
MSDS - BARIUM CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS

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   1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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PRODUCT NAME:     BARIUM CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS
FORMULA:          BACL2
FORMULA WT:         208.25
CAS NO.:          10361-37-2
NIOSH/RTECS NO.:  CQ8750000
COMMON SYNONYMS:  BARIUM DICHLORIDE
PRODUCT CODES:    0980
  EFFECTIVE: 10/21/85     
  REVISION #02   

                            PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING
BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM

                      HEALTH        -  3  SEVERE (POISON)
                      FLAMMABILITY  -  0  NONE
                      REACTIVITY    -  0  NONE
                      CONTACT       -  1  SLIGHT
HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).

LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES

PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS

                               POISON DANGER
                           MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED
                               CAUSES IRRITATION
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.  WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     BLUE (HEALTH)

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   2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
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                          COMPONENT                         %      CAS NO.

BARIUM CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS                               90-100 10361-37-2

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   3 - PHYSICAL DATA
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BOILING POINT:     1560 C (  2840 F)          VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A

MELTING POINT:      963 C (  1765 F)          VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1):  N/A

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:  3.10                       EVAPORATION RATE:      N/A
   (H2O=1)                                       (BUTYL ACETATE=1)

SOLUBILITY(H2O):     APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %)  % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0

APPEARANCE & ODOR:  FINE, WHITE, CRYSTALLINE OR GRANULAR POWDER, WITH NO ODOR.

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   4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
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FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP:  N/A

FLAMMABLE LIMITS:  UPPER - N/A  %       LOWER - N/A  %

FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
  USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.

SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES
  FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED
  BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.

TOXIC GASES PRODUCED
  HYDROGEN CHLORIDE

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   5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
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THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA):   0.5  MG/M3 (       PPM)

TOXICITY:   LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG)          -  118
            LD50 (SCU-RAT)(MG/KG)           -  178
            LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(MG/KG)         -  54

CARCINOGENICITY:  NTP: NO     IARC: NO     Z LIST: NO     OSHA REG: NO

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
  CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
  INGESTION MAY BE FATAL.
  CHRONIC EFFECTS OF BARIUM COMPOUNDS MAY INCLUDE BRONCHIAL IRRITATION,
  DEGENERATION OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND DAMAGE TO SPLEEN,
  LIVER, AND BONE MARROW.

TARGET ORGANS
  NONE IDENTIFIED

MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
  NONE IDENTIFIED

ROUTES OF ENTRY
  NONE INDICATED

EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
  CALL A PHYSICIAN.
  IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING.
  IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR
  AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.

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   6 - REACTIVITY DATA
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STABILITY:  STABLE                 HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:  WILL NOT OCCUR

DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE

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   7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
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STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE
  WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
  WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND
  COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA.  FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.

DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
  DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
  ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER:          D005 (EP TOXIC WASTE)

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   8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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VENTILATION:             USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET
                         TLV REQUIREMENTS.

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:  RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIRED IF AIRBORNE
                         CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV.  AT CONCENTRATIONS UP
                         TO 3 PPM, A HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
                         RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED.  ABOVE THIS LEVEL, A
                         SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED.

EYE/SKIN PROTECTION:     SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, RUBBER GLOVES ARE
                         RECOMMENDED.

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   9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     BLUE (HEALTH)

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
  KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.  STORE IN SECURE POISON AREA.

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  10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)

INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     BARIUM COMPOUNDS, N.O.S. (BARIUM CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS)
HAZARD CLASS             6.1
UN/NA                    UN1564
LABELS                   POISON

