Product ID:ZMR STARTER
MSDS Date:04/01/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N031821
MSDS Number: BPPXB

AGFA CORP

100 CHALLENGER ROAD
RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ 07660
US

Emergency Phone: 303-623-5716;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: HO790

AGFA DIVISION/BAYER CORPORATION

RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ 07660 US

Telephone: 210-440-2500

Cage: 59710

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

SODIUM SULFITE

CAS: 7757-83-7

RTECS: WE2150000

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYES/SKIN:MAY CAUSE SEVERE
IRRIT/ BURNING. INHAL:NORMALLY NO PROBLEM, BUT INHALATION OF MIST
COULD CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRIT. INGEST:MAY CAUSE SEVERE
IRRIT/BURNING OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES/DIGESTIVE T RACT. CHRONIC: A
COMPUTERIZED LITERATURE SEARCH OF NATIONAL DATABASES DID NOT YIELD
ANY CHRONIC EFTS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:ASSOCIATED W/THESE MATERIALS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINS. OBTAIN MD. SKIN:FLUSH AFFECTED AREAS PROMPTLY W/WATER FOR
15 MINS. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. IN CASE OF CONTINUED
IRRITATION, CONSULT MD. INHAL:FOR OVEREXPOSURE, REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. INGEST:OBTAIN MD IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:ANY APPLICABLE TO PRIMARY CAUSE OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . EVACUATE PERS TO A SAFE AREA. KEEP PERS
REMOVED & UPWIND OF FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION EMISSION OF
TOXIC FUMES OF SO2 IS POSSIBLE.

Spill Release Procedures:REVIEW FIRE/EXPLOS & PROT SECTION BEFORE
PROCEEDING W/CLEAN UP. USE APPROP PERSONAL PROT EQUIP DURING CLEAN
UP. DIKE SPILL. PVNT LIQ FROM ENTERING SEWERS, WATERWAYS OR LOW
AREAS. SOAK UP W/ SAND, OIL DRY OR OTHER ABSORB MATL. SPILL MAY BE
(SUPP DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:POWDERED CITRIC ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL VENTD AREA. KEEP CONTRS
TIGHTLY CLSD. DO NOT STORE/CONSUME FOOD, DRINK OR TOBACCO IN AREA
WHERE THEY MAY BECOME CONTAMD W/THIS MATL.
Other Precautions:DO NOT STORE W/INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED W/WORKING MIXTURES & NORMAL ROOM
VENTILATION. NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:ROOM VENTILATION IS SUFFICIENT. AVOID USE OF PRODUCT IN
UNVENTILATED AREAS.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES&FULL FSHLD (FP
Other Protective Equipment:APRONS ARE RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
% VOLAT:SAME AS WATER. SPILL PROC: NEUTRALIZED W/POWDERED CITRIC ACID.
WASTE DISP METH:PRETREATMENT. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE
W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS .

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Vapor Pres:SAME/WATER
Vapor Density:SAME/WATER
Spec Gravity:1.060 (H2O=1)
pH:13.50
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SAME AS WATER.
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR & COLORLESS; NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS & OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SOX.

Waste Disposal Methods:RECOVER NONUSUABLE FREE LIQ & CONTAMD WATER &
DISP OF IN APPRVD/PERMITTED TREATMENT SYS. REMOVE NONUSUABLE SOLID
MATL & CONTAMD SOIL FOR DISP IN APPRVD/PERMITTED LANDFILL.
DISCHARGE TO SEWER REQS APPR OVAL OF PERMITTING AUTH & MAY REQ
(SUPPDATA)

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