Product ID:ALUM (DRY)
MSDS Date:07/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N019432
MSDS Number: BLDXD

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

90 EAST HALSEY ROAD
PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054
US

Emergency Phone: 201-515-1840, 800-631-8050

Info Phone: 201-515-1840

Cage: 0AU44

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 US

Telephone: 973-515-1840

Cage: 0AU44

ALUMINUM SULFATE (SARA III)

CAS: 10043-01-3

RTECS: BD1700000

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, MUS) APPROX. 10.8 G/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:DUST/MIST INHAL AT LEVELS ABOVE
2 MG(AL)/M3 MAY IRRIT RESP TRACT. INGEST: MAY IRRIT GI TRACT, CAUSE
NAUSEA, VOMIT, OR PURGING. HUMAN FATAL DOSE RECORDED AT 39 GRAMS.
SKIN: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRIT, ESPECIALLY UNDER RPTD/PRLNG CONT/WHEN
MOISTURE IS PRESENT. EYES: MAY IRRIT/BURN EYES. SIMILARLY FOR
AQUEOUS SOLN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH IMMED W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MD. SKIN: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND
WATER, REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, GET
MD. INHAL: PRO MPTLY REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS,
IMMEDIATELY GIVE A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER OR MILK. IF NOT ALREADY
VOMITING, INDUCE VOMITING BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. GET
MD.

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SEE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.

Spill Release Procedures:SHOVEL UP DRY CHEM & PLACE IN EMPTY CNTNR &
COVER. SPRAY RESIDUE W/PLENTY OF H2O. NEUT FURTHER RESIDUE W/ALKALI
SUCH AS SODA ASH, LIME OR LIMESTONE. ADEQ VENT IS REQD IF SODA
ASH/LIMESTONE IS USED, BE CAUSE OF THE CONSEQUENT RELEASE OF CO2
GAS.
Neutralizing Agent:ALKALI.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES, OR CLOTHING. AVOID
BREATHING DUST OR MIST.

Respiratory Protection:WHERE REQUIRED, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATOR FOR DUSTS OR MISTS.
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR HARD HAT/OTHER HEAD COVERING & APPROP
INDUS WORK CLTHG, INCLDG SHIRT & TROUSERS. EYE-WASH & QUICK (SEE
SUPP DATA)
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 3.5, 1% SOLUTION. HAZ DECOMP PROD: IS ALSO A FIRE HAZARD. THE LOSS
OF THESE GASES LEAVES A CAUSTIC RESIDUE. WASTE DISP METH:
NEUTRALIZATION, ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE
HAZARD S AND PRESSURE BUILD-UP FROM CO2 GAS EVOLUTION. OTHER PROT
EQUIP: DRENCHING FACILITY.

HCC:N1
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Spec Gravity:1.61
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:50 @ 0C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR CREAMY WHITE GRANULES OR POWDER WITH NO
ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIES AND WATER-REACTIVE MATERIALS SUCH AS OLEUM: CAUSE EXOTHERMIC
REACTIONS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES ABOVE 1400F: YIELD TOXIC AND
CORROSIVE GASES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AT TEMPERATURES CITED ABOVE, SULFUR
OXIDE GASES. THESE ARE TOXIC & ARE OXIDIZERS & CORROSIVE. THE
TRIOXIDE (SUPP DATA)

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FED, STATE & LOCAL REGS .
DISSOLVE IN H2O. NEUT W/ALKALI, THEN FLUSH TO SEWER W/PLENTY OF H2O
IF PERMITTED BY APPLIC DISP REGS. NEUT WASTE MAY HAVE TO BE DISP OF
BY AN APPROVED CONTRACTOR. WHEN USING CARBONATES FOR (SUP DATA)

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