ALDON CORPORATION -- MAGNESIUM NITRATE -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MAGNESIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:11/10/1998
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALDON CORPORATION
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-226-6177
Emergency Phone Num:716-226-6177
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:MM 90
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:6V042
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AL-DON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Phone:716-226-6177
CAGE:6V042
Company Name:SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC DBA SCHOOL SPECIALTY SUPPLY
Address:3525 S 9TH ST
Box:1547
City:SALINA
State:KS
ZIP:67401-7883
Country:US
Phone:913-827-0451
CAGE:4A560
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:MDA414-01-P-1892
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:MAGNESIUM NITRATE HEXAHYDRATE
CAS:13446-18-9
RTECS #:OM3756000
= Wt:100.

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

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: DUST OR MIST MAY CAUSE
    LOCAL IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE DIURESIS AND PERHAPS
    CATHARSIS. SKIN: CONCENTRATED AQUEOUS SOLUTION OR DUST MAY CAUSE
    LOCAL IRRITATION. EYES: MAY CAUSE LOCAL  IRRITATION.
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: SOME EXTREME CASES MAY SHOW CYANOSIS
    (BLUS SKIN) AND FALLIN BLOOD PRESSURE, INDICATED BY HEADACHE, FLUSH
    SKIN, VOMITING, DIZZINESS.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES,
    LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. IF IRRITATION
    DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH WITH
    WATER, THE WASH WIT H MILD SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
    BREATHING DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.  GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    INGESTION:I F SWALLOWD, IF CONSCIOUS ,GIVE 1-2 GLASSES OF WATER TO
    DRINK, INDUCE VOMITING. REPEAT UNTIL VOMIT FLUID IS CLEAR. CALL
    PHYSICIAN. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL (ABC).
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. AVOID
    SPLATTERING MOLTEN MATERIAL. FLOOD WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER IN
    EARLY STAGES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:STRONG OXIDIZER! CONTACT WITH OTHER
    MATERIALS MAY CAUSE FIRES. FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE
    HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. GREATLY INCREASES BURNING RATE OF
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:RECOVE FOR USE IF NOT CONTAMINATED. SWEEP UP
    AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. LABEL
    "OXIDIZER".

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY  FROM
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, HEAT, SPARKS, OR OPEN FLAMES. WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT
    IN USE.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. REMOVE AND WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN
    WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. KEEP OUT OF REACH
    OF CHILDREN. READ L ABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USING.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY USE.
    IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A
    NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: NOT NEEDED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL):
    RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES, SMOCK, APRON, EYE WASH STATION,
    PROPER GLOVES, FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
    THOROUGHLY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SCHOOL SPECIALTY P/N: MM90-2.	 WARD'S NATURAL SCIENCE
    ESTABLISHMENT,INC ITEM NUMBER: 37-2451

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

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES@330C
Melt/Freeze Pt:=95.C, 203.F
Decomp Temp:=330.C, 626.F
Vapor Pres:H2O VAPOR ONLY
Vapor Density:VAPOR ONLY
Spec Gravity:1.464
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/A (NBUAC=1)
Solubility in Water:44G/100ML
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR COLORLESS CRYSTALS; NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, OXIDIZABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. EXAMPLES: EASILY
    OXIDIZABLE ORGANICS, ALUMINUM DUST, CYANIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES OF 300C AND OVER. (ANHYDROUS
    FORM DECOMPOSES THERE).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC NITRIC ACID FUMES AND SOMETIMES
    NITROGEN TETROXIDE ARE REPORTED. ALSO MAY YIELD HAZARDOUS MIST IN
    RANGE 110-33-C.

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

Toxicological Information:RTECS NO. OM3756000. NONE ESTABLISHED.

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

Ecological:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDE LINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. SMALL QUANTITIES MAY BE
    DISPOSED OF BY FLUSH ING INTO SEWER OR IF UNCONTAMINATED MAY BE
    DISPOSED OF IN A SANITARY LANDFILL.

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

Transport Information:D.O.T.: MAGNESIUM NITRATE, 5.1, UN1474, PG III.

=====================  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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