Product ID:SODIUM CARBONATE
MSDS Date:02/17/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-6593
MSDS Number: BPTXY

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

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

SODIUM CARBONATE

CAS: 497-19-8

RTECS: VZ4050000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 4090 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALE-DUST OR VAPORS MAY CAUSE
MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION. SKIN-MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. EYE-MAY
CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION. INGESTION-MAY CAUSE CORROSION OF THE
GASTRIC MUCOSA. CHRONIC: INHALE-MAY CAUSE PERFORATION OF THE NASAL
SEPTUM. SKIN-MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS & POSSIBLE SODA ULCERS OF THE
HANDS & WRISTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:INGEST-COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND
GASTROINTESTINAL CHANGES. SKIN-MAY CAUSE REDNESS. EYE-REDNESS, PAIN
& BLURRED VISION. INGESTION-SORE THROAT, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL APIN
AND DIARRHEA. DEATH IS GE NERALLY DUE TO CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALE-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING HAS
STOPPED, PERFORM CPR. KEEP WARM & AT REST. SKIN-REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHES. WASH EFFECTED AREA WITH SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER. EYE-WASH EYES IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER. IN CASE OF BURNS, APPLY STERILE BANDAGES LOOSELY.
INGESTION-IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. SEE DOCTOR.

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
STANDARD FOAM. FOR LARGE FIRES USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STANDARD
FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE ARE
IF POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR DUST.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY
AND SUPPORTIVELY.

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
ON THE CONCENTRATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE, MUST NOT
EXCEED THE WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR AND JOINTLY APPROVED BY
NIOSH AND MSHA.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE
(IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT. EYE WASH AND SAFETY SHOWER IN
WORK PLACE.
Work Hygienic Practices:CLOTHING SHOULD BE WASHED AFTER EACH USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SODIUM CARBONATE IS TOXIC AND A SEVERE EYE, SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANE
IRRITANT.

HCC:B3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1564F,851C
pH:UNK
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS TO WHITE, HYGROSSSCOPIC
CRYSTALLINE POWDER, ALKALINE TASTE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH STRONG ACIDS, PHOSPHORIC PENTOXIDES, ALUMINUM,
LITHIUM, ZINC, HOT SODIUM SULFIDE AND FLUORINE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:REACTS WITH WATER WITH THE EVOLUTION OF
HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC SODIUM OXIDE & TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

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