MALLINCKRODT -- CUPROUS CHLORIDE -- 6810-00N045500 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CUPROUS CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:12/08/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N045500
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT
Box:800
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40362
Country:US
Info Phone Num:315-539-1600
Emergency Phone Num:314-539-1600
CAGE:ZA916
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL, INC
Address:2703 WAGNER PLACE
Box:M
City:MARYLAND HEIGHTS
State:MO
ZIP:63043
Country:US
Phone:314-770-7800
CAGE:ZA916
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:908-859-2151
CAGE:62910

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

Ingred Name:COPPER (I) CHLORIDE; (CUPROUS CHLORIDE). PEL: 0.1 MG/M3
    FUME;1 DUST (CU). TLV: 0.2 MG/M3 FUME;1 DUST (CU)
CAS:7758-89-6
RTECS #:GL6990000
OSHA PEL:SEE INGREDIENT NAME
ACGIH TLV:SEE INGREDIENT NAME

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: & IRRIT OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS
    OR PERSISTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:LOC THE EXHST VENT IS GENERALLY PREFERRED BECAUSE IT
    CAN CONTROL THE EMISSIONS OF THE CONTAM AT ITS SOURCE, (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: PREVENTING DISPERSION OF IT INTO THE GENERAL WORK
    AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE ACGIH DOCUMENT, "INDUST VENT, (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: A MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICES", MOST RECENT
    EDITION, FOR DETAILS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 140 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:CAUSES IRRIT TO UPPER RESP
    TRACT, SYMPS MAY INCL COUGHING, SORE THROAT, & SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
    MAY ALSO CAUSE SYMPS SIMILAR TO THE COMMON COLD; INCL CHILLS &
    STUFFINESS OF THE HEAD. INGEST:MAY C AUSE BURNING PAIN IN MOUTH,
    ESOPHAGUS, & STOMACH. HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS, NAUSEA, VOMIT,
    ABDOMINAL PAIN,(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:METALLIC TASTE, & DIARR MAY OCCUR. IF
    VOMIT DOES NOT OCCUR IMMED, SYSTEMIC COPPER POIS MAY OCCUR. SYMPS
    MAY INCL CAPILLARY DAMAGE, HDCH,COLD SWEAT, WEAK PULSE, KIDNEY &
    LIVER DMG, CNS EXCITAT ION FOLLOWED BY DEPRESSION, JAUNDICE,
    CONVUSLSIONS, PARALYSIS & COMA. DEATH MAY OCCUR FROM SHOCK OR RENAL
    (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEYS, OR PULMONARY FUNCTION OR
    PRE-EXISTING WILSON'S DISEASE MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFTS
    OF THIS MATERIAL.

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

First Aid:INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER/MILK
    IF AVAIL & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
    MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERSON. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG,
    GIVE ARTF  RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE O2. EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/
    PLENTY OF H2O FOR @ LST 15 MIN. IN ALL CASES CALL MD. SKIN:REMOVE
    ANY CONTAM CLTHG. WIPE OFF EXCESS FROM SKIN. WASH W/SOAP & H2O FOR
    @ LST(ING 3

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

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROT
    EQUIP .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE HAZARD.
    REACTIONS WITH INCOMPATIBILITIES MAY POSE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL
    REQUIRED PROT CLTHG & RESP PROT FROM DUST. SPILLS: PICK UP & PLACE
    IN SUITABLE CNTNR FOR RECLAIM/DISP IN A METHOD THAT DOES NOT
    GENERATE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP CONTAINER
    CLOSED. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES,
    SKIN AND CLOTHING.
Other Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CNTNR, STORE IN A COOL, DRY,
    VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM
    INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. CNTCT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN
    WORKING WITH THIS MAT ERIAL.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF TLV IS EXCEEDED A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD DUST/MIST
    RESP W/CHEM GOGG MAY BE WORN, IN GENERAL, UP TO 10 TIMES THE TLV.
    CONSULT RESP SUPPLIER FOR LIMITATIONS. ALTERNATIVELY, NIOSH/MSHA
    APPRVD FULL FACEPIEC E RESP/AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:A SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS RECOMMENDED TO KEEP EMPLOYEE
    EXPOSURES BELOW THE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS. (ING 4)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPVD CHEM SFTY GOGGS W/FULL (ING 7
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING. MAINT ANSI
    APPVD EYE WASH FOUNT & QCK-DRENCH FACIL IN WRK AREA .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:FAILURE. EYE:CAUSES IRRIT, REDNESS, PAIN, DISCOLORATION
    & DMG. CHRONIC: PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DERM.
    PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOSURE TO DUSTS OF COPPER SALTS MAY CAUSE
    DISCOLORATION  OF SKIN/HAIR, ULCERATION & PERFORATION OF THE NASAL
    SEPTUM, RUNNY NOSE, METALLIC TASTE, & ATROPHIC CHANGES (ING 2)

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

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2491F,1366C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:806F,430C
Vapor Pres:0.975@546C
Spec Gravity:4.14
Solubility in Water:0.62G/100ML WATER
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS. ODORLESS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POTASSIUM, ACETYLENE, HYDRAZINE, AND NITROMETHANE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS TOXIC FUMES OF CHLORINE WHEN
    HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
    DISPOSED IN A RCRA APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. DO NOT FLUSH
    TO SEWER. TOXIC TO FISH. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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