Cobalt Uranyl Acetate SDS

Revision Date: 01/24/2023

1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE AND COMPANY INFORMATION

Product Name: Cobalt Uranyl Acetate

Formula: CoUO2(C2H3O2)2·H2O

Molecular Weight: 565.14

Properties: Solid

Supplier

IBI Labs

3495 N. Dixie Hwy. Unit # 8

Boca Raton, FL 33431

Tel: 561-826-0061 Fax: 561-892-8450

Emergency Telephone Numbers

INFOTRAC

USA & Canada contact number: 1-800-535-5053

International contact number: 1-352-323-3500

2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

Emergency Overview:

  • May cause irritation of the eyes, skin, and respiratory system.
  • It is harmful to flora, fauna, soil organisms, and aquatic organisms.

Category of Danger: Irritant, dangerous for the environment.

Principal Routes of Exposure

Inhalation: Irritating to respiratory system.

Ingestion: Irritating to mouth, throat, and stomach.

Skin contact: Irritating to skin.

Eye contact: Contact with eyes may cause irritation.

ANSI classification: Irritant to eye, skin, and respiratory system.

Statements of hazard: May cause eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritation.

Statement of spill or leak – ANSI label:

  • Contain and absorb spill with inert material (e.g., sand, vermiculite), then place in suitable container.
  • Do not flush to sewer or allow to enter waterways.
  • Use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.

Statement of first aid:

  • In case of contact, immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes.
  • Call a physician.

Precautions – ANSI label:

  • Avoid contact with eyes, skin, respiratory tract, or clothing.
  • Wash thoroughly after handling.
  • Avoid breathing vapors.

4. FIRST AID MEASURES

General Advice

In case of accident or if you feel unwell, seek medical advice immediately.

Inhalation:

  • Ventilate the area.
  • Call a physician immediately.

Skin and eye contact:

  • Rinse immediately with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes.
  • Call a physician immediately.

Ingestion: Do not induce vomiting without medical advice.

Protection of first aiders: No information available.

Medical conditions aggravated by exposure: None known.

5. FIREFIGHTING MEASURES

Suitable extinguishing media: Use dry chemical, CO2, water spray or “alcohol” foam.

Specific hazards: Burning produces irritant fumes.

Unusual hazards: None known.

Special protective equipment for firefighters: Wear self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighting if necessary.

Specific methods: Water mist may be used to cool closed containers.

Flash point: Not determined.

Auto-ignition temperature: Not determined.

NFPA rating

NFPA Health: 2

NFPA Flammability: 1

NFPA Reactivity: 0

6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES

Personal precautions: Use personal protective equipment.

Environmental precautions: Do not flush into surface water or sanitary sewer system.

Methods for cleaning up: Soak up with inert absorbent material.

7. HANDLING AND STORAGE

Storage: Store at room temperature.

Handling:

  • Use only in area provided with appropriate exhaust ventilation.
  • Wear personal protective equipment.
  • Remove and wash contaminated clothing before reuse.

Technical measures and storage conditions: Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.

Incompatible products: Oxidizing and spontaneously flammable products.

8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION

Engineering measures: Ensure adequate ventilation.

Personal Protective Equipment

Respiratory protection: Breathing apparatus only if aerosol or dust is formed.

Hand protection: PVC or other plastic-material gloves.

Skin and body protection: Impervious clothing.

Eye protection: Goggles

Hygiene measures: Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice.

9. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

Stability: Stable under recommended storage conditions.

Polymerization: None under normal processing.

Hazardous decomposition products: Thermal decomposition can lead to release of irritating gases and vapors, such as carbon oxides.

Materials to avoid: Strong oxidizing agents.

Conditions to avoid: Exposure to air or moisture over prolonged periods.

10. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Chronic toxicity: Chronic exposure may cause nausea and vomiting; higher exposure causes unconsciousness.

Local effects: Symptoms of overexposure may be headache, dizziness, tiredness, nausea, and vomiting.

Specific effects: May include moderate to severe erythema (redness), and moderate edema (raised skin), nausea, vomiting, headache.

Primary irritation: A primary irritant.

Carcinogenic effects: No data is available on the product itself.

Mutagenic effects: No data is available on the product itself.

Reproductive toxicity: No data is available on the product itself.

12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Aquatic toxicity: May cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment.

Components

U.S. DOT – Appendix B –

Marine Pollutant

U.S. DOT – Appendix B –

Severe Marine Pollutants

United Kingdom – The Red List:

COBALT URANYL ACETATE

Not Listed

Product Name: COBALT URANYL ACETATE

Components Germany VCI (WGK)

World Health Organization (WHO) – Drinking Water

Ecotoxicity – Fish Species Data

COBALT URANYL ACETATE

Not Listed

Components

Ecotoxicity-Freshwater Algae Data

Ecotoxicity – Microtox Data Ecotoxicity – Water Flea Data

COBALT URANYL ACETATE

Not Listed

Components

EPA-ATSDR Priority List

EPA – HPV Challenge Program Chemical List

California – Priority Toxic Pollutants

COBALT URANYL ACETATE

Not Listed

Components

California – Priority Toxic Pollutants

COBALT URANYL ACETATE

Not Listed

13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS

Waste from residues and unused products:

Waste disposal must be in accordance with appropriate federal, state, and local regulations. This product, if unaltered by use, may be disposed of by treatment at a permitted facility or as advised by your local hazardous waste regulatory authority. Residue from fires extinguished with this material may be hazardous.

Contaminated packaging: Do not re-use empty containers.

Methods for cleaning up: Soak up with inert absorbent material.

14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION

UN No: 2910

DOT

Proper Shipping Name: Environmentally hazardous substance, solid, n.o.s.

IATA Hazard Label(s): Miscellaneous

Hazard Class: 7 – Other miscellaneous materials

Packing group: II

Emergency Response Guide Number (ERG): 161

Components

U.S. Dot-Appendix A Table 1 – Reportable Quantities

COBALT URANYL ACETATE RQ = 1 pound (as cobalt compounds)

TDG (Canada):

WHMIS hazard class: D2b toxic materials

IMDG/IMO

Proper Shipping Name: Environmentally hazardous substance, solid, n.o.s.

IMDG – Hazard Classifications: Not Applicable

Product Name: COBALT URANYL ACETATE

Components

U.S. Dot-Appendix B-Marine Pollutant

U.S. Dot-Appendix B-Severe Marine Pollutant

COBALT URANYL ACETATE

Not Listed

15. REGULATORY INFORMATION

International Inventories

U.S. regulations:

Components

California Proposition 65

Massachusetts Right to Know List:

New Jersey Right to Know List:

Pennsylvania Right to Know List:

COBALT URANYL ACETATE

Not Listed

Components

Florida Substance List:

Rhode Island Right To Know List:

Illinois – Toxic Air Contaminants

Connecticut – Hazardous Air Pollutants

COBALT URANYL ACETATE

Not Listed

Components

SARA 313 Emission Reporting/Toxic Release of Chemicals

CERCLA/SARA – Section 302 Extremely Haz

NTP: IARC:

COBALT URANYL ACETATE

Not Listed

SARA 313 Notification: The above is your notification as to the SARA 313 listing for this product(s) pursuant to Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 and 40 CFR Part 372.

If you are unsure if you are subject to the reporting requirements of Section 313, or need more information, please call the EPA Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Information Hotline: (800) 535-0202 or (202) 479-2499 (in Washington, DC or Alaska).

State Notification: The above information is your notice as to the Right-to-Know listings of the stated product(s). Individual states will list chemicals for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, the compounds toxicity; carcinogenic, tumorigenic and/or reproductive hazards; and the compound’s environmental impact if accidentally released.

16. OTHER INFORMATION

IBI Labs expects that recipients of their material are in compliance with 29 CFR 1910.1200(h) which requires employers to provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.

The information and recommendations set forth herein are presented in good faith and believed to be correct as of the revision date. However, recipients of this material should use this information only as a supplement to other information gathered by them and should make independent judgement of the suitability and accuracy of this information. IBI Labs will not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including but not limited to, loss of any kind whatsoever resulting from the use of the information provided in this Safety Data Sheet. IBI Labs expressly includes all warranties, expressed or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

This information is furnished without warranty, and any use of the product not in conformance with this Safety Data Sheet, or in combination with any other product or process, is the responsibility of the user.

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