FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- M-7, MAGNESIUM  -- 6810-00N015846
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:M-7, MAGNESIUM
MSDS Date:04/11/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N015846
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;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:ING 2:VIOLENTLY UNLESS MOISTURE IS PRESENT. MAY IGNITE IF
    EXPOSED TO AIR/MOISTURE. SOLID FORM WILL MELT AS IT (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:BURNS TO FORM PUDDLES OF MOLTEN MAGNESIUM, WHICH
    PRESENT AN EXPLOS HAZ IN PRESENCE OF WATER. MAY REIGNITE (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:CONDTNS (STAB):REACTIONS. AVOID:MOIST AIR, STREAM,
    MOISTURE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MATL TO AVOID:SILICON DIOXIDE AND OTHERS. FOR COMPLETE
    LISTING OF MATERIALS TO AVOID CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXPOS:EYES:METAL IN ANTERIOR CHAMBER OF EYES
    HAS RESULTED IN FORMATION OF HYDROGEN BUBBLES, BUT (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:NO APPARENT INJURY. INTRAOCULAR PRESS REMAINED
    SUBNORMAL FOR SEV WEEKS WHILE METAL WAS BEING ABSORBED. (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:INGEST:CONT W/TISSUE WILL CAUSE IRRIT W/BURNS OF GI
    TRACT. CHRONIC:FINE DUST HAS CAUSED COMPLAINTS OF (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:IRRIT & COUGH W/COLORED SPUTUM.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:DRY CONTR & COVER; MOVE CONTR FROM SPILL AREA.
    FOR SMALL LIQ SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:MATL & PLACE INTO CONTR FOR LATER DISP. FOR LARGER
    SPILLS, DIKE SPILL FOR LATER DISP. COVER POWDER SPILLS(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:W/PLASTIC SHEET/TARP TO MIN SPREADING. KEEP UNNEC
    PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:COLLECTOR UNITS WHERE MAGNESIUM MAY BE PRESENT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MAGNESIUM
CAS:7439-95-4
RTECS #:OM2100000
Fraction by Wt: 100%

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:(DUST, FLAKES, POWDER) IT MAY BE IGNITED BY
    SPARK/FLAME OF A MATCH. MAGNESIUM FIRES DO NOT FLARE UP (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:DUST MAY CAUSE MUCOUS
    MEMBRANE IRRIT. FUMES MAY IRRIT RESP SYS & CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER
    W/COUGH, HDCH, FEVER, CHILLS, SNEEZING, NAUS, VOMIT, DYSPNEA, CHEST
    PAIN, & LEUKOCYTOSIS. SKIN:PARTI CLES WHICH PERFORATE SKIN & GAIN
    ENTRY THROUGH CUTS & SCRATCHES MAY PRODUCE SEV LOC LESION CHARACT
    BY (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:EVOLUTION OF GAS & AN INFLAMM
    REACTION, FREQUENTLY W/NARCOSIS, A CONDITION CALLED "CHEM GAS
    GANGRENE". GASEOUS BLEBS MAY DEV WITHIN 24 HRS OF INJURY
    W/EXTENSIVE NECROSIS, UNCERATIONS, SUBCUTA NEOUS EMPHYSEMA, &
    LYMPHANGITIS. LESIONIS VERY SLOW TO HEAL. HANDLING OF SUBSTANCE MAY
    ALSO CAUSE BURNS. (ING 8)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE
    ARTIF RESP. KEEP AFFECTED PERSON WARM & AT REST. GET MD ATTN.
    SKIN:GET MD ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LRG AMTS OF WATER, OCCAS
    LIFTING LIDS,  UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF METAL REMAINS (APPROX 10-20
    MIN). GET MD ATTN IMMED. INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LRG QUANTITIES
    OF WATER IMMED TO DILUTE. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT, GET MD ATTN IMMED.

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

Flash Point:COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY GRAPHITE, SODA ASH, POWDERED SODIUM CHLORIDE/
    OTHER SUITABLE DRY POWDER. DO NOT USE FOAM, CARBON (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. COOL CONTR EXPOS TO FLAME W/
    WATER FROM SIDE. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN(SUPDAT
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAGNESIUM IS DFCLT TO IGNITE BECAUSE HEAT
    IS CONDUCTED RAPIDLY AWAY FROM SOURCE OF IGNIT; IT MUST BE HEATED
    ABOVE ITS MELTING PT BEFORE IT WILL BURN. (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:RUNOFF TO SEWER MAY CREATE FIRE/EXPLOS HAZ.
    SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP LEAK IF
    POSS WITHOUT RISK. DO NOT GET WATER ON SPILLED MATL/INSIDE CONTR.
    FOR SMALL DRY SPILLS, W/CL EAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, (ING
    12)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROHIBIT OPEN FLAMES, ELECT/GAS
    CUTTING, WELDING EQUIP WHERE MAGNESIUM DUST IS PRODUCED/HANDLED
    WHILE DUST-PRODUCING EQUIP IS IN OPERATION.
Other Precautions:CONSULT NFPA PUB 48 & 651. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS ARE
    NEEDED TO PREVENT IGNIT WHILE DRESSING WHEELS USED FOR GRINDING
    MAGNESIUM CASTINGS. NONSPARKING TOOLS SHOULD BE USED WHEN MAKING
    REPAIRS/ADJUSTMENTS  AROUND GRINDING WHEELS, HOODS OR(ING 15)

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

Respiratory Protection:HIGH LEVELS:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SUPPLIED AIR
    RESPIRATOR WITH A FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET OR HOOD OR NIOSH/MSHA
    APPROVED SCBA WITH A FULL FACEPIECE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
    SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG & FULL LNGTH FCSHLD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE-WASH FOUNTAIN WITHIN THE IMMED WORK AREA
    FOR EMERG USE. IMPERVIOUS CLTHG & EQUIP TO PREVENT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN
    CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA:TETRACHLORIDE/CO2. APPLICATION OF WATER SHOULD BE
    CONDUCTED W/CARE TO PREVENT CONT W/BURNING/MOLTEN MAGNESIUM. AVOID
    DIRECT VIEWING OF MAGNESIUM FIRES. FIRE FIGHT PROC:CARGO AREA, USE
    UNM ANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ; ELSE WITHDRAW & LET FIRE BURN.
    EXPLOS HAZ:HOWEVER, IN FINELY DIVIDED FORM (ING 2)

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

HCC:R2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2025F,1107C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1200F,649C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 621C
Spec Gravity:1.7
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, SILVER-WHITE METAL.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE W/ACIDS, AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF AMMONIUM SALTS, OILS,
    ALUMINUM, ETHYLENE OXIDE, HALOGENS, METHANOL, (ING 7)
Stability Condition to Avoid:REACTS W/MOISTURE, ACID, ETC TO EVOLVE
    FLAMM HYDROGEN GAS. OXIDIZES IN MOIST AIR. HEAT MAY INTENSIFY SOME
    (ING 6)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES ON CONTACT WITH WATER TO
    FORM CORROSIVE LITHIUM HYDROXIDE AND FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE
    AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

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