MALLINCKRODT INC SCIENCE PRODUCTS DIVISION -- HYDROXYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE  -- 6810-00-262-8577
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:HYDROXYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
MSDS Date:07/13/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-262-8577
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT INC SCIENCE PRODUCTS DIVISION
Address:PARIS BYPASS
Box:M
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40361
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-982-5000
Emergency Phone Num:314-539-1600
CAGE:62910
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:908-859-2151
CAGE:62910

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

Ingred Name:HYDROXYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
CAS:5470-11-1
Fraction by Wt: 100% %
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: 400 MG/KG ORAL MOUSE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY
    TRACT. MAY CONVERT HEMOGLOBIN TO METHEMOGLOBIN, PRODUCING CYANOSIS.
    MAY ALSO CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES, FALL IN BLOOD
    PRESSURE, HEADACHE, VERTIGO, RINGING  IN EARS, SHORTNESS OF
    BREAATH, SEVERE BLOOD OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, CONVULSIONS, CIRCULATORY
    COLLASPE, SKIN/EYE IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
    CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
    CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, CYANOSIS,
    NAUSEEA, VOMITING, FALL IN BLOOD PRESSURE, HEADACHE, VERTIGO,
    RINGING IN EARS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, SEVERE BLOOD OXYGEN
    DEFICIENCY, CONVULSIONS, COMA, DEATH, SK IN IRRITATION, EYE
    IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. RESTORE BREATHING. KEEP
    WARM AND QUIET. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA
    THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.	EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.
    GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY BY
    GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER AND STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. CALL
    PHYSICIAN.

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

Flash Point:COMBUSTIBLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM OR CARBON DIOXIDE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND
    FULL FACE-PIECE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS MAY
    CAUSE EXTREMELY VIOLENT COMBUSTION. MAY EXPLODE WHEN HEATED TO
    140C.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. REMOVE ALL
    SOURCES OF IGNITION. CLEANUP PERSONNEL REQUIRE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING AND RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. SWEEP UP AND PLACE
    IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR D ISPOSAL. AVOID BREATHING DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE
    IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT OR IGNITION. PROTECT
    AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:ISOLATE FROMOXIDIZING MATERIALS. REMOVE ANY
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
    EXOSURES BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS PER
    CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND NIOSH RESPIRATOR
    SELECTION.
Ventilation:A LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT THE
    SOURCE IS RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT DISPERSION INTO WORKPLACE.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFEETY GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:MAINTAIN EYEWASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH
    SHOWER FACILITIES IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
    AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL.

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT GIVEN
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:306F,152C
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:1.67
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:HYGROSCOPIC, COLORLESS TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW-GREEN
    CRYSTALS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SLOWLY DECOMPOSES WHEN MOIST.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS TOXIC FUMES OF NITROGEN OXIDES
    AND HYDROGEN CHLORIDE WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
    ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
    LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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