Product ID:AMMONIUM OXALATE (SEE SUPPL)
MSDS Date:09/22/1998
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLDXJ

Emergency Phone: 716-226-6177

Info Phone: 716-226-6177

Preparer: MICHAEL RASZEJA

Cage: 6V042

Telephone: (716) 359-2502

Cage: 63759

AMMONIUM OXALATE

CAS: 1113-38-8

RTECS: RO2750000

OSHA PEL NOT PROVIDED

ACGIH TLV: NONE ESTABLISHED

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORL-RAT): 1.1 GRAM/KG.
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: OF DUST OR MIST MAY
IRRITATE NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS. EXCESSIVE INHALATION MAY CAUSE
SYSTEMIC POISONING. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE SYSTEMIC OXALATE POISONING
AFFECTING CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS), LIVER OR KIDNEYS. MAY
CAUSE HYPOCALCEMIA, NEUROMUSCULAR SYMTOMS AND CARDIOVASCULAR
COLLAPSE AND DEATH, IF SWALLOWED. CAN IRRITATE OR DAMAGE MOUTH,
THROAT, STOMACH. SKIN: MAY CAUSE MILD TO SEVERE IRRI TATION,
DEPENDING ON LENGTH OF EXPOSURE AND PROMPTNESS IN ADMINISTERING
FIRST-AID. EYE: MATERIAL IS AN OCULAR IRRITANT AND MAY CAUSE
CORNEAL BURNS. HEALING HAS BEEN COMPLETE WHEN FIRST-AID HAS BEEN PR
OMPTLY INITIATED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: OF DUST OR MIST MAY IRRITATE NOSE,
THROAT, LUNGS. MAY CAUSE CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE AND DEATH, IF
SWALLOWED. CAN IRRITATE OR DAMAGE MOUTH, THROAT, STOMACH. SKIN: MAY
CAUSE MILD TO SEVERE I RRITATION, DEPENDING ON LENGTH OF EXPOSURE
AND PROMPTNESS IN ADMINISTERING FIRST-AID. EYE: MATERIAL IS AN
OCULAR IRRITANT AND MAY CAUSE CORNEAL BURNS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT PROVIDED

First Aid:SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER, THEN WASH WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER.
IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF
SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY GIVE
LARGE VOLUME OF WATER OR MILK TO DRINK. CALL A PHYSICIAN
IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES, LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTI ON.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SUPPORTING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED
SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS, TO KNOCK DOWN
VAPORS AND LOCALIZE ANY S PILLED MATERIAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DUST-AIR MIXTURES MIGHT IGNITE OR
EXPLODE. DANGEROUS WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION, EMITS TOXIC FUMES;
CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH OXIDIZING MATERIALS.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP OR SHOVEL UP DRY CHEMICAL INTO AN EMPTY
CONTAINER, AVOIDING DUSTY CONDITIONS, AND CLOSE FOR LATER USE OR
DISPOSAL. USE SKIN AND EYE PROTECTION DURING CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS.
MAXIMIZE RECOVERY; FLUS H RESIDUE WITH WATER, IF PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT PROVIDED

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP AWAY
FROM FOOD OR FEED PRODUCTS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDING.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING. DO NOT WEAR
CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH
SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. REMOVE AN D WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. FOR LABORATORY
USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD/HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN.

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
HANDLING. IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR
WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL):
RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES, LAB COAT, VENTILATION HOOD, PROPER
GLOVES, EYE WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:NOT PROVIDED
Supplemental Safety and Health
CONTD FROM PRODUCT ID: WARDS P/N: 37-0470. ABBREVIATION: N/A = NOT
APPLICABLE. N/AV = NOT AVAILABLE. N/K = UNKNOWN. N/P = NOT
PROVIDED. N/R = NOT RELEVANT. N/D = NOT DETERMINED. N/E = NOT
ESTABLISHED. CNS = CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. GI = GASTROINTESTINAL.
SCBA = SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.

HCC:T4
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Decomp Temp:=70.C, 158.F
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE AS SOLID
Vapor Density:4.9(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:1.50 (H2O=1)
pH:NOT PROVIDED
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE (NA)
Solubility in Water:25 GRAMS PER 100 ML@ 32F
Appearance and Odor:FINE WHITE OR COLORLESS CRYSTALS; ODORLESS OR
SLIGHT AMMONICAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NON-VOLATILE
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS; CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE PLUS
AMMONIUM ACETATE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE AND HEAT. DECOMPOSES
AT 70 DEG C (158 DEG F)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ON HEATING, WE WOULD EXPECT AMMONIA
GAS AND OXALIC ACID. THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OR BURNING MAY PRODUCE
CARBON MONOXIDE AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE AND OXIDES OF NITROGEN (NOX)

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. DISPOSE
OF IN AN APPROVED INC INERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND
SCRUBBER OR CONTRACT WITH A LISCENCED WASTE DISPOSAL SERVI CE.

Toxicological Information:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) 1,100 MG/KG. DERMAL: LD50
(RABBIT): GREATER THAN 2.0 GRAM/KG

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particular situation.

Ecological:NOT PROVIDED

Transport Information:D.O.T.: TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S., (AMMONIUM
OXALATE), 6.1, UN 3288, PG III.

SARA Title III Information:NOT PROVIDED
Federal Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED