MALLINKRODT BAKER INC -- ZINC SULFATE, 7-HYDRATE, 8872  -- 6810-00N088718
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ZINC SULFATE, 7-HYDRATE, 8872
MSDS Date:02/15/1998
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N088718
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:IO255
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829
Company Name:MALLINKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:M
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:IO255

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

Ingred Name:ZINC SULFATE (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7733-02-0
RTECS #:ZH5260000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUP DAT: OF THE EXTREMITIES. REPEATED SKIN OR EYE CONTACT
    CAN CAUSE SKIN AND EYE EFFECTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: GET MED ATTN. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
    THORO CLEAN SHOES BEFORE REUSE. EYES: IMMED FLUSH (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, LIFTING
    LOWER & UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: SOLN. US REGS (CERCLA) REQUIRE REPORTING SPILLS
    & RELEASES TO SOIL, WATER & AIR IN EXCESS OF (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: REPORTABLE QUANTITIES. THE TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR THE
    US COAST GUARD NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER IS (800) 424-8802.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: WARNING: AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATORS TO NOT
    PROTECT WORKERS IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT: IT CAN CTL EMISSIONS OF CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE,
    PREVENTING DISPERSION OF IT INTO GEN WORK AREA. (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: PLEASE REFER TO ACGIH DOCUMENT, INDUS VENT, A MANUAL
    OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICES, MOST RECENT EDITION, FOR DETAILS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH: DISPOSE OF CONTAINER AND UNUSED CONTENTS
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT): 1710 MG/KG.
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: IRRIT TO RESP TRACT.
    SYMPS MAY INCL COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH. INGEST: AS W/OTHER
    SOL ZINC SALTS, ZINC SULFATE MAY HYDROLYZE INTO ACID IF SWALLOWED.
    SEV IRRIT & BURNS OF MOUTH, THROA T & DIGESTIVE SYS MAY OCCUR.
    SYMPS MAY INCL VOMIT, STOM PAIN, INCRD PULSE RATE W/BLOOD PRESS
    DECR, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BLOOD PRESS DECR, ACUTE PULM EDEMA
    (FLUID IN LUNGS), DIARR, KIDNEY DMG, OTHER GI DISTURBS & HEMORR
    PANCREATITIS. FATALITY FOLLOWING INGEST OF 10 GRAMS HAS BEEN
    REPORTED. SKIN: CAUSES IRRIT.  SYMPS INCL REDNESS, ITCH, & PAIN.
    EYES:IRRITANT. CAN CAUSE PAIN & REDNESS, POSS MECH HARM. MAY CAUSE
    SEV (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PREEXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE
    TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MED ATTN. INGEST: GIVE SEVERAL
    GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK. VOMIT MAY OCCUR SPONT, BUT DO NOT
    INDUCE! NEVER  GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERS. GET MED
    ATTN. SKIN: WIPE OFF EXCESS MATL FROM SKIN THEN IMMED FLUSH SKIN
    W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES.
    (ING 3)

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

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTING SURROUNDING FIRE.
    USE WATER CAREFULLY AS MATL WILL REACT W/WATER TO FORM (SUP DAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ZINC SULFATE CAN DECOMPOSE AT HIGH TEMPS
    TO FORM TOX OXIDES, SULFUR & ZINC OXIDE AS WELL AS WATER VAP.
    SEALED CONTRS MAY RUPTURE AT MOD TEMPS (SUP DAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. KEEP UNNEC & UNPROT
    PEOPLE AWAY FROM AREA OF SPILL. WEAR APPROP PERS PROT EQUIP. PICK
    UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTR FOR RECLAMATION/DISP, USING METH THAT
    DOES NOT GENERATE DUST . MATL DISSOLVES IN WATER TO FORM ACIDIC
    (ING 5)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CONTR, STORED IN
    COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. MATL
    DISSOLVES IN WATER TO FORM ACIDIC SOLUTION.
Other Precautions:CONTRS MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY SINCE THEY RETAIN
    PROD RESIDUES (DUST, SOLIDS): OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS & PREC LISTED.
    AVOID BREATHING DUST. USE ONLY W/ADEQ VENT. AVOID CONT W/EYES, SKIN
    & CLOTHING. W ARNING! HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED/INHALED.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR CNDTNS OF USE WHERE EXPOS TO DUST/MIST IS
    APPARENT, A NIOSH APPRVD HALF-FACE DUST/MIST RESP MAY BE WORN. FOR
    EMER/INSTANCES WHERE EXPOS LEVELS ARE NOT KNOWN, USE NIOSH APPRVD
    FULL-FACE POSS-PRESS,  AIR-SUPPLIED RESP. (ING 7)
Ventilation:A SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS
    AS LOW AS POSS. LOC EXHST VENT IS GEN PREF BECAUSE (ING 8)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROT CLOTHING, BOOTS, LAB COAT,
    APRON/COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA: ACIDIC SODIUM. WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO KEEP
    FIRE-EXPOSED CONTRS COOL. EXPLO HAZ: (RELEASE OF WATER VAP). FORMS
    ACIDIC SOLNS IN WATER. EFTS OF OVEREXP: IRRIT. CHRONIC EXPOS MAY
    CAUSE F ATG, SLOW TENDON REFLEXES, INTESTINAL INFLAMM (W/BLEEDING),
    DIARR, BLOOD EFTS, CNS DEPRESS, TREMORS & PARALYSIS (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>932F,>500C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:1.97
pH:4.5
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS CRYSTALS OR GRANULES, ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
LEAD, CALCIUM, STRONTIUM SALTS, ALKALI CARBONATES AND HYDROXIDES,
    SILVER PROTEIN AND TANNINS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, MOISTURE, INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR AND OXIDES OF ZINC.
    REACTS WITH WATER TO FORM SULFURIC ACID.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING
    SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROP & APPRVD WASTE DISP FACILITY.
    PROCESSING, USE/CONTAM OF THIS PROD MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT
    OPTIONS. STATE & LOC DISP REGS  MAY DIFFER FROM FED DISP REGS. (ING
    10)

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