Product ID:S-279, SODIUM CITRATE
MSDS Date:04/23/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N033116
MSDS Number: BPNQN

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

CITRIC ACID, TRISODIUM SALT; (SODIUM CITRATE)

CAS: 68-04-2

RTECS: GE8300000

Fraction By Weight: 10%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: ACUTE/CHRONIC: NO DATA
AVAILABLE. SKIN: ACUTE/CHRONIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE. EYE:
ACUTE/CHRONIC: NO DATA AVAILABLE. INGEST: ACUTE: LARGE AMOUNTS MAY
CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, ATAXIA, DILA TION OF PUPILS, AND
HEADACHE. MOD TOX INTRAPERITONEALLY, HIGHLY TOXIC INTRAVENOUSLY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE
ARTF RESP. KEEP AFFECTED PERSON WARM & @ REST. GET MED ATTN. SKIN:
REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG/SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/ MILD
DETERG ENT & LG AMTS OF H2O UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS
(APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN. EYE: WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF H2O,
OCCAS LIFT LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20
(SUPP DATA

Flash Point:COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM/CO2/H2O SPRAY/FOAM. LGR FIRES: USE H2O
SPRAY, FOG/ALCOHOL FOAM. (1984 EMER RESONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P
5800.3.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE (1984
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.3).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN
EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. FOR SM SPILLS, W/
CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTR & COVER; MOVE CONTRS
FROM SPILL AREA. FOR LARGER SPILLS, WET DOWN W/H2O & DIKE FOR LATER
DISPOSAL. NO SMOKING, FLAMES/FLARES IN HAZARD AREA!
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:HIGH LEVELS-NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SUPPLIED-AIR
RESPIRATOR. NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING NOT REQUIRED. AVOID
REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP: DECOMP @ RED HEAT. FIRST AID PROC: MIN). GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, IMMED GIVE 2-4 GLASSES OF WATER, AND INDUCE
VOMITING BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. GET MEDICAL ATTENTI
ON IMMEDIATELY.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:302F,150C
Spec Gravity:1.9
pH:8 SOLN
Solubility in Water:72%@25C
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, WHITE CRYSTALS, GRANULES OR POWDER WITH A
COOL, SALINE TASTE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY BE IGNITED BY HEAT, SPARKS/FLAMES. MAY
BURN RAPIDLY W/FLARE-BURNING EFFECT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
CAUSTIC FUMES OF SODIUM & TOXIC COX.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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