NH3	1005	7664-41-7	125	Yes	Yes	100#	3	1	0
Chemical Formula	UN #	C.A.S. #	ERG . #	Hazardous Substance	Extremely Hazardous Substance	RQ	Health	Fire	Reactivity

Characteristics		Exposure Limits			Common Uses
Appearance:	Colorless; Pungent gas with suffocating Odor	LEL:	16%		In chemical Industry, especially fertilizer manufacturing Nitric Acids and explosives manufacturing Refrigerant in food processing and storage Building block in many chemicals such as cleaning fluids and synthetic fibers
		UEL:	25%
Specific Gravity:	0.68	IDLH:	500ppm
Flash Point:	NA	STEL:	35ppm
Auto Ignit.:	1204øF	PEL:	25ppm*
Vapor Pressure:	8.5atm	ERPG2:	200ppm
pH:	10.6-11.6	ERPG3:	1000ppm
Emergency Response PPE (Fire Fighters)					Hazards
Respiratory: Use Full Face chemical cartridge respirator (GMD) for exposures up to 250ppm; SCBA or airline respirator with escape pack for >250ppm (IDLH is 300ppm)					Vapors are extremely irritating and corrosive to eyes, nose, throat and lungs Ammonia gas can combine with perspiration on the skin to form a caustic solution which attacks the skin DOT Hazard Classification 2.2 Non-flammable gas Does not readilu ignite, but may burn or explode if mixed with air.
Eye/Face/Body: Chemical protective clothing. Use structural fire fighting PPE for fire situation only, it is not effective in spill situations.
Emergency Medical Actions					Incompatible
Remove contaminated clothing and/or articles. Respiratory assistance/CPR as needed. Flush with copious amounts of water for 15 minutes. If concious, give water, do not induce vomiting. Neutralizing agent = citrus fruit or diluted vinegar Skin contact with liquid NH3 must be thawed.					Strong Oxidizers Halogens Acids Silver/Zinc Salts Mercury / chlorine / bromine
Notes					Initial and Protective Action Distances
Vapors from liqueified gas will initially collect in low areas Ammonia is not normally considered a serious or life-threatening hazard, as its odor is irritating and in large amounts intolerable causing people to seek relief. Danger is when people are unable to leave the area as in a confined space *OSHA PEL is 50ppm but NIOSH TLV is 25ppm					Small Spills <> Initial Isolation 100' Protect downwind >1/10 mile (day), 1/5 mile (night)	Large Spills <> Initial Isolation 300' Protect downwind >1/5 mile (day), 1/2 mile (night)

Emergency Response Actions

Stay away from ends of containers - they may rupture if exposed to heat Do not get water inside container or onto large quantity of ammonia due to hydrochloric acid formation. Small fire: dry-chem., CO2. Large fire: Regular foam or fine water spray. Fight fire from a maximum distance-use monitors in large tank. Fires- Stop flow of gas before extinquishing the fire Tank, railcar or truck fire- isloate 1 mile in all directions and prevent runoff from entering sewers. 1/99