Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
7664-41-7
Name of the chemical
Ammonia
Concentration
N/A
General Information
Revision date
2012-03-19
Product name
Aqua Ammonia
Product Synonyms
Ammonia Aqueous, Aqua Ammonia
Chemical name
Aqua Ammonia
CAS No.
7664-41-7
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Used for fertilizer production
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Company Information
company name
LidoChem, Inc.
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
info@lidochem.com
Section 2
Principle Routes of Exposure
Inhalation, Ingestion and Dermal Emergency Overview CORROSIVE: Causes severe burns. Severely Irritating to skin and eye and respiratory tract. Poison Danger! 1 corrosive Alkaline solution. Causes burns to any area of contact. Harmful if inhaled or absorbed through skin. Clear, Odorless liquid. Firefighters should wear full-face, self contained breathing apparatus and impervious 3 0 protective clothing. Contact with metal produces hydrogen, which may form flammable or explosive mixtures with air. 3
Potential health effects
Ammonia is very alkaline and reacts corrosively with all body tissues. Inhalation: Corrosive. Extremely destructive to tissues of the mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract. Symptoms may include burning sensation, coughing, wheezing, laryngitis, shortness of breath, headache, nausea and vomiting. Inhalation may be fatal as a result of spasm inflammation and edema of the larynx and Corrosive bronchi, chemical pneumonitis and pulmonary edema. Ingestion: Corrosive. Swallowing can cause severe burns of the mouth, throat, and stomach, leading to death. Can cause sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea. Skin Contact: Dermal contact with alkaline Emergency
Response
Guide corrosives may produce pain, redness, severe irritation or full thickness burns. May be absorbed through the skin with possible systemic effects. Eye Contact: Corrosive. Can cause blurred vision, redness, pain, severe tissue burns and eye damage. Eye exposure #154 Guidebook may result in temporary or permanent blindness. Information: SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: Eyes: Liquid contact will cause severe burns, which may result in blindness. Mist (if formed) can irritate. Skin: Prolonged contact of acid with skin will cause severe burns. Mist (if formed) can irritate. Ingestion: Corrosion of mouth, gullet and digestive tract. Nausea, vomiting, possible circulatory shock and loss of consciousness: Can be fatal. Inhalation: Mist, if formed, will irritate mucous membranes and respiratory tract may cause lacrimation, coughing, sneezing, salivation, and labored breathing.
