Product ID:SODIUM CHLORITE SOLUTION 4001
MSDS Date:11/06/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F009077
MSDS Number: BGZJC

Emergency Phone: (313) 456-8551

Info Phone: (313) 456-8551

Preparer: ABR

Cage: BURMA

Telephone: 313-337-4747

Cage: 9Y834

SODIUM CHLORITE

CAS: 7758-19-2

RTECS: VZ4800000

WATER, H2O

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN/EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION/POSSIBLE
CHEMICAL BURNS. INHALATION: IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE ANEMIA,
SLUGGISHNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN/EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION/POSSIBLE CHEMICAL
BURNS. INHALATION: IRRITATION.

First Aid:EYE/SKIN: FLUSH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES. CALL A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: GIVE
LOTS OF WATER OR MILK. DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. CALL PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA W/FULL FACE PIECE AS
TOXIC GASES MAY BE PRESENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AVOID POSSIBLE SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION BY
PROPER DISPOSAL OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SOAKED W/THIS PRODUCT.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE ENCLOSED
AREAS. COVER W/SOME INERT ABSORBENT MATERIAL. AVOID BREATHING
DUST/VAPORS, OR CONTACT. SWEEP UP & PLACE IN A WASTE DISPOSAL
CONTAINER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, WELL VENTILATED AREA.
KEEP DRUMS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:DON'T GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR CLOTHING. AVOID
INHALING VAPORS, MISTS, OR SPRAYS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED FOR NORMAL USE CONDITIONS.
Ventilation:USE ONLY W/SUFFICIENT LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL VENTILATION
TO KEEP Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F
Vapor Pres:18.00
Vapor Density:>1.0
Spec Gravity:1.250
pH:11.80
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID, ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS & COMBUSTIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORINE DIOXIDE GAS CAN FORM.

Waste Disposal Methods:MUST FOLLOW ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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