Product ID:TRONA SODA ASH
MSDS Date:05/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-233-1715
MSDS Number: BJZSW

Emergency Phone: 405-270-1313

Info Phone: 405-270-1313

Cage: 07083

Telephone: 405-270-1313

Cage: 07083

SODIUM CARBONATE (SODA ASH) (ACGIH TLV-TWA FOR NUISANCE

CAS: 497-19-8

RTECS: VZ4050000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL:2463 MG/KG INTRAPERITONEAL-
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:LD50: MOUSE LD50 117 MG/KG. SKIN
IRRITATION-RABBIT 50 MG/24 HR, MODERATE; EYE IRRITATION: RABBIT 100
MG/24 HOUR, SEVERE. EYE, NOSE, SKIN: IRRITATION.
Effects of Overexposure:BURNING SENSATION TO NOSE, THROAT AND EYES.
REDNESS OF THE SKIN. SNEEZING AND COUGHING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EYE OR SKIN DISEASE AND BREATHING
OR RESPIRATORY DISORDERS WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS
CHEMICAL. PHYSICIAN NOTE: THE CHEMICAL OF EXPOSURE IS SODIUM
CARBONATE WHICH IS ALKALINE IN SOLUTION.

First Aid:INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES WATER.
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CALL PHYSICIAN.
INHALE: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY MOUTH TO MOUTH. GIVE OXYGENIF NEEDED. CALL
PHYSICIAN. SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. WASH/CLEAN CLOTHES/SHOES
BEFORE REUSE. EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MIN. CALL
PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:SOIL SPILLS: SHOVEL AND SWEEP UP. PUT IN
CONTAINER. DISPOSE OF. WATER SPILL: DILUTE AND DISPERSE WITH WATER
JETS, PROPELLERS OR SIMILAR AGITATION TECHNIQUES. AIR SPILL: KEEP
UPWIND. TREAT IMPACT SITE AS APPROPRIATE FOR SOIL OR WATER SPILL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND
CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
USE.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST TYPE RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE GENERAL DILUTION AND LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
TECHNIQUES TO MEET NUISANCE DUST EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Protective Gloves:USE ALKALINE SOLUTION RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:USE SAFETY GLASSES OR SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH FOUNTAIN IN IMMEDIATE WORK AREA.
WEAR EASILY WASHABLE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CHANGE DAILY OR
MORE OFTEN IF CONTAMINATED. WASH CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1564F,851C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:1832F,1000C
Spec Gravity:2.5 @ 20C
Solubility in Water:22.6
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR SOLID, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
KEEP FROM ALUMINUM POWDER, FLUORINE, PHOSPHOROUS PENTOXIDE, SULFURIC
ACID, AMMONIACAL SILVER NITRATE & MOLTEN LITHIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NORMAL STABLE. DO NOT EXPOSE TO INTENSE
HEAT. REACT: VIOLENTLY W/STRONG ACIDS, W/HYDRATED LIME & WATER &/OR
MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES @TEMPS +1000C: C02. SODIUM
OXIDE RESIDUE SUBLIMES@1275C:CAUSTIC SODA VAPOR/MIST WHEN MIXED
W/WATER-MOISTURE.

Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL SPILLS MAY BE WASHED TO AN INDUSTRIAL
SEWER. LARGE AMOUNTS CAN BE DISPOSED OF IN A CHEMICAL WASTE
FACILITY AS PERMITTED BY FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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