Product ID:SODA ASH
MSDS Date:09/16/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-262-8567
MSDS Number: BXDNM

SOLVAY MINERALS, INC

GREEN RIVER, WY
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-443-2785

Cage: KO950

SOLVAY MINERALS, INC

GREEN RIVER, WY 90280 US

Telephone: 800-443-2785

Cage: KO950

SODIUM CARBONATE

CAS: 497-19-8

RTECS: VZ4050000

Fraction By Weight: 99.8%

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 0.1%

SODIUM SULFATE

CAS: 7757-82-6

RTECS: WE1650000

Fraction By Weight: 0.05%

SODIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 7647-14-5

RTECS: VZ4725000

Fraction By Weight: 0.05%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL, RAT:4090MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:AQU SOLN OF SODIUM CARBONATE ARE
ALKALINE & IRRIT DIGESTIVE MUC MEMB/EYES/HEALTHY
SKIN.INHAL(DUST):MAY IRRIT NOSE/THROAT/RESP TRACT.REPEATED EXPO MAY
CAUSE NOSE ULCERS.EYE(DUST):MAY CAUSE MILD IRRIT.S KIN:MAY CAUSE
SKIN IRRIT.IN PRESENCE OFMOISTURE/SWEAT IRRIT MAY BECOME MORE
SEVERE.INGEST:MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:REG/CARCINOGENICITY
STATUS:NTP/IARC/OSHA:NONE.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATES DIGESTIVE MUC MEMBRANE/EYES/HEALTH
SKIN. IRRIT NOSE/THROAT/RESP TRACT. NOSE ULCERS, MILD EYE IRRIT,
SKIN IRRIT-REDNESS & SWELLING. SKIN RASH. GI TRACT IRRIT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN IRRITATION MAY BE AGGRAVATED
IN PERSONS W/EXISTING SKIN LESIONS. BREATHING OF DUST MAY AGGRAVATE
ASTHMA OR OTHER CHRONIC PULMONARY DISEASE.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO DUST FREE ENVIRO;BLOW NOSE.DIFF/STOP BREATH
ADMINISTER ART RESP.IRRIT PRESENT SEEK MED ATTN.EYE:SPLASH IN
EYES/FACE TREAT EYES FIRST;THEN FOLLOW SKIN 1STAID.IMMED RINSE EYE
W/RUNNING W ATER FOR 15MINS OPENING EYELIDS.PROTECTEYES FROM STRONG
LIGHT.CONSULT DR/OPHTHALMOLOGIST IN ALL CASES.TAKE TO MED
FACILITY.REMOVE CONTAMIN CLOTH/SHOES UNDER SHOWER.WASH SKIN
W/LUKEWARM WATER.(SUPPLE)

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Lower Limits:NON-FLAMM
Upper Limits:NON-FLAMM
Extinguishing Media:PER MSDS NOT APPLICABLE HOWEVER USE APPROPRIATE
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE/MATERIALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:PER MSDS NOT APPLICABLE HOWEVER USE
APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EQPMT AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NON-COMBUSTIBLE.

Spill Release Procedures:SHOVEL BACK INTO ORIGINAL DRY, UNCONTAMINATED
CONTAINER OR WASTE RECEPTABLE. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER, CONTAIN
RUNOFF, DISPOSE OF WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
FED/STATE/LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS/RE GS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID PROLONG/REPEAT CONTACT
W/SKIN/EYES.DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES W/O PROPER EYE PROTECTION
WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT.AVOID PROLONG/REP BREATH OF DUST
Other Precautions:USE VACUUM OR WET MOP TO CLEAN UP DUST.KEEP IN
CLOSED, PPROPERLY LABELED CONTAINER IN DRY AREA AWAY FROM ACIDS.
PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. FOR ALL OPERATIONS:DO NOT TAKE
INTERNALLY.

Respiratory Protection:IN CASE OF SIGNIFICANT OR ACCIDENTAL DUST
EMISSIONS A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK SHOULD BE WORN.
Ventilation:IN PLACES WITH POSSIBILITY FOR CREATING DUST IN EXCESS OF
EXPOSURE LIMITS VENTILATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
Protective Gloves:COTTON GLOVES FOR HANDLING DRY PRODUCT.
Eye Protection:SAF GLASSES/GOGG.SIGNIFICANT DUST-GOGG.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CONTAMIN CLOTH.WASH HANDS AFT HANLDING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH 1% SOLN:11.6.BULK DEN:62.0LBS/FT3. INCOMPAT:VOL OF
CO2/HEAT.W/MOISTURE SEVERE BURN.1STAID:DRY CAREFULLY.PERSISTENT
PAIN/RED SEE DR.PROVIDE CLEAN CLOTH.INGEST:DO NOT ATTEMPT TO GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUT H IF UNCONSC.DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.REMOVEANY AMT OF
PROD FRM MOUTH.IF CONSC & ALERT GIVE 8-12 OZ OF WATER.SEEK MED
ATTN.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1564F,851C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:752F,400C
Vapor Pres:NOT LISTED
Spec Gravity:2.533 @25C
pH:SUPPLE
Viscosity:NOT LISTED
Evaporation Rate & Reference:V
Solubility in Water:33% MAX BY WT.
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, WHITE GRANULAR SOLID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
RXS W/STRONG ACIDS.UNDER CERTAIN CONDITONS MAY REACT W/AL,P2O5,F2,LI &
2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE.W/ACIDS-RELEASES LG (SUPPL)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HYGROSCOPIC;PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.MIXING
OF ACID & SODIUM CARBONATE SOLNS COULD CAUSE CO2 EVOLUTION & SEVERE
SPLATTERING
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE IS EVOLVED AT VERY HIGH
TEMPS (1000C,1832F) OR LWHEN MIXED W/ACIDS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF WASTE IAW APPLICABLE FED/STATE/LOC
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS & REGS. CERCLA RQ:NOT LISTED. RCRA WSTE#:NOT
LISTED. (IRRIGATION OF FIELDS/VEG GARDENS:<60MG/L NO
RISK;60-130MG/L:MED RISK;>130MG/L RIS K FOR LEGUMES OF VEG GARDENS,
WHEAT, ETC.)

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