Product ID:BAQUA CARE TOTAL ALKALINITY INCREASER-4
MSDS Date:09/19/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N033742
MSDS Number: BPXHQ

Emergency Phone: 800-327-8633

Info Phone: 302-886-3000

Cage: 70657

Cage: 70657

SODIUM BICARBONATE

CAS: 144-55-8

RTECS: VZ0950000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SUPP DATA
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HLTH HAZ ASSESSMENT IF BASED ON AN
EVALUATION OF CHEM COMPOSITION TOGETHER WITH INFO FROM SEARCH OF
SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE & OTHER COMMERCIAL SOURCES. INGEST: RELATIVE
TO OTHER MATERIALS, A SINGLE DOSE OF PRODUCT IS SLIGHTLY
TOXIC.EYES/SKINCONT: NO IRRIT LIKELY TO DEVELOP FOLLOWING CONT.
(EFECTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SKIN ABSORPTION: PRODUCT WILL
PROBABLY NOT BE ABSORBED THRU SKIN. INHAL: NO TOXIC EFFECTS ARE
KNOWN TO BE ASSOCIATED W/INHALATION OF VAPORS FROM MATERIAL. NO
OTHER ADVERSE CLINICAL EFTS HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURES TO
THISMATERIAL.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN:WASH MATL OFF SKIN W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. IF REDNESS,
ITCHING/BURNING SENSATION DEVELOPS, GET MED ATTN. EYES:IMMED FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER. AFTER INITIAL FLUSHING, REMOVE CONT LENSES &
CONTINU E FLUSHING FOR @ LST 15 MIN. IF REDNESS, ITCHING/BURNING
SENSATION DEVELOPS, HAVE EXAMINED & TREATED BY MED PERSONNEL.
INGET: GIVE 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK. IF GI SYMPS DEVELOP,
(SUPP DATA)

Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE KNOWN.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND RECOVER OR MIX MATERIAL WITH A
MOIST ABSORBENT AND SHOVEL INTO CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER. WASH
RESIDUE FROM SPILL AREA WITH WATER AND FLUSH TO SEWER SERVICED BY
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILI TY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NORMAL CHEMICAL HANDLING AND STORAGE.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:IF NEEDED, USE MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
FOR DUSTS, MISTS AND FUMES WHOSE TLV IS GREATER THAN 0.05 MG/M3.
Ventilation:IF NEEDED, USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH STATION IN WORK AREA, APRON.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: CONSULT MEDICAL PERSONNEL. (NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS OR CONVULSING PERSON). INHAL: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. IF COUGH OR OTHER RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, CONSULT
ME DICAL PERSONNEL. LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 5.8-6.3 G/KG (50% IN H*2O).

Solubility in Water:9.2%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE ODORLESS POWDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION: SODIUM
CARBONATE, CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCARDED PRODUCT IS NOT A HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER
RCRA, 40 CFR 261. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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