Ammonia (R-717)

• Gaseous ammonia irritate the eyes, throat, nose and skin. Although workers, apparently, develop a tolerance to ammonia, exposure to levels in the range of 5 to 30 ppm may cause eye irritation.
• The impact of noise, 2500 ppm causes permanent eye damage, breathing difficulties, and an asthmatic, nausea, and chest pain.
• Potentially fatal accumulation of fluid in the lungs may develop after a few hours after exposure. Fatal poisoning can lead to the development of bronchitis, pneumonia, lung.
• Skin exposure to gaseous ammonia at very high levels causes skin irritation, burning of the skin, and the formation of fluid-filled blisters.
• Eye contact with liquid ammonia can cause blindness and skin contact may lead to a potentially lethal chemical burns.
• Ammonia is a flammable gas and form potentially explosive mixtures in the range of 16 to 25% from the air. Ammonia, which is soluble in water not flammable.
• Ammonia reacts or produces explosives with fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, as well as some other related chemical compounds.
• Ammonia reacts with acids and produces some heat.
• Ammonia vapor in the reaction with pairs of acids (e.g., HCl) to produce irritating white smoke.
• Ammonia and ammonium-contaminated oil must be disposed of properly approved by the local regulatory authorities.

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