Product ID:CHEMTREAT B-121
MSDS Date:04/06/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F024098
MSDS Number: BNKFJ

Emergency Phone: (804) 798-3231

Info Phone: (804) 798-3231

Preparer: JOHN A. NYGREN

Cage: 62400

Telephone: 804-965-0505

Cage: 62400

SODIUM SULFITE

CAS: 7757-83-7

RTECS: WE2150000

Fraction By Weight: >1%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 424 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:INGESTION: VIOLENT COLIC & DIARRHEA,
CIRCULATORY DISTURBANCES, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION,
GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, & DEATH. SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION.
INHALATION: RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, ALLER GIC REACTION IN SOME
ASTHMATICS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: VIOLENT COLIC & DIARRHEA,
CIRCULATORY DISTURBANCES, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION,
GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, & DEATH. SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION.
INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, ALLERGIC REACTION IN
SOME ASTHMATICS.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, PREFERABLE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT, GIVE OX YGEN. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING BY GIVING TWO
GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY ON CONTAINERS
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP CONTAINERS COOL. WEAR
NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTREME HEATING CAN RESULT IN TOXIC
SULFUR DIOXIDE FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT & CONTAIN SPILL.
COLLECT SPILLED MATERIAL & PLACE IN PROPERLY LABELED CONTAINER FOR
DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER SECURELY CLOSED WHEN
NOT IN USE. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT &
OXIDIZERS.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/EYES & SKIN. AVOID BREATHING
DUST/MIST. DON'T INGEST.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR, IF DUSTING
PREVAILS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:FULL WORK CLOTHING (COTTON), APRON, & BOOTS
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Spec Gravity: 2.6
pH: 9.8
Solubility in Water: 17%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO LIGHT TAN CRYSTALINE POWDER, ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, ACIDS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SODIUM SULFIDE RESIDUE, OXIDIZERS &
ACIDS WILL LIBERATE TOXIC SULFUR DIOXIDE FUMES

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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