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94 COPPER NITRATE
followed by depression; General Treamentfor Exposure: INHALATION: remove victim to fresh air.
EYES: wash with copious amounts of water for at least 15 min. SKIN: wipe off and wash with soap
and water. INGESTION: do NOT induce vomiting; guard against aspiration to lungs. ASPIRATION:
enforce bed rest; give oxygen: call a doctor; Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limit Value): 500 ppm;
Short-Tern Exposure Limits: Data not available; Toxicity by Ingestion: Grade 1; oral rat LD,,=4 - 6
glkg; Late Toxicity: Data not available; Vqor (Gas) Irritant Characteristics: Vapors are non-irritating
to the eyes and throat; Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics: Minimum hazard. If spilled on clothiig
and allowed to remain, may cause smarting and reddening of skin; Odor Threshold Data not available.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point (deg. F): 100 CC (typical); Flammable Limits in Air (5%): 0.8 - 5.0
(mineral spirits); Fire Extinguishing Agents: Dry chemical, foam, carbon dioxide; Fire Extinguishing
Agents Not To Be Used Water may be ineffective; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Not
pertinent; Behavior in Fire: Not pertinent; Ignition Temperature (deg. F): 540 (mineral spirits);
Electrical Hazard Not pertinent; Burning Rate: 4 mm/min.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: No
reaction; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent;
Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.

COPPER NITRATE.
Chemical Designations - Synonym: Cupric Nitrate Trihydrate; Gerhardite; Chemical Fomla:
Cu(N0&-3&0.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as normally shipped): Solid; Color: Blue; Odor: None.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at I5 'C and I atm. : Solid; Molecular Weight:
241.60; Boiling Point at I am.: Not pertinent (decomposes); Freezing Point: 237.1, 114.5, 387.7;
Critical Temperature: Non pertinent; Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Specific Gravity: 2.32 at 20°C
(solid); Vqor (Gas) Density: Not pertinent; Ratio of Spec@c Heats of Vqor (Gas): Not pertinent;
Latent Heat of Vaporization: Not pertinent; Heat of Combustion: Not pertinent; Heat of Decomposition:
Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Dust mask; goggles or
face shield; protective gloves; Symptoms Following Exposure: Inhalation causes irritation of throat and
lungs. Ingestion of large amounts causes violent vomiting and purging, intense pain, collapse, coma,
convulsion, and paralysis. Solution irritates eyes: contact with solid causes severe eye surface injury
and skin irritation; General Treatment for Exposure: INHALATION: move to fresh air. INGESTION:
give large amounts of water; induce vomiting; get medical attention. EYES: flush with water for at
least 15 minutes; get medical attention if injury was caused by solid. SKIN: flush with water. Toxicity
by Inhalation Freshold Limit Value): Data not available; Short-Tern Exposure Limits: Data not
available; Toxicity by Ingestion: Grade 2; LD,,O.5 - 5 glkg; Late Toxicity: Data not available; Vqor
(Gas) Irritant Characteristics: Data not available; Liquid or Solid Irritar# Characteristics: Data not
available; Odor Threshold Data not available.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point .- Not flammable; FZammable Limits in Air (5%): Not flammable; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Not pertinent; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To Be Used Not pertinent; Special
Hazardr of Combustion Products: Toxic and irritating oxides of nitrogen may form in fire; Behavior
in Fire: Can increase intensity of fire if in contact with combustible material; Ignition Temperature :
Not pertinent; Electrical Haard Not pertinent; Burning Rate: Not pertinent.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials:
Mixtures with wood, paper, and other combustibles may catch fire; Stability During Transport: Stable;
Neutmlizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent; Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of
Polymerization: Not pertinent.

COPPER OXALATE
Chemical Designations - Synonym: Cupric Oxalate Hemihydrate; Chemical Fomla: CUC,O,-~~H,O.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as normally shipped) : Solid; Color: Bluish white; Odor:
None.