Product ID:UNI-SPEC 805
MSDS Date:08/04/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F009472
MSDS Number: BHGLJ

UNI-SPEC, INC

MIDWEST CITY, OK 73140

Emergency Phone: (405) 737-3454

Info Phone: (800) 424-9300

Cage: UNISP

UNI-SPEC, INC

MIDWEST CITY, OK 73140

Telephone: (800) 424-9300

Cage: UNISP

SODIUM NITRATE

CAS: 7631-99-4

RTECS: WC5600000

Fraction By Weight: >50%

SODIUM NITRITE (SARA III)

CAS: 7632-00-0

RTECS: RA1225000

Fraction By Weight: <50%

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 = 85 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION/EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN:
CONCENTRATED AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS MAY CAUSE LOCAL IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NITRITE COMPOUNDS MAY REACT W/SECONDARY
AMINES TO FORM POTENTIALLY CARCINOGENIC NITRROSAMINES.
Effects of Overexposure:CONVERSION OF HEMOGLOBLIN TO METHEMOGLOBIN,
PRODUCING CYANOSIS (BLUE SKIN); MARKED FALL IN BLOOD PRESSURE,
LEADING TO COLLAPS, COMA, & POSSIBLE DEATH.

First Aid:INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE WATER. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH W/SOAP & WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING - REMOVE & LAUNDER. CONTAMINATED SHOES -
DESTROY. EYE: FLUSH W/P LENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES.INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. GIVE OXYGEN.

Flash Point:POWDER
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY/STREAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXIDIZERS RELEASE O2 & TOXIC NITROGEN
OXIDES.

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP UPWIND. EVACUATE ENCLOSED SPACES. PREVENT
SPREAD OF SPILL. DISPOSE OF IMMEDIATELY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DON'T
GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR CLOTHING. DON'T BREATHE DUST, VAPOR, MIST,
GAS. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS & OPEN FLAMES. STORE IN
TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS. DON'T STORE NEAR COMBUSTIBLES. EMPTY
CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN HAZARDOUS RESIDUES. KEEP FROM CONTACT
W/CLOTHING & OTHER COMB USTIBLE MATERIALS.

Respiratory Protection:FILTER - DUST, FUME, MIST. ALWAYS COMPLY WITH 29
CFR 1910.134.
Ventilation:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO KEEP CONTAMINANT & OXYGEN DEFICIENCY.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, BUTYL RUBBER
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD, GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER BOOTS, APRON, SAFETY SHOWER &
EYEWASH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DON'T BREATHE
DUST, VAPOR, MIST, GAS.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:POWDER
Spec Gravity:POWDER
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:FREE FLOWING WHITE POWDER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:POWDER

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CYANIDES, THIOCYANATES & THIOSULFATES, AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS, REDUCING
AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STORE >320C. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS,
& OPEN FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:YIELDS OF OXIDES OF NITROGEN, WHICH
ARE TOXIC. LEAVE CAUSTIC RESIDUE.

Waste Disposal Methods:RELEASE OF THIS PRODUCT IS REGULATED BY FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. OXIDIZERS.

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particular situation.