TENNESSEE CHEMICAL COMPANY -- COPPER SULFATE -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:COPPER SULFATE
MSDS Date:07/18/1988
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:TENNESSEE CHEMICAL COMPANY
Address:3400 PEACHTREE RD. NE, SUITE 401
City:ATLANTA
State:GA
ZIP:30326
Info Phone Num:(404) 239-6700
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Preparer's Name:DR. ARTHUR F. GOHLKE
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:TENNC
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CHEM SCIENTIFIC INC
Address:1250 WASHINGTON ST
Box:City:NORWOOD
State:MA
ZIP:02062
Country:US
Phone:781-440-0900
Contract Num:MDA414-98-P-3834
CAGE:0X801
Company Name:TENNESSEE CHEMICAL COMPANY
Address:3400 PEACHTREE RD. NE, SUITE 401
Box:City:ATLANTA
State:GA
ZIP:30326
Phone:(404) 239-6700
CAGE:TENNC

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

Ingred Name:COPPER SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE (COPPER IS 25.2%)
CAS:7758-98-7
RTECS #:GL8800000
= Wt:99.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT PROVIDED
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRIATANT & SENSITIZER TO
    NASAL MEMBRANES. SKIN: IRRITANT & SENSITIZER ESPECIALLY TO SOME
    INDIVIDUALS. SKIN: NOT TOXIC DERMALLY. EYE: CORROSIVE TO EYE
    TISSUE. INGESTION: MODERATE TOXICITY  IN HUMANS ORALLY. HIGH
    INTRAPERITONEAL TOXICITY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT PROVIDED
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: COPPER SULFATE MAY INDUCE SEVERE
    GASTROENTERIC DISTRESS (VOMITING, GASTROENTERIC PAIN, LOCAL
    CORROSION & HEMORRAGES). PROSTRATION, ANURIA, HEMATURIA, ANEMIA,
    INCREASE IN WHITE BLOOD CELLS,  COMA, RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTIES &
    CIRCULATORY FAILURE. EYES: CORROSIVE TO EYE TISSUE. CHRONIC
    OVEREXPOSURE IS REPORTED TO BE SYSTEMIC EFFECT IN HUMANS WHICH
    EFFECTS THE METABOLIC & EXCRETORY FUNCTION O F THE LIVER & KIDNEY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT PROVIDED

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

First Aid:EYES: IRRIGATE WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MIN. HOLD EYELIDS APART DURING IRRIGATION. SEND TO PHYSICIAN
    IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: WASH OR SHOWER THOROUGHLY WITH WATER. REMOVE &
    WASH CONTAMINA TED CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE. INHALATION: REMOVE WORKER
    FROM EXPOSURE & SEEK MEDICAL AID. INGESTION: CALL PHYSICIAN OR
    POISON CONTROL CENTER. DRINK 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE
    VOMITING BY TOUCHING BA CK OF THROAT WITH FINGER OR, IF AVAILABLE,
    BY ADMINISTERING SYRUP OF IPECAC. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING OR GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

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

Extinguishing Media:COPPER SULFATE DOES NOR BURN, NOR WILL IT SUPPORT
    COMBUSTION. IF STORED WITH OTHER COMBUSTIBLE PRODUCTS, USE WATER,
    CO2, OR DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF DRY HEATED ABOVE 600C, SO2 IS EVOLVED. IF
    WATER IS USED, IT WILL SOLUBILIZE THE CUSO4:5H20, AND CARE SHOULD
    BE USED TO KEEP SUCH WATER OUT OF STREAMS OR OTHER WATER BODIES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

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

Spill Release Procedures:CONTACT APPROPRIATE LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL
    POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICIALS IF WARRENTED & ESPECIALLY IF SPILLED
    INTO PUBLIC WATERS. IF SPILL IS CONFINED TO USE SITE, NEUTRALIZE
    WITH LIME OR SODA ASH, US E ABSORBENT & REMOVE TO APPROVED
    LANDFILL.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH OR LIME

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE PRODUCT IN A DRY PLACE
Other Precautions:UNDER SOME USE CONDITIONS COPPER SULFATE DUIST MAY BE
    IRRITATING TO THE SKIN OF SOME INDIVIDUALS. PROBLEM USE CONDITIONS
    SEEM TO BE AGGRAVATED BY HIGH HUMIDITY & SWEATING WHEN COPPER
    SULFATE IS APPLIE D UNDILUTED & DUST CONTACT OCCURS.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF TWA OR PEL IS EXCEEDED, RESPIRATORY
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT MUST BE PROVIDED IAW OSHA REGULATIONS.
Ventilation:IF TWA OR PEL IS EXCEEDED, APPROPRIATE VENTILATION MUST BE
    PROVIDED
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR LONG SLEEVE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHEN
    HANDLING PRODUCT. AVOID BREATHING DUST.
Work Hygienic Practices:NOT PROVIDED
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: PROBABLE MUSCOSAL DAMAGE MAY CONTRAINDICATE THE USE
    OF GASTRIC LAVAGE. MEASURES AGAINST CIRCULATORY SHOCK, RESPIRATORY
    DEPRESSION AND CONVULSION MAY BE NEEDED.

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

HCC:V7
Boiling Pt:=150.C, 302.F
B.P. Text:LOSES 5 H20 AT THIS TE
Melt/Freeze Pt:=110.C, 230.F
M.P/F.P Text:LOSES 4 H20 AT THIS TEMP
Vapor Pres:7.3 MM HG @ 25C
Vapor Density:N/D
Spec Gravity:2.284
pH:4.0 @ 5% SOLN
Solubility in Water:22.37 @ 0C, 117.95 @ 100C
Appearance and Odor:BLUE CRYSTALS OR POWDER, NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:N/D

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
NONE KNOWN WHEN PRODUCT REMAINS DRY. PRODUCT READILY DISSOLVES IN
    WATER. SOLUTIONS ARE CORROSIVE TO MILD STEEL. STORE SOLUTIONS IN
    PLASTIC, RUBBER, 304, 347, OR 316 STAINLESS STEEL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN. PRODUCT IS HIGHLY SOLUBLE IN
    WATER, BUT DOES NOT REACT WITH WATER
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES &
    PRESSURES. IF DRY HEATED ABOVE 1100F (600C) SULFUR DIOXIDE MAY BE
    RELEASED.

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

Toxicological Information:ACUTE INHALATION LC50: 1.48 MG/L AIR. DERMAL
    LD50: 8000 MG/KG. EYE IRRITATION SCORE: 24 HRS: 41.67, 48 HRS:
    CORROSIVE, ACUTE ORAL LD/50 (MALE RATS): 300 MG/KG

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

Ecological:LC50 24 HR (DAPHNIA MAGNA): 0.182 MG/L, RAINBOW TROUT: 0.17
    MG/L, BLUEGILL: 1.5 MG/L. ALL VALUES ARE EXPRESSED AS COPPER
    SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE. TEST WATER IS SOFT.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:SWEEP UP CRYSTAL OR POWDERED PRODUCT & DISPOSE
    OF IN AN APPROVED LANDFILL. IF PRODUCT IS IN CONFINED SOLUTION,
    INTRODUCE LIME OR SODA ASH TO FORM INSOLUBLE COPPER SALTS AND THEN
    DISPOSE OF IN AN APPRO VED LANDFILL. REPORTABLE QUANTITY IS  10
    LBS/4.54 KG. PRODUCT WHEN DISCARDED IS NOT LISTED BY EPA IN 
    40CFR261.33

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

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED

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

SARA Title III Information:IS A 313 CHEMICAL AS A COPPER COMPOUND UNDER
    SARA
Federal Regulatory Information:RQ = 10 LB UNDER CERCLA
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED

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