Product ID:NALCO 2536 CORROSION INHIBITOR
MSDS Date:07/10/1991
FSC:6630
NIIN:01-131-0330
MSDS Number: BPMKL

NALCO CHEMICAL COMANY

1 NALCO CTR
NAPERVILLE, IL 60566-1024
US

Emergency Phone: 708-920-1510

Info Phone: 708-305-1000

Preparer: RICKY A. STACKHOUSE

Cage: 89524

ONDEO NALCO COMPANY

NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-1198 US

Telephone: (630) 305-1000

Cage: 89524

NITROUS ACID, SODIUM SALT; (SODIUM NITRITE) (SARA III)

CAS: 7632-00-0

RTECS: RA1225000

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

BORIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT; (SODIUM TETRABORATE, ANHYDROUS)

CAS: 1330-43-4

RTECS: VZ2240000

Fraction By Weight: 5-10%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

EFTS ARE NON-TRANSMISSIBLE. TUMORIGENIC DATA IS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OR SALVAGE DRUMS OR TANK TRUCK FOR DISP.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SOLIDIFIED W/STABILIZING AGENTS (SUCH AS SAND,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TO AN INDUSTRIAL WASTE LANDFILL. A NON-HAZ LIQ WASTE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

W/INADEQ VENT, A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PRESS DEMAND

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT):3703 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:N-NITROSAMINES, MANY ARE CANCER
CAUSING AGENTS TO LAB ANIMALS, MAY BE FORMED WHEN CERTAIN AMINES
ARE MIXED WITH NITROUS ACID, ORGANIC OR INORGANIC NITRITES OR
ATMOSPHERES WITH HIGH NITROUS OXIDE CONCE NTRATIONS. ACUTE:EYES:CAN
CAUSE MILD, SHORT-LASTING IRRIT. SKIN:CAN CAUSE MILD, SHORT-LASTING
IRRIT. (EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CAN CAUSE ALLERGIC CONTACT DERM IN
SUSCEPTIBLE INDIV. INGEST:CAN CAUSE KIDNEY DMG. CAN BE
HARMFUL/FATAL. CHRONIC:SODIUM NITRITE CAUSES FORMATION OF
METHEMOGLOBINEMIA LEADING TO CYANOSIS & POS S DEATH IF INGEST. RPTD
INGEST OF SMALLAMTS CAUSES BLOOD PRESS TO DROP, RAPID PULSE, HDCH &
VISUAL (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SODIUM NITRITE. PREGNANT WOMEN ARE
PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO METHEMOGLOBINEMIA.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN:FLUSH
W/WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. INGEST:INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE WATER. CALL
MD. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT SYMPTOMS. CALL MD. NOTE TO
MD:BASED ON INDI VIDUAL REACTION OF PATIENT, MD JUDGEMENT SHOULD BE
USED TO CONTROL SYMPTOMS & CLINICAL CONDITIONS. CAUTION:IF
UNCONSCIOUS, HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING OR IN CONVULSIONS, DO NOT
INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE WATER.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EVOLVE NO*X UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL LIQ SPILLS:CONTAIN W/ABSORB MATL, SUCH
AS CLAY, SOIL/ANY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ABSORB. SHOVEL RECLAIMED
LIQ & ABSORB INTO RECOVERY/SALVAGE DRUMS/TANK FOR DISP. LRG
SPILLS:DIKE TO PREVENT FURTHE R MOVEMENT & RECLAIM INTO RECOVERY
(ING6)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN RESIDUAL
PRODUCT. DO NOT REUSE CONTAINER UNLESS PROPERLY RECONDITIONED.
Other Precautions:MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO
SKIN AND EYES. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, AND PROLONGED OR REPEATED
CONTACT WITH SKIN. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY.

Respiratory Protection:RESP PROT IS NOT NORMALLY NEEDED SINCE THE
VOLATILITY & TOX ARE LOW. IF SIGNIFICANT VAP, MISTS/AEROSOLS ARE
GENERATED, WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP/EQUIVALENT. FOR LRG SPILLS,
ENTRY INTO LRG TANKS, VES SELS/ENCLOSED SMALL SPACES (ING 10)
Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND
SAFETY SHOWER IS RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND THOROUGHLY
WASH AFFECTED AREA. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:11.5-12.0 (NEAT). MATL TO AVOID:HEAT, SPLATTERING/BOILING & RELEASE
OF TOX FUMES. EFTS OF OVEREXPOS:DISTURBANCES. CAN CAUSE NERVOUS SYS
EFTS E.G. HDCH, TREMORS, DROWS & CONVULSIONS. CHRONMIC TOX RE
SULTS:EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL STUDIES W/SODIUM NITRITE HAVE SHOWN REPRO
EFTS IN OFFSPRING OF TREATED PARENTS. THESE (ING 5)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:200F,93C
Spec Gravity:1.12-1.14 @ 60F
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY
Appearance and Odor:PURPLE TO BLUE LIQUID WITH SLIGHTLY SWEET ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONT W/STRONG ACIDS (E.G.SULFURIC, PHOSPHORIC, NITRIC,
HYDROCHLORIC, CHROMIC/SULFONIC) WHICH CAN GENERATE (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN EVENT OF COMBUSTION CO, CO*2, CO*X,
SO*X MAY BE FORMED. DO NOT BREATHE SMOKE OR FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:IF PROD BECOMES A WASTE, IT DOES NOT MEET
CRITERIA OF A HAZ WASTE AS DEFINED UNDER RCRA 40 CFR 261, SINCE IT
DOES NOT HAVE CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBPART C (I.E. D001-D017) NOR IS
IT LISTED IN SUBPART D. AS A NON HAZ LIQ WASTE, IT SHOULD BE (ING
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