Product ID:SODIUM METABISULFITE
MSDS Date:05/01/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-281-4255
MSDS Number: BGTMM

Emergency Phone: 800-631-8050

Info Phone: 201-515-1840 (MGR. PRODUCT SAFETY)

Cage: 0AU44

Telephone: 973-515-1840

Cage: 0AU44

SODIUM METABISULFITE

CAS: 7681-57-4

RTECS: UX8225000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3; 9192

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:UNKNOWN Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE.
Effects of
Overexposure:EYES:IRRITATION,BURNS;SKIN:IRRITATION;INHALATION:IRRIT
ATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT;INGESTION:IRRITATION OF GASTROINTESTINAL
TRACT.VERY LARGE DOSES CAUSE VIOLENT COLIC,DIARRHEA,DEPRESSION AND
DEATH.MAY C AUSE SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION IN SOME ASTHMATICS AND
SULFITE SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF
RESPIRATORY DISEASE.MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER.SEE DOCTOR;SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER.SEE
DOCTOR;INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE OXYGEN/CPR IF NEEDED.SEE
DOCTOR;INGESTION :INDUCE VOMIT.GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER OR
MILK IF CONSCIOUS.NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS.SEE DOCTOR.

Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP WITH MINIMUM DUSTING AND SHOVEL INTO
AN EMPTY CONTAINER AND CLOSE.CAUTIOUSLY SPRAY RESIDUE WITH PLENTY
OF WATER.VENTILATE TO CLEAR SO*2 FUMES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY,WELL VENTILATED
PLACE,AWAY FROM HEAT,WATER,ACIDS AND OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Other Precautions:NONE.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST,MIST
AND/OR SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS,AS CONDITIONS INDICATE. SOME EXPOSURES
MAY REQUIRE NIOSH-APPROVED SCBA OR SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IF DUSTY OR MISTY CONDITIONS PREVAILS.THE TLV
MAY BE EXCEEDED WITHOUT VISUAL WARNING.
Protective Gloves:COTTON FOR SOLIDS,RUBBER FOR SOLUTIONS.
Eye Protection:GOGGLES.(DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES).
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS NEEDED TO PREVENT
PROLONGED/REPEATED SKIN CONTACT,EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES,SKIN AND CLOTHING.WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT RELEASES SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS SLOWLY AT AMBIENT
TEMPERATURES.AVOID BREATHING DUST OR MIST.

HCC:C1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Spec Gravity:1.48
pH:4.3
Solubility in Water:39%
Appearance and Odor:FINE,WHITE GRANULAR PRODUCT.PUNGENT SULFUR DIOXIDE
GAS ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS,ACIDS,WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES ABOVE 302F(150C) CAUSE
EVOLUTION OF TOXIC AND CORROSIVE SULFUR DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS,SODIUM SULFIDE
RESIDUE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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