Product ID:SODIUM HYDROSULFITE
MSDS Date:08/30/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-227-0418
MSDS Number: BDKQH

Emergency Phone: 314-982-5000

Cage: 62910

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

SODIUM HYDROSULFITE (NA*2S*2O*4)

CAS: 7775-14-6

RTECS: JP2100000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHALATION OF DUST MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION TO NOSE,THROAT & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;INGESTION MAY
CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN,CIRCULATORY DISTURBANCE,CONVULSIONS,CYANOSIS;
CAUSE IRRITATION ON CONTACT OF S KIN/EYES. CHRONIC:EXPOSURE MAY
INDUCE ALLERGIC REACTION.
Effects of Overexposure:INH:SORE THROAT,COUGHING,SHORTNESS OF BREATH;
ING:NAUSEA,VOMITING,DIARRHEA,CENTRAL NERVOUS DEPRESSION,RESPIRATORY
& CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE & DEATH; SKIN/EYE:IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INH:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR,IF NOT BREATHING,GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION,IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,GIVE OXYGEN; ING:INDUCE
VOMITING BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN
THROAT,NEVER GIVE ANYTHING TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON; SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING,WASH WITH MILD SOAP & WATER FOR 15 MIN;
EYE:WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER,LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS
OCCATIONALLY.

Extinguishing Media:CO*2,DRY CHEMICAL OR SAND
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS,WITH FULL FACE PIECE OPERATED IN
THE PRESSURE DEMAND MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE STATED

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF SPILL.CLEAN-UP
PERSONNEL.REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.PICK
UP & PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL IN A
METHOD THAT DOES NOT GENERATE D UST.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED
CONTAINER.PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.STORE IN A COOL,DRY,WELL
VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT,MOISTURE.

Respiratory Protection:USE A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR FOR CONDITIONS WHERE
EXPOSURE TO THE DUST IS APPARENT.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:YES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:R1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Decomp Temp:=130.C, 266.F
Spec Gravity:2.19
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO GRAYISH-WHITE GRANULAR POWDER,DISTINCT
SULFUR DIOXIDE ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
MOISTURE
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE ONLY WHEN STORED IN CLOSED
CONTAINERS AT ROOM TEMP. HEATS SPONTANEOUSLY IN CONTACT WITH
MOISTURE & AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR OXIDES & SODIUM OXIDES

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DISPOSED IN AN RCRA-APPROVED HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY.

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