SILVER

Hazard statements (CLP)

H272, H314, H410

Code

Statements

H272

May intensify fire; oxidiser

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

GHS Classification GHS classification of the substance/mixture Oxidizing Solids: Category 2 Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment - Acute Hazard: Category 1 Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment - Long-Term Hazard: Category 1 Eye Damage/Irritation: Category 1 Skin Corrosion/Irritation: Category 1AHazardous to the Aquatic Environment - Acute Hazard: Category 1

Signal word

DANGER

Hazard statements

H272 May intensify fire; oxidiser. H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

Hazard pictograms

Flame over circle, Corrosion, Environment

Precautionary statements

P210 Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. – No smoking. P220 Keep/Store away from clothing/.../combustible materials.

Prevention

P221 Take any precaution to avoid mixing with combustibles. P260 Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray. P264 Wash thoroughly after handling. P273 Avoid release to the environment. P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

Response

P301+P330+P331 IF SWALLOWED: rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting. P303+P361+P353 IF ON SKIN (or hair): Remove/Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water/shower. P363 Wash contaminated clothing before reuse. P304+P340 IF INHALED: Remove victim to fresh air and keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing. P310 Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician. P305+P351+P338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P370+P378 In case of fire: Use dry sand or flooding quantities of water for extinction.

Storage

P405 Store locked up. Precautionary P501 Dispose of contents/container to an approved waste disposal plant.

Further information

Persons exhibiting the condition of generalised argyria, and who subsequently died from unrelated disease, showed, on autopsy, a deposition of silver in the blood vessel walls, kidneys, testes, pituitary, choroid plexus, and mucous membranes of the nose, maxillary antra, trachea, and bronchi. Once deposited, there is no known method by which the silver can be eliminated; the pigmentation is permanent and usually noticeable in the conjunctiva of the eye first.

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

the Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment - Acute Hazard: Category 1 substance/mixture Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment - Long-Term Hazard: Category 1 Eye Damage/Irritation: Category 1 Skin Corrosion/Irritation: Category 1AHazardous to the Aquatic Environment - Acute Hazard: Category 1 Signal Word (s) DANGER Hazard Statement (s) H272 May intensify fire; oxidiser. H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. Pictogram (s) Flame over circle, Corrosion, Environment Precautionary P210 Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. – No smoking. statement – P220 Keep/Store away from clothing/.../combustible materials. Prevention P221 Take any precaution to avoid mixing with combustibles. P260 Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray. P264 Wash thoroughly after handling. P273 Avoid release to the environment. P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection. Precautionary statement – Response P301+P330+P331 IF SWALLOWED: rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting. P303+P361+P353 IF ON SKIN (or hair): Remove/Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water/shower. P363 Wash contaminated clothing before reuse. P304+P340 IF INHALED: Remove victim to fresh air and keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing. P310 Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician. P305+P351+P338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P370+P378 In case of fire: Use dry sand or flooding quantities of water for extinction. Precautionary P405 Store locked up.