Product ID:SODIUM CARBONATE
MSDS Date:03/22/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-233-1715
MSDS Number: BPTXB

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523

Info Phone: 201-796-7100/800-429-9300

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

SODIUM CARBONATE

CAS: 497-19-8

RTECS: VZ4050000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:800MG/M3 MSE;1700MG/M3 INHL PU SEE FILE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE
IRRITATE/ COUGH/SHORN BREATH/GASTROINTESTINAL CHANGES. SKIN:
IRRITATE/RED/ERYTHEMA/ BLISTER/NECROSIS. EYE: IRRITATE/RED
PAIN/BLURRED VISION. INGEST: CORROSION OF MUCOSA/ SORE
THROAT/PAIN/GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURB/NAUSEA/VOMIT/ABDOMINAL
PAIN/DIARRHEA/CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE. CHRONIC: INHALE;
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN/EYE/INHALE; IRRITATE/TOXIC. INGEST:
CORROSIVE. NASAL SEPTUM PERFORATION. SKIN: DERMATITIS/"SODA ULCERS"
OF HANDS AND WRISTS.

First Aid:INHALE: MOVE-FRESH AIR IMMED. ARTIF RSPRTN IF NEEDED.
WARM/QUIET/AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED AID
IMMED. SKIN: IMMED REMOVE CONTAM CLOTHES/SHOES. WASH W/SOAP/MILD
DETERG/WATER 15 MIN. GET MED AID IMMED. EYE: IMMED WASH
W/WATER/LIFT LIDS 15 MIN-IRRITATE W/NORMAL SALINE TIL PH NORMAL.
COVER W/STERILE BANDAGES. GET MED AID IMMED. INGEST: GIVE
WATER/MILK/ALLOW VOMIT. AVOID

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY,
STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA
IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR DUSTS, KEEP UPWIND.
GLYCEROL, INSOL: ALCOHOL/ACETONE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.
OR GRANULES WITH AN ALKALINE TASTE.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP/PLACE FIBERBOARD CONTAINERS-
RECLAMATION/LATER DISPOSAL. GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMETICS. ESOPHAGOSCOPY
ONLY WAY TO EXCLUDE CORROSION OF UPPER GI TRACT. MAINTAIN
AIRWAY/TREAT SHOCK/IF VOMITING OCCURS KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS-PREVENT
%
Neutralizing Agent:N/K %ASPIRATION. GET MED AID IMMED.

Other Precautions:PHOSPHOROUS PENTOXIDE: HIGHLY EXOTHERMIC REACTION.
HOT SODIUM SULFIDE: EXPLOSIVE REACTION-CONTACT W/WATER. SULFURIC
ACID: VIOLENT ERUPTION. 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE: REDUCED EXPLOSIVE
TEMPERATURE. ZINC: CORROSIVE.

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR USED BASED ON CONTAMINATION
LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT eXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF
RESPIRATOR/ JOINTLY APPROVED BY NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH/ THE MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST RESIST SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS)
CLOTHING/ EQUIPMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN/QUICK DRENCH SHOWER WITHIN
THE IMMEDIATE WORK AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NK

HCC:N1
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
CRYSTALLINE POWDER, SMALL CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
SILVER NITRATE: EXPLOSIVE REACTION UPON HEATING. AN AROMATIC AMINE/A
CHLORONITRO COMPOUND: EXOTHERMIC REACTION.
Stability Condition to Avoid:REACTS W/WATER W/EVOLUTION OF HEAT. STRONG
ACIDS: MAY REACT VIOLENTLY. HOT ALUMINUM: EXPLOSIVE REACTION.
AMMONIA /
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC SODIUM OXIDE AND TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:2,4-DINITROTOLUENE: INCREASES
EXPLOSIVENESS. FLUORINE: VIOLENT IGNITION. BURNING LITHIUM:
RELEASES REACTIVE SODIUM

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS
WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

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