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Root Destroyer

Material Safety Data Sheet

Information on this form is furnished solely for the purpose of compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act and shall not be used for any other purpose. Black Swan Manufacturing Co. urges the customers receiving this Material Safety Data Sheet to study it carefully to become aware of the hazards, if any, of the product involved. In the interest of safety, you should notify your employees, agents, and contractors of the information on the sheet.

SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
Black Swan Manufacturing Co.
4540 W. Thomas Street
Chicago, IL 60651-3318
Telephone No: 1-773-227-3700
Fax No: 1-773-227-3705

For chemical emergencies during
transportation only call

INFOTRAC
1-800-535-5053
24 hours per day - 7 days a week
Date Prepared

01/01/08

 		Trade Name

ROOT DESTROYER

SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS / IDENTITY INFORMATION
HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS CAS# APPROX% ACGIH-TLV OSHA-PEL
COPPER SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE 7758-99-8 99% 1.0*mg/M3 1.0*mg/M3

*DUST/MIST AS COPPER

*Title III Section 313 Supplier Notification: this product contains toxic chemicals subject to the reporting requirements of Section 313 of the Emergency planning and community Right-to-Know Act of 1966 and of 40CFR372. This information must be included in all MSDS's that are copied and distributed for this material.

SHIPPING INFORMATION

FOR 2 LB. CONTAINER SIZE

CONSUMER COMMODITY ORM-D

FOR CONTAINER ABOVE 2 LB. SIZE
SHIPPING NAME ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SOLID, N.O.S. (CUPRIC SULFATE)
HAZARD CLASS 9
I.D. NO. UN3077
PACKIN GROUP III
FREIGHT CLASS 55
LABEL REQUIRED NONE

SPECIAL HAZARD DESIGNATIONS

HMIS HAZARD RATING
HEALTH 1 0 - MINIMAL
FLAMMABILITY 0 1- SLIGHT
REACTIVITY 1 2- MODERATE
PROTECTIVE 3- SERIOUS
EQUIPMENT E 4- SEVERE

 

 

 

 

SECTION III - PHYSICAL DATA
APPEARANCE

TRANSPARENT BLUE CRYSTALS, GRANULES OR POWDER.

 		ODOR

ODORLESS

 		BOILING POINT

-5H2O@150° C (760 mmHg)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O=1)

2.284

 		VAPOR PRESSURE (mm Hg.)

N/A

 		VOLATILE BY VOLUME (%)

N/A
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1)

N/A

 

 EVAPORATION RATE (BUAC=1)

N/A

 		SOLUBILITY IN WATER

30° C · 24.3g/100g

100° C · 203.3g/100

SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASH POINT ( METHOD USED) FLAMMABLE LIMITS LEL UEL
N/A (PERCENT BY VOLUME) N/A N/A
FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA

DOES NOT BURN OR SUPPORT COMBUSTION.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES

USE EXTINGUISHER MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL OR WATER. AVOID DIRECT WATER STREAM ON MOLTEN MATERIAL (SPLATTERING OCCURS).
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD

SEALED CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE WHEN HEATED DUE TO RELEASE OF WATER FROM CRYSTALS, MATERIAL IS ACIDIC WHEN DISSOLVED IN WATER, CONTACT WITH MAGNESIUM METAL MAY EVOLVE HYDROGEN GAS. ANHYDROUS CUPRIC SULFATE FORMED ON WATER LOSS(WHITE COLOR). ANHYDROUS SALT WILL IGNITE HYDROXYLAMINE - IF PRESENT. AT TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 600° C DECOMPOSES TO CUPRIC OXIDE AND SULFUR DIOXIDE.

SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
PRIMARY ROUTES OR ENTRY __X_Inhalation __X__Skin contact __X__Eye contact __X__Ingestion

 

EFFECT OF OVEREXPOSURE

LOCALIZED SKIN DISCOLORATION, ITCHING, EYE IRRITATION, ULCERATION OF NASAL SEPTUM MAY OCCUR, REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE

WILSON’S DISEASE OR G6PD DEFICIENCY (INDIVIDUAL ABSORBS, RETAINS AND STORES COPPER EXCESSIVELY). SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE NAUSEA, VOMITING, EPIGASTRIC PAIN, DIARRHEA, DIZZINESS, JAUNDICE, AND GENERAL DEBILITY.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES

TREAT MOST URGENT SYMPTOMS FIRST: CESSATION OF BREATHING, EYE INJURY, SHOCK, SKIN CONTACT. IN ALL CASES SEEK MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

SECTION VI - REACTIVITY
STABILITY UNSTABLE   CONDITIONS TO AVOID
  STABLE X HIGH HEAT, REDUCING AGENTS.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID)
CONTACT WITH MAGNESIUM METAL MAY GENERATE DANGEROUS LEVELS OF HYDROGEN GAS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
ABOVE 600° C, SO2 MAY BE EVOLVED. NONE AT NORMAL PROCESS TEMPERATURES.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION MAY OCCUR   CONDITIONS TO AVOID
WILL NOT OCCUR X N/A

SECTION VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED

SWEEP UP CRYSTALS OR POWDER, VACUUM IS PREFERRED. IF SPILLED SOLUTIONS IS IN A CONFINED AREA, INTRODUCE LIME OR SODA ASH TO FORM INSOLUBLE COPPER SALTS AND DISPOSE OF BY AN APPROVED METHOD. PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ENTRY OF SOLUTION INTO STREAMS AND OTHER WATER  BODIES.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD

CONTACT APPROPRIATE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS. IF ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED INTO PUBLIC WATER, CONSULT REGULATIONS.

SECTION VIII - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (Specify type)

NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR TOXIC DUSTS AND MISTS.
VENTILATION

LOCAL EXHAUST - AS APPROPRIATE FOR POINT SOURCES.

MECHANICAL - IF ADEQUATE TO CONTROL DUST LEVEL TO BELOW TLV.
PROTECTIVE GLOVES

IMPERMEABLE

 		EYE PROTECTION

CHEMICAL GOGGLES WHERE SPLASHING POSSIBLE.
OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND HYGIENIC PRACTICES

EYE WASH STATIONS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN WORK AREAS.

SECTION IX - SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING

STORE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES AND REDUCING AGENTS. USE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS

AVOID BREATHING DUST OR SOLUTION MIST. IMPLEMENT PROPER ENGINEERING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS, AND/OR WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS NECESSARY TO

CONTROL HUMAN EXPOSURE TO BELOW APPLICABLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
This information contained herein is based on data considered accurate. However, no warranty is expressed or implied regarding the accuracy of this data or the results to be obtained from the use thereof.