Product ID:NALCO 2817 CHLORINE STABILIZER
MSDS Date:02/13/1989
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F025195
MSDS Number: BNZJP

NALCO CHEMICAL CO

ONE NALCO CENTER
NAPERVILLE, IL 60566-1024
US

Emergency Phone: 708-305-1000

Info Phone: 708-305-1000

Preparer: JOHN J. KASPER

Cage: 89524

ONDEO NALCO COMPANY

NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-1198 US

Telephone: (630) 305-1000

Cage: 89524

SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CAUSTIC SODA, LYE

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 0.1-1%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

SULFAMATE

CARBOXYLATE

POLYGLYCOLS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES/SKIN: IRRITATION.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. FOR
A LARGE SPLASH, FLOOD BODY UNDER A SHOWER. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. DRINK WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
PHYSICIAN NOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE IS KNOWN. BASED ON INDIVIDUAL
REACTIONS OF PATIENT, PHYSICIAN'S JUDGMENT SHOULD BE USED TO
CONTROL SYMPTOMS/CLINICAL CONDITION. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
IF UNCONSCIOUS.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER TO COOL CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
THIS PRODUCT WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO BURN UNLESS ALL THE WATER IS
BOILED AWAY. THE REMAINING ORGANICS MAY IGNITE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLODES WHEN NEAR HEAT.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL: CONTAIN W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL. SHOVEL
RECLAIMED LIQUID & ABSORBENT INTO RECOVERY/SALVAGE DRUMS FOR
DISPOSAL. LARGE: DIKE TO PREVENT FURTHER MOVEMENT/RECLAIM INTO
RECOVERY/SALVAGE DRUMS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING &
BREATHING OF VAPORS. VENTILATE AREA. DON'T TAKE INTERNALLY. KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN RESIDUAL PRODUCT. DON'T
REUSE CONTAINER UNLESS PROPERLY RECONDITIONED.

Respiratory Protection:FOR LARGE SPILLS, ENTRY INTO LARGE TANKS,
VESSELS OR ENCLOSED SMALL SPACES W/INADEQUATE VENTILATION, A
PRESSURE DEMAND, SCBA IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:GENERAL: RECOMMENED.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES W/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:APRON, FULL SLICKER SUIT, EYE WASH FOUNTAIN
& SAFETY SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:17F
Spec Gravity:1.2
pH:13
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR GOLD LIQUID W/NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STONG OXIDIZERS SUCH AS CHLORINE, PEROXIDES, CHROMATES, NITRIC ACID,
PERCHLORATES, CONCENTRATED OXYGEN/PERMANGANATES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES, CO & CO2

Waste Disposal Methods:IF THIS PRODUCT BECOMES A WASTE, IT MEETS THE
CRITERIA UNDER HAZARDOUS WASTE D002. AS A HAZARDOUS LIQUID WASTE,
SOLIDFY BEFORE DISPOSAL. INCINERATE/LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE
W/APPLICABLE REGS.

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