MALLINCKRODT BAKER, INC. -- LITHIUM CHLORIDE -- 6810-00-088-5675 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LITHIUM CHLORIDE
MSDS Date:03/05/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-088-5675
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
Preparer's Name:NOT PROVIDED
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:LITHIUM CHLORIDE
CAS:7447-41-8
RTECS #:OJ5950000
= Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:NOT PROVIDED
OSHA PEL:NONE ESTABLISHED
ACGIH TLV:NONE ESTABLISHED

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT)  526 MG/KG
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: INHALATION:
    CAUSES IRRITATION TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. CAN BE ABSORBED THROUGH
    INHALATION WITH SYMPTOMS TO PARALLEL INGESTION. INGESTION: CAUSES
    IRRITATION TO GASTROINTESTIN AL TRACT. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, DIARRHEA, SLUGGISHNESS, DROWSINESS, SLURRED SPEECH,
    BLURRED VISION, IRREGULAR EYE MOVEMENTS, WEAKNESS, INCOORDINATION,
    HEART AND BRAIN EFFECTS, RINGING  IN THE EARS, TREMORS, MUSCLE
    TWITCHING, CNS DAMAGE, KIDNEY EFFECTS, THYROID CHANGES, COMA,
    PULMONARY EDEMA, RENAL FAILURE. SKIN: IRRITATION; MAY BE SEVERE.
    EYES: CAUSES IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN. CHR ONIC: SYMPTOMS
    PARALLELING INGESTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: CAUSES IRRITATION TO THE
    RESPIRATORY TRACT. CAN BE ABSORBED THROUGH INHALATION WITH SYMPTOMS
    TO PARALLEL INGESTION. INGESTION: CAUSES IRRITATION TO
    GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. SYMPTOMS MAY INC LUDE NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    DIARRHEA, SLUGGISHNESS, DROWSINESS, SLURRED SPEECH, BLURRED VISION,
    IRREGULAR EYE MOVEMENTS, WEAKNESS, INCOORDINATION, HEART AND BRAIN
    EFFECTS, RINGING IN THE EARS, TREMORS, MUS CLE TWITCHING, CNS
    DAMAGE, KIDNEY EFFECTS, THYROID CHANGES, COMA, PULMONARY EDEMA,
    RENAL FAILURE. SKIN: IRRITATION; MAY BE SEVERE. EYES: CAUSES
    IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
    BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION . IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,
    GIVE OXYGEN . CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: INDUCE
    VOMITING IMMEDIATE LY AS DIRECTED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CALL A PHYSICIAN
    IMMEDIATELY. SKIN CONTACT: IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
    SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER  FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE. CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYE
    CONTACT: WASH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
    CALL A PHYSICIAN.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE.
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SUPPORTING
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH
    FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE
    PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion 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.	SPILLS: PICK UP AND
    PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL, USING A
    METHOD THAT DOES NOT GENERATE  DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT

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

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

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

Respiratory Protection:PERSONAL RESPIRATORS (NIOSH APPROVED): FOR
    CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST OR MIST IS APPARENT, A
    HALF-FACE DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES OR
    INSTANCES WHERE THE EXPOSU RE LEVELS ARE  NOT KNOWN, USE A
    FULL-FACEPIECE POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR.
    AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR DON'T PROTECT WORKER IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT
    AREA
Ventilation:A SYSTEM OF LOCAL OR GENERAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED TO KEEP
    EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE BELOW THE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS. LOCAL EXHAUST
    IS GENERALLY PREFERRED.
Protective Gloves:USE IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:USE CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,
    INCLUDING BOOTS, GLOVES, LAB COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS, AS
    APPROPRIATE, TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NOT PROVIDED
Supplemental Safety and Health
WARNING: AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATORS DO NOT PROTECT WORKERS IN
    OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES.

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

HCC:N1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:=1360.C, 2480.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=612.8C, ######F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT PROVIDED
Vapor Pres:NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Spec Gravity:2.07
pH:NEUTRAL/ALKALIN
Viscosity:NOT PROVIDED
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Solubility in Water:1 G/1.3 ML COLD WATER
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS - ODORLESS
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE AND INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS TOXIC FUMES OF CHLORINE WHEN
    HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

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

Toxicological Information:ORAL RAT LD50: 526 MG/KG. INVESTIGATED AS A
    TUMORIGEN, MUTAGEN, REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTOR. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
    HAS SHOWN SOME EVIDENCE OF REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS IN LABORATORY
    ANIMALS.

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

Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. ENVIRONMENTAL
    TOXICITY: ORAL (WILD BIRD) LD50: 422 MG/KG (RTECS 1995).

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY OR
    RECYCLING SHOULD BE MANAGED IN AN APPROPRIATE AND APPROVED WASTE
    DISPOSAL FACILITY. PROCESSING, USE OR CONTAMINATION OF THIS PRODUCT
    MAY CHANGE THE WASTE MANAG EMENT OPTIONS. STATE AND LOCAL DISPOSAL
    REGULATIONS MAY DIFFER FROM FEDERAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. DI SPOSE
    OF CONTAINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS

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

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED.

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

SARA Title III Information:SARA 311/312: ACUTE: YES. CHRONIC: YES.
    FIRE: NO. REACTIVITY: NO. PRESSURE: NO.
Federal Regulatory Information:CERCLA: NO. TSCA: YES.
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED

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