FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL DIVISION -- ALUMINUM AMMONIUM SULFATE  -- 6810-00F013809
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ALUMINUM AMMONIUM SULFATE
MSDS Date:01/30/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F013809
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL DIVISION
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Info Phone Num:(201) 796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:(201) 796-7100 OR (201) 796-7532
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:ALUMINUM AMMONIUM SULFATE
CAS:7784-26-1
Fraction by Wt: >97%
ACGIH TLV:2 MG (AL)/CUM

Ingred Name:ALPHA-ALUMINA (ALUMINUM OXIDE)  (EPA LISTS ONLY FIBROUS
    FORMS)  (SARA III)
CAS:1344-28-1
RTECS #:BD1200000
Fraction by Wt: <3%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 TDUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

=====================  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:SKIN: IRRITATION/INJURY. EYE:
    REDNESS/IRRITATION/REDUCED VISABILITY/& PAIN.
    INHALATION:IRRITATION/COUGH/CHEST PAIN/DYSPNEA/SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
    INGESTION: BURNING PAIN IN THE MOUTH& THROAT/VOMITING/DI
    ARRHEA/ANOREXIA/TENESMUS/RETCHING/HEMOLYSIS/HEMATURIA/ANURIA/LIVER
    DAMAGE/JAUNDICE/HYPOTENSION/COLLAPSE & CONVULSIONS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: DERMATITIS. EYE: CONJUNCTIVITIS.
    INHALATION: NUISANCE DUST CAUSES RESPIRATORY TRACT/MUCOUS MEMBRANE
    IRRITATION/METAL FUME FEVER/SWEETISH/METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH/DRY
    THROAT/LASSITUDE/MALAISE/NAUS
    EA/VOMITING/FEVER/CHILLS/SWEAT/PROSTRATION/SHAVERS DISEASE/FATAL
    INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS OF LUNG. INGESTION: CONSTIPATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EXACERBATIONS W/IMPAIRED PULMONARY
    FUNCTION & CAUSE UNPLEASANT DEPOSITS IN THE NASAL PASSAGES.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN:
    WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
    GIVE CPR OR OXYGEN IF NEEDED. INGESTION: REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE
    OR EMESIS E XCEPT IF PERSON IS UNCONSCIOUS. MAINTAIN BLOOD PRESSURE
    & AIRWAY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, HALON, WATER SPRAY, STANDARD
    FOAM, & FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
    KEEP UPWIND. USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL
    FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:REACTS VIOLENTLY/EXPLOSIVELY
    W/INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. SWEEP UP. AVOID DISPERSION OF
    DUST & COLLECT IN SUITABLE CONTAINER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VAPORS & DUSTS.
    CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN. AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN.

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

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORS TO KEEP <TLV. DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR
    W/FULL FACEPIECE/AIR-PURIFYING FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR
    W/FILTER/POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR W/FACEPIECE & FILTER/TYPE
    C SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR W/FACEP IECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
    KEEP <TLV.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF, DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:248F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:202F
Spec Gravity:1.6
pH:ACIDIC
Solubility in Water:15%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER OR CRYSTALS ODORLESS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALINE MATERIALS, METALS, CHLORINATED RUBBER, CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE,
    ETHYLENE OXIDE, OXYGEN DIFLUORIDE, SODIUM NITRATE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAME, ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, &
    IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC & HAZARDOUS GASES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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