MALLINCKRODT INC -- AMMONIUM MOLYBDATE  -- 6810-00N041028
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:AMMONIUM MOLYBDATE
MSDS Date:04/06/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N041028
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT INC
Box:M
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40361
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-982-5000
Emergency Phone Num:314-982-5000
CAGE:62910
=== Contractor Identification ===
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:MOLYBDIC ACID, HEXAMMONIUM SALT; (AMMONIUM MOLYBDATE)
CAS:12027-67-7
RTECS #:QA5076000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (MO)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 (MO)

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:IRRITANT FOR UPPER
    RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. PUNGENT TASTE IN MOUTH & THROAT, COUGHING,
    LABORED BREATHING. INGEST:IRRITANT TO DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. SYMPTOMS OF
    SORE THROAT, ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA MA Y OCCUR. EXTREME MOLYBDENUM
    POISONING MAY SHOW SYMPTOMS OF DIARRHEA, ANEMIA, LIVER OR KIDNEY
    DAMAGE. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SKIN:SLIGHTLY IRRITATING.
    DISCOLORATION, SKIN BURNS ARE POSSIBLE. EYE:SLIGHTLY IRRITATING.
    REDNESS & BLURRED VISION MAY OCCUR. CHRONIC:PROLONGED OR REPEATED
    EXPOSURE TO DUST MAY RESULT IN MOL YBDENUM POISONING SHOWING
    SYMPTOMS OF ANEMIA, DIARRHEA, KIDNEY OR LIVER DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS, OR IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY OR RESPIRATORY
    FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BRTHG
    DIFFICULTY. INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER
    & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
    UNCON PERSON. CA LL MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE ANY CONTAM CLTHG. WASH
    W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. IF IRRIT DEVELOPS, GET MED
    ATTN. EYE:WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. IF IRRIT
    DEVELOPS, GET MED ATTN.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED
    CONTAINERS COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION
    HAZARD.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
    PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
    FROM DUST. SWEEP UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL.
    VACUUMING OR WET SWEEPING MAY  BE USED TO AVOID DUST DISPERSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:CAUTION! MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. AVOID
    CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING. KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED
    CONTAINER.
Other Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
    SOURCES OF HEAT OR IGNITION. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF TLV IS EXCEEDED, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED HALF
    MASK CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN UP TO TEN TIMES THE TLV OR
    THE MAXIMUM USE CONCENTRATION SPECIFIED BY THE RESPIRATOR SUPPLIER,
    WHICHEVER IS LESS.
Ventilation:SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS
    BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. LOC EXHST VENT IS GEN PREF (SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG, INCL BOOTS, LAB
    COAT, APRON/COVERALLS TO PVNT SKIN CONT. MAINTAIN EYE WASH FOUNTAIN
    (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTACT LENSES
    SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING W/THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP:DECOMPOSES @ 374F,190C. MP:LOSES 1 WATER @ 194F,90C. VENT:BECAUSE IT
    CAN CTL EMISSIONS OF CONTAM @ ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING DISPERSION OF
    IT INTO GEN WORK AREA. PLEASE REFER TO ACGIH DOCUMENT, "INDUS 
    VENT, MANUAL OF REC PRACTS", MOST RECENT EDITION, FOR DETAILS.
    OTHER PROT EQUIP:& QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES IN WORK AREA.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:2.398
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:FINE, WHITE OR NEARLY WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER;
    ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ON HEATING TO DECOMPOSITION, FUMES OF
    AMMONIA & OXIDES OF NITROGEN MAY BE EMITTED.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
    DELIVERED TO APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE
    W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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