Product ID:CAUSTIC SODA BEADS TECHNICAL GRADE
MSDS Date:11/07/1987
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-159-4454
MSDS Number: BDCZQ

DOW CHEMICAL U.S.A.

2020 DOW CENTER
MIDLAND, MI 48640-6030
US

Emergency Phone: NONE

Cage: 96717

KEPRO CIRCUIT SYSTEMS INC

FENTON, MO 63026-2906 US

Telephone: 314-343-1630

Cage: 52519

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: >98.5%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN:CAUSES A DEEP ULCERATION,SEVERE BURN &
SCARRING; EYES:A SEVERE BURN & POSSIBLY BLINDNESS; INHALATION:DUST
IRRITATES UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; INGESTION:CAUSES CORROSION OF
TISSUES.

First Aid:SKIN & EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER 15 MIN; REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING; GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHAL: GET TO FRESH AIR.
INGESTION: GIVE MILK OR PLENTY OF WATER & CALL DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOT INDUCE VOM ITING.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISH WITH AGENT SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CNTD BRTHG,APP H*20 SPRAY TO COOL
CONTR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IN WATER SOLUTION CAUSTIC CAN REACT WITH
AMPHOTERIC METALS (SUCH AS ALUMINUM) GENERATING HYDROGEN WHICH IS
FLAMMABLE AND/OR EXPLOSIVE IF IGNITED

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPRIATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT: SHOVEL UP,
FOLLOW BY FLUSHING WITH WATER. NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE ACID TO
REMOVE FINAL TRACES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PRODUCT IS DELIQUESCENT & ABSORBS
WATER & CO*2 FROM AIR. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED & SEALED. AVOID SKIN
& EYE CONTACT. STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:SOLUTION WITH WATER GENERATES EXCESSIVE HEAT & MIST.
SOLUTIONS OF GREATER THAN 45% ARE VISCOUS & VERY SLIPPERY.

Respiratory Protection:DUST RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:GOGGLES W/FULL FACE SHIEL
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN WORK CLOTHES, APRON, BOOTS, GUANTLETS
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:=1390.C, 2534.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=318.C, 604.4F
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HUMID LOCATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:DILUTE WELL WITH WATER, THEN NEUTRALIZE WITH
ACID.

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