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AMMONIUM NITRATE-SULFATE MIXTURE 19
throat. Contact with eyes causes irritation; General Treatment for Exposure: INHALATION: remove
to fresh air. EYES: flush with water; Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limit Value): Data not
available; Short-Tern Exposure Limits: Data not available; Toxicity by Ingestion: Data not available;
Late Toxicity: Data not available; Vapor (Gas) Im’tant Characteristics: Data not available; Liquid or
Solid Irritant Characteristics: Data not available; Odor Ilrreshold: Data not available.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point: Not pertinent (combustible solid); Flammable Limits in Air (96): Not
pertinent; Fire Extinguishing Agents: Water, foam; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To Be Used Not
pertinent; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Toxic oxides of nitrogen may be formed in a fire;
Behavior in Fire: Not pertinent; Ignition Temperature: Not pertinent; Electrical Hazard Not pertinent;
Burning Rate: Not pertinent.
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.
AMMONIUM NITRATE
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: Nitram; Chemical Formula: NH4N0,,
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as normully shipped): Solid; Color: Colorless (pure) to
gray or brown (fertilizer grades); Odor: None.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 “c and I atm. : Solid; Molecular Weight:
80.05; Boiling Point at I am.: Not pertinent; Freezing Point: 337.8, 169.9, 443.1; Critical
Temperature: Not pertinent; Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Specijic Gravity: 1.72 at 20°C (solid);
Vapor (Gas) Density: Not pertinent; Ratio OfSpecijic Heats of Vapor (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: Wear self-contained
breathing apparatus; Symptoms Following Ekposure: Irritation of eyes and mucous membranes.
Absorption via ingestion or inhalation causes urination and acid urine. Large amount causes systemic
acidosis and metheglobinemia (abnormal hemoglobin); General Treatment for Exposure: Remove from
exposure - symptoms reversible; Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limit Value): Not pertinent; Short-
Term Exposure Limits: Not pertinent; Toxicity by Ingestion: Data not available; Lute Toxicity: Data not
available; Vapor (Gas) Irritant Characteristics: Not pertinent; Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics:
None; Odor Threshold: Not pertinent.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point: Not flammable; Flammable Limits in Air (96): Not flammable; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Use flooding amount of water in early stages of fire. When large quantities are
involved in massive fires, control efforts should be confined to protecting from explosion; Fire
Extinguishing Agents Not To Be Used Not pertinent; Special Hazards of Combustion Products:
Decomposes, giving off extremely toxic oxides of nitrogen; Behavior in Fire: May explode in fires.
Supports combustion of common organic fuel; Ignition Temperature: Not flammable; Electrical
Hazard: Not pertinent; Burning Rate: Not flammable.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: No
reaction; Stability During Transport: If heated strongly, decomposes, giving off toxic gases which
support combustion. Undergoes detonation if heated under confinement; Neutralizing Agents for Acids
and Caustics: Not pertinent; Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.
AMMONIUM NITRATE-SULFATE MIX=
Chemical Designations - Synonym: No common synonyms; Chemical Formula: NH4N0,-(NH&S04.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as normally shipped): Solid; Color: Grayish-white;
Odor: Characteristic.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 rand I atm. : Solid; Molecular Weight: Not
pertinent; Boiling Point at I atm. : Not pertinent; Freezing Point: Not pertinent; Critical Temperature:
Not pertinent; Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Speczjic Gravity: 1.8 at 20°C (solid); Vapor (Gas)
Density: Not pertinent; Ratio of Specijic Heats of Vapor (Gas): Not pertinent; Latent Heat of