Product ID:SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE O-S-635D TY 1 FM 2
MSDS Date:09/07/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-949-8332
MSDS Number: BHCGP

Emergency Phone: 201-945-9400

Info Phone: 201-945-9400

Cage: 82925

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Cage: 82925

SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE

CAS: 68915-31-1

RTECS: TR4950250

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 3053 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NO HUMAN DATA AVAILABLE. ANIMAL EYE
IRRITATION STUDIES NOTE THIS MATERIAL IS A MINIMAL IRRITANT TO
UNWASHED EYES AND NON-IRRITANT TO WASHED EYES. HUMAN INDUSTRIAL
EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN NO SIGNIFICANT I NHALATION HAZARD OR SKIN
IRRITATION WHEN GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES ARE FOLLOWED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT IS
LISTED BY IARC, NTP OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE, SKIN & RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. LARGE
DOSES MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. SYSTEMIC ORAL
TOXICITY IS EXTREMELY RARE AND HAS CONSISTED OF ACIDOSIS AND
HYPOCALCEMIC TETANY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER. IF IRRITATION OCCURS AND
PERSISTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH OFF WITH WATER. IF
IRRITATION OCCURS AND PERSISTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION: REMOVE FRO M EXPOSURE. IF BREATHING DIFFICULT OR
DISCOMFORT PERSISTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: RENSE
MOUTH AND DILUTE STOMACH CONTENTS WITH WATER, OR PREFERABLY MILK IF
AVAILABLE.

Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE SUITABLE MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
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 SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP FOR SALVAGE OR DISPOSAL. PLACE WASTE
IN DOT APPROVED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE WITH WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A DRY AREA. KEEP CONTAINER
CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
EXPOSURES BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS
PER CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND
NIOSH-RESPIRATOR SELECTION.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:WORK GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:INDUSTRIAL TYPE WORK CLOTHING TO AVOID
PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
EATING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATERIAL IS VERY HYGROSCOPIC.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>2732F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1022F,550C
Vapor Pres:0
Spec Gravity:1.2
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR POWDER, NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE NOTED BY MGF.

Waste Disposal Methods:IF MATERIAL CAN NOT BE SALVAGED, DISPOSE OF BY
LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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