*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: HIGH INCIDENCE OF PNEUM HAS BEEN FOUND IN WORKERS
    EXPOSED TO DUST/FUME OF SOME MANGANESE CMPDS. WASTE DISP METH:
    SULFIDE W/SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE. NEUT SOLN BEFORE FLUSHING DOWN
    DRAIN. O BSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC ENVIRON REGS.
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:MANGANESE (II) NITRATE HYDRATE
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: HEATING. MIXTURES CONTAINING NITRATES,
    NITRITES, & ORG MATLS ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, ESP IN THE (ING 3)
Ingred Name:ING 2: PRESENCE OF ACIDIC MATLS & HEAVY METALS.
    INCOMPATIBLE W/CYANIDES, THIOCYANATES, ISOTHIOCYANATES, (ING 4)
Ingred Name:ING 3: HYPOPHOSPHITES. ANYDROUS COMPLEX OF MANGANESE (II)
Ingred Name:ING 4: AVOID BRTHG DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON
    CLTHG. AVOID PRLNG/RPTD EXPOS. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: CAUSES EYE & SKIN IRRIT. IRRIT
    TO MUC MEMB & UPPER RESP TRACT. CHRONIC: LAB EXPTS HAVE SHOWN
    MUTAGENIC EFTS. TARGET ORGANS: BLOOD, CNS, LUNGS. TO THE BEST OF
    MFR'S KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEM, PHYSICAL , & TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
    HAVE NOT BEEN THORO INVESTIGATED. MEN EXPOSED TO MANGANESE DUSTS
    SHOWED (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: DECR IN FERTILITY. CHRONIC MANGANESE
    POISONING PRIMARILY INVOLVES CNS. EARLY SYMPS INCL LANGUOR,
    SLEEPINESS & WEAK IN LEGS. STOLID MASK-LIKE APPEAR OF FACE,
    EMOTIONAL DISTURB SUCH AS UNCONTR OLLABLE LAUGHTER & SPASTIC GAIT
    W/TENDENCY TO FALL IN WALKING ARE FINDINGS IN MORE ADVANCED CASES.
    (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER
    SHOES. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RES PIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IN CONSCIOUS.
    CALL MD. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE
    FIRE. EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA,
    ASH, PICK UP, KEEP IN CLOSED CONTAINER AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
    VENTILATE AREA AND WASH S PILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS
    COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:A MIXTURE OF ALUMINUM POWDER, WATER
    AND METAL NITRATE MAY EXPLODE DUE TO A SELF-ACCELERATING REACTION.
Other Precautions:MIXTURES OF METAL NITRATES W/ALKYL ESTERS MAY
    EXPLODE, OWING TO FORM OF ALKYL NITRATES. MIXTURES OF NITRATE
    W/PHOSPHOROUS, TIN (2) CHLORIDE/OTHER REDUCING AGENTS MAY REACT
    EXPLO. MIXTURES OF METAL NIT RATES & PHOSPHINATES EXPLODE ON (ING
    2)
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT-PINK POWDER
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NITROGEN OXIDES.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:MATL SHOULD BE DISSOLVED IN 1) WATER; 2) ACID
    SOLN; 3) OXIDIZED TO WATER-SOL STATE. PRECIPITATE MATL AS SULFIDE,
    ADJUSTING PH OF SOLN TO 7 TO COMPLETE PRECIPITATION. FILTER
    INSOLUBLES & DISP OF THEM I N HAZ WASTE SITE. DESTROY ANY EXCESS
    (SUP DAT)
