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             M A T E R I A L  S A F E T Y  D A T A  S H E E T
             
SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
    CATALOG #:            A4514
    NAME:                 AMMONIUM CHLORIDE SOLID
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
    CAS #: 12125-02-9
    MF: H4CLN
    EC NO:  235-186-4
  SYNONYMS
    AMCHLOR * AMMONERIC * AMMONIUMCHLORID (GERMAN) * AMMONIUM CHLORIDE
    (ACGIH) * AMMONIUM MURIATE * CHLORID AMONNY (CZECH) * DARAMMON * SAL
    AMMONIA * SAL AMMONIAC * SALAMMONITE * SALMIAC *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
  LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
    HARMFUL
    HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
    RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYES.
    IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
    IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
    WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
    WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
    IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
    CALL A PHYSICIAN.
    IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS
    AMOUNTS OF WATER.
    IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
    WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
  EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
    NONCOMBUSTIBLE.
    USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
  SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
    WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
    PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
  UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
    EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
    WEAR RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY
    RUBBER GLOVES.
    SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
    AVOID RAISING DUST.
    VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
    REFER TO SECTION 8.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
    SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
    MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
    WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
    DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
    AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
    AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
    NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
    COMPATIBLE CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
    CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
    KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
    STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
  APPEARANCE AND ODOR
    SOLID.
  PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    MELTING POINT:      340  C
    VAPOR PRESSURE:      1 MMHG @ 160.4  C
    SPECIFIC GRAVITY:     1.527
    VAPOR DENSITY:     1.9 G/L
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
  STABILITY
    STABLE.
  INCOMPATIBILITIES
    PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
    STRONG ACIDS
    STRONG BASES
  HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
    AMMONIA
    HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS
  HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION
    WILL NOT OCCUR.
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
  ACUTE EFFECTS
    CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION.
    MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
    CAUSES SEVERE EYE IRRITATION.
    MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED.
    MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
    RESPIRATORY TRACT.
    HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
    TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
    TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
  RTECS #: BP4550000
    AMMONIUM CHLORIDE
  IRRITATION DATA
    EYE-RBT 500 MG/24H MLD                        28ZPAK -,15,1972
    EYE-RBT 100 MG SEV                            LPPTAK 24,598,1976
  TOXICITY DATA
    ORL-INF LDLO:2 GM/KG                          AJEMEN 6,506,1988
    ORL-RAT LD50:1650 MG/KG                       28ZPAK -,15,1972
    IMS-RAT LD50:30 MG/KG                         EMSUA8 4,223,1946
    UNR-RAT LD50:550 MG/KG                        FRXXBL #2444025
    ORL-MUS LD50:1300 MG/KG                       IYKEDH 21,257,1990
    IPR-MUS LD50:485 MG/KG                        COREAF 256,1043,1963
    IVN-MUS LD50:358 MG/KG                        JCINAO 37,497,1958
  TARGET ORGAN DATA
    SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES (MYDRIASIS)
    BEHAVIORAL (TREMOR)
    BEHAVIORAL (CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD)
    BEHAVIORAL (COMA)
    CARDIAC (OTHER CHANGES)
    LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (RESPIRATORY STIMULATION)
    ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
    (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR
    COMPLETE INFORMATION.
SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
    DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
    CONTACT A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE TO DISPOSE OF
    THIS MATERIAL.
    DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT AND BURN IN A
    CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER.
    OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
    CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
  EUROPEAN INFORMATION
    EC INDEX NO:     017-014-00-8
    HARMFUL
    R 22
    HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
    R 36
    IRRITATING TO EYES.
    S 22
    DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
  REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
    OEL=MAK
    ACGIH TLV-STEL 20 MG/M3, FUME                 DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1999
    ACGIH TLV-TWA 10 MG/M3, FUME                  DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1999
    MSHA STANDARD-AIR:TWA 10 MG/M3
     DTLVS* 3,12,1971
    OEL-AUSTRALIA: TWA 10 MG/M3, STEL 20 MG/M3 (FUME), JAN1993
    OEL-DENMARK: TWA 10 MG/M3, JAN1999
    OEL-RUSSIA: STEL 10 MG/M3 (FUME), JAN1993
    OEL-THE NETHERLANDS: MAC-TGG 10 MG/M3 (FUME), JAN1993
    OEL-UNITED KINGDOM: TWA 10 MG/M3 (FUME) STEL 20 MG/M3 (FUME), SEP2000
    OEL-BELGIUM: TWA 10 MG/M3, STEL 20 MG/M3 (FUME), JAN1993
    OEL-FRANCE: VME 10 MG/M3 (FUME), JAN1999
    OEL-POLAND: TWA 10 MG/M3, STEL 20 MG/M3 (VAPORS AND FUMES), JAN1999
    OEL-SWITZERLAND: MAK-W 6 MG/M3 (FUME), JAN1999
    OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV
    OEL IN ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA CHECK ACGIH TLV;
    NIOSH REL TO AMMONIUM CHLORIDE-AIR:10H TWA 10 MG/M3;STEL 20 MG/M3
     NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
    NOHS 1974: HZD 05270; NIS 223; TNF 29596; NOS 97; TNE 259567
    NOES 1983: HZD 05270; NIS 180; TNF 24833; NOS 131; TNE 415676; TFE
     139037
    EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
    EPA TSCA SECTION 8(D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STUDIES
    EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 2001
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
    THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO
    BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SIGMA, ALDRICH,
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