Product ID:S-262 SODIUM CARBONATE MONOHYDRATE
MSDS Date:12/28/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F025820
MSDS Number: BPSVW

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

SODIUM CARBONATE, MONOHYDRATE *94-3*

CAS: 5968-11-6

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 4090 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:INHALATION: TOXIC/MUCOUS MEMBRANE
IRRITATION/PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM. SKIN:
IRRITATION/NECROSIS/TISSUE DESTRUCTION AT ABRADED
SITES/DERMATITIS/SODA ULCERS/SENSITIVITY REACTIONS. EYES: SEVERE
IRRIT ATION/NECROSIS/CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGESTION: CORROSIVE/CORROSION
OF GASTRIC MUCOSA/DEATH/ESTIMATED LETHAL DOSE 30 GRAMS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, GI
CHANGES, REDNESS, ERYTHEMA, BLISTERING, PAIN, BLURRED VISION, SORE
THROAT, NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, DIARRHEA.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP WARM & AT REST. GIVE
CPR IF NEEDED. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. CONTINUE IRRIGATING W/NORMAL SALINE FOR
30-60 MINS & COVER W/STERILE BANDAGES. INGESTION: DILUTE BY GIVING
WATER/MILK IMMEDIATELY & ALLOW VOMITING TO OCCUR. (SEE SUPP)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL/CO2/WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. FOR
LARGE FIRES USE WATER SPRAY/FOG/REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA. AVOID BREATHING
VAPORS/DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND. WEAR SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
PRESSURE DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT/FLAME. REACTS W/WATER W/EVOLUTION OF HEAT.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE FIBERBOARD
CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION/LATER DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/EYES & SKIN.

Respiratory Protection:APPROVED NIOSH/MSHA TYPE C SUPPLIED AIR
RESPIRATOR/SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE
DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE, FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPERATED
IN CONTINUOUS FLOW MODE, AUXILIARY SCB A IN PRESSURE
DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/PROCESS ENCLOSURE SYSTEM
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK DRENCH SHOWER,
IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEARANCE CONT'D: EFFLORESCES IN DRY AIR >122F. PH: 11.6 @ 1% AQUEOUS
SOLUTION. INCOMPATIBILITY CONT'D: BURNING LITHIUM/PHOSPHORUS
PENTOXIDE/HOT SODIUM SULFIDE/SULFURIC
ACID/2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE/ZIN C. HEATLTH HAZARDS CONT'D: AVOID
GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMETICS. PERFORM ESOPHAGOSCOPY W/IN 24 HRS.
ASPIRATION HAZARD.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:212F
Spec Gravity:2.25
pH:(SUPP)
Solubility in Water:33%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS-WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER/GRANULES W/NO
ODOR & ALKALINE TASTE (SUPP)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS/HOT ALUMINUM/AMMONIA/SILVER NITRATE/AROMATIC
AMINE/CHLORONITRO COMPOUND/2,4-DINITROTOLUENE/FLUORINE (SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAME, WATER
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACRID SMOKE & IRRITATING FUMES

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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