Product ID:NALCLEAN 2564 RESIN CLEANER
MSDS Date:05/01/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N023972
MSDS Number: BQBKL

NALCO CHEMICAL CO

ONE NALCO CENTER
NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-1198
US

Emergency Phone: 708-920-1510

Info Phone: 708-305-1000

Preparer: RICKY A. STACKHOUSE

Cage: 89524

ONDEO NALCO COMPANY

NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-1198 US

Telephone: (630) 305-1000

Cage: 89524

PYROSULFUROUS ACID, DISODIUM SALT; (SODIUM METABISULFITE).

CAS: 7681-57-4

RTECS: UX8225000

Fraction By Weight: 20-40%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

DITHIONOUS ACID, DISODIUM SALT; (SODIUM HYDROSULFITE). LD50

CAS: 7775-14-6

RTECS: JP2100000

Fraction By Weight: 40-70%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE/SKIN: CAN CAUSE MODERATE
IRRITATION. INGEST: CAN BE HARMFUL. CAN CAUSE HYPERSENSITIVITY IN
SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS. MAY CAUSE NAUSEA OR VOMITING. INHAL: CAN
CAUSE SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INGESTION OF SODIUM SULFITE MAY
CAUSE HYPERSENSITIVITY, DIFFICULT BREATHING IN SUSCEPTIBLE
INDIVIDUALS.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL MD. SKIN:FLUSH
W/WATER FOR 15 MIN. INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE WATER. CALL MD.
INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT SYMPS. NOTE TO MD:NO SPECIFIC
ANTIDOTE IS KNO WN. BASED ON INDIVIDUAL REACTIONS OF PATIENT, MD'S
JUDGMENT SHOULD BE USED TO CONTROL SYMPS/CLINICAL CONDITIONS.
CAUTION: IF UNCON, HAVING TROUBLE BRTHG/IN CONVUL, DO NOT INDUCE
VOMIT OR GIVE WATER.

Extinguishing Media:IN CASE OF SMOLDERING, SPREAD OUT PROD BEFORE
ADDING WATER. AVOID USE OF WATER UNLESS FLOODING AMTS ARE (SUPP
DATA)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EVOLVE SO*X UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. SM
AMTS OF WATER/CONT W/HIGHLY HUMID AIR CAN CAUSE A FIRE/CREATE TEMPS
SUFFICIENT TO IGNTIE NEARBY COMBUST MATL.

Spill Release Procedures:SOLID: SWEEP OR VACUUM UP AND RECLAIM INTO
RECOVERY OR SALVAGE DRUMS FOR DISPOSAL. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
IF PRODUCT BECOMES WET AND STARTS GENERATING HEAT, DELUGE THE
MATERIAL WITH LARGE QUANTITI ES OF WATER AND FLUSH TO DRAIN.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY AREA AWAY FROM
OXIDIZING AND ACIDIC MATERIALS. EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN
RESIDUAL PROD; DO NOT REUSE UNLESS PROP RECONDITIONED.
Other Precautions:SEE ORIGINAL MSDS FOR REGULATORY INFORMATION.

Respiratory Protection:IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO GENERATE DUST, WEAR A
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED/EQUIVALENT DUST RESPIRATOR. FOR LARGE SPILLS,
ENTRY INTO LG TANKS, VESSELS OR ENCLOSED SMALL SPACES W/INADEQUATE
VENT, A PRESSURE-DEMAND, SCBA IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:USE GENERAL VENTILATION WITH LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO
MAINTAIN DUST LEVELS TO WITHIN THE TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGS & FULL LGTH FSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:BOOTS, APRONS OR A SLICKER SUIT TO AVOID
SKIN CONTACT. AN EYE WASH FOUNTIAN SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:IF CLTHG IS CONTAMD, REMOVE CLTHG & THOROUGHLY
WASH THE AFFECTED AREA. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 2.9 @ 5%. EXTING MEDIA: AVAILABLE FOR APPLICATION AND FLUSHING. USE
OF CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL AND DRY SAND IS PREFERRED.

HCC:F8
Vapor Density:75 LBS/FT3
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER; LEMON ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AND ACIDIC MATERIALS, MOISTURE, TEMPERATURES ABOVE 120F.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURES ABOVE 120F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN THE EVENT OF COMBUSTION SO*X MAY BE
FORMED. DO NOT BREATHE SMOKE OR FUMES. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.

Waste Disposal Methods:MEETS THE CRITERIA OF A HAZ WASTE AS DEFINED
UNDER THE (RCRA) 40 CFR 261. HAZ WASTE D003. AS A HAZ SOLID WASTE,
IT MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN A HAZ WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE & DISPOSAL
FACILITY I/A/W LOCAL , STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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