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it 0 <br />MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET <br />E <br />i <br />i <br />SECTION V - REACTIVITY <br />Stability: Hazardous Polymerization: <br />Stable Will not occur <br />i <br />Conditions to Avoid: Materials to Avoid: <br />Heat, open flames. Contact with oxidizing gases, chlorine, bromine, iodine, <br />halogens, calcium, and strong mineral acids. Contact <br />with copper, silver, zinc, and alloys of same. Mercury, <br />silver oxide or hypochlorite can form explosive <br />compounds. <br />Hazardous Decomposition Products: <br />Combustion will yield nitrogen and water <br />i <br />Chemical Data Management Systems 12 <br />SECTION VI -HEALTH HAZARDS <br />INGESTION Ingestion of liquid ammonia may result in severe irritation or ulceration of the mouth <br />throat and digestive tract which may be displayed by nausea vomiting diarrhea and in severe cases <br />collapse shock and death. <br />INHALATION Irritation to the mucous membranes of the nose throat and lungs is noticeable at 100 ppm. <br />Concentrations above 400 ppm will cause throat irritation and may destroy mucous surfaces upon prolonger <br />contact. High concentrations can cause pulmonary edema. Breathing air containing concentrations greater <br />than 5 000 ppm may cause sudden death from spasm or inflammation of the larynx. <br />SKIN Liquid Ammonia produces severe skin burns on contact. Ammonia gas may cause skin irritation; <br />especially if skin is moist. The liquid can cause skin damage resulting from combined freezing and <br />corrosive action on the skin. Atmospheric concentrations above 30 000 ppm will bum and blister skin <br />after a few seconds of exposure. <br />EYES Exposure to high gas concentrations may cause temporary blindness and severe eye damage. Direct <br />contact of the eyes with liquid ammonia will produce serious eye burns. <br />Carcinogenicity Lists: N/A <br />s... Signs and Symptoms of Exposure: <br />4 Burning of the eyes conjunctivitis skin irritation swelling of the eyelids and lips dry red mouth and tongu <br />. burning in the throat and coughing. In more severe cases of exposure difficulty in breathing signs and <br />symptoms of lung congestion and ultimately death from respiratory failure due to pulmonary edema may <br />occur. <br />Chemical Data Management Systems 13 <br />