SASKFERCO PRODUCTS INC -- UREA  -- -
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:UREA
MSDS Date:03/01/1993
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SASKFERCO PRODUCTS INC
Address:BELLE PAINE, SASKATCHEWAN
Box:39
City:S0G 0G0
Info Phone Num:303-345-2255
Emergency Phone Num:306-345-2262
CAGE:UO648
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SASKFERCO PRODUCTS INC
Address:BELLE PAINE, SASKATCHEWAN
Box:39
City:S0G 0G0
Phone:303-345-2255
CAGE:UO648

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

Ingred Name:UREA
CAS:57-13-6
RTECS #:YR6250000
= Wt:100.

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

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALED: DUST IS IRRITATING TO THE
    NOSE, THROAT AND RESPIRATORY TRACT, AND MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND
    SNEEZING. SKIN: PROLONGED AND REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE MILD
    IRRITATION. EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION,  REDNESS AND PAIN.
    INGESTED: INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF DUST MAY CAUSE
    GASTROINTESTINAL UPSET AND ABDOMINAL PAIN.. OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS:
    FORMS CORROSIVE SOLUTIONS WHEN DISSOLVED IN WATER (OR TEARS).  HIGH
    BLOOD CONCENTRATIONS OF UREA INCREASE THE RISK OF GLAUCOMA.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALED: DUST IS IRRITATING TO THE NOSE, THROAT
    AND RESPIRATORY TRACT, AND MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND SNEEZING. SKIN:
    PROLONGED AND REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION. EYES: MAY
    CAUSE IRRITATION,  REDNESS AND PAIN. INGESTED: INGESTION OF LARGE
    AMOUNTS OF DUST MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL UPSET AND ABDOMINAL
    PAIN.. OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS: FORMS CORROSIVE SOLUTIONS WHEN
    DISSOLVED IN WATER (OR TEARS).  HIGH BLOOD CONCENTRATIONS OF UREA
    INCREASE THE RISK OF GLAUCOMA.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHALED: MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL REPIRATION
    ONLY IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED. GIVE CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
    (CPR) IF THERE IS NO BREATHING AND NO PULSE. OBTAIN MEDICAL ADVICE
    IMMED IATELY. SKIN:  REMOVE CONTAIMINATED CLOTHING. WASH AFFECTED
    AREA THOROUGHLY QITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. OBTAIN
    MEDICAL ADVICE. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES THOROUGHLY FOR 15
    MINUTES W ITH RUNNING WATER. HOLD EYELIDS OPEN DURING FLUSHING. IF
    IRRITATION PERSISTS, REPEAT FLUSHING AND OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    SEE OTHER INFORMATION.

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

Flash Point:NON FLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:USE APPROPRIATE MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE
    WORN IN A FIRE INVOLVING THE MATERIAL.TOXIC GAS AND VAPOUR (CARBON
    MONOXIDE, AMMONIA, NITROGEN OXIDE) MAY BE RELEASED BY
    DECOMPOSITION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:REACTS WITH NITRATES WITH RISK OF FIRE
    AND EXPLOSION. NOT COMBUSTIBLE, BUT UREA DECOMPOSES AT >133 C
    GENERATING TOXIC NO FUMES AND AMMONIA GAS. NOT COMBUSTIBLE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP NON-INVOLVED PEOPLE AWAY FROM SPILL SITE.
    DIKE TO PREVENT RUNOFF FROM RAINWATER OR WATER APPLICATION. CONTACT
    MANUFACTURER. CONTACT ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE NORMAL "GOOD" INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
    AND HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES. STORE IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
    KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND FLAME. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED. DO
    NOT EXPOSE SEALED CONTAINERS  TO TEMPERATURES ABOVE 49C. KEEP DRY.
Other Precautions:LOCATE SAFETY SHOWERS AND EYEWASH STATION CLOSE TO
    CHEMICAL HANDLING AREA.

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

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR
    EQUIPPED WITH COMBINED AMMONIA AND DUST, FUME, MIST CARTRIDGES, IF
    NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION PREFERRED.
Protective Gloves:COTTON
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:LOCATE SAFETY SHOWERS AND EYEWASH STATION
    CLOSE TO CHEMICAL HANDLING AREA. FACESHIELD AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
    AS REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND HOUSEKEEPING
    PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=132.7C, 270.9F
Spec Gravity:1.335VM
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULES, ODORLESS OR SLIGHT AMMONIA ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH A GALLIUM PERCHLORATE AND HYPOCHLORITES WILL CAUSE A
    VIOLENT REACTION.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEATING WITH HYDROXIDES FORMS AMMONIA AND
    CARBONDIOXIDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES IN A FLAME OR ON HOT
    SURFACE, GIVING OFF TOXIC VAPOURS (NITROUS VAPOUS). DECOMPOSES WHEN
    HEATED, GIVING OFF SUFFOCATING GAS (-ANHYDROUS AMMONIA). HYDRALYZES
    SLOWLY ON CONTACT WITH AIR.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:LD50 (ORAL, RAT): 14300 MG/KG (1). LD50
    (ORAL, MOUSE):11500 MG/KG (1).INHALED: DUST IS IRRITATING TO THE
    NOSE, THROAT AND RESPIRATORY TRACT, AND MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND
    SNEEZING. SKIN: PROLONGED AND RE PEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE MILD
    IRRITATION. EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS AND PAIN. INGESTED:
    INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF DUST MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL UPSET
    AND ABDOMINAL PAIN.. OTHER HEALTH  EFFECTS: FORMS CORROSIVE
    SOLUTIONS WHEN DISSOLVED IN WATER (OR TEARS). HIGH BLOOD
    CONCENTRATIONS OF UREA INCREASE THE RISK OF GLAUCOMA.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES: RESPONSE WATER. STOP OR
    REDUCE DISCHARGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. CONTACT MANUFACTURER OR SUPPLIER
    FOR ADVICE. IF POSSIBLE CONTAIN DISCHARGE BY DAMMING OR WATER
    DIVERSION.	NOTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES TO DISCUSS DISPOSAL
    AND CLEANUP OF CONTAMINATED MATERIALS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT MANUFACTURES OR SUPPLIER FOR ADVICE ON
    DISPOSAL. CONTACT ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES FOR ADVICE ON DISPOSAL.
    MAY BE BURIED IN LANDFILL SITE (ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES APPROVAL
    REQUIRED.)

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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