Product ID:CATERPILLAR LIQUID, 3P2044
MSDS Date:07/10/1992
FSC:6850
NIIN:01-020-3604
MSDS Number: BRNRB

NALCO

1 NALCO CENTER
NAPERVILLE, IL 60566-1024
US

Emergency Phone: 708-920-1510

Info Phone: 312-961-9500

Preparer: RICKY A. STACKHOUSE

Cage: FO908

ONDEO NALCO COMPANY

NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-1198 US

Telephone: (630) 305-1000

Cage: 89524

NITROUS ACID, SODIUM SALT; (SODIUM NITRITE) (SARA III)

CAS: 7632-00-0

RTECS: RA1225000

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

SODIUM MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE

CAS: 2492-26-4

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

BORIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT; (SODIUM TETRABORATE)

CAS: 1330-43-4

RTECS: VZ2240000

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

(SUCH AS SAND, FLY ASH/CEMENT) SO THAT NO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NON-HAZ LIQ WASTE CAN ALSO BE DEEP-WELL INJECTED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NITRILE, PVN, NATURAL RUBBER, VITON & BUTYL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 3,362 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYE/SKIN:CAN CAUSE MILD,
SHORT-LASTING IRRIT. INGEST:CAN CAUSE KIDNEY DMG. CAN BE
HARMFUL/FATAL. CHRONIC:SODIUM NITRATE: EXPTL ANIMAL STUDIES HAVE
SHOWN REPRO EFTS IN OFFSPRING OF TREATED PARENT S. THESE EFTS ARE
NON-TRANSMISSIBLE. BACTERIAL ASSAY MUTATION STUDIES HAVE BEEN POS.
TUMORIGENIC DATA IS EQUIVOCAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SODIUM NITRATE:CAUSES FORM OF
METHAEMOGLOBINAEMIA LEADING TO CYANOSIS & POSS DEATH IF INGESTED.
RPTD INGEST OF SM AMTS CAUSES BLOOD PRESS TO DROP, RAPID PULSE,
HDCHS & VISUAL DISTURBS. CAUSES CNS EFTS (E.G., HDCHS, TREMORS,
DROW & CONVLS).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SODIUM NITRATE:PREGNANT WOMEN ARE
PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO METHAEMOGLOBINAEMIA.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. CALL MD. SKIN:FLUSH
W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. INGEST:INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE WATER. CALL MD AT
ONCE. IF UNCONSCIOUS, HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING OR IN CONVULSIONS,
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING OR GIVE WATER. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
TREAT SYMPS. CALL MD. NOTE TO MD:BASED ON INDIVIDUAL RXNS OF
PATIENT, MD'S JUDGMENT SHLD BE USED TO CONTROL SYMPS & CLINICAL
CONDITION.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EVOLVE NO*X UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:SM LIQ SPILLS:CONTAIN W/ABSORB MATL, SUCH AS
CLAY, SOIL/ANY COMMERCIALLY AVAIL ABSORB. SHOVEL RECLAIMED LIQ &
ABSORB INTO RECOVERY/SALVAGE DRUMS FOR DISP. LG LIQ SPILLS:DIKE TO
PVNT FURTHER MOVEMENT & RECLAIM INTO RECOVERY/SALVAGE DRUMS/TANK
(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:HARMFUL OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED IN LARGE
DOSES. CONTAINS SODIUM NITRITE. CAUSES BLOOD SYSTEM DISORDERS WHEN
SWALLOWED. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY.
Other Precautions:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO SKIN & EYES. AVOID CONTACT
W/EYES, & PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT W/SKIN. EMPTY CONTAINERS
MAY CONTAIN RESIDUAL PRODUCT. DO NOT REUSE CONTAINER UNLESS
PROPERLY RECONDITIONED.

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NOT NORMALLY NEEDED
SINCE VOLATILITY & TOXICITY ARE LOW. FOR LARGE SPILLS, ENTRY INTO
LARGE TANKS, VESSELS OR ENCLOSED SMALL SPACES W/INADEQ VENT, A
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PRESS -DEMAND, SCBA IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILAITON IS RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERMEABLE GLOVES (NEOPRENE, (ING 6)
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:AVAILABILITY OF EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & SAFETY
SHOWER IS RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:IF CLOTHING IS CONTAMINATED, REMOVE CLOTHING &
THORO WASH AFFECTED AREA. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH(NEAT):11.1-11.8. MATLS TO AVOID:NITROUS ACID, ORG/INORG
NITRITES/ATMS W/HIGH NITROUS OXIDE CONCS. AVOID CONT W/STRONG ACIDS
(E.G., SULFURIC, PHOSPHORIC, NITRIC, HYDROCHLORIC, CHROMIC,
SULFONIC) WHI CH CAN GEN HEAT, SPLATTERING/BOILING & RELS OF TOX
FUMES. SPILL PROC:TRUCK FOR DISPOSAL.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:1.12-1.25
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR TO HAZY DEEP RED LIQUID; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
N-NITROSAMINES, MANY ARE CANCER CAUSING AGENTS TO LAB ANIMALS, MAY BE
FORMED WHEN CERTAIN AMINES ARE MIXED W/ (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN EVENT OF COMBUSTION CO, CO*2, NO*X
MAY BE FORMED. DO NOT BREATHE SMOKE/FUMES. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.

Waste Disposal Methods:IF PROD BECOMES WASTE, IT DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA
OF HAZ WASTE DEFINED UNDER RCRA 40 CFR 261, SINCE IT DOES NOT HAVE
CHARACTS OF SUBPART C, NOR IS IT LISTED UNDER SUBPART D. AS NON-HAZ
LIQ WASTE, IT SH LD BE SOLIDIFIED W/STABILIZING AGENTS (ING 4)

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