ATLAS POWDER CO -- AMMONIUM NITRATE -- 1375-00N051669 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:AMMONIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:01/06/1986
FSC:1375
NIIN:00N051669
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ATLAS POWDER CO
Address:15301 DALLAS PARKWAY SUITE 1200
City:DALLAS
State:TX
ZIP:75248
Country:US
Info Phone Num:717-386-4121
Emergency Phone Num:717-386-4121
Preparer's Name:H. BOGATKO
CAGE:53063
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ATLAS POWDER CO
Address:15301 DALLAS PARKWAY SUITE 1200
Box:City:DALLAS
State:TX
ZIP:75248
Country:US
Phone:717-386-4121
CAGE:53063

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

Ingred Name:AMMONIUM (I) NITRATE (1:1); (AMMONIUM NITRATE)
CAS:6484-52-2
RTECS #:BR9050000
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: SAWDUST. DO NOT STORE NEAR SOURCES OF HIGH HEAT
    SUCH AS RADIATORS, STEAMPIPES OR ELECTRICAL WIRING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: SHOULD BE KEPT AT LEAST 36 IN FROM EAVES & FROM
    SUPPORT BEAMS & RAFTERS OVERHEAD. OPEN FLAMES, SPKS (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: & OTHER SOURCES OF HEAT SHOULD BE KEPT 50 FT AWAY
    FROM STORAGE AREAS OF BAGS. SMKNG W/IN 50 FT OF STORAGE (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: AREAS MUST BE PROHIBITED. EMPTIED BAGS SHOULD BE
    DISPOSED OF PROMPTLY & PROPERLY, I/A/W APPROP SOLID/HAZ (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: WASTE DISP REGS. DURING REPAIR & MAINT OF CONTAMD
    EQUIP AVOID HEATING UNDER CONFINEMENT, ESP IF MATL IS (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: CONTAMD W/ORGANIC MATLS/HEAVY METALS SUCH AS COPPER
    OR ZINC.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NO DATA WHICH INDICATES A HEALTH
    HAZARD. HOWEVER, CONTACT WITH EYES CAN CAUSE PAIN AND IRRITATION,
    IF PROLONGED.
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:INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
    W/POTABLE WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM
    MD . INHAL: WILL EMIT OXIDES OF NITROGEN IF THERMAL DECOMPOSITION
    OC CURS. DO NOT BREATHE THESE FUMES. IMMEDIATELY SEEK MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH WITH WATER. IF BURNED, TREAT ACCORDINGLY.

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

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXIDIZER; CAN EXPLODE IF BURNED IN
    CONFINEMENT.

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

Spill Release Procedures:DRY SPILLS, IF FREE OF ORG/COMBUST MATTER MAY
    BE SAFELY SCOOPED INTO CNTNRS FOR IMMED USE/DISP. DO NOT
    REBAG/STORE SPILLED MATL. IF MATL IS DAMP, IT SHOULD BE REMOVED &
    USED IMMED. IF SPILL ENTERS SEW ER/WATERWAY, NOTIFY ENVIRON
    AUTH/APPROPAGENCIES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT CNTNRS AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG.
    STORE IN WELL-VENT BLDGS, PREF OF NONCOMBUST CONSTRUCTION & PREF
    EQUIPPED W/AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROT. (SUPDAT)
Other Precautions:BAGS OF AMMONIUM NITRATE SHOULD BE STORED NOT LESS
    THAN 30 IN AWAY FROM WALLS OF STORAGE BLDG. BAGS SHOULD BE STACKED
    & MADE ACCESSIBLE W/PROPER VENT PROVIDED. STACKS SHOULD NOT BE MORE
    THAN 8-FT-WIDE  & 7-FT-HIGH. WHERE APPLIC, BAGS (ING 3)

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

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:PROTECT EYES AND SKIN FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HNDLG/STOR PREC: FLOOR DRAINS & RECESSES SHOULD BE PLUGGED/ELIM TO PVNT
    ENTRAPMENT OF FLOW OF MOLTEN NITRATE DURING FIRE. SEPARATE, TO
    AVOID MIXING, FROM ALL ORG MATLS/OTHER CONTAMINATING SUBSTANCES S
    UCH AS FLAMM LIQS, ACIDS, CORR LIQS, ORG CHEMS, CHLORATES, SULFUR &
    FINELY DIVIDED METALS/CHARCOAL, COKE & (ING 2)

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:311F,155C
Spec Gravity:1.725
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OPEN FLAMES, SPARKS AND OTHER SOURCES OF
    IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL EMIT OXIDES OF NITROGEN IF
    THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OCCURS. DO NOT BREATHE THESE FUMES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:AMMONIUM NITRATE MUST BE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS
    WASTE PER 40 CFR 261. ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL HAZARDOUS WASTE
    DISPOSAL REGS MUST BE COMPLIED WITH. IF MAJOR SPILL OCCURS, CONTACT
    THE NRC (800-424-8802 ) & APPROP STATE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES.

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