Product ID:SODIUM PEROXIDE
MSDS Date:02/21/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F024654
MSDS Number: BNYCT

Emergency Phone: (201) 796-7100

Info Phone: (201) 796-7100

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

SODIUM DIOXIDE

CAS: 1313-60-6

RTECS: WD3450000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MUCOUS MEMBRANE &
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION/SORE THROAT/BREATH SHORTNESS/LABORED
BREATHING/PULMONARY EDEMA/CORROSIVE. SKIN:
IRRITATION/CORROSIVE/REDNESS/PAIN/BURN. EYE: CORROSIVE/REDNES
S/PAIN/BLURRED VISION/IRRITATION. INGESTION:
IRRITATION/CORROSIVE/SORE
THROAT/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/GASTRITIS/ESOPHAGITITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: MUCOUS MEMBRANE & RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION/SORE THROAT/BREATH SHORTNESS/LABORED BREATHING/PULMONARY
EDEMA/CORROSIVE. SKIN: IRRITATION/CORROSIVE/REDNESS/PAIN/BURN. EYE:
CORROSIVE/REDNES S/PAIN/BLURRED VISION/IRRITATION. INGESTION:
IRRITATION/CORROSIVE/SORE
THROAT/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/GASTRITIS/ESOPHAGITITIS.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/MAINTAIN BLOOD
PRESSURE. KEEP WARM/AT REST. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/WATER. COVER
W/STERILE/DRY DRESSING. BANDAGE SECURELY. EYE: WASH W/WATER. COVER
W/STERILE BANDAG E. INGESTION: DILUTE W/WATER. ALLOW TO VOMIT.
AVOID GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMETIC/PERFORM ESOPHAGOSCOPY. TREAT SHOCK.
KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION IF VOMITING. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION. SEE SUPP

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, GRAPHITE, DRY EARTH, & ONLY USE WATER
IF AVAILABLE IN FLOODING AMOUNTS. APPLY WATER TO CONTAINERS SIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:STAY AWAY FROM TANK. USE UNMANNED HOSE
HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZLE. WITHDRAW FROM AREA/LET FIRE BURN IF
NECESSARY. KEEP UPWIND. WEAR SCBA IN POSITIVE PRESSURE DEMAND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MIXTURE W/FUELS MAY EXPLODE.
FLAMMABLE/POISONOUS GASES ACCUMULATE IN TANK/HOPPER CAR. CONTAINER
MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT/FIRE/FRICTION/CONTAMINATION.

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUSTIBLES AWAY. DON'T TOUCH SPILLED
MATERIAL. STOP LEAK SAFELY. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. SMALL
SPILL: FLUSH AREA W/FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER. LARGE SPILL: DIKE
SPILL FOR LATER DISPOSA L. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE
AWAY/ISOLATEAREA.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING CORROSIVE VAPORS.
PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE/MOISTURE. SEPARATE FROM
COMBUSTIBLE/ORGANIC/OTHER READILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:DON'T STORE IN AREAS SUBJECT TO MOISTURE. AVOID
CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE,
AIR-PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE FILTER, POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR
W/TIGHT-FITTING FACEPIECE & HIGH-EFFICIENCY P ARTICULATE FILTER.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION SYSTEM
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:FACESHIELD, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT,
EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK DRENCH SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICIAN NOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY. RESP PROTECTION (CONT'D): WEAR TYPE C
SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
PRESSURE-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRES SURE MODE W/FULL
FACEPIECE/HELMET/HOOD OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE, SCBA W/FULL
FACEPIECE IN PRESSURE MODE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1215F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:860F
Spec Gravity:2.805
pH:>7
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW-WHITE POWDER, TURNING YELLOW WHEN HEATED.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, ACIDS, BASES, OXIDIZERS, INORGANICS, ORGANICS, REDUCERS, &
COMBUSTIBLES
Stability Condition to Avoid:FLAMES, HEAT, FIRE, & MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXYGEN

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. AVOID RUNOFF TO SEWER, WHICH MAY CREATE FIRE
OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.

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