FREY SCIENTIFIC -- CUPRIC CHLORIDE, DIHYDRATE (SEE SUPPLE DATA) -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CUPRIC CHLORIDE, DIHYDRATE (SEE SUPPLE DATA)
MSDS Date:11/08/1996
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FREY SCIENTIFIC
Address:905 HICKORY LANE
City:MANSFIELD
State:OH
ZIP:44905
Country:US
Info Phone Num:419-589-9905/716-226-6177/334-4222
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:0C 50G
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:6U218
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FREY SCIENTIFIC
Address:100 PARAGON PARKWAY
Box:City:MANSFIELD
State:OH
ZIP:44905
Country:US
Phone:419-589-1900
CAGE:6U218
Company Name:SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC DBA SCHOOL SPECIALTY SUPPLY
Address:3525 S 9TH ST
Box:1547
City:SALINA
State:KS
ZIP:67401-7883
Country:US
Phone:913-827-0451
Contract Num:MDA414-00-T-1285
CAGE:4A560

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

Ingred Name:CUPRIC CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE
CAS:10125-13-0
RTECS #:GL7030000
> Wt:98.

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION:COPPER SALTS IMPART A
    METALLIC TASTE IN THE MOUTH.MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION
    AND THIS PRODUCT MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED. INHALATION:EXCESSIVE
    INHALATION OF THIS MATERIAL CAUSES HE ADACHES,DIZZINESS,NAUSEA AND
    INCOORDINATION.EYE:THIS PRODUCT IS AN IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE
    CONJUNCTIVITIS OR ULCERATIONS AND HARMFUL TO THE CORNEA. SKIN:MAY
    CAUES IRRITATION.
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION:COPPER SALTS IMPART A METALLIC TASTE
    IN THE MOUTH.MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION AND THIS PRODUCT
    MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED. INHALATION:EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF THIS
    MATERIAL CAUSES HE ADACHES,DIZZINESS,NAUSEA AND
    INCOORDINATION.EYE:THIS PRODUCT IS AN IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE
    CONJUNCTIVITIS OR ULCERATIONS AND HARMFUL TO THE CORNEA. SKIN:MAY
    CAUES IRRITATION.

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

First Aid:INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.IF SWALLOWED AND THE VICTIM
    IS CONSCIOUS,FIVE LARGE AMOUTNS OF WATER.SEEK MED ATTN
    IMMEDIATELY.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS
    PERSON.SKIN:FLLUSHN WITH WAT ER,THEN WASH WITH MILD SOAP &
    WATER.EYE:FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FRO AT LEAST
    20MINUTES,LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS OCCSASIONALLY.GET IMMEDIATE
    MED ATTN.INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF BREATHIN G HAS STOPPED
    GIVE ARTFICIAL RESPIRATION.IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE
    OXYGEN.GET MED ATTN.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
    CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS,WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
    PREVENT EYE AND SKIN CONTACT. AVOID FLUISNG TO SEWER OR STREAM IF
    POSSIBLE. TOXIC TO AQUATI C LIFE.(1993 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK
    DOT P 5800.4 GUIDE PG NO. 60)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IF INVOLVED IN FIRE,COPPER FUMES, TOXIC
    FUMES OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS AND CHLORINE WILL BE PRODUCED. CAN
    REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH OXIDIZING MATERIALS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SPRINKLE LIME OR SODA ASH ON SPILL TO FORM
    INSOLBULE COPPER SALT.SWEEP UP MATERIAL AND PLACE IN SUTIABLE
    CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.WASH SPILL AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER.AVOID
    CONTAMINATING PUBLIC WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:LIME OR SODA ASH.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE BELOW 60C IN COOL DDRY PALCE
    AWAYF ROM ACIDS.THIS MATERIAL IS VERY HYGROSCOPIC. AVOID CONTACT
    WITH SKIN,EYES, AND CLOTHING.WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.KEEP
    CONTIANER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT I N USED.KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
    CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:EFFLORESCENT IN DRY AIR. DELIQUIESCINT IN MOIST AIR.
    AVOID BREATHING DUST.USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT
    FOR DRUG,FOOD, OR HOUSEHO LD USE. READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE
    USING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS .

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
    HANDLING. IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR
    WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL:RECOMMENDED. SPECIAL OR
    OTHER:NO.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY GOGGLES, SMOCK, COVERALLS, BOOTS,
    APRON, VENTED HOOD, PROPER GLOVES, SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE WASH
    STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES, CLOTHING. WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SCHOOL SPECIALTY P/N: 73200; OTHER P/N: 73221, 73201.

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

HCC:C1
Melt/Freeze Pt:=110.C, 230.F
Spec Gravity:2.51
Solubility in Water:FREELY SOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor:GREEN TO BLUE CRYSTALINE POWDER, NO ODOR (NASAL
    IRRITANT).

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
POTASSIUM, SODIUM AND AMMONIA VAPAORS. COROSIVE TO ALUMINUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE MOISTURE AND HEAT MAY CAUSE
    DECOMPOSITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES AT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO
    FORM HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AND COPPER OXIDE.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:(AIR) AS COPPER DUST TWA: 1.0MG/M3.
    COPPER(FUME) TWA: 0.2MG/M3 (ACGIH 1992-93).

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE,TREATMENT,OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL,STATE,LOCAL LAWS.THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES AREA INTENDED
    FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. DISPOSE OF IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH FEDER AL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:PER MSDS:DOT COPPER CHLORIDE, 8, UN 2902, PG III.

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