
MSDS - BARIUM NITRATE

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   1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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PRODUCT NAME:     BARIUM NITRATE
FORMULA:          BA(NO3)2
FORMULA WT:         261.35
CAS NO.:          10022-31-8
NIOSH/RTECS NO.:  CQ9625000
COMMON SYNONYMS:  BARIUM(II)NITRATE;  BARIUM DINITRATE
PRODUCT CODES:    1018
  EFFECTIVE: 10/11/85     
  REVISION #01   

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

                      HEALTH        -  3  SEVERE (LIFE)
                      FLAMMABILITY  -  0  NONE
                      REACTIVITY    -  3  SEVERE (OXIDIZER)
                      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
          EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH HAZARD - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
         STRONG OXIDIZER - CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE
                           MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED
KEEP FROM CONTACT WITH CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.  DO NOT
STORE NEAR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.  DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.  WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.  IN CASE
OF FIRE, SOAK WITH WATER.  IN CASE OF SPILL, SWEEP UP AND REMOVE.  FLUSH SPILL
AREA WITH WATER.

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     YELLOW (REACTIVE)

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   2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
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                          COMPONENT                         %      CAS NO.

BARIUM NITRATE                                           90-100 10022-31-8

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

MELTING POINT:      592 C (  1098 F)          VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1):  9.0

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:  3.24                       EVAPORATION RATE:      N/A
   (H2O=1)                                       (BUTYL ACETATE=1)

SOLUBILITY(H2O):     MODERATE (1 TO 10 %)          % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0

APPEARANCE & ODOR:  CRYSTALS OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER.

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   4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
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FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP:  N/A                 NFPA 704M RATING:  0-0-0

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

FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
  USE WATER SPRAY.

SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES
  FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED
  BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
  MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK.  USE WATER
  TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.

UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS
  STRONG OXIDIZER.  CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.

TOXIC GASES PRODUCED
  NITROGEN OXIDES

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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)          -  355
            LD50 (IV-MOUSE) (MG/KG)         -  8.5

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

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
  CHRONIC EFFECTS OF BARIUM COMPOUNDS MAY INCLUDE BRONCHIAL IRRITATION,
  DEGENERATION OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND DAMAGE TO SPLEEN,
  LIVER, AND BONE MARROW.
  DUST MAY IRRITATE NOSE AND THROAT.

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.

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

CONDITIONS TO AVOID:    HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION

INCOMPATIBLES:          COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS

DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF NITROGEN

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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.
  KEEP COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC.) AWAY FROM SPILLED MATERIAL.
  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:          D003 (REACTIVE 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:  NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
                         CONDITIONS EXIST.  IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION
                         EXCEEDS TLV, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR IS
                         RECOMMENDED.  IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF
                         RESPIRATOR, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
                         IS ADVISED.

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

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   9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     YELLOW (REACTIVE)

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
  KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.  STORE SEPARATELY AND AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE
  AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

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

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     BARIUM NITRATE
HAZARD CLASS             OXIDIZER
UN/NA                    UN1446
LABELS                   OXIDIZER

INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     BARIUM NITRATE
HAZARD CLASS             5.1, 6.1
UN/NA                    UN1446
LABELS                   OXIDIZING AGENT, POISON

