Product ID:BUFFER SALTS PH 9 THRU PH 10, PHA-99-9
MSDS Date:01/28/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N072234
MSDS Number: CBXTD

Emergency Phone: 203-359-1660

Info Phone: 203-359-1660

Cage: 29907

Telephone: 203-359-1660

Cage: 29907

1); (SODIUM CARBONATE, ANHYDROUS)

CAS: 497-19-8

RTECS: VZ4050000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: 15 MG/M3 (MFR)

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:CAN BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
TESTS ON LABORATORY ANIMALS INDICATE MATERIAL MAY PRODUCE ADVERSE
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS. SYMPS OF OVEREXP:INHALATION:CAUSES IRRITATION
OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. SKIN: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. EYES:CAUSES
EYEIRRITATION, MAY CAUSE EYE BURNS. SKIN ABSORP:MAY CAUSE SKIN
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:IRRITATION. INGESTION:INGESTION CAN
SEVERELY DAMAGE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND CAUSE PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA
AND CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE. CHRONIC:IRRITATING TO EYES, SKIN AND
RESPIRATORY TRACT AND C AN BURN EYES. INGESTION CAN SEVERELY DAMAGE
MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND CAUSE PAIN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CAN CAUSE SKIN, EYE AND RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ALL CASES OF OVEREXPOSURE. EYE
CONTACT:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES THOROUGHLY FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
SKIN CONTACT:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
INHALATION:REMO VE TO FRESH AIR; GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
BREATHING HAS STOPPED. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; IF
CONSCIOUS GIVE WATER FREELY AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE, BUT AT 400C STARTS TO DECOMPOSE AND
LOSE CO*2.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP POWDER INTO CONTAINER. FLUSH SPILL AREA
WITH WATER AND NEUTRALIZE BEFORE DISPOSAL. IF PREPARED BUFFER
SOLUTION IS SPILLED, NEUTRALIZE AND MOP AREA.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP STORAGE CONTAINERS TIGHTLY
CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA. STORE AWAY FROM
MINERAL AND ORGANIC ACIDS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET INTO EYES. AVOID SKIN
CONTACT. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. AVOID MOISTURE OR PERSPIRATION
CONTACT-WILL CAUSE CAUSTIC SODA.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND DELUGE
SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1564F,851C
Spec Gravity:2.53 (H*2O=1)
pH:9-10
Solubility in Water:22% BY WT @ 20C
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, WHITE GRANULAR POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ALUMINUM, FLUORINE, PHOSPHORUS PENTOXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS RESULTS IN
VIOLENT REACTION. WITH CALCIUM HYDROXIDE IT FORMS IRRITATING
CAUSTIC-SODA.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CASEOUS CARBON DIOXIDE, NA*2O.

Waste Disposal Methods:NEUTRALIZE BUFFER SOLUTIONS BEFORE DISPOSAL AND
DISPOSE AT AN "APPROVED SITE". NOTE:DISPOSE OF ALL WASTES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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