LONDON CHEMICAL -- COPPERBRITE 956 
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
NSN: 685000N011747
Manufacturer's CAGE: 11829 
Part No. Indicator: A 
Part Number/Trade Name: COPPERBRITE 956 
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                            General Information
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Company's Name: LONDON CHEMICAL CO (UNION CARBIDE) 
Company's Street: 240 FOSTER 
Company's City: BENSENVILLE 
Company's State: IL 
Company's Country: US 
Company's Zip Code: 60106 
Company's Emerg Ph #: 304-744-3487 
Company's Info Ph #: 312-766-5902 
Record No. For Safety Entry: 001 
Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 001 
Status: SE 
Date MSDS Prepared: 01SEP90 
Safety Data Review Date: 10SEP90 
Supply Item Manager: CX 
MSDS Serial Number: BJMSB 
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                     Ingredients/Identity Information
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ZINC CHLORIDE (SARA III)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 01 
Percent: 15 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: ZH1400000 
CAS Number: 7646-85-7 
OSHA PEL: 1 MG/M3/2 STEL 
ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3/2STEL FUME93 
Other Recommended Limit: N/K (FP N/ORNL) 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (SARA III)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 02 
Percent: 5 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: NT8050000 
CAS Number: 67-63-0 
OSHA PEL: 400 PPM/500 STEL 
ACGIH TLV: 400 PPM/500STEL;9192 
Other Recommended Limit: N/K (FP N/ORNL) 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: GLYCOLIC ACID
Ingredient Sequence Number: 03 
Percent: 30 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: MC5250000 
CAS Number: 79-14-1 
OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N/ORNL) 
ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N/ORNL) 
Other Recommended Limit: N/K (FP N/ORNL) 
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: SODIUM PERSULFATE
Ingredient Sequence Number: 04 
Percent: 10 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: SE0525000 
CAS Number: 7775-27-1 
OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N/ORNL) 
ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N/ORNL) 
Other Recommended Limit: N/K (FP N/ORNL) 
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                     Physical/Chemical Characteristics
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Appearance And Odor: CLEAR TO AMBER LIQUID WITH MILD ODOR.
Boiling Point: SEE SUPP 
Melting Point: N/K (FP N) 
Vapor Pressure (MM Hg/70 F): WATER 
Vapor Density (Air=1): SEE SUPP 
Specific Gravity: 1.30 (WATER=1) 
Decomposition Temperature: N/K (FP N) 
Evaporation Rate And Ref: >>1 (BUTYL ACETATE=1) 
Solubility In Water: 100% 
Percent Volatiles By Volume: SUP DA 
pH: SUP DA 
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                      Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
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Flash Point: NONE 
Flash Point Method: SCC 
Lower Explosive Limit: N/A 
Upper Explosive Limit: N/A 
Extinguishing Media: NORMALLY NOT FLAMMABLE.USE EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL
PERTINENT TO SURROUNDING FIRE.
Special Fire Fighting Proc: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:ACRID
FUMES,CARBON DIOXIDE.
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                              Reactivity Data
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Stability: YES 
Cond To Avoid (Stability): HEAT
Materials To Avoid: ALKALIES AND REDUCING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomp Products: ACRID FUMES,CARBON DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Poly Occur: NO 
Conditions To Avoid (Poly): NONE
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                            Health Hazard Data
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LD50-LC50 Mixture: N/K (FP N/ORNL) 
Route Of Entry - Inhalation: YES 
Route Of Entry - Skin: NO 
Route Of Entry - Ingestion: YES 
Health Haz Acute And Chronic: MAY BE HARMFUL/FATAL IF SWALLOWED.CAUSES
CHEMICAL BURNS OF MOUTH,THROAT,ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH.GROSS OVEREXP MAY CAUSE
POSSIBLY CAUSES CHEMICAL BURNS;MAY RESULT IN DEVELOPMENT OF ALLERGIC SKIN
REACTION FROM REPEATED EXPOSURE.ASPIR MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE.
Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO 
Carcinogenicity - IARC: NO 
Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO 
Explanation Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: EYES:LIQ CAUSES CHEM BURNS;VAP IRRITATING.
SKIN:CAUSES SEV IRRIT,POSS CHEM BURNS;ALLERGIC RXN.ABSORPTION-NO EVIDENCE
OF ADVERSE EFTS FROM AVAILABLE INFO.INGEST:MAY BE HARMFUL OR FATAL;CAUSES
SEVERE IRRITATION/CHEM BURNS OF MOUTH,THROAT,ESOPHAGUS,STOMACH.GROSS
OVEREXP MAY CAUSE KIDNEY DMG.INH:FUMES/VAP MAY CAUSE IRRIT.
Med Cond Aggravated By Exp: BECAUSE OF ITS IRRITATING PROPERTIES,THIS
MATERIAL MAY AGGRAVATE AN EXISTING DERMATITIS.
Emergency/First Aid Proc: EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/ PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MIN.CONSULT OPHTHALMOLOGIST IMMED.SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & FLUSH SKIN
W/ WATER.INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.DILUTE BY DRINKING AT LEAST 2
GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK.CALL MD.INH:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE O*2 IF BRTHG
IS DFCLT.CALL MD.MD NOTE:ADVISE HOSPITALIZATION & OBSERVATION FOR SEVERE
FUME EXPOS.IF LG VOL INGESTED,ACIDOSIS MAY OCCUR;(SEE SUPP)
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                   Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
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Steps If Matl Released/Spill: CONTAIN SPILL.DISPOSAL PERSONNEL SHOULD WEAR
PROTECTION FROM ACID FOR SKIN AND EYES.NEUTRALIZE WITH MILD ALKALINE/WATER
SOLUTION,PREFERABLY LIME,AND CONTAINERIZE.
Neutralizing Agent: MILD ALKALINE/WATER SOLUTION,PREFERABLY LIME.
Waste Disposal Method: DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/ FEDERAL,STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N).MATERIAL CONTAINS 4% FREE ZINC AS ZINC.DISPOSE
THROUGH AN EPA-LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE.PH=0;IF DISPOSED OF AS IS,
MATERIAL HAS RCRA CHARACTERISTIC OF CORROSIVITY.
Precautions-Handling/Storing: DO NOT GET IN EYES,ON SKIN,ON CLOTHING.AVOID
BREATHING VAPORS.KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Other Precautions: FOR INDUSTRY USE ONLY.STORE TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS
IN A COOL,WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT,REDUCING AGENTS AND ALKALINE
MATERIALS.
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                             Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED HALF-MASK RESPIRATOR WITH
ACID GAS CARTRIDGE AND DUST/MIST PRE-FILTER FOR EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATIONS.
FOR FIREFIGHTING AND OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERE,USE ONLY SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation: USE LOCAL OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN
EXPOSURE BELOW THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS (PEL).
Protective Gloves: NITRILE OR SUPPORTED NEOPRENE. 
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGG & FACE SHIELD. 
Other Protective Equipment: USE NEOPRENE APRON WHERE POTENTIAL FOR
SPLASHING EXISTS.EYE WASH AND SAFETY SHOWER ARE RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Suppl. Safety & Health Data: BOILING RANGE:210-220F,99-104C.VAPOR
DENSITY:AS WATER (AIR=1).% VOLATILE BY VOLUME:APPROXIMATELY 47.FP:APPROX
32F,0C.ROUTES OF ENTRY:INHALATION/SKIN/INGESTION (FP N).FIRST AID
PROCEDURE:OBSERVE FOR SIGNS OF RENAL TUBULAR DYSFUNCTION.OTHERWISE,DIRECT
TREATMENT OF OVEREXPOSURE AT CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS & CLINICAL CONDITION.
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                            Transportation Data
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Trans Data Review Date:   90292 
DOT PSN Code: ZZZ 
DOT Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
IMO PSN Code: ZZZ 
IMO Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED FOR THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
IATA PSN Code: ZZZ 
IATA Proper Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
AFI PSN Code: ZZZ 
AFI Prop. Shipping Name: NOT REGULATED BY THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
Additional Trans Data: NOT REGULATED FOR TRANSPORTATION
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                               Disposal Data
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                                Label Data
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Label Required: P 
Technical Review Date: 10SEP90 
Label Status: G 
Common Name: COPPERBRITE 956 
Signal Word: DANGER! 
Acute Health Hazard-Severe: X 
Contact Hazard-Severe: X 
Fire Hazard-None: X 
Reactivity Hazard-Slight: X 
Special Hazard Precautions: DANGER! ACUTE:MAY BE HARMFUL OR FATAL IF
SWALLOWED.CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION OR CHEMICAL BURNS OF THE
MOUTH,THROAT,ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH. GROSS OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE KIDNEY
DAMAGE.EYE CONTACT:LIQUID CAUSES CHEMICAL BURNS;VAPORS ARE IRRITATING.SKIN
CONTACT:CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION AND POSSIBLY CHEMICAL
BURNS.INHALATION:FUMES OR VAPORS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.ASPIRATION MAY CAUSE
LUNG DAMAGE. CHRONIC:SKIN CONTACT MAY RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION.
Protect Eye: Y 
Protect Skin: Y 
Protect Respiratory: Y 
Label Name: LONDON CHEMICAL CO (UNION CARBIDE) 
Label Street: 240 FOSTER 
Label City: BENSENVILLE 
Label State: IL 
Label Zip Code: 60106 
Label Country: US 
Label Emergency Number: 304-744-3487