Flooding amounts of water may be required before extinguishment can be accomplished. Do not use dry chemical extinguisher containing ammonium compounds. It may also cause burns to the respiratory tract with the production of lung edema which can result in shortness of breath, wheezing, choking, chest pain, and impairment of lung function. Inhalation of high concentration can result in permanent lung damage. Chronic inhalation exposure may cause impairment of lung function and permanent lung damage.
Exposure can cause severe irritation and or burns.
Contact may cause impairment of vision and corneal damage. Exposure can cause severe irritation and or burns characterized by redness, swelling and scab formation. Prolonged skin exposure may contact to regenerate. Effects from chronic skin exposure would be similar to those from single exposure except for effects secondary to tissue destruction. May cause irritation and or burns to the gastrointestinal tract, including the stomach and intestines, characterized by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, bleeding, and or tissue ulceration.