WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC -- FERROUS SULFIDE (SEE SUPPL) -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:FERROUS SULFIDE (SEE SUPPL)
MSDS Date:01/02/1992
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
Kit Part:Y
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Info Phone Num:(716) 359-2502
Emergency Phone Num:716-226-6177/716-334-4222
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:FF 210
Preparer's Name:ALEXANDER PICCARELLI
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:63759
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-99-P-3705
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:FERROUS SULFIDE
CAS:1317-37-9
= Wt:100.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IF FREE GASTRIC ACIDITY IS HIGH, THE
    INGESTION OF FERROUS SULFIDE MAY RESULT IN DECOMPOSITION TO
    HYDROGEN SULFIDE IN THE STOMACH, WITH SUBSEQUENT SYSTEMIC
    POISONING. CONTACT: SKIN CONTACT WITH FERROUS  SULFIDE PRESENTS
    VERY LITTLE HAZARD. EYE CONTACT: PARTICULATE HAZARD ONLY. EXERCISE
    APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL HAZARDS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Effects of Overexposure:IF FREE GASTRIC ACIDITY IS HIGH, THE INGESTION
    OF FERROUS SULFIDE MAY RESULT IN DECOMPOSITION TO HYDROGEN SULFIDE
    IN THE STOMACH, WITH SUBSEQUENT SYSTEMIC POISONING. CONTACT: SKIN
    CONTACT WITH FERROUS  SULFIDE PRESENTS VERY LITTLE HAZARD. EYE
    CONTACT: PARTICULATE HAZARD ONLY. EXERCISE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES
    TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

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

First Aid:INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE ONE OR TWO
    GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK. INDUCE VOMITING AND CALL PHYSICIAN
    IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
    EYE: FLUSH WITH  WATER. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS, GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER. THEN WASH
    WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY. IF SYM PTOMS OF ILLNESS DEVELOP, GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED
    SELF0CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS; WEAR GOGGLES IF EYE PROTECTION
    IS NOT PROVIDED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MODERATELY FLAMMABLE SOLID. YIELDS
    FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN SULFIDE ON CONTACT WITH ACIDS AND SULFUR DIOXIDE
    WHEN BURNING. FINELY DIVIDED FERROUS SULFIDE MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE
    MIXTURE IN	AIR. HYDROGEN SULFIDE  AND SULFUR DIOXIDE ARE BOTH
    EXTREMELY TOXIC GASES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:RECYCLE OR SWEEP UP WITH CARE, AVOID CONTACT
    WITH ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZERS OR VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES. PLACE IN
    SUITABLE CONTAINER. WASH SPILL AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
    ACIDS, ACID FUMES, STRONG OXIDIZERS OR FIRE HAZARDS. WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. USE WITH ADEQUATED VENTILATION. KEEP
    CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH
    CHEMICALS. DO NOT DEPEND ON ODOR TO DETECT PRESENCE OF GAS.
    HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS DEADENS THE SENSE OF SMELL. AVOID CONTACT WITH
    SKIN, EYES, AND MUCOUS MEMB RANES. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. PREMOVE AND
    WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL HANDLING OF
    FERROUS SULFIDE IN THE LABORATORY. IF CONTACT WITH ACIDS WORK IN
    FUME HOOD OR WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL/MECHANICAL (GENERAL): RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:SMOCK, APRON, EYE WASH STATION, FUME HOOD,
    PROPER GLOVES.
Work Hygienic Practices:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Supplemental Safety and Health
AIR POLLUTION KIT P/N: 36W2045. HCC IS FOR KIT BASED ON TABLE 3, DLAI
    4145.11. HCC FOR THIS PART: N1. RELATED KIT MSDS': CLJPM, CLJPP,
    CLJPR, CLJPT, CLJPV, CLJPX.

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

HCC:F8
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=1194.C, ######F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:DECOMPOSES
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE AS SOLID
Vapor Density:N/D
Spec Gravity:4.84
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLITILE
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BROWNISH-BLACK LUMPS, RODS OR GRANULAR POWDER; NO
    ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NON-VOLITILE

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH ACIDS LIBERATES HYDROGEN SULFIDE(H2S) A POISONOUS GAS,
    STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ACIDS, HIGH HEAT. MOISTURE SENSITIVE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:YIELDS TOXIC SULFIDE GAS ON CONTACT
    WITH ACIDS AND TOXIC SULFUR DIOXIDE WHEN BURNING.

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

Toxicological Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

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

Ecological:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED CHEMICAL LANDFILL OR
    CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE.

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

Transport Information:NON-REGULATED.

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

SARA Title III Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Federal Regulatory Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
State Regulatory Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

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