MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC -- MAGNESIUM SULFATE, 2500 -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MAGNESIUM SULFATE, 2500
MSDS Date:12/08/1996
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:M0234
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:70829
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:MAGNESIUM SULFATE; (MAGNESIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUS)
CAS:7487-88-9
RTECS #:OM4500000
Minumum % Wt:99.
Maxumum % Wt:100.

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: DUST MAY BE SLIGHTLY
    IRRITATING. SORE THROAT OR COUGHING MAY OCCUR. INGESTION: SINCE
    MAGNESIUM SALTS ARE SLOWLY ABSORBED, ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING AND
    DIARRHEA MAY BE THE ONLY SYMPTOMS. HO WEVER, IF ELIMINATION IS
    BLOCKED BY BOWEL BLOCKAGE OR OTHER REASONS, CNS DEPRESSION, LACK OF
    REFLEXES, HYPOCALCEMIA (DEFICIENCY OF CALCIUM IN THE BLOOD) MAY
    OCCUR. SKIN CONTACT: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXP ECTED BUT MAY CAUSE
    MINOR SKIN IRRITATION. EYE CONTACT: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED BUT
    DUST MAY CAUSE MECHANICAL IRRITATION. CHRONIC EXPOSURE: NO
    INFORMATION FOUND.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BREATHING
    DIFFICULTY. INGEST: GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK TO
    DILUTE. IF LARGE AMOUNTS WERE SWALLOWED, GET MED ADVICE. SKIN
    CONTACT: REMOVE A NY CONTAM CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/SOAP & WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MED ATTN IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS.
    EYE CONTACT: WASH THOROUGHLY W/RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES. GET MED ADVICE  IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. NOTE TO MD: IV
    ADMINISTRATION OF CALCIUM GLUCONATE WILL PARTIALLY REVERSE EFFECTS
    OF ACUTE MAGNESIIUM TOXICITY. VENTRICULAR SUPPORT W/CALCIUM
    CHLORIDE INFUSION & MANNITOL FORC ED DIURESIS HAS ALSO BEEN
    SUCCESSFUL.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. NOT
    CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. WEAR
    APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS SPECIFIED IN EXPOSURE
    CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION. SPILLS: SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR
    RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. VA CUUMING OR WET SWEEPING MAY BE USED TO
    AVOID DUST DISPERSAL.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
    STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTD AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
    ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. CONTAINERS OF THIS MATL MAY
    BE HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY SINCE  THEY RETAIN PROD RESIDUES (DUST,
    SOLIDS); OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS LISTED FOR THE PROD.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:PERSONAL RESPS (NIOSH APPRVD): FOR CNDTNS OF USE
    WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST OR MIST IS APPARENT, A HALF-FACE DUST/MIST
    RESP MAY BE WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES OR INSTANCES WHERE THE EXPOSURE
    LEVELS ARE NOT KNOW N, USE A FULL-FACE POSITIVE-PRESSURE,
    AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR. WARNING: AIR-PURIFYING RESPS DO NOT
    PROTECT WORKERS IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES.
Ventilation:A SYSTEM OF LOCAL &/OR GENERAL EXHAUST IS RECOM TO KEEP
    EMPLOYEE EXPOSURES AS LOW AS POSS. LOCAL EXHAUST VENT IS GENERALLY
    PREFERRED BECAUSE IT CAN (SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
    DESIGN CRITERIA . WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VENT: CONTROL EMISSIONS OF CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING
    DISPERION OF IT INTO THE GENERAL WORK AREA. PLEASE REFER TO ACGIH
    DOCUMENT, INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION, A MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED
    PRACTICES,	MOST RECENT EDITION, FOR DETAILS. AIRBORNE EXPOSURE
    LIMITS: NONE ESTABLISHED.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Melt/Freeze Pt:=1124.C, ######F
M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES (TOX INFO)
Decomp Temp:=1124.C, 2055.2F
Vapor Pres:NO INFO FOUND
Spec Gravity:1.67
pH:TOX INFO
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFO FOUND
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT CRYSTALS, OR WHITE POWDER; ODORLESS.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ETHOXY ETHYL ALCOHOLS, ARSENATES, PHOSPHATES, TARTRATES, LEAD, BARIUM,
    STRONTIUM, AND CALCIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
    AND STORAGE.  LOSES SOME MOISTURE ON EXPOSURE TO DRY AIR AT ROOM
    TEMPERATURE.  CONDITIONS TO AVOID:	HEAT, MOISTURE, INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR AND THE CONTAINED
    METAL.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NO LD50/LC50 INFORMATION FOUND RELATING TO
    NORMAL ROUTES OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE. INVESTIGATED AS A MUTAGEN,
    REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTOR. CANCER LISTS - MAGNESIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUS
    (7487-88-9): NTP CARCIN  - KNOWN: NO; ANTICIPATED: NO; IARC
    CATEGORY: NONE. PHYSICAL DATA: MELTING POINT: 1124C(2055F)
    DECOMPOSES. LOSES ALL WATERS OF HYDRATION @ 250C(482F). PH: AQUEOUS
    SOLUTION IS NEUTRAL OR SLIGHTLY ACID.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. ENVIRONMENTAL
    TOXICITY: NO INFORMATION FOUND.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY OR
    RECYCLING SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROPRIATE & APPROVED WASTE
    DISPOSAL FACILITY. PROCESSING, USE OR CONTAMINATION OF THIS PROD
    MAY CHANGE THE WASTE MANAGEMENT OP TIONS. STATE & LOCAL DISPOSAL
    REGS MAY DIFFER FROM FED DISPOSAL REGS. DISPOSE OF CNTNR & UNUSED
    CONT ENTS I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REQS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:MAGNESIUM SULFATE ANHYRDOUS (487-88-9) -
    FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS - PART 1 - SARA 302: RQ-NO;
    TPQ-NO. SARA 313: LIST-NO; CHEMICAL CATG-NO. SARA 311/312:
    ACUTE-YES; CHRONIC-NO; FIRE-NO; PRESS URE-NO; REACTIVITY-NO. (PURE
    / SOLID).
Federal Regulatory Information:MAGNESIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUS (7487-88-9):
    CHEMICAL INVENTORY STATUS - PART 1 - TSCA-YES; EC-YES; JAPAN-YES;
    AUSTRALIA-YES. CHEMICAL INVENTORY STATUS - PART 2 - KOREA-YES;
    DSL-YES; NDSL-NO; PHIL-YES. FE DERAL, STATE & INTERNATIONAL
    REGULATIONS - PART 2 - CERCLA-NO; RCRA 261.33-NO; TSCA 8(D)-NO.
    CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: NO. TSCA 12(B): NO. CDTA: NO.
    AUSTRALIAN HAZCHEM CODE: NO INFO FOUND. POISON S CHEDULE: NO INFO
    FOUND. WHMIS: THIS MSDS HAS BEEN PREPARED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD
    CRITERIA OF THE C ONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS (CPR) & MSDS
    CONTAINS ALL INFO REQUIRED BY CPR.

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