Product ID:HERCULES 5580 COOLING WATER TREATMENT
MSDS Date:02/21/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F025188
MSDS Number: BNZJG

Emergency Phone: 302-594-5000

Info Phone: 302-594-5000

Cage: 28284

Telephone: 302-594-5000

Cage: 28284

SODIUM NITRITE

CAS: 7632-00-0

RTECS: RA1225000

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 85 MG/KG SODIUM NITRATE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: IRRITATION/BURNS RESULTING IN
VISION LOSS. SKIN: IRRITATION/DERMATITIS. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY
TRACT IRRITATION. INGESTION: GASTRIC IRRITATION,
METHEMOGLOBINEMIA/HEADACHE/NAUSEA/VOMITING/UNCONSC
IOUSNESS/ABDOMINAL PAINS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: IRRITATION/BURNS RESULTING IN VISION LOSS.
SKIN: HARMFUL ABSORPTION W/EFFECTS SIMILAR TO INGESTION.
INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION/HARMFUL. INGESTION:
HARMFUL, REDUCED BLOOD PRESSURE, M USCULAR WEAKNESS, COLLAPSE,
CONVULSION,CYANOSIS, & RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS.

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF LOW PRESSURE WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINS. REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES TO ENSURE THOROUGH
FLUSHING. SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
TREAT SYMPTOMA TICALLY. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY DRINK
LARGE QUANTITIES OF MILK/WATER TO DILUTE PRODUCT. DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. NEVER GIVE LIQUIDS IF UNCONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:COOL CONTAINERS W/WATER IF EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLODES WHEN HEATED TO TEMPERATURES
>1000F OR PLACED IN CONTACT W/CYANIDES, CELLULOSE, OR REDUCING
AGENTS.

Spill Release Procedures:ADD INERT ABSORBENT, SWEEP UP, & PLACE IN
METAL DRUMS FOR DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. AVOID
INHALATION OF MISTS. KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN FLAME. THIS MATERIAL IN
CONCENTRATED FORM, IS CORROSIVE TO ALUMINUM.
Other Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. PROVIDE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION.

Ventilation:ADEQUATE
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EYEWASH
FOUNTAINS, SAFETY SHOWERS
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. SUPPORTIVE CARE. THIS PRODUCT
CONTAINS SODIUM NITRITE (20%) WHICH WILL CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA BY
ALL ROUTES OF EXPOSURE. TREATMENT BASED ON JUDGMENT OF THE PH
YSICIAN IN RESPONSE TO REACTIONS OF THEPATIENT. THIS PRODUCT IS A
STRONG OXIDIZER.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:7F
Spec Gravity:1.27
pH:12.6
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN BUTYL ACETATE
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW LIQUID, ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS/COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS/ORGANIC MATERIALS/CYANIDES/REDUCING
MATERIALS/CELLULOSE
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES >1000F, OPEN FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NITROGEN OXIDES OR SODIUM OXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:PRODUCT AT NORMAL USE CONCENTRATIONS IS
ROUTINELY HANDLED IN INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATING SYSTEMS.
HOWEVER, DISCHARGE MUST MEET LOCAL/STATE/FEDERAL
DISCHARGE/HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS. WHEN DRUM I S EMPTY, RINSE
IT W/PLENTY OF WATER & DISCARD.

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