MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC -- STRYCHNINE SULFATE  -- 6810-00N082264
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:STRYCHNINE SULFATE
MSDS Date:11/04/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082264
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC
Box:800
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40362
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-539-1600
Emergency Phone Num:314-539-1600;314-982-5000
CAGE:23104
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL WORKS LTD
Address:600 DELMAR
City:POINTE CLAIRE QUE CAN H9R
CAGE:23104
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:908-859-2151
CAGE:62910

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

Ingred Name:STRYCHNINE, SULFATE (2:1) (SARA 302)
CAS:60-41-3
RTECS #:WL2550000
Fraction by Wt: 856.98%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: HAZ INFORMATION LIMITED.
    INHALATION OF DUST OR FINE CRYSTALS WOULD APPEAR TO INVOLVE RISK OF
    STRYCHNINE POISONING. PROBABLY LOCAL, SLIGHT ACIDIC IRRITANT.
    INGESTION: EXTREMELY TOX. HUMAN LETHAL  DOSE IS ESTIMATED AT
    100-120 MG FOR ANADULT. PRINCIPAL SYMPS IS VIOLENT CONVULSIONS
    SOMETIMES (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS: BEGINNING W/IN FEW MINUTES OF
    INGESTION. SKIN: MILD ACIDIC IRRITANT. INFLAMMATION AND SORENESS
    CAN RESULT FROM CONTACT WITH SULFATE SALT. EYE: IRRIT TO EYES DUE
    TO ACID SALT CHARACTERI STICS. ABSORP THRU TISS MAY OCCUR IF EYES
    ARE NOT PROMPTLY TREATED. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: CALL PHYS IMMED. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
    NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS
    DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST: GET MED ATTN IMMED. IF PATIENT IS
    CONSCIOUS, GI VE WATER TO RINSE MOUTH, THEN INDUCE VOMIT BY
    TICKLING BACK OF THROAT W/HNDL OF SPOON/BY GIVING GLASS OF WARM
    SOAPY WATER. REPEAT SEVERAL TIMES. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
    WATER FOR AT LST (SUPDAT)

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
    DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
    AS WITH MOST ORGANIC SOLIDS, FIRE IS POSSIBLE AT ELEVATED
    TEMPERATURES OR BY CONTACT WITH AN IGNITION SOURCE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERS REQ
    PROT CLTHG & RESP PROT FROM DUST. SPILLS: PICK UP & PLACE IN
    SUITABLE CNTNR FOR RECLAMATION/DISP IN METH THAT DOES NOT GENERATE
    DUST. REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ ) (CWA/CERCLA): 10 LBS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
    STORED IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
    SEPARATE FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:STORE IN DARK. STORE AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 35C(95F).
    DANGER! MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED. HARMFUL IF INHALED. CAUSES
    IRRIT. AVOID BRTHG DUST. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID CONT
    WITH EYES, SKIN &  CLTHG. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
    APPARENT, NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
    EMERGENCIES, NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY
    BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE IS
    RECOM TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
    WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 100 GRAMS OF WATER. FIRST AID PROCEDURES: 15 MINS
    WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
    THORO CLEAN SHOES BEFORE REUSE. GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE: WASH W/PL
    ENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS, LIFTING LOWER & UPPER EYELIDS
    OCCAS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:392F,200C
Solubility in Water:3 GRAMS IN (SUPDAT)
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT CRYSTALS, OR WHITE POWDER, ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HYDROXIDES AND CARBONATES, MOST BROMIDES AND IODIDES, DICHROMATES,
    SALICYLATES, TANNIC AND PICRIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EFFLORESCES IN DRY AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC GASES AND VAPORS MAY BE RELEASED
    IF INVOLVED IN FIRE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
    DISP IN RCRA APPROVED HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY. POISONOUS MATERIAL.
    KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED AND SEALED. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH
    LOCAL, STATE AND F EDERAL REGULATIONS.

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