FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- CUPRIC OXIDE  -- 6810-00-300-6193
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CUPRIC OXIDE
MSDS Date:04/11/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-300-6193
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
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:COPPER OXIDE (CUPRIC OXIDE)
CAS:1317-38-0
RTECS #:GL7900000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3 FUME (CU)
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3 FUME (CU)

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:HAS RSLTD IN IRRIT, NECROSIS, & GREENISH SKIN
    DISCOLORATION. ALLERGIC CNTCT DERM, ALTHOUGH RARE, HAS (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:BEEN REPORTED. EYE:ACUTE:CNTCT MAY CAUSE IRRIT. SOME
    COPPER SALTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE CONJUNC, (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:CORNEAL ULCERATIONS, & TURBIDITY POSS W/PALPEBRAL
    EDEMA. COPPER PARTICLES EMBEDDED IN EYE MAY RESULT IN (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: A PRONOUNCED FOREIGN-BODY RESPONSE W/CHRACTERISTIC
    DISCOLORATION OF OCULAR TISSUE. CHRONIC: RPTD/PRLNGD (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:EXPOSURE TO IRRITANTS MAY CAUSE CONJUCTIVITIS.
    INGEST: ACUTE:INGEST OF COPPER SALTS MAY CAUSE AN IMMED (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:METALLIC TASTE, SALIVATION, NAUSEA, EPIGASTRIC
    BURNING, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, ULCERS, HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS, (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: ANURIA, COMA, CONVULSIONS AND DEATH. CHRONIC:
    REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO COPPER SALTS HAS PRODUCED(ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA AND LIVER, KIDNEY, AND SPLEEN DAMAGE
    IN ANIMALS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: WATER OR NORMAL SALINE SOLN FOR AT LEAST 15
    MIN, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: NO EVIDENCE OF CHEMICAL REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN).
    GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: DILUTE POIS IMMED W/LRG (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: AMTS OF WATER OR MILK AND REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE
    UNLESS THE VICTIM IS ALREADY VOMITING. (DREISBACH, (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:HANDBOOK OF POISONING, 12TH ED).GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    ADMIN OF GASTRIC LAVAGE SHLD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED(ING14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: MEDICAL PERSONNEL. ANTIDOTE: THE FOLLOWING ANTIDOTE
    HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED. HOWEVER, THE DECISION AS TO (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: WHETHER THE SEVERITY OF POISONING REQUIRES
    ADMINISTRATION OF ANY ANTIDOTE AND ACTUAL DOSE REQUIRED SHLD (ING
    16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:BE MADE BY QUALIFIED MED PERSONNEL. COPPER POIS:
    GIVE CALCIUM DISODIUM EDETATE 15-25 MG/KG (0.08-0.125 ML(ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:20% SOLN PER KG BODY WT) IN 250-500 ML 5% DEXTROSE
    INTRAVENOUSLY OVER A 1-2 HR PERIOD TWICE DAILY. MAX (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: DOSE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 50 MG/KG/DAY, DRUG SHOULD BE
    GIVEN IN 5-DAY COURSES W/A REST PERIOD OF @ LST 2 (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:DAYS BETWEEN COURSES. AFTER THE FIRST COURSE,
    SUBSEQUENT COURSES SHLD NOT EXCEED 50 MG/KG/DAY. DAILY (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19: URINALYSES SHOULD NOT BE DONE DURING TREATMENT
    PERIOD. DOSAGE SHOULD BE REDUCED IF ANY UNUSUAL URINARY (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:FINDINGS APPEAR. IV ADMIN IS CONTRAINDICATED IN
    PRESENCE OF ELEV CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESS. PENICILLAMINE(ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: IS ALSO EFTIVE IN COPPER POIS. GIVE UP TO 100
    MG/KG/DAY (MAX 1G/DAY) DIVIDED INTO 4 DOSES FOR NO LONGER (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: THAN 1 WK. IF LONGER ADMIN PERIOD IS WARRANTED,
    DOSE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MG/M3/DAY. GIVE DRUG ORALLY (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23: 1/2 HR BEFORE MEALS. ANTIDOTE SHOULD BE AMIN BY
    QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:ACUTE:INHAL OF COPPER DUST MAY
    CAUSE IRRIT OF UPPER RESP TRACT/AN ILLNESS SIMILAR TO COMMON COLD
    W/SENS OF CHILLS & STUFFINESS OF THE HEAD. CHRONIC:PRLNGD INHAL OF
    DUST/MIST OF COPPER SALTS MAY  CAUSE CONGESTION OF NASAL MUC MEMB,
    SOMETIMES OF THE PHARYNX, & ON OCCASIONS ULCERATION & PERFORATION
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:OF NASAL SEPTUM. ATROPHIC CHANGES IN
    THE MUC MEMB WERE NOTED IN SUBJECTS EXPOSED TO COMPLEX COPPER SALTS
    FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. INHAL OF COPPER CMPNDS HAS CAUSED INJURY
    TO LUNGS & LIVER W/ HEMOCHROMATOSIS IN ANIMALS. SKIN:ACUTE:MAY
    CAUSE IRRIT. COPPER SALTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE AN ITCHING
    (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING
    RESPIRATORY, LIVER, SKIN, KIDNEY, HEMATOPOIETIC OR WILSON'S
    DISEASE.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
    STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTAM CLTHG &  SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAPOR MILD
    DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS
    (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH EYES IMMED W/LRG
    AMTS OF (ING 10)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
    LRG FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO ACUTE HAZ. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF
    POSS. AVOID BRTHG VAPS OR DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA
    APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUPATIONAL SPILL: FOR LARGE SPILLS, SWEEP UP
    WITH A MINIUM OF DUSTING AND PLACE INTO SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
    CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. RESIDUE SHLD BE
    CLEANED UP USING A HIGH-EFFICIE NCY PARTICULATE FILTER VACUUM.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OF THIS SUBSTANCE, FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT
    DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF EPA.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
    ON CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED THE
    WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESP AND BE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED. FOR SPECIFIC
    RESPIRATOR INFORMATION  CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM SAFETY GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH FOUNTAIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:HYDROGEN SULFIDE, HYDROGEN TRISULFIDE, HYDROXYLAMINE,
    MAGNESIUM, PHOSPHAM, PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE, POTASSIUM, RUBIDIUM
    ACETYLIDE & ACETYLENE CARBIDE, SODIUM, TITANIUM, ZIRCONIUM. EFTS OF
    OV EREXP:PAPULOVESICULLAR, SKIN DISCOLORATION & ECZEMATOID LESIONS.
    CHRONIC: RPTD/PRLNGD CNTCT W/SOME COPPER SALTS (ING 2)

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2419F,1326C
Spec Gravity:6.3-6.49
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK TO BROWNISH-BLACK CRYSTALS OR POWDER.

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

ALUMINUM, ANILINIUM PERCHLORATE, BORON, CESIUM ACETYLENE CARBIDE,
    DICHLOROMETHYLSILANE, HYDRAZINE, HYDROGEN, (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE REPORTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    TOXIC AND/OR HAZARDOUS GASES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE,
    CONTACT THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    AGENCY.

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