Product ID:JAVEL WATER/BLEACH SODA BLEACH/CHLORINE BLE
MSDS Date:09/01/1987
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N020372
MSDS Number: BLVNH

Emergency Phone: 818-369-1255

Info Phone: 818-369-1255

Cage: GPSIN

Telephone: 818-369-1255

Cage: GPSIN

HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, SODIUM SALT;(SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE)

CAS: 7681-52-9

RTECS: NH3486300

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL RAT) 13 G/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:FUMES FROM SPILLS ARE VERY
IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES. VERY LITTLE HAZARD FROM PROPERLY
STORED SOLUTION. SKIN:IRRITANT, REDDENING OF SKIN, SKIN DAMAGE.
EYE:SEVERE IRRITATION. INGEST:CAUSES I RRITATION OF MEMBRANES IN
MOUTH, THROAT, AND STOMACH PAIN AND POSSIBLY ULCERATION.
ACUTE:IRRITATING(SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:EFFECTS INCREASE WITH STRENGTH OF
SOLUTION AND TIME OF EXPOSURE. CHRONIC:CONSTANT IRRITANT TO EYES
AND THROAT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE:WASH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. CONSULT AN EYE SPECIALIST IMMEDIATELY. INHAL:REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. INGEST:DRINK WATER, MILK, AND GET MD. DO NOT USE BAKING
SODA OR ACIDIC ANTIDOTES.SKIN:FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTSOF
WATER(DELUGE SHOWER) FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
GARMENTS UNDER SHOWER. CALL MD .

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING CONDITIONS .
Fire Fighting Procedures:AVOID FUMES FROM SPILLED OR EXPOSED LIQ,
DILUTE COPIOUSLY, VENT, & BE PREPARED TO USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA
& FULL PROT EQUIP . ACID CONTAM WILL (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:BLEACH DECOMPOSES WHEN HEATED; DECOMP
PRODS MAY CAUSE CNTNRS TO RUPTURE/EXPLODE. VIGROUS REACTION POSS
W/ORGANIC MATLS OR OXIDIZING AGENTS; MAY RESULT IN FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH WITH WATER TO DILUTE AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE, AVOID HEAT AND CONTAMINATION WITH ACID MATERIALS. DO NOT
USE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS SAWDUST TO ABSORB HYPOCHLORITE.
DO NOT ALLOW SPILLED MATERIAL TO ENTER SEWERS OR STREAMS.
Neutralizing Agent:REDUCING AGENTS SUCH AS BISULFITES/FERROUS SALT
SOLS; SOME HEAT WILL BE PRODUCED

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN VENT, CLSD, CLEAN,NON-CORR
CNTNRS IN COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLT & NOT ADJACENT TO
CHEMS WHICH MAY REACT W/BLEACH IF SPILL OCCURS
Other Precautions:IF SHIPPED, MUST COMPLY W/DOT,ETC SHIPPING REGS. IF
CLSD CNTNRS BECOME HEATED, CNTNRS SHOULD BE VENT TO RELS DECOMP
PRODS (MAINLY O2 UNDER NORMAL DECOMP). DO NOT MIX OR CONTAMINATE
WITH AMMONIA, HYDRO CARBONS, ACIDS, ALCOHOLS, ETHERS.

Respiratory Protection:WHEN FUMES ARE PRESENT USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATOR WITH ACID TYPE CANISTER.
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL VENTILATION REQUIRED UNLESS BLEACH IS EXPOSED TO
DECOMPOSITION CONDITION; I.E., SPILLS OR ACIDIC CONDITIONS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR PLASTIC GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON AND PROTECTIVE SHOES. SAFETY
SHOWERS AND EYEWASH FOUNTAINS.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:PRODUCE VERY IRRITATING FUMES SIMILAR TO CHLORINE GAS.
HAZ DECOMP PRODS:PRODUCTS, WHICH DEPEND UPON PH, TEMPERATURE AND
TIME, ARE SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CLORATE AND OXYGEN.

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:230F,110C
Spec Gravity:>1
pH:12
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT YELLOW-GREEN WITH PUNGENT LIKE CHLORINE ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:VAR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NICKEL, COBALT, COPPER AND IRON,REDUCING AGENTS, ORGANICS
,ETHER,AMMONIA, ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, LIGHT, EXPOSURE AND DECREASE IN PH.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYPOCLOROUS ACID, CHLORINE,
HYDORCLORIC ACID. COMPOSITION DEPENDS UPON TEMP & DECREASE IN PH.
ADDITIONAL DECOMP (SUPDAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:KEEP ON ALKALING SIDE AND DILUTE WITH COPIOUS
QUANTITIES OF WATER. MAIN END PRODUCT IS SALT WATER. DISPOSAL MUST
BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

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