Product ID:SODIUM SULFATE ANHYDROUS
MSDS Date:08/06/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-234-8377
MSDS Number: BDLMX

Emergency Phone: 314-895-2000/314-982-5000

Info Phone: 314-895-2000/314-982-5000

Cage: 37940

Telephone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 37940

SODIUM SULFATE

CAS: 7757-82-6

RTECS: WE1650000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50(ORAL,MOUSE)=5989MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:NOT EXPECTED TO A HEALTH
HAZ.SKIN/EYE:NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED BUT DUST MAY CAUSE
MECAHNICAL IRRIT TO EYE. INGEST:SLOWLY ABSORBED FROM ALIMENTARY
TRACT.BECAUSE OF OSMOTIC ACTIVITY,WILL DRAW W ATER INTO LUMEN OF
BOWEL & MAY CAUSE PURGING,FLUID LOSS,BLOOD IN STOOL,FALL OF BLOOD
PRESSURE,&HI SODIUM LEVELS IN BLOOD
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:REPRODCUTIVE EFFECTS CITED.
Effects of Overexposure:INGEST:ALIMENTARY TRACT:PURGING, FLUID LOSS,
BLOOD IN STOOL, FALL OF BLOOD PRESSURE, HI SODIUM LEVELS IN BLOOD.
EYE:REDNESS, DISCOMFORT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PER MFG'S MSDS NO INFORMATION
FOUND.

First Aid:EYES: FJUSH PROMPTLY W/PLENTY OF WATER(15 MIN. MINIM).GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION; INGESTION: DRINK WATER,INDUCE VOMITING & GET
MED. ATTN. SKIN: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER; INHALATION: FOR IRRITATION
OR DISCOMF ORT, GET MEDICAL ATTENT.

Extinguishing Media:EXTINQUISH W. AGENT SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CNTND BRTHG APP
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE HAZARD OR AN
EXPLOSION HAZARD BUT VIOLENT EXPLOSIONS OCCUR WHEN POTASSIUM
SULFATE & SODIUM SULFATE ARE MELTED W/ALUMINUM.

Spill Release Procedures:SCOOP OR SWEEP UP DRY CHEMICAL FOR USE. OR
DISPOSAL & PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER. FLUSH RESIDUE WITH WATER
TO AN AUTHORIZED DRAIN IF ENVIROMENTAL REGULATIONS PERMIT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL,DRY PLACE. AVOID
CONTACT W/EYES,SKIN & CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING; DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
Other Precautions:NONE NOTED.

Respiratory Protection:WHERE REQUIRED,USE A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR
FOR DUSTS.
Ventilation:LOCAL VENTILATION IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY/CHEM GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:AS REQUIRED TO PREVENT PROLONGED CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS DATE:NONE

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>1472F MELT
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1551F,844C
Spec Gravity:2.68
Solubility in Water:17% @ 20C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE GRANULES/POWDER;ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, MOLTEN ACTIVE METALS, INCLUDING ALUMINUM & MAGNESIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DECOMPOSITION OF PRODUCT VIA HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION IT EMITS
TOXIC OXIDES OF SULFUR AND SODIUM OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:FLUSH SPILL RESIDUE WITH WATER TO AN AUTHORIZED
DRAIN FI ALLOWED BY ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; DISPOSE OF BY MEANS
AS TO COMPLY W/LOCAL,STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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