Product ID:4-(P-NITROPHENYLAZO)RESORCINAL IN 2N SODIUM HYDROXIDE
MSDS Date:09/15/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F016318
MSDS Number: BKGGD

E-C APPARATUS CORPORATION

3831 TYRONE BOULEVARD N.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33709

Emergency Phone: (813) 344-1644

Info Phone: (813) 344-1644

Preparer: WILLIAM W. GORMAN, JR.

Cage: 7Y829

E-C APPARATUS CORP.

SAINT PETERSBURG, FL 33709 US

Telephone: 800-356-0783

Cage: 7Y829

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 8%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

ORGANIC DYE 4-(P-NITROPHENYLAZO)RESORCINOL

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50: 400-3200 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: BREATHING DIFFICULT,
CYANOTIC, CORROSIVE. SKIN: CORROSIVE, IRRITATION, BURNS W/DEEP
ULCERATION RAPIDLY, DERMATITIS. EYES: DISINTEGRATION, SLOUGHING OF
CONJUNCTIVAL, CORNEAL EPITHELIUM, COR NEAL OPACIFICATION, MARKED
EDEMA/ULCERATION. INGESTION: CORROSIVE/ABDOMINAL
PAIN/PHARYNX/VOMITING/ASPHYXIA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: BREATHING DIFFICULTY, CYANOTIC,
CORROSIVE. SKIN: CORROSIVE, IRRITATION, BURNS W/DEEP ULCERATION
RAPIDLY, DERMATITIS. EYES: DISINTEGRATION, SLOUGHING OF
CONJUNCTIVAL, CORNEAL EPITHELIUM, CO RNEAL OPACIFICATION, MARKED
EDEMA/ULCERATION. INGESTION: CORROSIVE/ABDOMINAL
PAIN/PHARYNX/VOMITING/ASPHYXIA.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR. IF
BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. SKIN: WASH
AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
15-20 MINS. EYES : WASH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS.
INGESTION: IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER
IMMEDIATELY TO DILUTE THE ALKALI. DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. GET MED
ATTN IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:WILL NOT BURN
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM. USE AGENT
SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
USE FLOODING QUANITITIES OF WATER AS FOG. APPLY FROM SAFE DISTANCE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE
PRODUCTION OF HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. THE DRY SALTS ARE
EXPLOSIVE. AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 520F.

Spill Release Procedures:FOR SMALL SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER
ABSORBENT MATERIAL/PLACE INTO CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL. MOVE
CONTAINERS FROM SPILL AREA. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA/DENY ENTRY. KEEP
OUT OF SEWERS, WATERWAYS & WATER SOURCES. KEEP UNNECESSARY
PEOPLESAWAY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID SPATTERING OR SPLASHING THIS
SOLUTION. AVOID BREATHING CORROSIVE VAPORS.
Other Precautions:FLAMMABLE, POISONOUS GASES MAY ACCUMULATE IN
TANKS/HOPPER CARS. AVOID HEATING TO THE BOLING POINT, 239F, WHERE
CORROSIVE MIST IS EMITTED.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED (ANALYTICAL) USE
OF THIS CHEMICAL.
Ventilation:PROVIDE MECHANICAL VENTILATION TO KEEP Protective Gloves:NATURAL/NEOPRENE/NITRITE RUBBER/PVC PLAS
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES, FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE-WASH FOUNTAIN
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING WHILE RUNNING
STREAMS OF WATER UNDER CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DON'T WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING W/CHEMICALS. THESE CANCERS WERE
BELIEVED TO BE SEQUELAE OF TISSUE DESTRUCTION/POSSIBLY SCAR
FORMTION RATHER THAN THE RESULT OF DIRECT CARCINOGENIC ACTION OF
SOID UM HYDROXIDE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:239F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:374F
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Spec Gravity:1.3
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(N-BU AC = 1): NEGLIGIBLE
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:VIOLET LIQUID, WATER-LIKE, SLIGHTLY MILD, PUNGENT
ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, ACIDS, REACTIVE METALS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT OR FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS, POISONOUS
GASES
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:VIOLENT POLYMERIZATION TAKES PLACE
IN THE PRESENCE OF NAOH.

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