Product ID:SODIUM SULFITE
MSDS Date:12/28/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-222-9663
MSDS Number: BGSMQ

Emergency Phone: 408-435-8700

Info Phone: 408-435-8700

Preparer: DOUGLAS EISNER

Cage: DO735

Telephone: 408-435-8700/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 0AN91

SODIUM SULFITE

CAS: 7757-83-7

RTECS: WE2150000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RABBIT) IS 2825 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALE: IRRITATING TO NOSE AND THROAT
AND CAUSES COUGHING AND CHEST DISCOMFORT. MAY IRRITATE THE EYES AND
SKIN. IF SWALLOWED, THERE MAY BE GASTRIC IRRITATION, DIARRHEA,
CIRCULATORY PROBLEMS, AND CNS D EPRESSION. CHRONIC: NO SPECIFIC
INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE COMPOUNDS IN THIS PRODUCT IS
LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF AILMENTS
OR WITH A PRE-EXISTING DISEASE INVOLVING THE EYES, SKIN, OR
RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INGESTION: INDUCE
VOMITING. GIVE NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE, THIS
PRODUCT IS NON-FLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP,PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
MINMIZE GENERATION DURING CLEANUP.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
AREA. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. PROTECT
CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK IF EXPOSED ABOVE
TVL/PEL OF NUISANCE DUST OR ABOVE COMFORT LEVEL.
Ventilation:NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT. CONDUCT DUSTY
OPERATIONS IN HOOD.
Protective Gloves:NONE NECESSARY
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE WASH
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD CHEMICAL HYGIENE PRACTICE
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:B3
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Melt/Freeze Pt:=537.8C, ######F
Decomp Temp:=537.8C, 1000.F
Spec Gravity:2.6
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NIL
Solubility in Water:7-25%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO SLIGHTLY COLORED CRYSTALS,NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS,OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT AND CONTAMINATION OF ANY
KIND.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SODIUM SULFIDE OR SULFUR DIOXIDE AT
HIGH TEMPERATURES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W FEDERAL,STATE,LOCAL REGULATIONS.
DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER OR WATER WAY.

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