Product ID:DISHWASHING COMPOUND, HAND
MSDS Date:11/20/1989
FSC:7930
NIIN:00-281-4731
MSDS Number: BHDGT

Emergency Phone: 215-432-4466

Info Phone: 215-432-4466

Preparer: I. HADJILOUKAS

Cage: 74381

Telephone: 215-432-4455

Cage: 74381

SODA ASH

CAS: 497-19-8

RTECS: VZ4050000

Fraction By Weight: 15%

SODIUM ALKYBENZENE SULFONATE

Fraction By Weight: 15%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION MAY IRRITATE NOSE, THROAT,
LUNGS. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION MAY IRRITATE NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS.
PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION

First Aid:SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER; EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MINUTES;INGESTION: DRINK LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER. DO
NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL DR. AT ONCE.

Flash Point:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:NA
Fire Fighting Procedures:NA
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NA

Spill Release Procedures:SHOVEL UP DRY CHEMICAL INTO EMPTY CONTAINER
WITH ACOVER. FLUSH RESIDUE WITH PLENTY OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:ACIDS SUCH AS VINEGAR, HCL, ECT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN DRY PLACE

Respiratory Protection:WHERE REQUIRED USE NIOSH APPROVED REPSIRATOR FOR
PRODUCT DUSTS.
Ventilation:NONE
Protective Gloves:GENERAL PURPOSE
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON
Supplemental Safety and Health
NK

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NA
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NA
Vapor Pres:SOLID
Vapor Density:NA
Spec Gravity:.6
pH:**
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NA
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR LIGHT BROWN GRANULE
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NA
Corrosion Rate:NA

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS WILL RELEASE
CARBON DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:DILUTE WITH WATER AND FLUSH TO SEWER.

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