Product ID:CHEM-SHARP
MSDS Date:03/27/1986
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F021367
MSDS Number: BMLQP

Emergency Phone: (404) 382-8843

Info Phone: (404) 382-8843

Cage: OCHD7

Telephone: (404) 382-8843

Cage: 3F400

SODIUM NITRITE

CAS: 7632-00-0

RTECS: RA1225000

Fraction By Weight: >95%

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: DUST OR MIST MAY
IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT. SKIN: IRRITATION, INTERNAL TISSUE.
EYES: IRRITATION. INGESTION: IRRITATION TO INTERNAL ORGANS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: DUST OR MIST MAY IRRITATION TO
RESPIRATORY TRACT. SKIN: IRRITATION, INTERNAL TISSUE. EYES:
IRRITATION. INGESTION: IRRITATION TO INTERNAL ORGANS.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM AREA. EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER
FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER. INGESTION: OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG

Spill Release Procedures:PICK & PLACE IN A CLEAN FIBER OR STEEL DRUM.
LABEL AS "OXIDIZER". WATER MAY BE USED TO COMPLETE CLEAN-UP.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN.

Respiratory Protection:IN CASE OF FIRE, USE A NIOSH APPROVED BREATHING
VAPORS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: ACCEPT
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:608F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:518F
Spec Gravity:2.17
Solubility in Water:46%
Appearance and Odor:OFF WHITE POWDER NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENT, ACIDS, AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, CYANIDES, THIOCYANATES &
THIOSULFATES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC NOX. CAN SUPPLY OXYGEN TO
STIMULATE OR ACCELERATE THE COMBUSTION OF ORGANIC OR OTHER
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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