*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS APPROPRIATE
    FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO CONTROL EXPOSURE TO DUST, MIST
    OR FUME.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SUCH AS UNIFORMS,
    DISPOSABLE COVERALLS, SAFETY SHOES,ETC. MAY BE REQUIRED DURING
    HANDLING OPERATIONS
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN HANDLING THIS
    MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC: USE DRY CLEANUP MEASURES FOR OXIDIZED MATL. LIQS,POWDERS OR
    DUSTS MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON AIR AND WATER QUALITY.
    AIRBORNE EMISSIONS, SPILLS & RELEASES TO THE ENVIRONMENT (DISCHARGE
     TO STREAMS,SEWER SYS,GROUND WATER,SURFACE SOIL,ETC.) SHOULD BE
    CONTROLLED IMMED. IF SUCH POTENTIAL (SEE INGRED 2).
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:CESIUM
Preparer's Name:W J HETRICK
CAGE:0VZP9
CAGE:0VZP9
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:CESIUM METAL
Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: FOR A SPILL OR RELEASE EXISTS IT IS ADVISABLE TO
    DEVELOP AN EMERGENCY SPILL RESPONSE PLAN.
Ingred Name:HNDLG/STOR PREC: ATMOSPHERE SUCH AS ARGON. STORE UNDER
    VACUUM OR INERT ATMOSPHERE/SUBMERGE IN MINERAL OIL. (ING 4)
Ingred Name:ING 3:KEEP AWAY FROM ACIDS, OXIDIZERS AND COMBUSTIBLES AND
    STORE IN A DRY AREA.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:  THIS MATERIAL MAY IGNITE ON
    CONTACT WITH MOISTURE AND CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO TISSUE ON CONTACT.
    CHRONIC: CESIUM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO REPLACE POTASSIUM IN ANIMAL
    STUDIES. INDICATIONS ARE THAT OV EREXPOSURE COULD LEAD TO MUSCLE
    AND REDBLOOD CELL ACCUMULATION WITH POSSIBLE NEUROMUSCULAR EFFECT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL:DUSTS,MISTS,FUMES OR GASES IF INHALED
    WILL CAUSE IMMED TISS DESTRUCT . INGEST: WILL CAUSE IMMED TISS
    DESTRUCT.  SKIN: LIQ,FUME,DUST OR MIST SKIN CONTACT WILL CAUSE
    IMMED DESTRUCT OF TISS A ND BURNS. EYES: DUSTS,MISTS OR FUMES ARE
    DANGEROUS TO EYE AND SURR TISSUE.WILL CAUSE IMMED DESTRUCT OF TISS
    AND BURNS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    AND EYE DISORDERS OR DAMAGE TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES SHOULD AVOID
    EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO DUSTS OR MISTS.  DAMAGE TO NERVES,BLOOD OR
    KIDNEYS COULD OCCUR.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPPED,PERFORM ARTF
    RESP AND SEE MD IMMED. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS GIVE LG QTY OF WATER OR
    MILK, SEE MD IMMED. SKIN: FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER, SEE MD IMMED.
    EYES : FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF CLEAN WATER, SEE MD IMMED. DO NOT WEAR
    CONTACT LENSES IF WORKING W/LIQ, DUSTS AND POWDERS.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:THIS MATERIAL IS FLAMMABLE. USE DRY SAND,DRY
    GRAPHITE, OR CLASS "D" EXTINGUISHING AGENT. NEVER USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED FULLFACE, AIR
    SUPPLIED POSITIVE PRESSURE RESPIRATORY DEVICE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS MATERIAL WILL REACT VIOLENTLY WITH
    WATER AND IS EXPLOSIVE IN MOIST AIR OR WATER.  EXTREME CAUTION IS
    NECESSARY.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:MATL MAY IGNITE SPONTANEOUSLY IN AIR. COVER
    WITH QTYS OF DRY  SAND, GRAPHITE OR CLASS "D" FIRE EXTING AGENT.
    ALLOW MATL TO OXIDIZE TO A POWDER OR DUST. DO NOT GENERATE DUST,
    AVOID WATER CONTAMINATION.(SEE SUPP DATA).
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:GLASS AMPOULES & STAINLESS STEEL CYL
    SHOULD BE USED TO HNDL & TRANSPORT.STORE, HANDLE & TRANSFER MATL
    UNDER VACUUM OR INERT (SEE INGREDIENT 3).
Other Precautions:CESIUM IS NOT STABLE IN AIR AND MUST BE STORED IN
    GLASS OR STEEL CONTAINERS UNDER VACUUM,ARGON OR SUBMERGED IN
    MINERAL OIL.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Solubility in Water:DECOMPOSES
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID OR SOLID - SILVER/WHITE COLOR - NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
AVOID CONTACT WITH AIR, OXYGEN OR WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MATERIAL REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH AIR AND
    EXPLOSIVELY WITH MOISTURE, ACIDS AND OXIDIZERS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:VARIOUS ELEMENTAL CONSTITUENTS OR
    CMPDS MAY BE GENERATED AS  A RESULT OF HEATING, THERMAL
    DECOMPOSITION OR CHEM RXN.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGS
    . CONSIDER IF MATL HAS RECOVERY VALUE. CONTACT AN ENVIRONMENTAL
    ENGINEER OR CONSULTANT FAMILIAR WITH WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.
