| Section 1. Identification | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Name | ammonium fluoride | CAS No. | 12125-01-8 |
| Synonyms | neutral ammonium flu-oride | Chinese Name | 氟化铵 |
| Molecular Formula | NHF | Molecular Weight | 37.037 |
| UN No. | 2505 | Data Source | PubChem (NIH/NLM) |
| GHS Hazard Classification | |
|---|---|
| Signal Word | DANGER |
| Pictograms | GHS05 · Corrosive GHS06 · Acute Toxic GHS07 · Irritant GHS08 · Health Hazard |
| Hazard Statements | H301H311H331H314H318H319H372H335H373 |
| Precautionary Statements | P261P262P264P270P271P280P301+P316P302+P352P304+P340P316P321P330P361+P364P403+P233P405P501P260P264+P265P301+P330+P331P302+P361+P354P305+P354+P338P317P363P305+P351+P338P319P337+P317 |
| Contents | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Section 2 | Hazards Identification | Section 4 | First-Aid Measures |
| Section 5 | Fire-Fighting Measures | Section 6 | Accidental Release Measures |
| Section 7 | Handling and Storage | Section 8 | Exposure Controls / Personal Protection |
| Section 9 | Physical and Chemical Properties | Section 10 | Stability and Reactivity |
| Section 11 | Toxicological Information | Section 12 | Ecological Information |
| Section 13 | Disposal Considerations | Section 14 | Transport Information |
H301: Toxic if swallowed [Danger Acute toxicity, oral]
H311: Toxic in contact with skin [Danger Acute toxicity, dermal]
H331: Toxic if inhaled [Danger Acute toxicity, inhalation]
P261, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P316, P302+P352, P304+P340, P316, P321, P330, P361+P364, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
H301 (100%): Toxic if swallowed [Danger Acute toxicity, oral]
H311 (98.7%): Toxic in contact with skin [Danger Acute toxicity, dermal]
H314 (14.7%): Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]
H318 (16.7%): Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
H331 (99.9%): Toxic if inhaled [Danger Acute toxicity, inhalation]
P260, P261, P262, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P316, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P361+P364, P363, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
Aggregated GHS information provided per 3035 reports by companies from 19 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.
Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website.
H319: Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
H372: Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure [Danger Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure]
P260, P264, P264+P265, P270, P280, P305+P351+P338, P319, P337+P317, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
H335: May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation]
H373: May causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure]
P260, P261, P271, P304+P340, P319, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
H314: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]
P260, P261, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P316, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P319, P321, P330, P361+P364, P363, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
Fresh air, rest. Refer for medical attention.
Remove contaminated clothes. Rinse skin with plenty of water or shower.
First rinse with plenty of water for several minutes (remove contact lenses if easily possible), then refer for medical attention.
Rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting. Give one or two glasses of water to drink. Refer for medical attention .
Begin first aid as quickly as possible.
INHALATION: remove to fresh air.
INGESTION: perform gastric lavage with limewater or 1% calcium chloride solution; support respiration; call a physician.
EYES: flush with water for 15 min.; consult physician.
SKIN: shower immediately with large quantities of water; remove all contaminated clothing in the shower at once; consult physician. (USCG, 1999)
General First Aid:
· Call 911 or emergency medical service.
· Ensure that medical personnel are aware of the material(s) involved, take precautions to protect themselves and avoid contamination.
· Move victim to fresh air if it can be done safely.
· Administer oxygen if breathing is difficult.
· If victim is not breathing:
-- DO NOT perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation; the victim may have ingested or inhaled the substance.
-- If equipped and pulse detected, wash face and mouth, then give artificial respiration using a proper respiratory medical device (bag-valve mask, pocket mask equipped with a one-way valve or other device).
-- If no pulse detected or no respiratory medical device available, provide continuous compressions. Conduct a pulse check every two minutes or monitor for any signs of spontaneous respirations.
· Remove and isolate contaminated clothing and shoes.
· For minor skin contact, avoid spreading material on unaffected skin.
· In case of contact with substance, remove immediately by flushing skin or eyes with running water for at least 20 minutes.
· For severe burns, immediate medical attention is required.
· Effects of exposure (inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact) to substance may be delayed.
· Keep victim calm and warm.
· Keep victim under observation.
· For further assistance, contact your local Poison Control Center.
· Note: Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) should be done by trained professionals.
Specific First Aid:
· For corrosives, in case of contact, immediately flush skin or eyes with running water for at least 30 minutes. Additional flushing may be required.
In Canada, an Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP) may be required for this product. Please consult the shipping paper and/or the "ERAP" section.
Excerpt from ERG Guide 154 [Substances - Toxic and/or Corrosive (Non-Combustible)]:
SMALL FIRE: Dry chemical, CO2 or water spray.
LARGE FIRE: Dry chemical, CO2, alcohol-resistant foam or water spray. If it can be done safely, move undamaged containers away from the area around the fire. Dike runoff from fire control for later disposal.
FIRE INVOLVING TANKS, RAIL TANK CARS OR HIGHWAY TANKS: Fight fire from maximum distance or use unmanned master stream devices or monitor nozzles. Do not get water inside containers. Cool containers with flooding quantities of water until well after fire is out. Withdraw immediately in case of rising sound from venting safety devices or discoloration of tank. ALWAYS stay away from tanks in direct contact with flames. (ERG, 2024)
Use appropriaet extinguishing agents on nearby combustibel fires. Use water spray to knock down acid vapors.
If material on fire or involved in fire: Extinguish fire using agent suitable for type of surrounding fire. (Material itself does not burn or burns with difficulty.)
· CALL 911. Then call emergency response telephone number on shipping paper. If shipping paper not available or no answer, refer to appropriate telephone number listed on the inside back cover.
· Keep unauthorized personnel away.
· Stay upwind, uphill and/or upstream.
· Ventilate closed spaces before entering, but only if properly trained and equipped.
· ELIMINATE all ignition sources (no smoking, flares, sparks or flames) from immediate area.
· Do not touch damaged containers or spilled material unless wearing appropriate protective clothing.
· Stop leak if you can do it without risk.
· Prevent entry into waterways, sewers, basements or confined areas.
· Absorb or cover with dry earth, sand or other non-combustible material and transfer to containers.
· DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS.
Excerpt from ERG Guide 154 [Substances - Toxic and/or Corrosive (Non-Combustible)]:
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE: Isolate spill or leak area in all directions for at least 50 meters (150 feet) for liquids and at least 25 meters (75 feet) for solids.
SPILL: Increase the immediate precautionary measure distance, in the downwind direction, as necessary.
FIRE: If tank, rail tank car or highway tank is involved in a fire, ISOLATE for 800 meters (1/2 mile) in all directions; also, consider initial evacuation for 800 meters (1/2 mile) in all directions. (ERG, 2024)
Immediate precautionary measure
· Isolate spill or leak area in all directions for at least 50 meters (150 feet) for liquids and at least 25 meters (75 feet) for solids.
· For highlighted materials: see Table 1 - Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances.
· For non-highlighted materials: increase the immediate precautionary measure distance, in the downwind direction, as necessary.
· If tank, rail tank car or highway tank is involved in a fire, ISOLATE for 800 meters (1/2 mile) in all directions; also, consider initial evacuation for 800 meters (1/2 mile) in all directions.
Personal protection: particulate filter respirator adapted to the airborne concentration of the substance. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment. Sweep spilled substance into covered dry, plastic containers. Carefully collect remainder. Then store and dispose of according to local regulations.
Spill or leak procedures: Isolate the area. Stop or control the leak. If this can be done without undue risk. Shovel into suitable dry container.
Sweep spilled substance into covered dry, plastic containers. Carefully collect remainder. Then store and dispose of according to local regulations. Personal protection: particulate filter respirator adapted to the airborne concentration of the substance. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment.
Environmental considerations- land spill: Dig a pit, pond, lagoon, holding area to contain liquid or solid material. /SRP: If time permits, pits, ponds, lagoons, soak holes, or holding areas should be sealed with an impermeable flexible membrane liner./ Cover solids with a plastic sheet to prevent dissolving in rain or fire fighting water.
Environmental considerations- water spill: Neutralize with agricultural lime (CaO), crushed limestone (CaCO3), or sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3). Adjust pH to neutral (pH= 7). Use mechanical dredges or lifts to remove immobilized masses of pollutants and precipitates.
SRP: The most favorable course of action is to use an alternative chemical product with less inherent propensity for occupational harm/injury/toxicity or environmental contamination. Recycle any unused portion of the material for its approved use or return it to the manufacturer or supplier. Ultimate disposal of the chemical must consider: the material's impact on air quality; potential migration in soil or water; effects on animal and plant life; and conformance with environmental and public health regulations.
Do not eat, drink, or smoke during work.
If material not involved in fire: Keep material out of water sources and sewers. Build dikes to contain flow as necessary.
Personnel protection: Keep upwind. ... Avoid breathing vapors or dusts. Wash away any material which may have contacted the body with copious amounts of water or soap and water.
SRP: Local exhaust ventilation should be applied wherever there is an incidence of point source emissions or dispersion of regulated contaminants in the work area. Ventilation control of the contaminant as close to its point of generation is both the most economical and safest method to minimize personnel exposure to airborne contaminants. Ensure that the local ventilation moves the contaminant away from the worker.
SRP: The scientific literature for the use of contact lenses in industry is conflicting. The benefit or detrimental effects of wearing contact lenses depend not only upon the substance, but also on factors including the form of the substance, characteristics and duration of the exposure, the uses of other eye protection equipment, and the hygiene of the lenses. However, there may be individual substances whose irritating or corrosive properties are such that the wearing of contact lenses would be harmful to the eye. In those specific cases, contact lenses should not be worn. In any event, the usual eye protection equipment should be worn even when contact lenses are in place.
Excerpt from ERG Guide 154 [Substances - Toxic and/or Corrosive (Non-Combustible)]:
ELIMINATE all ignition sources (no smoking, flares, sparks or flames) from immediate area. Do not touch damaged containers or spilled material unless wearing appropriate protective clothing. Stop leak if you can do it without risk. Prevent entry into waterways, sewers, basements or confined areas. Absorb or cover with dry earth, sand or other non-combustible material and transfer to containers. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS. (ERG, 2024)
Separated from incompatible materials and food and feedstuffs. See Chemical Dangers. Dry. Well closed.
May be stored in iron vessels.
Separate from acids, alkalies. Store in a cool, dry, well ventilated locations.
· Wear positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
· Wear chemical protective clothing that is specifically recommended by the manufacturer when there is NO RISK OF FIRE.
· Structural firefighters' protective clothing provides thermal protection but only limited chemical protection.
1.0 [mg/m3], inhalable fraction, as F[German Research Foundation (DFG)]
7.5 [mg/m3]
83 [mg/m3]
500 [mg/m3]
2.5 [mg/m3], as F
250 mg/cu m /Sodium fluorides (as F)/
8 hr Time Weighted Avg (TWA): 2.5 mg/cu m. /Fluorides, as F/
Excursion Limit Recommendation: Excursions in worker exposure levels may exceed 3 times the TLV-TWA for no more than a total of 30 minutes during a work day, and under no circumstances should they exceed 5 times the TLV-TWA, provided that the TLV-TWA is not exceeded. /Fluorides, as F/
A4; Not classifiable as a human carcinogen. /Fluorides, as F/
Biological Exposure Index (BEI): Determinant: fluoride in urine; Sampling Time: prior to shift; BEI: 2 mg/L. Determinant: fluoride in urine; Sampling Time: end of shift; BEI: 3 mg/L. The determinant may be present in biological specimens collected from subjects who have not been occupationally exposed, at a concentration which could affect interpretation of the result. Such background concentrations are incorporated in the BEI value. The determinant is nonspecific, since it is also observed after exposure to other chemicals. /Fluorides/
(as F): 2.5 mg/m
(as F): 2,5 mg/m
(as F, inhalable fraction): 1 mg/m
Small Fire
· Dry chemical, CO2 or water spray.
Large Fire
· Dry chemical, CO2, alcohol-resistant foam or water spray.
· If it can be done safely, move undamaged containers away from the area around the fire.
· Dike runoff from fire control for later disposal.
Fire Involving Tanks, Rail Tank Cars or Highway Tanks
· Fight fire from maximum distance or use unmanned master stream devices or monitor nozzles.
· Do not get water inside containers.
· Cool containers with flooding quantities of water until well after fire is out.
· Withdraw immediately in case of rising sound from venting safety devices or discoloration of tank.
· ALWAYS stay away from tanks in direct contact with flames.
No indication can be given about the rate at which a harmful concentration of this substance in the air is reached on evaporation at 20 °C.
The substance is irritating to the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. Corrosive on ingestion.
The substance may have effects on the bones and teeth. This may result in fluorosis.
Dust mask; goggles or face shield; rubber gloves (USCG, 1999)
Protective gloves.
Wear face shield or eye protection in combination with breathing protection if powder.
Use local exhaust or breathing protection.
Wear appropriate chemical protective goves, boots and goggles.
For more Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Complete) data for AMMONIUM FLUORIDE (6 total), please visit the HSDB record page.
PREVENT DISPERSION OF DUST!
Do not eat, drink, or smoke during work.
Ammonium fluoride is a white crystalline solid. It is soluble in water. It is noncombustible. It is corrosive to aluminum. It is used in chemical analysis, in brewing, and as a preservative for wood.
Liquid; Dry Powder; Large Crystals; CBI
Colorless or white solid; [ICSC] Deliquescent; [Merck Index] White crystalline solid with an ammonia-like odor; [MSDSonline]
COLOURLESS CRYSTALS OR WHITE POWDER.
Deliquescent leaflets or needles; hexagonal prisms by sublimation; occurs commercially as a granular powder
White hexagonal crystals
Odorless
212 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999)
sublimes
83.5 g/100 g water at 25 °C
100 g/100 mL of water at 0 °C
82.780 lb/100 lb of water at 70 °F
45.3 g/100 g water at 25 °C
Slightly soluble in alcohol
Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: 45.3
1.32 at 77 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink
1.01 g/cm³
1.00925 @25 °C
Decomposed by heat.
It tends to lose ammonia gas to revert to the more stable ammonium bifluoride.
Decomposes with heat.
Corrodes glass
At fire temp corrodes metals
May corrode cement
The aqueous solution is acidic.
Granular powder /Commercial/
Heat of Solution: 72 Btu/lb = 40 cal/g = 1.7X10+5 J/kg; Specific Gravity: 1.32 at 25 °C (solid)
Hygroscopic
Heat of formation: -466.9 kJ/mol (-116 kcal/mol)
For more Other Experimental Properties (Complete) data for AMMONIUM FLUORIDE (6 total), please visit the HSDB record page.
Other Classes -> Fluorides, Inorganic
Antiplaque; Oral care
Dissolves in water and forms dilute solution of hydrofluoric acid. May corrode glass, cement, and most metals (USCG, 1999). Water soluble.
Salts, Acidic
Fluoride Salts, Soluble
Ammonium fluoride reacts with water to form hydrofluoric acid, a source of fluoride ions. Unlike other halide ions, the fluoride ion is quite reactive, acting as a weak base and participating in some unique reactions. In particular, fluorides react strongly with compounds containing calcium, magnesium, or silicon ions, which means that solutions containing soluble fluorides are corrosive to both living tissue and glass. Hydrofluoric acid can cause severe chemical burns and is one of the few materials that can etch glass. It is also a toxic gas in its anhydrous form.
reacts with acids to produce hydrogen fluoride. Reacts with alkalies, soluble calcium salts to produce ammonia gas.
The solution in water is a weak acid. Reacts with chlorine trifluoride. This generates explosion hazard. Attacks glass and metal.
Incompatibilities: Chlorine trifluoride
The reaction gases /of chlorine trifluoride & ammonium fluoride/ (containing chlorodifluoramine) must be handled at below -5 °C to avoid explosion.
Incompatibilities: Quinine salts; soluble calcium salts.
A4; Not classifiable as a human carcinogen. /Fluorides, as F/
The substance can be absorbed into the body by inhalation of its aerosol and by ingestion.
Cough. Sore throat.
Redness.
Redness. Pain.
Diarrhoea. Nausea. Vomiting. Abdominal pain. Burning sensation. Shock or collapse.
Dermatotoxin - Skin burns.
Immediate first aid: Ensure that adequate decontamination has been carried out. If patient is not breathing, start artificial respiration, preferably with a demand-valve resuscitator, bag-valve-mask device, or pocket mask, as trained. Perform CPR as necessary. Immediately flush contaminated eyes with gently flowing water. Do not induce vomiting. If vomiting occurs, lean patient forward or place on left side (head-down position, if possible) to maintain an open airway and prevent aspiration. Keep patient quiet and maintain normal body temperature. Obtain medical attention. /Fluorine and related compounds/
Basic treatment: Establish a patent airway (oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airway, if needed). Suction if necessary. Watch for signs of respiratory insufficiency and assist ventilations if necessary. Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 10 to 15 L/min. Monitor for pulmonary edema and treat if necessary ... . Monitor for shock and treat if necessary ... . Anticipate seizures and treat if necessary ... . For eye contamination, flush eyes immediately with water. Irrigate each eye continuously with 0.9% saline (NS) during transport ... . Do not use emetics. For ingestion, rinse mouth and administer 5 mL/kg up to 200 mL of water for dilution if the patent can swallow, has a strong gag reflex, and does not drool. ... . Cover skin burns with dry sterile dressings after decontamination ... . /Fluorine and related compounds/
Advanced treatment: Consider orotracheal or nasotracheal intubation for airway control in the patient who is unconscious, has severe pulmonary edema, or is in severe respiratory distress. Positive-pressure ventilation techniques with a bag valve mask device may be beneficial. Consider drug therapy for pulmonary edema ... . Monitor cardiac rhythm and treat arrhythmias if necessary ... . Start IV administration of D5W /SRP: "To keep open", minimal flow rate/. Use 0.9% saline (NS) or lactated Ringer's (LR) if signs of hypovolemia are present. For hypotension with signs of hypovolemia, administer fluid cautiously. Consider vasopressors if patient is hypotensive with a normal fluid volume. Watch for signs of fluid overload ... . Treat seizures with diazepam or lorazepam ... . Use proparacaine hydrochloride to assist eye irrigation ... . /Fluorine and related compounds/
/SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS/ Ingestion of soluble fluoride salts. Salty or soapy taste, salivation, nausea. Repeated small doses (as in drinking water) may produce no other symptoms, but polyuria and polydipsia have also been reported. Large doses lead promptly to burning or crampy abdominal pain, intense vomiting and diarrhea, often with hematemesis and melena. Dehydration and thirst. Muscle weakness, tremors, and rarely transient epileptiform convulsions, preceded or followed by progressive central nervous depression (lethargy, coma and respiratory arrest, even in the absence of circulatory failure). Shock characterized by pallor, weak and thready pulse (sometimes irregular), shallow unlabored respiration, weak heart sounds, wet cold skin, cyanosis, anuria, dilated pupils, followed almost invariably by death in 2 to 4 hours. Even in the absence of shock, arrhythmias may occur, especially multiple episodes of ventricular fibrillation leading eventually to cardiac arrest. If the victim survives a few hours, paralysis of the muscles of deglutition, carpopedal spasm, and painful spasms of the extremities. Occasionally localized or generalized urticaria. The above signs and symptoms are related to a variety of metabolic disorders that may occur in acute fluoride poisoning, including hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, metabolic and/or respiratory acidosis and sometimes hyperkalemia. /Fluoride/
/CASE REPORTS/ In two separate cases, pediatric patients exposed to Armor-All Quicksilver Wheel Cleaner exhibited systemic toxicity including mental status changes, marked hypocalcemia, and ventricular fibrillation. One child also demonstrated profound hypomagnesemia. These are the first pediatric reports of near-fatal outcomes after ingestion or inhalation of a hydrofluoric acid-like product, namely, ammonium bifluoride. /Ammonium Bifluoride/
/LABORATORY ANIMALS: Chronic Exposure or Carcinogenicity/ Male Wistar rats were exposed to /ammonium fluoride/ (NH4F) in concentration corresponding to mean annual limit of fluoride compounds in the atmospheric air. After 3, 6 and 9 months a microsomal fraction was isolated from the liver, and the composition as well as the metabolic activity of this fraction was determined. The content of microsomal protein increased after 3-month-long period of experiment, and subsequently it dropped after the period of 9 months. The content of phospholipids decreased after 3 months. The content of microsomal cholesterol was particularly high after a 6-month-long experiment. There were also changes in the contents of individual phospholipid fractions, and fatty acids of phospholipids. The content of cytochrome P-450, cytochrome b5 and activity of NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase did not change. Activity of NADPH-dependent reductase of cytochrome c decreased after the period of 9 months. Moreover, as consequence of changes in the activity of cytochrome P-450 system and the endoplasmic reticulum composition, alterations were observed in the metabolism of the tested substrates i.e. aniline and aminopyrine. The aniline turnover was inhibited after 6 and that of aminopyrine after 9 months experiment. The observed changes may prove that the detoxication capacity of the liver was impaired due to being exposed to ammonium fluoride.
The substance is harmful to aquatic organisms.
According to the 2006 TSCA Inventory Update Reporting data, the number of persons reasonably likely to be exposed in the industrial manufacturing, processing, and use of ammonium fluoride is 100 to 999; the data may be greatly underestimated(1).
NIOSH (NOES Survey 1981-1983) has statistically estimated that 17,582 workers (5,107 of these were female) were potentially exposed to ammonium fluoride in the US(1). Occupational exposure to ammonium fluoride may occur through dermal contact with this compound at workplaces where ammonium fluoride is produced or used.
The substance is harmful to aquatic organisms.
According to the 2006 TSCA Inventory Update Reporting data, the number of persons reasonably likely to be exposed in the industrial manufacturing, processing, and use of ammonium fluoride is 100 to 999; the data may be greatly underestimated(1).
NIOSH (NOES Survey 1981-1983) has statistically estimated that 17,582 workers (5,107 of these were female) were potentially exposed to ammonium fluoride in the US(1). Occupational exposure to ammonium fluoride may occur through dermal contact with this compound at workplaces where ammonium fluoride is produced or used.
SRP: The most favorable course of action is to use an alternative chemical product with less inherent propensity for occupational harm/injury/toxicity or environmental contamination. Recycle any unused portion of the material for its approved use or return it to the manufacturer or supplier. Ultimate disposal of the chemical must consider: the material's impact on air quality; potential migration in soil or water; effects on animal and plant life; and conformance with environmental and public health regulations.
/GUIDE 154: SUBSTANCES - TOXIC AND/OR CORROSIVE (NON-COMBUSTIBLE)/ Health: TOXIC; inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact with material may cause severe injury or death. Contact with molten substance may cause severe burns to skin and eyes. Avoid any skin contact. Effects of contact or inhalation may be delayed. Fire may produce irritating, corrosive and/or toxic gases. Runoff from fire control or dilution water may be corrosive and/or toxic and cause pollution.
/GUIDE 154: SUBSTANCES - TOXIC AND/OR CORROSIVE (NON-COMBUSTIBLE)/ Fire or Explosion: Non-combustible, substance itself does not burn but may decompose upon heating to produce corrosive and/or toxic fumes. Some are oxidizers and may ignite combustibles (wood, paper, oil, clothing, etc.). Contact with metals may evolve flammable hydrogen gas. Containers may explode when heated.
/GUIDE 154: SUBSTANCES - TOXIC AND/OR CORROSIVE (NON-COMBUSTIBLE)/ Public Safety: CALL Emergency Response Telephone Number ... As an immediate precautionary measure, isolate spill or leak area in all directions for at least 50 meters (150 feet) for liquids and at least 25 meters (75 feet) for solids. Keep unauthorized personnel away. Stay upwind. Keep out of low areas. Ventilate enclosed areas.
/GUIDE 154: SUBSTANCES - TOXIC AND/OR CORROSIVE (NON-COMBUSTIBLE)/ Protective Clothing: Wear positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Wear chemical protective clothing that is specifically recommended by the manufacturer. It may provide little or no thermal protection. Structural firefighters' protective clothing provides limited protection in fire situations ONLY; it is not effective in spill situations where direct contact with the substance is possible.
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UN 2505; Ammonium fluoride
IMO 6.1; Ammonium fluoride
49 441 05; Ammonium fluoride
No person may /transport,/ offer or accept a hazardous material for transportation in commerce unless that person is registered in conformance ... and the hazardous material is properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled, and in condition for shipment as required or authorized by ... /the hazardous materials regulations (49 CFR 171-177)./
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations are published by the IATA Dangerous Goods Board pursuant to IATA Resolutions 618 and 619 and constitute a manual of industry carrier regulations to be followed by all IATA Member airlines when transporting hazardous materials.
The International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code lays down basic principles for transporting hazardous chemicals. Detailed recommendations for individual substances and a number of recommendations for good practice are included in the classes dealing with such substances. A general index of technical names has also been compiled. This index should always be consulted when attempting to locate the appropriate procedures to be used when shipping any substance or article.
Do not transport with food and feedstuffs.
Symbol: T; R: 23/24/25; S: (1/2)-26-45
UN Hazard Class: 6.1; UN Pack Group: III