Product ID:S-264 SODIUM CARBONATE CRYSTAL
MSDS Date:10/05/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F025822
MSDS Number: BPSVY

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

SODIUM CARBONATE (SODA ASH, TRONA, CARBONIC ACID, CRYSTOL

CAS: 497-19-8

RTECS: VZ4050000

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/COUGH/BREATH SHORTNESS/GASTROINTESTINAL CHANGE. SKIN:
IRRITATION/RED/ERYTHEMA/BLISTER/NECROSIS. EYE:
IRRITATION/RED/PAIN/BLURRY VISION/TEMPORARY CORNEAL EP ITHELIUM
DAMAGE/NECROSIS. INGESTION: GASTRIC MUCOSA CORROSION/SORE
THROAT/NAUSEA/VOMIT/ABDOMINAL PAIN/TOXIC/DIARRHEA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: PERFORATION OF THE NASAL SEPTUM.
SKIN: DERMATITIS & POSSIBLE SODA ULCERS OF THE HANDS & WRISTS,
SENSITIVITY. EYES: IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN, BLURRED VISION,
TEMPORARY DAMAGE OF CORNEAL EP ITHELIUM, NECROSIS. INGESTION: DEATH
ISGENERALLY DUE TO CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE. LETHAL HUMAN DOSE: 30
GRAMS.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR. KEEP WARM/QUIET.
SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT/WATER FOR 15-20 MIN. EYE: FLUSH
W/WATER FOR 15-20 MIN. USE NORMAL SALINE FOR 30-60 MIN. COVER
W/STERILE BAN DAGE. INGESTION: DILUTE W/WATER/MILK. AVOID GASTRIC
LAVAGE/EMETIC. USE ESOPHAGOSCOPY TO AVOID CORROSION. TREAT SHOCK.
KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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 IF POSSIBLE.
AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

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

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

Respiratory Protection:DUST/MIST/AIR-PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE/POWERED
AIR-PURIFYING/TYPE C SUPPLIED-AIR/SCBA W/HIGH EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE FILTER/TIGHT-FITTING FACEPIECE & HIGH EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE FILTER/HELMET/HOOD OPER ATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION 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
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1564F/851C
Spec Gravity:2.536
pH:11.5
Solubility in Water:7.1%
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS/COLORLESS TO WHITE/HYGROSCOPIC SMALL
CRYSTALLINE POWDER/GRANULES

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, ACIDS, METALS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC SODIUM OXIDE & TOXIC CO & CO2

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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