Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
231-853-9/7761-88-8
Name of the chemical
Silver nitrate
Concentration
<15.0%
EC/CAS
231-791-2/7732-18-5
Name of the chemical
Water, distilled, conductivity or of similar purity H2O
Concentration
Balance
General Information
Revision date
1999-01-25
Product name
Silver Nitrate Solutions and Concentrate, 1N and 1N concentrate
Product Synonyms
Silver Nitrate Solutions, 1N; 1N concentrate
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Company Information
company name
Fisher Scientific
GHS Information
Signal word
Warning!
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Appearance: colorless liquid. Warning! Harmful to aquatic organisms; may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment. Causes respiratory tract irritation. Causes eye and skin irritation. Target Organs: Respiratory system, eyes, skin.
Potential health effects
Eye: Causes eye irritation. Skin: Causes skin irritation. Ingestion: Causes gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Inhalation: Causes respiratory tract irritation. Chronic: May cause methemoglobinemia, which is characterized by chocolate-brown colored blood, headache, weakness, dizziness, breath shortness, cyanosis (bluish skin due to deficient oxygenation of blood), rapid heart rate, unconsciousness and possible death. Chronic inhalation or ingestion of silver salts may cause argyria characterized by a permanent blue-gray discoloration of the eyes, skin, mucous membranes, and internal organs. This malady results from the accumulation of silver in the body.
