Product ID:3991150 CHELATE CRYSTAL 220
MSDS Date:01/26/1998
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-109-3911
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJMCX

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Cage: 34897

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Cage: 0AZD7

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID TETRASODIUM SALT

CAS: 64-02-8

RTECS: AH5075000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: CAN CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN: MAY
CAUSE MILD IRRITATION. PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY DRY THE
SKIN. INHALATION: BREATHING SMALL AMOUNTS OF THIS MATERIAL DURING
NORMAL HANDLING IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE HARMFUL EFFECTS. BREATHING
LARGE AMOUNTS MAY BE HARMFUL. INGESTION: SWALLOWING SMALL AMOUNTS
OF THIS MATERIAL DURING NORMAL HANDLING IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE
HARMFUL EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS MATERIAL IS NOT LISTED AS A
CARCINOGEN BY THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER, THE
NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM, OR THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINIS TRATION.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION, STINGING, TEARING, REDNESS,
AND SWELLING. SKIN: IRRITATION, REDNESS, BURNING, DRYING AND
CRACKING OF SKIN, AND SKIN BURNS. ABSORBTION THROUGH THE SKIN IS
POSSIBLE, BUT IS UNLLIKELY THAT THIS WOULD RESULT IN HARMFUL
EFFECTS DURING SAFE HANDLING AND USE. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
EXPOSURE THROUGH BREATHING, SWALLOWING, ABSORBTION THROUGH THE
SKINMAY INCLUDE STOMACH OR INTESTINAL UPSET (NAUSEA, VOMITING,
DIARRHEA), IRRITATION (NOSE, THROAT, AIRWAYS). TARGET ORGANS: NO
DATA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING DISORDERS OF SKIN,
LUNGS (FOR EXAMPLE, ASTHMA-LIKE CONDITIONS), MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY
EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH GENTLY WITH WATER AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF
SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING. WASH EXPOSED ARES WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF SYMPTOMS
PERSIST, GET MEDIC AL ATTENTION. INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF VICTIM IS DROWSY OR
UNCONSCIOUS, PLACE ON LEFT SIDE WI TH THE HEAD DOWN. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. DO NOT LEAVE VICTIM UNATTENDED.

Flash Point:NA
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH
A FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE POSITIVE PRESSURE DEMAND MODE WITH
APPROPRIATE TURN-OUT GEAR AND CHEMICAL RESISTANT PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. REFE R TO THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
SECTION OF THIS MSDS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY WHEN
FIGHTING FIRES INVOLVING THIS PRODUCT. NO DATA.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP SMALL SPILLS FOR DISPOSAL OR
RECOVERY. LARGE SPILLS: ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. STOP SPILL
AT SOURCE. PREVENT FROM ENTERING DRAINS, SEWERS, STREAMS, OTHER
BODIES OF WATER. IF RUN OFF OCC URS, NOTIFY AUTHORITIES. PUMP OR
VACUUM SPILLED PRODUCT TO CLEAN CONTAINERS FOR RECOVERY. ABSORB
RESIDUAL PRODUCT. SHOVEL MATERIAL INTO CONTAINERS. SWEEP AREA TO
REMOVE ANY RESIDUAL MATERIAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE
HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTIED. SINCE EMPTIED CONTAINERS RETAIN PRODUCT
RESIDUES (VAPOR, LIQUID, AND/OR SOLID), ALL HAZARD PRECAUTIONS
GIVEN IN THE DATA SHEET MUST BE OBSERV ED.

Respiratory Protection:IF OVEREXPOSURE HAS BEEN DETERMINED OR
DOCUMENTED, A NIOSH/MSHA JOINTLY APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR
IS ADVISED IN ABSENCE OF PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. OSHA
REGULATIONS ALSO PERMIT OTHER NIOSH /MSHA RESPIRATORS UNDER
SPECIFIED CONDITIONS. (SEE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER.) ENGINEERING
OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE
EXPOSURE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT MECHANICAL(GENERAL AND/OR LOCAL EXHAUST)
VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW LEVEL OF OVEREXPOSURE.
Protective Gloves:WEAR RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:TO PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN
CONTACT, WEAR IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AND BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:B3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NA
Vapor Pres:NA
Vapor Density:NA
Spec Gravity:NO DATA
pH:10.5-12.5@1%
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NA
Solubility in Water:TOTALLY MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID WHITE CRYSTALS, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH: COPPER, REACTIVE METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM AND
MAGNESIUM, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY FORM: CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON
MONOXIDE, VARIOUS HYDROCARBONS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:PRODUCT WILL NOT UNDERGO HAZARDOUS
POLYMERIZATION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:NO DATA.

Ecological:NO DATA.

Transport Information:DOT INFOMATION: 49 CFR 172.101. DOT DESCRIPTION:
NON-REGULATED BY D.O.T.

State Regulatory Information:THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING
SUBSTANCE KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER:
FORMALDEHYDE (GAS).

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