Product ID:NALCOOL 2000 COOLING TREATMENT
MSDS Date:05/13/1992
FSC:6850
NIIN:01-085-4718
MSDS Number: BGLCD

NALCO CHEMICAL COMANY

ONE NALCO CENTER
NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-1198
US

Emergency Phone: 708-920-1510 (24 HOURS)

Info Phone: 708-305-1000

Preparer: RICKY A. STACKHOUSE

Cage: 89524

ONDEO NALCO COMPANY

NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-1198 US

Telephone: (630) 305-1000

Cage: 89524

SODIUM NITRITE (SARA III)

CAS: 7632-00-0

RTECS: RA1225000

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

SODIUM MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE (SESITIZER)

CAS: 2492-26-4

RTECS: DL6825000

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

SODIUM TETRABORATE, DECAHYDRATE

CAS: 1303-96-4

RTECS: VZ2275000

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3; 9192

NITRATES (INDIVIDUAL NITRATES NOT SPECIFICALLY NAMED ON

SILICATES (INDIVIDUAL SILICATES NOT SPECIFICALLY NAMED ON

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

BORATES (INDIVIDUAL BORATES NOT SPECIFICALLY NAMED ON MSDS)

NITRITES (INDIVIDUAL NITRITES NOT SPECIFFICALLY NAMED ON

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL ALBINO RAT) IS 3,362 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-ANIMAL STUDIES WITHA SIMILAR
PRODUCT SHOW:ORAL TOXICITY LD50=3,362 MG/KG; DRAIZE SKIN
IRRITATION=0.5-8.0 MINIMAL IRRITATION; DRAIZE EYE
IRRITATION=16.7-110. CHRONIC-SODIUM NITRITE CAUSES NON-TRA
NSMISSABLE EFFECTS IN THE OFFSPRING OF TREATED PARENTS. BACTERIAL
MUTATION STUDIES; POSITIVE. TUMORIGENIC; EQUIVOCAL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MFR LISTED NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE
CARCINOGENICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. HMIS DOES NOT EXPECT IT TO BE
CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:SODIUM NITRITE CAUSES FORMATION OF
NETHAEMOGLOBINAEMIA LEADING TO CYANOSIS & POSSIBLE DEATH IF
INGESTED REPEATED INGESTION OF SMALL AMOUNTS CAUSES BLOOD PRESSURE
TO DROP, RAPID PULSE, HEADACHE & VISUA L DISTUBANCES. CAUSES CNS
EFFECTS (EG. HEADACHE, TREMORS, DROWSINESS & CONVULSIONS).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SODIUM NITRITE: PREGNANT WOMAN ARE
PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO METHAEMOGLOVINAEMIA.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/WATER, 15 MIN. CALL PHYSICIAN. SKIN:FLUSH W/WATER
15 MIN. INGESTED:INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN AT
ONCE. INHALE:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT SYMPTOMS. CALL PHYSICIAN.
CAUTION: IF UNCONSCIOUS, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, OR CONVULSIONS, DO
NOT INDUCE VOMITING OR GIVE WATER. PHYSICIAN'S NOTE:BASED ON
PATIENTS REACTIONS, USE YOUR JUDGEMENT TO CONTROL SYMPTOMS AND
CLINICAL CONDITIONS

Flash Point:NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO INFORMATION GIVEN BY MFR ON MSDS.
HMIS:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EVOLVE OXIDES OF NITROGEN UNDER FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL, SUCH AS
DUST,CLAY,SOIL OR OTHER COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ABSORBENT. SHOVEL
RECLAIMED LIQUID & ABSORBENT INTO DRUMS FOR DISPOSAL. REFER TO
CERCLA IN SECTION 14.
Neutralizing Agent:NO INFORMATION GIVEN BY MFR ON MSDS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NO INFORMATION GIVEN BY MFR ON MSDS.
Other Precautions:NO INFORMATION GIVEN BY MFR ON MSDS.

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NOT NORMALLY NEEDED
SINCE VILITILITY & TOXICITY ARE LOW. USE A PRESSURE-DEMAND
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS FOR ENTRY INTO TANKS, VESSELS &
SPACES WITH INADEQUATE VENTI LATION.
Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED
Protective Gloves:IMPERMEABLE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:AVAILABILITY OF EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY
SHOWER IS RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:IF CLOTHING IS CONTAMINATED, REMOVE CLOTHING &
THOROUGHLY WASH THE EFFECTED AREA. LAUNDER CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F/100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-20F,-29C
Spec Gravity:1.12 - 1.16
pH:11.5
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR TO HAZY DEEP RED LIQUID, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS (GENERATE HEAT,BOILING,SPATTERING,TOXIC FUMES),AMINES (MAY
FORM N-NITROSOAMINES, POSSIBLE CARCINOGENS.)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NO INFORMATION GIVEN BY MFR ON MSDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN EVENT OF COMBUSTION, CARBON
DIOXIDE,CARBON MONOXIDE, AND NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE FORMED. DO NOT
BREATHE SMOKE/FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE AS DEFINED UNDER RCRA 40CFR261. AS A NON-HAZARDOUS
LIQUID WASTE,SOLIDIFY IT BEFORE DISPOSAL TO AN INDUSTRIAL WASTE
LANDFILL. IT CAN ALSO BE D EEP-WELL INJECTED I/A/W
FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL REGS.

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