*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:IN CASE OF BRIEF EXPOSURE, USE NIOSH APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE UNDER FUME HOOD.
    FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
    DESIGN CRITERIA . PROTECTIVE APRON.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR'S TRADE NAME/PART NO: PPM OF NICKEL IN 5% NITRIC ACID.
*  Product Identification  *
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:PLNI2
Preparer's Name:SUSHA RAMONE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Minumum % Wt:2.
Maxumum % Wt:5.
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3;2 PPM
ACGIH TLV:5.2 MG/M3;2 PPM
Ingred Name:NICKEL; (NI) TLV UNITS: 0.1  MG/M3 (AS NI TWA)
Minumum % Wt:.1
Maxumum % Wt:1.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
Ingred Name:WATER
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE. HARMFUL BY INHALATION AND
    INGESTION. IRRITATING TO THE EYES AND SKIN UPON CONTACT. MAY CAUSE
    CANCER.
    ANTICIPATED TO BE HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:GENERAL: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE
    LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
    AND  FLUSH WITH WATER THOROUGHLY.  INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR.
    CONSULT DOCTOR IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. INGESTION: GET IMMEDIATE
    MEDICAL HELP. IF PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF
    WATER.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NOT APPLICABLE.
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXIDES OF NITROGEN CAN BE RELEASED IN
    CASE OF FIRE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. DO NOT
    ALLOW TO ENTER DRAINAGE SYSTEMS OR WATER WAYS. DILUTE SPILL WITH
    WATER AND NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC. WIPE UP AND PUT
    INTO SEALED CONTAINER  FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. WASH SPILL SITE OFF
    WITH WATER AFTER MATERIAL PICK UP IS COMPLETE. WEAR CHEMICAL
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:ENSURE GOOD VENTILATION/EXHAUSTION AT
    WORK PLACE. HAVE AN IMMEDIATE AVAILABLITY OF AN EYE WASH IN CASE OF
    EMERGENCY. STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. KEEP THE CONTAINER TIGHTLY
    CLOSED.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity:APPROX 1.0
pH:1TO 2
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID TRANSPARENT WITH AN ACRID ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS WITH STRONG ALKALI, VARIOUS METALS, AND ORGANIC SUBSTANCES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL STORAGE AND USE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES UNDER CONDITIONS OF FIRE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:MAY PRODUCE CAUSTIC EFFECT ON SKIN, MUCOUS
    MEMBRAINES AND EYES. SWALLOWING WILL LEAD TO A STRONG CAUSTIC
    EFFECT ON MOUTH & THROAT & TO DANGER OF PERFORATION OF ESOPHAGUS &
    STOMACH. NICKEL SALTS ARE CO NSIDERED TO BE CARCINOGENIC ACCORDING
    TO OSHA, NTP, AND IARC. IN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS IT IS A RESPIRATORY
    IRRITANT. "NICKEL ITCH" IS A DERMATITIS RESULTING FROM
    SENSITIZATION TO NICKEL. THIS MAY BE FOL LOWED BY ULCERS, ECZEMA
    AND DECREASED PULMONARY FUNCTION OR ASTHMA. CONCENTRATED
    MG/KG.
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO REACH GROUND WATER, WATER BODIES OR
    SEWAGE SYSTEM.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
    DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
    PROPER SHIPPING NAME: CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.
    GROUP: III; PROPERSHIPPING NAME: CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC,
    INORGANIC, N.O.S. (NITRIC ACID SOLUTION).
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:USA: SARA: SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING
    COMPONENTS OF THIS SOLUTION ARE REPORTED IN EPA TSCA INVENTORY
    LIST. THIS SOLUTION CONTAINS CHEMICA L(S) KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER
Federal Regulatory Information:WHMIS CLASSIFICATION (CANADA): CLASS D &
    CLASS E. EC GUIDELINES: C: CORROSIVE; X*N - CARCINOGEN - CATEGORY
    ACCIDENT OF IF YOU FEE L UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY.
State Regulatory Information:THIS SOLUTION CONTAINS CHEMICAL(S) KNOWN
    TO CAUSE CANCER ACCORDING TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA (PROPOSITION
*  Other Information  *
