HERCULES CHEMICAL COMPANY INC -- HERCULES R-D (ROOT DESTROYER)  -- 6840-00F020975
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:HERCULES R-D (ROOT DESTROYER)
MSDS Date:01/31/1990
FSC:6840
NIIN:00F020975
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:HERCULES CHEMICAL COMPANY INC
Address:29 WEST 38 STREET
City:NEW YORK
State:NY
ZIP:10018-5595
Info Phone Num:(212) 869-4330-EX. 226
Emergency Phone Num:(212) 869-4330-EX. 226
CAGE:84794
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:HERCULES CHEMICAL CO INC
Address:111 SOUTH STREET(OLD IS 29 W 38 ST)
Box:City:PASSAIC
State:NJ
ZIP:07055-7398
Country:US
Phone:973-778-5000
CAGE:84794

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

Ingred Name:COPPER SULPHATE, CUPRIC SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE
CAS:7758-99-8
RTECS #:GL8900000
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/CUM (CU)

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE NOSE IRRITATION,
    ULCERATION OF NASAL SEPTUM MAY OCCUR. EYE: IRRITATION. SKIN:
    DISCOLORATION, ITCHING, DERMATITIS. INGESTION: GASTROINTESTIONAL
    TRACT IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: TREAT MOST URGENT SYMPTOMS FIRST.
    CESSATION OF BREATHING. EYE: INJURY. SKIN: SHOCK. CHRONIC HAZARD IS
    VERY RARE EXCEPT IN INDIVIDUALS W/WILSON'S DISEASE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:WILSON'S DISEASE

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

First Aid:INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR, ADMINISTER CPR, IF REQUIRED.
    SKIN: FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER AT LEAST 15 MINS. INGESTION:
    GIVE CONSCIOUS VICTIM 2-3 GLASSES OF MILK & WATER TO DRINK. INDUCE
    VOMITIN G IN CONSCIOUS PERSON. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
    CASES.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA AS APPROPRIATE FOR
    SURROUNDING FIRE. CO2, DRY CHEMICAL OR WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:PRODUCT WILL NOT BURN OR SUPPORT COMBUSTION
    BUT DIRECT WATER STREAM ON MOLTEN MATERIAL MAY SPLATTERING MAY
    OCCUR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SEALED CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE WHEN HEATED
    DUE TO RELEASE OF WATER FROM CRYSTALS. HEAT >230F WILL MELT/FLOW.
    ANHYDROUS SALT WILL IGNITE HYDROXYLAMINE IF PRESENT.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP CRYSTALS OR POWDER, VACUUM IS
    PREFERRED. PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ENTRY OF SOLUTION INTO STREAMS &
    OTHER BODIES OF WATER. AVOID DIRECT WATER STREAM ON MOLTEN
    MATERIAL, SPLATTERING MAY OCCUR.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS IN COOL DRY
    PLACE & WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES & REDUCING
    AGENTS. AVOID BREATHING DUST OR SOLUTION MIST.
Other Precautions:USE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICE TO PREVENT DUST
    ACCUMULATION. AVOID INHALATION OR INGESTION.

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

Respiratory Protection:WHERE THE POSSIBILITY OF DUST EXISTS USE
    NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES, IF SPLASHING POSSIBLE
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE. WASH HANDS BEFORE
    EATING. USE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICE TO PREVENT DUST
    ACCUMULATION.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:59F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:230F
Spec Gravity:2.284
Solubility in Water:DISSOLVES
Appearance and Odor:BLUE GRANULAR CRYSTALS, NO ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, ACIDIC
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEATED >230F WILL MELT & FLOW. NORMAL
    PROCESS TEMPERATURE & PRESSURES. HEAT SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAGNESIUM METAL MAY GENERATE DANGEROUS
    LEVEL OF HYDROGEN GAS. >140F SULFUR DIOXIDE & CUPRIC OXIDES ARE
    EVOLVE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF WASTE, CONSULT
    APPROPRIATE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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