CAUTIONARY RESPONSE INFORMATION 4. FIRE HAZARDS 7. SHIPPING INFORMATION
4.1 Flash Point: 7.1 Grades of Purity: Technical; 98%. Common Synonyms Solid crystals White Odorless Not flammable. 7.2 Storage Temperature: Ambient. Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate 4.2 Flammable Limits in Air: Not pertinent. Nitromagnesite 7.3 Inert Atmosphere: None required. 4.3 Fire Extinguishing Agents: Use 7.4 Venting: Not listed. materials appropriate for the surrounding Wear protective gloves and clean body-covering clothing. fire. 7.5 IMO Pollution Category: Currently not available Notify local health and pollution control agencies. 4.4 Fire Extinguishing Agents Not to Be 7.6 Ship Type: Currently not available Used: Not pertinent. 7.7 Barge Hull Type: Currently not available Not flammable. 4.5 Special Hazards of Combustion Fire Strong oxidizer which may cause extremely violent combustion of Products: Toxic fumes of nitrogen oxidizable materials. oxides are produced when heated to 8. HAZARD CLASSIFICATIONS Wear full protective clothing and self-contained breathing apparatus. decomposition. 8.1 49 CFR Category: Oxidizer Extinguish with materials appropriate for surrounding fire. 4.6 Behavior in Fire: Contact with oxidizable 8.2 49 CFR Class: 5.1 substances may cause extremely violent CALL FOR MEDICAL AID. 8.3 49 CFR Package Group: III Exposure DUST combustion. 8.4 Marine Pollutant: No Move victim to fresh air. 4.7 Auto Ignition Temperature: Not If not breathing, give artificial respiration. pertinent. 8.5 NFPA Hazard Classification: Not listed If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. 4.8 Electrical Hazards: Not pertinent. 8.6 EPA Reportable Quantity: Not listed. 4.9 Burning Rate: Not pertinent. 8.7 EPA Pollution Category: Not listed. LIQUID Remove contaminated clothing and shoes. 4.10 Adiabatic Flame Temperature: Not 8.8 RCRA Waste Number: Not listed Wash skin with soap and water. pertinent. 8.9 EPA FWPCA List: Not listed IF IN EYES, hold eyelids open and flush with plenty of water. 4.11 Stoichometric Air to Fuel Ratio: Not IF SWALLOWED and victim is CONSCIOUS, have victim drink water pertinent. or milk and induce vomiting. 4.12 Flame Temperature: Not pertinent. 9. PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 4.13 Combustion Molar Ratio (Reactant to 9.1 Physical State at 15° C and 1 atm: Solid Effect of low concentrations on aquatic life is unknown. Product): Not pertinent. 9.2 Molecular Weight: 256.41 Water May be dangerous if it enters water intakes. 4.14 Minimum Oxygen Concentration for Notify local health and wildlife officials. 9.3 Boiling Point at 1 atm: Decomposes at Pollution Combustion (MOCC): Not listed Notify operators of nearby water intakes. 626°F = 330°C = 603°K 9.4 Freezing Point: 192°F = 89°C = 362°K 5. CHEMICAL REACTIVITY 9.5 Critical Temperature: Currently not available 5.1 Reactivity with Water: No reaction. 9.6 Critical Pressure: Currently not available 1. CORRECTIVE RESPONSE ACTIONS 2. CHEMICAL DESIGNATIONS 5.2 Reactivity with Common Materials: 9.7 Specific Gravity: 1.46 Stop discharge 2.1 CG Compatibility Group: Not listed. Contact with dimethyl formamide, . 9.8 Liquid Surface Tension: Currently not 2.2 Formula: Mg(NO3)2 6H2O combustible, organic, and oxidizable available 2.3 IMO/UN Designation: Currently not materials can generate heat, perhaps 9.9 Liquid Water Interfacial Tension: Currently available causing ignition and violent combustion. not available 2.4 DOT ID No.: 1474 5.3 Stability During Transport: Stable. 9.10 Vapor (Gas) Specific Gravity: Currently not 2.5 CAS Registry No.: 13446-18-9 5.4 Neutralizing Agents for Acids and available 2.6 NAERG Guide No.: 140 Caustics: Not pertinent. 2.7 Standard Industrial Trade Classification: 5.5 Polymerization: Will not polymerize. 9.11 Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas): 52359 Currently not available 5.6 Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not 3. HEALTH HAZARDS pertinent. 9.12 Latent Heat of Vaporization: Currently not available 3.1 Personal Protective Equipment: Wear protective gloves and clean body-covering clothing. If dust is 9.13 Heat of Combustion: Currently not available encountered, use approved respirator. 6. WATER POLLUTION 3.2 Symptoms Following Exposure: Exposure can cause mild irritation to the mucous membranes. 9.14 Heat of Decomposition: Currently not Symptoms may include coughing and shortness of breath. Ingestion of large doses may cause 6.1 Aquatic Toxicity: available dizziness, abdominal pain, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, weakness, convulsions, and collapse. Currently not available 9.15 Heat of Solution: Currently not available Contact with skin may cause irritation, redness, and pain. 6.2 Waterfowl Toxicity: Currently not 9.16 Heat of Polymerization: Not pertinent. 3.3 Treatment of Exposure: Get medical attention. INHALATION: Remove to fresh air. If not breathing, available 9.17 Heat of Fusion: Currently not available give artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. EYES: Flush with water for at least 6.3 Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD): 15 min., lifting lids occasionally. Contact lenses should not be worn when working with this Currently not available 9.18 Limiting Value: Currently not available chemical. SKIN: Remove contaminated clothing and shoes. Wash with soap and water. 6.4 Food Chain Concentration Potential: 9.19 Reid Vapor Pressure: Currently not INGESTION: Induce vomiting immediately by giving two glasses of water or milk and sticking finger Currently not available available down throat. 6.5 GESAMP Hazard Profile: 3.4 TLV-TWA: Not listed. Bioaccumulation: 0 3.5 TLV-STEL: Not listed. Damage to living resources: 0 3.6 TLV-Ceiling: Not listed. Human Oral hazard: 0 3.7 Toxicity by Ingestion: Currently not available Human Contact hazard: I 3.8 Toxicity by Inhalation: Currently not available. Reduction of amenities: X 3.9 Chronic Toxicity: Currently not available NOTES 3.10 Vapor (Gas) Irritant Characteristics: Not pertinent. 3.11 Liquid or Solid Characteristics: Minimum hazard. If spilled on clothing and allowed to remain, may cause smarting and reddening of skin. 3.12 Odor Threshold: Odorless 3.13 IDLH Value: Not listed. 3.14 OSHA PEL-TWA: Not listed. 3.15 OSHA PEL-STEL: Not listed. 3.16 OSHA PEL-Ceiling: Not listed. 3.17 EPA AEGL: Not listed
JUNE 1999 MAGNESIUM NITRATE MGN
9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 SATURATED LIQUID DENSITY LIQUID HEAT CAPACITY LIQUID THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY LIQUID VISCOSITY
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9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 SOLUBILITY IN WATER SATURATED VAPOR PRESSURE SATURATED VAPOR DENSITY IDEAL GAS HEAT CAPACITY
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