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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 #: C2644
NAME: COBALT CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 7791-13-1
MF: CL2CO
EC NO: 231-589-4
SYNONYMS
CHLOREK COBALTAWY (POLISH) * COBALT CHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATE (8CI,9CI) *
COBALT DICHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE * COBALTOUS CHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATE *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
TOXIC
MAY CAUSE CANCER BY INHALATION.
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT.
VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS, MAY CAUSE LONG-TERM ADVERSE
EFFECTS IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
PROBABLE CARCINOGEN (US)
SENSITIZER.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
THYROID
HEART
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
AVOID EXPOSURE - OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE.
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
THIS MATERIAL AND ITS CONTAINER MUST BE DISPOSED OF AS
HAZARDOUS WASTE.
AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. REFER TO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS/
SAFETY DATA SHEETS.
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 BREATHING BECOMES DIFFICULT,
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING
THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
WATER SPRAY.
CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
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 SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES.
WEAR DISPOSABLE COVERALLS AND DISCARD THEM AFTER USE.
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.
EVACUATE AREA.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
REFER TO SECTION 8.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR IN NONVENTILATED AREAS AND/OR FOR
EXPOSURE ABOVE THE ACGIH TLV.
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
VAPOR PRESSURE: 40 MMHG
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.924
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
STABILITY
STABLE.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID
ABSORBS NH3 FROM AIR.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
MOISTURE
OXIDIZING AGENTS
ALKALI METALS
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION
WILL NOT OCCUR.
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
LARGE AMOUNTS OF COBALT(II) CHLORIDE DEPRESS ERYTHROCYTE PRODUCTION
WHICH MAY LEAD TO DEATH IN CHILDREN.
MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
MATERIAL MAY BE IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED.
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC RESPIRATORY AND SKIN REACTIONS.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
THIS IS OR CONTAINS A COMPONENT THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE
CARCINOGENIC BASED ON ITS IARC, OSHA, ACGIH, NTP OR EPA CLASSIFICATION.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
THYROID
HEART
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
BLOOD
RTECS #: GG0200000
COBALT(II) CHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATE
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-RAT LD50:766 MG/KG FCTOD7 20,311,1982
SKN-RAT LD50:>2 GM/KG RCCRC*
NOTOX1073/1335,1998
IPR-RAT LD50:35 MG/KG JAPYAA 32,315,1972
IPR-MUS LD50:90 MG/KG AEPPAE 244,17,1962
IVN-GPG LD50:26 MG/KG ATXKA8 24,235,1969
TARGET ORGAN DATA
BEHAVIORAL (TREMOR)
CARDIAC (OTHER CHANGES)
GASTROINTESTINAL (HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA)
ENDOCRINE (ANDROGENIC)
SKIN AND APPENDAGES (AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE: DERMATITIS, OTHER)
PATERNAL EFFECTS (SPERMATOGENESIS)
PATERNAL EFFECTS (TESTES, EPIDIDYMIS, SPERM DUCT)
PATERNAL EFFECTS (PROSTATE, SEMINAL VESICLE, COWPER'S, ACCESSORY GLANDS
PATERNAL EFFECTS (OTHER EFFECTS ON MALE)
NUTRITIONAL AND GROSS METABOLIC (WEIGHT LOSS OR DECREASED WEIGHT GAIN)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ACIGH TLV-TWA: 0.05MG/M3, AS COBALT.
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.
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: 027-004-00-5
TOXIC
R 49
MAY CAUSE CANCER BY INHALATION.
R 22
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
R 42/43
MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT.
R 50/53
VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS, MAY CAUSE LONG-TERM ADVERSE
EFFECTS IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
S 22
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
S 45
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
S 60
THIS MATERIAL AND ITS CONTAINER MUST BE DISPOSED OF AS
HAZARDOUS WASTE.
S 61
AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. REFER TO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS/
SAFETY DATA SHEETS.
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
IARC CANCER REVIEW:HUMAN INADEQUATE EVIDENCE IMEMDT 52,363,1991
IARC CANCER REVIEW:GROUP 2B IMEMDT 52,363,1991
NOES 1983: HZD X4499; NIS 2; TNF 96; NOS 2; TNE 346; TFE 34
U.S. INFORMATION
THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS -
COBALT COMPOUNDS.
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,
FLUKA SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HANDLING
OR FROM CONTACT WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCT. SEE REVERSE SIDE OF INVOICE OR
PACKING SLIP FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.
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