RADIA MAY LEAD TO RADIA SICKNESS. 200-1000 RADS MAY CAUSE ANOREXIA, APATHY, NAUS & VOMIT. 400/ MORE RADS MAY CAUSE NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR THAT MAY LEAD TO SEV DEHYDRATION, Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. First Aid: INHAL: REMOVE TO RESTRICTED AREA W/FRESH AIR AS QUICKLY AS POSS. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF RESP BY ADMIN OXYGEN; MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION SHOULD BE AVOIDED TO PVNT EXPOS. IF TIME PERMITS, WIPE FACE W/WET FILTER PAPER, FORCE COUGHING & BLOWING OF NOSE. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE TO SUITABLE AREA FOR DECONTAM AS QUICKLY AS POSS. REMOVE CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. THORO WASH VICTIM ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: DO NOT TOUCH DMGD CONTRS/SPILLED MATL. DMG TO OUTER CONTR MAY NOT AFFECT PRIMARY INNER CONTR. SM LIQ SPILL: TAKE UP W/ASORB MATL. LG SPILL: DIKE FAR AHEAD FOR LATER DISP. ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY ENTRY. FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFO CONT NEHC (FP N ). Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10 CFR 20 AND 60. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. Handling And Storage Precautions: MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. Other Precautions: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Extinguishing Media: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG (FLOODING AMOUNTS). Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP (FP N). DO NOT MOVE DAMAGED CONTRS; MOVE UNDAMAGED CONTRS OUT OF FIRE ZONE. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, (SUP DAT) Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME. MAY BURN, BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION, MAY EMIT IRRITATING/POISONOUS GASES. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: RESP SELECTED MUST BE NIOSH APPRVD. 0.5 MG/M3: ANY AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER; ANY SUPP-AIR RESP; ANY SCBA. 1.25 MG/M3: ANY SUPP-AIR RESP OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS FLOW MODE. CONT NEHC FOR COMPLETE LIST (FP N). Ventilation: AT MIN, LOC EXHST/PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENT, DEPENDING UPON SPECIFIC WORKPLACE ACTIVITY & RADIOACTIVITY OF (SUP DAT) Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N). Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N). Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER (FP N). DISP OVERGARMENTS, INCL HEAD COVERINGS & FOOT COVERING. Work Hygienic Practices: CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN. Supplemental Safety and Health: FIRE FIGHT PROC: USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ. CONT LOC, STATE/DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RADIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TEAM. COOL CONTRS W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER FROM AS FAR DIST AS POSS. KEEP UPWIND. CONT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFO (FP N). VE NT: ISOTOPE, MORE STRINGENT VENT SYS MAY BE NEC. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= B.P. Text: 527F,275C M.P/F.P Text: 230F,110C Spec Gravity: 2.89 Solubility in Water: 7.7% SOLUBLE Appearance and Odor: YELLOW RHOMBIC CRYSTALS WITH SLIGHT VINEGAR ODOR ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Materials To Avoid: NONE KNOWN. Hazardous Decomposition Products: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT. ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Transportation Information ======================================================= Responsible Party Cage: 1B464 Trans ID NO: 57780 Product ID: URANYL ACETATE, DIHYDRATE, U-4 MSDS Prepared Date: 06/04/1992 Review Date: 07/23/1997 MFN: 1 Multiple KIT Number: 0 Review IND: Y ======================================================= Detail DOT Information ======================================================= DOT PSN OA DOT Proper Shipping Name: RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, N.O.S. Hazard Class: 7 UN ID Num: UN2982 Label: RADIOACTIVE Packaging Exception: 421,422,424 Non Bulk Pack: 415,416 Bulk Pack: 415,416 Vessel Stow Req: A Water/Ship/Other Req: 40,95 ======================================================= Detail IMO Information ======================================================= IMO PSN YH IMO Proper Shipping Name: RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, N.O.S. IMO PSN Modifier: - IN TYPE A PACKAGES IMDG Page Number: 7109 UN Number: 2982 UN Hazard Class: 7 IMO Packaging Group: - Subsidiary Risk Label: * EMS Number: 7-01 MED First Aid Guide NUM: T ======================================================= Detail IATA Information ======================================================= IATA PSN Code: VOO IATA UN ID Num: 2982 IATA Proper Shipping Name: RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, N.O.S. IATA UN Class: 7 IATA Label: RADIOACTIVE Packing Note Passenger: SEE 10.5 Max Quant Pass: SEE 10.5 Exceptions: A78 ======================================================= Detail AFI Information ======================================================= AFI PSN Code: VOO AFI Proper Shipping Name: RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, N.O.S. AFI PSN Modifier: PACKAGING PARA ALSO A11.16 AFI Hazard Class: 7 AFI UN ID NUM: UN2982 Special Provisions: P3, P4, P5 Back Pack Reference: A11.6,A11.7, ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: URANYL ACETATE, DIHYDRATE, U-4 Cage: 1B464 Company Name: FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV Street: 1 REAGENT LANE City: FAIR LAWN NJ Zipcode: 07410-2802 Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC) Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 06/17/1997 Status Code: C Label Date: 06/17/1997 Origination Code: G Chronic Hazard IND: Y Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: DANGER Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Severe Contact Hazard: Severe Fire Hazard: Slight Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: RADIOACTIVE. ACUTE:INHAL:20 MG/M3 IDLH. DUST MAY IRRITATE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. MAY RESULT IN ABSORPTION & SUBSEQUENT RENAL FAILURE. SUBSEQUENT LIVER DAMAGE MAY BE CONSEQUENT TO ACIDOSIS INDUCED BY RENAL DYSFUNCTION. URANIUM IS STORED IN KIDN EYS & BONES. SKIN CONT:MAY BE ABSORBED CAUSING KIDNEY DAMAGE & RADIA SICKNESS. EYE CONT:DUST MAY IRRITATE. RADIA WILL DAMAGE. INGEST:ADVERSELY AFFECTS KIDNEYS CAUSING RENAL DYSFUNCTION & ACIDOSIS. CHRONIC:LONG TERM EXPOSURE HAS BEEN REPORTD TO CAUSE INCREASE IN LYMPHATIC & BLOOD CANCER IN HUMANS (FP N). CAN ALSO AFFECT REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM AND LIFESPAN. ======================================================= 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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