Product ID:019963, SODIUM NITRATE RW
MSDS Date:05/18/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-312-7406
MSDS Number: BPKRB

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SODIUM NITRATE

CAS: 7631-99-4

RTECS: WC5600000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SODIUM NITRATE MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF
EYES, SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS MAY
CAUSE METHEMOGLOBIN FORMATION, HEADACHES, NAUSEA, VOMITING AND
ADOMINAL DISTRESS. REPEATED INGEST ION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF THIS
MATERIAL MAY CAUSE CYANOSIS, CONVULSIONS, PARALYSIS OR COMA. DEADLY
DOSE-15 G.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND FOR THIS
MIXTURE.

First Aid:EYE:IMMED WASH W/RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET IMMED
MD ATTN. SKIN:WASH AFFECTED AREA W/WATER. REMOVE & LAUNDER CONTAM
CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. IF IRRIT DEVELOPS CONSULT PHYSICIAN. INGEST:IF
SWALL OWED, DILUTE WITH WATER AND IMMEDIATELYINDUCE VOMITING IF THE
VICTIM IS UNCONSCIOUS OR HAVING CONVULSION. GET IMMEDIATE, MD
ATTNT. INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR. AID IN BRTHG, IF NEC, & GET IMMED
MD ATTN.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG EXTINGUISHING MEDIUM. USE FLOODING
AMOUNTS OF WATER IN EARLY STAGES OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . OXIDIZING MATERIAL. INCREASES THE
FLAMMABILITY OF ANY COMBUSTIBLE SUBSTANCE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:A STRONG OXIDIZING AGENT IN CONTACT WITH
ORGANIC MATTER. WILL IGNITE BY FRICTION OR HEAT.

Spill Release Procedures:SPILL SHOULD BE CONTAINED AND PLACED IN
SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL IN A RCRA LICENSED FACILITY. THIS
MATERIAL IS RCRA HAZARDOUS DUE TO ITS PROPERTIES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ALL LABELED PREC MUST BE OBSERVED WHEN
HNDLG STOR & TRANSPORTING EMPTY CNTNRS DUE TO PROD RESIDUES. DO NOT
REUSE CNTNR UNLESS IT IS (SUPP DATA)
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR AS
NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO CONTROL TO RECOMMENDED P.E.L.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:COVERALLS, APRON, BOOTS AS NECESSARY TO
PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:CLEAN CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN DAILY. SHOWER
AFTER HANDLING THIS PRODUCT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:8.5 (100 G/L WATER). WASTE DISP METHOD:UNAUTHORIZED REUSE. OTHER
CONTAINERS MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN A RCRA LICENSED FACILITY. DISPOSE
OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS (FP
N). HNDLG/STOR PREC:PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED AND RECONDITIONED.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:594F,312C
Spec Gravity:2.257
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:874 G/L @ 20 C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR, POWDER, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SULFITES LIKE NAHSO*3, K*2S*2O*5, NA*2S*2O*5, NA*2SO*3, K*2SO*3.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NITROUS GASES (NO*X)

Waste Disposal Methods:INCIN/BURY AS SOLID ONLY IN RCRA LICENSED
FACILITY. DO NOT DISCHARGE INTO WATERWAYS/SEWER SYS W/OUT PROPER
AUTHORITY. EMPTY CNTNRS W/LESS THAN 1 INCH OF RESIDUE MAY BE
LANDFILLED AT LICENSED FACILITY. REC CRUSHING/OTHER MEANS TO PREV
(SUPPDATA)

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