Product ID:NALCOOL 2000 COOLING TREATMENT
MSDS Date:07/03/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:01-086-3438
MSDS Number: BKSWN

NALCO CHEMICAL COMANY

ONE NALCO CENTER
NAPERVILLE, IL 60566-1024
US

Emergency Phone: 708-920-1510(24 HOURS)

Info Phone: 708-961-9500

Preparer: RICKY A. STACKHOUSE PHD

Cage: 89524

ONDEO NALCO COMPANY

NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-1198 US

Telephone: (630) 305-1000

Cage: 89524

SODIUM NITRITE (SARA III)

CAS: 7632-00-0

RTECS: RA1225000

Fraction By Weight: 1 - 5%

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

SODIUN MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE

CAS: 2492-26-4

Fraction By Weight: 1 - 5%

SODIUM TETRABORATE (BORAX)

CAS: 1330-43-4

RTECS: VZ2275000

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9394

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL RAT IS 3,362 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-EYE/SKIN:CAN CAUSE TRANSIENT
IRRITATION.INGESTION:CAN CAUSE KIDNEY DAMAGE.CAN BE HARMFUL.CAN
FORM METHEMOGLOBINEMIA LEADING TO CYANOSIS & POSSIBLE
DEATH.CHRONIC-INGESTION OF SMALL AMOUNTS CAUSES BLOOD PRESSURE TO
DROP,RAPID PULSE,HEADACHE,VISUAL DISTURBANCES,CNS EFFECTS(EG.
TREMOR,DROWSINESS & CONVULSION).
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS SECTION. SODIUM
MERCAPTOBENZOTHIAZOLE IS SENSITIZER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREGNANT WOMEN ARE PARTICULARLY
SENSITIVE TO METHEMOGLOBINEMIA.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL CARE.EYES/SKIN:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15
MINUTES.INHALATION:NOT GIVEN.MOVE TO FRESH AIR.INGESTION:IF
CONSCIOUS,DRINK WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING.CALL A PHYSICIAN AT
ONCE.NOTE TO PHYSICIAN:NO S PECIFIC ANTIDOTE IS KNOWN.TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY.

Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA APPROPRIATE 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:MAY EVOLVE NOX UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL LIQUID SPILLS:CONTAIN WITH ABSORBENT
MATERIAL,SUCH AS CLAY,SOIL OR ANY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
ABSORBENT.SHOVEL INTO DRUMS FOR DISPOSAL.LARGE LIQUID SPILLS:DIKE
TO PREVENT FURTHER MOVEMENT AND TR ANSFER TO TANK TRUCK FOR
DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED
CONTAINERS AWAY FROM STRONG MINERAL ACIDS.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN OR CLOTHING.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. FOR LARGE SPILLS, ENTRY
INTO LARGE TANKS, VESSELS OR ENCLOSED SMALL SPACES WITH INADEQUATE
VENTILATION, A PRESSURE-DEMAND, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE FOUNTAIN AND SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:IF CLOTHING IS CONTAMINATED,REMOVE CLOTHING AND
THOROUGHLY WASH THE AFFECTED AREA.LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FORMULATION CHANGED. FOR PREVIOUS FORMULATION, SEE P/N A SAME NSN.

HCC:B3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:1.13
pH:11.8
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:RED LIQUID, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG MINERAL ACIDS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES AND FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON AND NITROGEN (CO,
CO2, NOX). DO NOT BREATHE SMOKE OR FUMES. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. IT IS A
NON-HAZARDOUS LIQUID WASTE. CAN BE DEEP-WELL INJECTED OR SOLIDIFIED
WITH SAND,FLY ASH OR CEMENT FOR DISPOSAL BY AN INDUSTRIAL WASTE
LANDFILL.

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