Product ID:ZRC STARTER
MSDS Date:10/01/1986
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F006762
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: BBWLC

SOLUTEK CORP

94 SHIRLEY ST
BOSTON, MA 02119-3036
US

Emergency Phone: 617-445-5335

Info Phone: 617-445-5335

Cage: 20536

SOLUTEK CORP

BOSTON, MA 02119-3036 US

Cage: 20536

SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CAUSTIC SODA, LYE *97-2*

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: <10%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/CUM CEILING

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUES
PRODUCING BURNS & SEVERE INJURY. EYES: IRRITATION & SEVERE DAMAGE.
SKIN: IRRITATION & DERMATITIS. INHALATION: IRRITATION TO THE
RESPIRATORY TRACT /MUCOUS MEMBRANE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:BURNS, IRRITATION, COUGHING, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS,
HEADACHE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED.
SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
WATER FOR 15 MINS. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE
AMOUNTS OF W ATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON. VOMITING SHOULD NORMALLY BE INITIATED ONLY ON THEIR ADVICE
& BY THE MEANS THEY SPECIFY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPLICABLE TO THE PRIMARY CAUSE
OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE PERSONNEL TO A SAFE AREA
REMOVED/UPWIND OF THE FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE/EXCESSIVE HEAT MIGHT CAUSE
PRODUCTION OF HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN & NEUTRALIZE W/SODIUM BICARBONATE. IF
LOCAL EFFLUENT LAWS PERMIT, FLUSH TO SEWER W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT
IN USE. DON'T STORE/CONSUME FOOD, DRINKS/TOBACCO IN AREAS WHERE
THEY MIGHT BE CONTAMINATED BY PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:AVOID STORAGE/CONTACT W/STRONG ACIDS.

Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL (10 ROOM VOLUMES PER HOUR) SHOULD BE
SUFFICIENT.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER/PLASTIC
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F
Spec Gravity:1.08
pH:13.3
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HEAT, SULFUR DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED & PERMITTED BIOLOGICAL
TREATMENT SYSTEM/AN APPROVED & PERMITTED DEEPWELL/LANDFILL,
IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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