Product ID:2541 FEEDWATER TREATMENT
MSDS Date:02/24/1987
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N032262
MSDS Number: BPKHG

NALCO CHEMICAL CO

ONE NALCO CENTER
NAPERVILLE, IL 60566-1024
US

Emergency Phone: 312-920-1510

Info Phone: 312-961-9500

Preparer: JOHN J. KASPER

Cage: 89524

ONDEO NALCO COMPANY

NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-1198 US

Telephone: (630) 305-1000

Cage: 89524

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

(ORAL,RAT) 60 MG/KG.

CAS: 302-01-2

RTECS: MU7175000

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

OSHA PEL S, 1 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S, 0.1 PPM, A2; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

ACETIC ACID, NITRILOTRI-, TRISODIUM SALT, MONOHYDRATE;

CAS: 18662-53-8

RTECS: AJ1070000

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

SPECIFIED IN PERSONAL PROT EQUIP.PROD IS TOX TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PONDS, STREAMS, WATERWAYS OR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

INJECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SHOES AND LEATHER ITEMS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:CAN CAUSE MOD IRRIT. SKIN:CAN
CAUSE SEV IRRIT. INGEST:CAN BE HARMFUL. INHAL:MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO
RESP TRACT & LUNGS. HYDRAZINE MAY CAUSE DERM, SENSIT,DMG TO LIVER,
KIDNEYS, LUNGS, BLOOD FORMING ORGA NS, & NEUROLOGICAL CHANGES.
BASED ON LIFETIME FEEDING STUDIES OF 1.5% SODIUM SALT OF
NITRILOTRIACETIC (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ACID W/MICE & RATS, SIGNIFICANT INCR
IN URINARY TRACT TUMORS WERE NOTED. ORAL ADMIN OF HYDRAZINE PRDCED
LUNG & LIVER TUMORS IN MICE & RATS & MAMMARY TUMORS IN MICE.
INTRAPERITONEAL ADMIN IN MICE PRDCED LUNG TUMORS & SARCOMAS. RPTD
INHAL EXPOS TO 1PPM IN RATS RSLTD IN NASAL TUMORS, WHICH WAS DOSE
RELATED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT
IDENTIFY ANY WORSENING OF EXISTING CONDITIONS.

First Aid:EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/H2O FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE HOLDING
EYELIDS OPEN. CALL PHYS AT ONCE. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/H2O FOR AT
LEAST 15 MIN. FOR LRG SPLASH, FLOOD BODY UNDER SHOWER. CALL PHYS AT
ONCE. INGEST : DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE H2O. CALL PHYS. NOTE TO
PHYS: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE IS KNOWN. BASED ON INDIV RXNS OF
PATIENT, PHYS JUDGMENT SHOULD BE USED TO CNTRL SYMP & CLINICAL
CNDTN. CAUTN: (SUPDAT)

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS
.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EVOLVE NOX UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
CONTAINERS EXPOSED IN FIRE SHOULD BE COOLED WITH WATER TO PREVENT
VAPOR PRESSURE BUILDUP LEADING TO RUPTURE.

Spill Release Procedures:SML LIQ SPILLS: CONTAIN W/ABSORB MATL, SUCH AS
SAW DUST, CLAY, SOIL/ANY COMMERCIALLY AVAIL ABSORB. SHOVEL
RECLAIMED LIQ & ABSORB INTO RECOVERY/SALVAGE DRUMS FOR DISP. REFER
TO CERCLA. LRG LIQ SPILLS:D IKE TO PVNT FURTHER MOVEMENT & RECLAIM
(ING 4)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTAINS HYDRAZINE & NITRILOTRIACETIC
ACID SALTS:POSS CANCER HAS BASED ON TESTS W/LAB ANIMALS.
WARNING:CAUSES EYE INJ & SKIN IRRIT.DO NOT GET IN EYES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN & CLTHG. WEAR GOG/FACESHIELD
WHEN HNDLG. AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD BREATHING OF VAPORS. DO NOT TAKE
INTERNALLY. EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN RESIDUAL PRODUCT. DO NOT
REUSE CONTAINER UN LESS PROPERLY RECONDITIONED.

Respiratory Protection:IF POSS TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT LEVS OF VAPS/
MISTS, A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD/EQUIV RESP IS RECOM. FOR LRG SPILLS,
ENTRY INTO LRG TANKS, VESSELS/ENCLOSED SML SPACES W/INADEQ VENT, A
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD PRESS -DEMAND, SCBA IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:GENERAL VENT IF RECOM. ADDITIONALLY, LOCAL EXHAUST
VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED WHERE VAPORS, MISTS/AEROSOLS MAY BE
RELSD.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG/FULL LGTH FACESHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR BOOTS AND AN APRON. A FULL SLICKER SUIT
IS RECOM IF GROSS EXPOSURE IS POSS. EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & SAFETY
SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:IF CLTHG IS CONTAM, REMOVE CLTHG & THORO WASH
AFFECTED AREA. LAUNDER CONTAM CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD CONTAM
(ING 7)
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: (NEAT)13.1; (@ 1%)11.4. FIRST AID PROC: IF UNCON, HAVING TROUBLE
BRTHG/IN CONVULSNS, DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE H2O. SPILL PROC: INTO
RECOVERY/SALVAGE DRUMS/TANK TRUCK FOR DISP. REFER TO CERCLA. FOR
LRG INDOOR SPILLS, EVAC EMPLOYEES & VENT AREA. THOSE RESPONSIBLE
FOR CNTRL & RECOVERY SHOULD WEAR PROT EQUIP (ING 4)

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:210F,99C
Vapor Density:8.9
Spec Gravity:1.07 @ 77F
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT BROWN/YELLOW LIQUID, AMMONIA ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM, BRASS, NICKEL, STRONG ACIDS (EG. SULFURIC, PHOSPHORIC,
NITRIC, HYDROCHLORIC, CHROMIC, SULFONIC).
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN EVENT OF COMBUSTION CO, CO2, NOX
MAY BE FORMED.

Waste Disposal Methods:IF PROD BECOMES WASTE,IT MEETS CRITERIA OF HAZ
WASTE AS DEFINED UNDER RCRA 40 CFR 261. HAZ WASTE D002. AS HAZ LIQ
WASTE, IT MUST BE SOLIDIFIED BEFORE DISP IN LANDFILL (HAZ WASTE
TREATMENT, STOR & DISP FACILITY). CAN BE INCIN. CAN BE DEEP-WELL
(ING 6)

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