*  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
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.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:COPPER SULFATE
Preparer's Name:DR. ARTHUR F. GOHLKE
CAGE:TENNC
CAGE:TENNC
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
*  Hazards Identification  *
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  *
    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.
    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.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:V7
Vapor Density:N/D
pH:4.0 @ 5% SOLN
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
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 &
    RELEASED.
*  Toxicological Information*
*  Ecological Information  *
    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
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:NOT REGULATED
*  Regulatory Information  *
    SARA
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED
*  Other Information  *
