MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

 

 

1.    CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

 

        Product Name:    Uniplex M8M

        Synonyms:    Melamine Octamolybdate

 

MANUFACTURER:	EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Unitex Chemical Corporation	Emergency Telephone Number:   CHEMTREC    1 (800) 424-9300
	International  1 (703) 527-3887
520 Broome Road	Telephone Number for Information:
P.O. Box 16344	(336) 378-0965  (Monday - Friday  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Greensboro, NC   27406

 

 

2.    COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

 

Components                                                                    % (optional)                OSHA PEL                 ACGIH TLV                  CAS NO.

 

Melamine Octamolybdate                                   > 99                                      Not established               65235-34-9

 

3.    HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

 

Emergency Overview:    Avoid contact with skin, eyes, or clothing; do not swallow; wash thoroughly after handling; do not eat, drink, or smoke in work areas.

 

Potential Health Effects:    May cause skin irritation.  Inhalation of mist may cause irritation to the respiratory tract.

 

Eye Contact:    Burning sensation, pain, corneal, or conjunctival ulceration.

 

Skin Contact:    Stinging, redness, some swelling possible

 

Ingestion:    May cause burning pain in the mouth and digestive tract.

 

Chronic:    None known.

 

4.    FIRST AID MEASURES

 

Inhalation:    Remove to fresh air if coughing, soreness in respiratory tract, chest tightness, or difficulty in breathing occurs.

 

Eye Contact:    Immediately flush with large quantities of water for at least 15 minutes while holding the eyelids open.  Do not attempt to neutralize with chemical agents.  Contact a physician immediately.

 

Skin Contact:    Immediately remove contaminated clothing and flush area with large quantities of water for at least 15 minutes.  Contact a physician if irritation develops.

 

Ingestion:    If patient is conscious, give several glasses of water for dilution effect and contact a physician.  Do not induce vomiting.  Do not give an unconscious person anything by mouth.

                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

5.    FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES

 

General Hazard:    None known.

 

Fire Fighting Instructions:    Extinguishing media's water fog or spray, CO₂, foam, and earth and mud.

 

Hazardous Combustion Products:   Burning of dried material may release Nitrogen and carbon oxides.

                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

6.    ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES

 

Land Spill:    Evacuate area of nonessential personnel.  Ventilate area.  Prevent from entering drinking water supplies or streams.

 

Water Spill:    No special remediation required.

                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

7.    HANDLING AND STORAGE

 

Storage Temperature:          Ambient                   Storage Pressure:         Pressureless

 

General:    Store in cool, dry, and well ventilated area.  Keep containers closed.  Do not enter storage area unless area is adequately ventilated.

                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.    EXPOSURE CONTROL/PERSONAL PROTECTION

 

Engineering Controls:    Control to comfort level.

 

Personal Protection:    Safety glasses and  impervious chemical gloves.

 

Respirator:    Use NIOSH approved dust mask.

 

Protective Clothing:    Impervious chemical clothing, as required for protection.

                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

9.    PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

 

Vapor Pressure         :	ND	Vapor Density (Air = 1) :	NA
Specific Gravity         :	3.1	Evaporation Rate          :	NA
Solubility in Water      :	Completely insoluble	Freezing Point              :	ND
pH                              :	ND	Odor                             :	None
Boiling Point               :	NA	Appearance                  :	White powder
Viscosity                    :	ND	Physical State              :	Solid powder

                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

10.  STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

 

General:    Stable

 

Incompatible Materials and Conditions to Avoid:    Strong mineral acids or oxidizers

 

Hazardous Decomposition:    None known

                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

11.  TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

 

Not established.

                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

12.  ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

 

None known.