Product ID:COMPRESSED PELLETS--SALT 50 LB BAG
MSDS Date:11/26/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-026-0951
MSDS Number: BQWFQ

Emergency Phone: 612-475-6581

Info Phone: 612-475-6581

Cage: MO608

Telephone: 612-475-6581

Cage: MO608

NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION
OF NOSE AND THROAT. SKIN: DUST MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION.
INGESTION: INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS (>0.1 LB) MAY CAUSE
GASTROINTESTINAL UPSET. NO APPLICABLE INFORMAT ION FOUND FOR
CHRONIC SYSTEMIC EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN OR MUTAGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: SLIGHT IRRITATION OF THE NOSE;
SNEEZING. SKIN CONTACT: IRRITATION; INFLAMMATION. INGESTION:
NAUSEA; VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:IN SOME CASES OF CONFIRMED
HYPERTENSION, INGESTION MAY RESULT IN ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE.
(THIS APPLIES ONLY TO SALT-SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS)

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR AT ONCE. IF BREATHING STOPS,
APPLY ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: REMOVE CLOTHING
FROM AFFECTED AREA. WASH SKIN THOROUGHLY. RINSE CAREFULLY. FOR EYE
CONTACT, FLUSH WITH WATER IMMEDIATELY, LIFTING EYELIDS
OCCASIONALLY. INGESTION: LESS THAN A FEW GRAMS WOULD NOT BE
HARMFUL. FOR LARGER QUANTITIES, DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS OF MILK OR
WATER.

Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. THIS PRODUCT IN NONFLAMMABLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF
WATER SUPPLY OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. VACUUM OR SWEEP INTO
CONTAINERS FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID HUMID OR WET CONDITIONS AS
PRODUCT WILL CAKE AND BECOME HARD.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR PARTICULATES.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: VENT TO KEEP BELOW TLV/PEL. MECHANICAL
(GENERAL): DUST COLLECTION EQUIPMENT MAY BE EMPLOYED.
Protective Gloves:NORMAL WORK GLOVES ARE ADEQUATE.
Eye Protection:EYEGLASSES OR GOGGLES WORN IN DUSTY AREA
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MAY BE WORN IN DUST
AREAS, BUT IS GENERALLY NOT REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WARM WATER SHOWERING AND HANDWASHING IS
SUGGESTED AFTER WORKING IN EXTREMELY DUSTY AREAS.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2669F,1465C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1474F,801C
Vapor Pres:2.4 @747C
Spec Gravity:2.16
Solubility in Water:26.4 (G/CC,%)
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID WITH SLIGHT HALOGEN ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BECOMES CORROSIVE TO METALS WHEN WET.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY EVOLVE CHLORINE GAS WHEN IN
CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS.

Waste Disposal Methods:FOR DISPOSAL OF THIS MATERIAL AS A WASTE, ACT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL WASTE
MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS.

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