Product ID:NALCO 8910
MSDS Date:11/07/1989
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F018054
MSDS Number: BKXBJ

NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY

ONE NALCO CENTER
NAPERVILLE, IL 60566-1024

Emergency Phone: (708) 920-1510

Info Phone: (708) 961-9500

Preparer: RICKY A STACKHOUSE

Cage: 89524

ONDEO NALCO COMPANY

NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-1198 US

Telephone: (630) 305-1000

Cage: 89524

SODIUM METASILICATE PENTAHYDRATE

CAS: 10213-79-3

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

2-BUTOXYETHANOL

CAS: 111-76-2

RTECS: KJ8575000

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

OSHA PEL S, 50 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S, 25 PPM; 9293

FATTY ACIDS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: IRRITATION. INGESTION: LIVER,
KIDNEY OR BLOOD CELL DAMAGE CAUSING BLOOD IN THE URINE. INHALATION:
NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, VOMITING OR UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
EYES: IRRITATION & INJURY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: INJURY TO THE LIVER, KIDNEY OR BLOOD
CELLS CAUSING BLOOD IN THE URINE. SKIN: IRRITATION. INHALATION:
NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, VOMITING OR UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
EYES: IRRITATION & INJ URY.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OR FLOOD BODY UNDER A SHOWER. INGESTION:
DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE WATER. DON'T GIVE WATER IF HAVING
TROUBLE BRE ATHING OR CONVULSING. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. NOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE
IS KNOWN. TREAT SYMPTOMS.

Flash Point:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT W/REACTIVE METALS (EG. ALUMINUM)
MAY RESULT IN THE GENERATION OF FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL, SUCH AS SAW
DUST, CLAY, SOIL OR ANY COMMERICALLY AVAILABLE ABSORBENT. SHOVEL
RECLAIMED LIQUID/ABSORBENT IN TO RECOVERY OR SALVAGE DRUMS FOR
DISPOSAL. EVACUATE EMPLOYEES/V ENTILATE AREAS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DON'T BREATHE SMOKE OR FUMES. AVOID
CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING, & BREATHING OF VAPORS. DON'T TAKE
INTERNALLY.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/ALUMINUM, BRASS OR POLYURETHANE.
EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN RESIDUAL PRODUCT. DON'T REUSE
CONTAINER UNLESS PROPERLY RECONDITIONED.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT RESPIRATOR
FOR VAPORS OR MISTS. A PRESSURE DEMAND SCBA FOR AREAS W/INADEQUATE
VENTILATION.
Ventilation:GENERAL. LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED WHERE VAPORS OR MISTS
MAY BE RELEASED.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD W/SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:SHOES, FULL SLICKER SUIT, APRON, EYE WASH
FOUNTAIN & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:21F
Spec Gravity:1.06
pH:13
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:PALE YELLOW, LIQUID, PINE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, SULFURIC, PHOSPHORIC, NITRIC, HYDROCHLORIC, CHROMIC,
SULFONIC. CONTACT W/REACTIVE METALS, ALUMINUM.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS, TOXIC FUMES,
CO & CO2.

Waste Disposal Methods:WASTE IS HAZARDOUS AS DEFINED UNDER RCRA.
SOLIDITY W/STABILIZING AGENTS & DISPOSE TO LICENSED INDUSTRIAL
WASTE LANDFILL. A HAZARDOUS LIQUID WASTE CAN ALSO BE DEEP-WELL
INJECTED IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
HAZARDOUS WASTE DOO2.

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