FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- LANTHANUM NITRATE HEXAHYDRATE, L10500 -- 6810-00N050018 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LANTHANUM NITRATE HEXAHYDRATE, L10500
MSDS Date:08/30/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N050018
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:ING 12:FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW
    MODE. ANY SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS- (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE. FOR FIREFIGHTING &
    OTHER IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH CNDTNS:ANY SCBA THAT (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:HAS FULL FACEPIECE & IS OPERATED IN
    PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS-PRESS MODE IN COMBINATION W/AUXILIARY SCBA
    (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER
    POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:ANY TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE
    OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE/WITH FULL (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:LANTHANUM (III) NITRATE, HEXAHYDRATE (1:3:6); (LANTHANUM
    NITRATE HEXAHYDRATE)
CAS:10277-43-7
RTECS #:OE5250000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:FLOOD W/WATER. COOL CNTNRS. APPLY WATER FROM AS
    GREAT A DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE. EVAC TO DISTANCE OF 2500 FEET.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EXPLO HAZ:OF COMBUST MATTER. CONT W/EASILY OZIDIZABLE,
    ORG/OTHER COMBUST MATLS MAY RSLT IN IGNIT. VIOLENT COMBUST/EXPLO.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:SALINE, OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
    UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (@ LST 15 MINS). GET (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
    SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP.
    FOR LARGER SPILLS:DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:DISP. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD
    AREA AND DENY ENTRY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: SPECIFIC OPERATION. MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING
    LIMITS OF RESP & MUST BE APPROVED BY NIOSH. ANY (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:DUST & MIST RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. ANY AIR-PURIFYING
    FULL FACEPIECE RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP
    W/TIGHT-FITTING FACEPIECE & HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER.
    (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 4500 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:MAY BE IRRITATING TO MUC
    MEMB. INHAL EXPOS TO SOME RARE EARTH SALTS HAVE CAUSED SENSITIVITY
    TO HEAT, ITCHING, & INCR AWARENESS OF ODOR & TASTE. SKIN:MAY BE
    IRRITATING. EYE:MAY BE IRRITATIN G. INGESTION:ORAL TOXICITY OF RARE
    EARTH SALTS IS ASSUMED TO BE LOW DUE TO POOR GASTROINTESTINAL
    ABSORPTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
    STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & @ REST. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTAMD CLTHG  & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD
    DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX
    15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF
    WATER/NORMAL (ING 4)

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEM, CO*2/HALON(1990 EMER
    RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT 5 5800.5). LARGER FIRES:FLOOD AREA WITH
    (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER
    TO SIDES OF CNTNR EXPOS TO FLAMES (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIG FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO HEAT/FLAME.
    OXIDIZER:OXIDIZERS DECOMPOSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN HEATED, TO YIELD
    OXYG/OTHER GASES WHICH WILL INCR BURNING RATE (ING 3)

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

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUP SPILL:KEEP COMBUST(WOOD, PAPER, OIL,
    ETC) AWAY FROM SPILLED MATL. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. SM DRY
    SPILLS:W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN DRY CNTNR & COVER; MOVE
    CNTNRS FROM SPILL AREA. SM	LIQ SPILLS:TAKE UP W/SAND,
    EARTH/OTHER(ING 7)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS ARE REC BASED ON INFO FOUND IN
    PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER
    FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
    CONTAM LEVELS FOUND  IN WORK PLACE, MUST BE BASED ON (ING 9)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
    VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    IMPERVIOUS CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD SKIN CONT WITH
    SUBSTANCE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA:WATER FROM DIST(1990 EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P
    5800.5). FIRE FIGHT PROC:UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. FOR MASSIVE
    FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ:IF THIS
    IS	IMPOSSIBLE, WITHDRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN(1990 EMER
    RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.5, GUIDE PAGE 35). (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:259F,126C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:104F,40C
Spec Gravity:1.0
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS TO WHITE DELIQUESCENT TRICLINIC
    CRYSTALS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS:OXIDIZING AMTERIALS MAY REACT VIOLENTLY. REDUCING
    AGENTS:MAY REACT.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONT W/COMBUST MATLS (WOOD, PAPER,
    FUEL, OILS, ETC); IGNIT/EXPLO MAY RSLT. AVOID CONTAM OF WATER
    SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

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