*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER & EYE BATH, OTHER PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
    FOR DISP IN A CHEM LANDFILL. IF NO PRECIPITATION OCCURS, GRADUAL LY
    OF I/A/W FED, ST & LOC REGS .
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:NIOBIUM(V) CHLORIDE
*  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: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED,
    OR ABSORBED THRU SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE
    OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN.
    INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A  RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND
    EDEMAOF LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA.
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE
    BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. TO THE BEST OF MFR'S
    KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL , AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
    HAVE NOTBEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    SEEK MED ADVICE. ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING LIDS
    MIN WHILE  REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CONTAMD CLTHG
    BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMD SHOES. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
    NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFLCT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST:
    (SUPP DATA)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING
    FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVED SCBA,
    RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLVOES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND
    HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA AND
    WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATE RIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN
    EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG. AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOS. HARMFUL SOLID. CORR.
    HARMFUL DUST. KEEP TIGHTLY CLSD. CAUSES BURNS.
Other Precautions:MOISTURE SENSITIVE. STORE UNDER NITROGEN. STORE IN A
    COOL DRY PLACE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT-YELLOW POWDER & CHUNKS
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAY DECOMPOSE ON EXPOSURE TO MOIST AIR/WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CAUTIOUSLY MAKE A 5% SOLN OF MATL IN
    WATER/DILUTE ACID. THERE MAY BE A VIGOROUS, EXOTHERMIC RXN & FUMES
    MAY BE GENERATED DUE TO HYDROLYSIS OF MATL. CTL ANY RXN BY COOLING
    & BY RATE OF ADDN OF MATL. GR ADUALLY ADD DILUTE AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE
    (SUPP DATA)
