FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- CHROMIUM (III) CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE, S79962 -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CHROMIUM (III) CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE, S79962
MSDS Date:12/12/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
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:CHROMIUM (III) CHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATE. LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 1790
    MG/KG.   EINECS/ELINCS: UNLISTED.
CAS:10060-12-5
RTECS #:GB5450000
= Wt:100.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE: CAUSES IRRITATION. MAY
    RESULT IN CORNEAL INJURY. SKIN: CAUSES IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE
    SENSITIZATION, AN ALLERGIC REACTION, WHICH BECOMES EVIDENT UPON
    RE-EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL. INGESTION:  CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL
    IRRITATION WITH NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. INHALATION: CAUSES
    RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. CHRONIC: PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN
    CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. NO INFORMATIO N FOUND. TARGET ORGANS:
    NONE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CAS # 10060-12-5: ACGIH: A4 - NOT
    CLASSIFIABLE AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN (LISTED AS CHROMIUM). IARC:
    GROUP 3 CARCINOGEN (LISTED AS CHROMIUM) - (INFORMATION TAKEN FROM
    MSDS).
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES,
    OCCASIONALLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS,
    GET MEDICAL AID. SKIN: GET MEDICAL AID. FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP &
    WATER FOR  AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
    & SHOES. INGESTION: IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4
    CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER. GET MEDICAL AID. INHALATION: REMOVE FROM
    EXPOSURE TO FR ESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET
    MEDICAL AID. NOTES TO MD: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.

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

Flash Point:NOT AVAILABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:N/AV
Lower Limits:NOT AVAIL
Upper Limits:NOT AVAIL
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NFPA RATING: NOT PUBLISHED.

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

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS
    INDICATED IN EXPOSURE CONTROLS, PERSONAL PROTECTION SECTION. VACUUM
    OR SWEEP UP MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO A SUITABLE DISPOSAL CONTAINER.
    AVOID GENERATING DUST Y CONDITIONS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. STORE IN A
    TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. KEEP CONTAINER
    TIGHTLY CLOSED. AVOID INGESTION AND INHALATION. USE WITH ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29 CFR 1910.134 OR EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH OR
    EUROPEAN STANDARD EN APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
    AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES & FULL LENGTH
    FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO MINIMIZE CONTACT WITH SKIN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: MOLECULAR FORMULA: CRCL3.6H2O.
    MOLECULAR WEIGHT: N/P.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT AVAILABLE
Melt/Freeze Pt:=83.C, 181.4F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT AVAILABLE
Vapor Density:NOT AVAIL
Spec Gravity:1.76
pH:2.4 (0.2M SOLN)
Solubility in Water:58.5% @ 25C
Appearance and Odor:VIOLET SOLID; NO ODOR REPORTED.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH LITHIUM UNDER NITROGEN ATMOSPHERE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURES. AVOID MOISTURE, STRONG OXIDANTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:CAS # 10060-12-5: RTECS # GB5450000.
    EPIDEMIOLOGY; TERATOGENICITY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS; NEUROTOXICITY;
    MUTAGENICITY; OTHER STUDIES: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ECOTOXICITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE:
    NOT AVAILABLE. PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. OTHER
    STUDIES: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. RCRA: D-SERIES MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION
    OF CONTAMANTS; D-SERIES CHRONIC TOXICITY REFERENCE LEVELS;
    F-SERIES; P-SERIES; & U-SER IES: NONE LISTED.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:U.S. DOT: SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION
    AVAILABLE. IATA: SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. RID/ADR:
    SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE. IMO: SHIPPING NAME: NO
    INFORMATION AVAILABLE. CANADA  TDG: SHIPPING NAME: NO INFORMATION
    AVAILABLE.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SECTION 302 (RQ): NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN
    THIS MATERIAL HAVE AN RQ. SECTION 302 (TPQ): NONE OF THE CHEMICALS
    IN THIS PRODUCT HAVE A TPQ. SARA CODES: CAS # 10060-12-5: ACUTE,
    CHRONIC. SECTION 313: THI S MATERIAL CONTAINS CHROMIUM (III)
    CHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATE (LISTED AS CHROMIUM), 100%, (CAS #
    10060-12-5) WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF
    SECTION 313 OF SARA TITLE III AND 40 CFR PART  373.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA:CAS #10060-12-5 IS NOT ON TSCA
    INVENTORY. IT IS HYDRATE & EXEMPT FROM TSCA INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS
    (40 CFR 720.3(U)(2)). HLTH & SFTY REPORTING LIST:NONE OF CHEMS ARE
    ON HLTH & SFTY REPORTING LIST.  CHEM TEST RULES:NONE OF CHEMS IN
    THIS PROD ARE UNDER CHEM TEST RULE. SECTION 12B:NONE OF CHEMS ARE
    LISTED UNDER TSCA SECTION 12B. TSCA SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE:NONE
    OF CHEMS IN THIS MATL HAVE SNUR UN DER TSCA. CLEAN AIR ACT:THIS
    MATL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY HAZ AIR POLLUTANTS. THIS MATL DOES NOT
    CONTAI N ANY CLASS 1 &/OR CLASS 2 OZONE DEPLETORS. CLEAN WATER
    ACT:NONE OF CHEMS IN THIS PROD ARE LISTED AS HAZ SUBSTANCES;(STATE
    REGULATORY INFO)
State Regulatory Information:CAS #10060-12-5 IS NOT PRESENT ON STATE
    LISTS FROM CA, PA, MN, MA, FL/NJ. CALIFORNIA NO SIGNIFICANT RISK
    LEVEL:NONE OF CHEMS IN THIS PROD ARE LISTED. -- FED
    REGULATORY:PRIORITY POLLUTANTS; &/OR TOX PO LLUTANTS UNDER CWA.
    OSHA:NONE OF CHEMS IN THIS PROD ARE CONSIDERED HIGHLY HAZ BY OSHA.
    EUROPEAN/INTERNATIONAL REGS:EUROPEAN LABELING I/A/W EC
    DIRECTIVES:HAZ SYMBOLS:XI. RISK PHRASES:R 36/38 - IRRIT TO	EYES &
    SKIN. SFTY PHRASES: S 26 - IN CASE OF CONT W/EYES, RINSE IMMED
    W/PLENTY OF WATER & SEEK MED  ADVICE; S 28 - AFTER CONT W/SKIN,
    WASH IMMED W/PLENTY OF ... (TO BE SPECIFIED BY MFR). WGK(WATER
    DANGER/PROT):CAS # 10060-12-5:(OTHER INFO)

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