Product ID:OXOGON-C, BW36000
MSDS Date:03/13/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N034476
MSDS Number: BRDNH

Emergency Phone: 617-926-3400;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 617-926-3400

Cage: 1HA92

Telephone: 617-926-3400

Cage: 1HA92

SODIUM SULFITE

CAS: 7757-83-7

RTECS: WE2150000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (MFR)

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:INHAL OF PROD/DUST MAY IRRIT
RESP TRACT. INGEST:MAY IRRIT GI TRACT. ESTIMATED TO BE MOD TOX. MAY
CAUSE SEV ALLERGIC RXNS IN SOME ASTHMATICS. LG DOSES MAY CAUSE
VIOLENT COLIC & DIARR, CIRCULATORY DISTURBS, NERV SYS DEPRESS &
EVEN DEATH. SKIN/EYE:PRLNG CONT MAY CAUSE IRRIT. DUST/MIST MAY
IRRIT/BURN EYES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE MODERATE SKIN & EYE IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INGESTION MAY CAUSE SEVERE ALLERGIC
REACTIONS IN SOME ASTHMATICS.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, GET MED ATTN.
EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. HOLD
EYELIDS OPEN TO ENSURE COMPLETE RINSING OF EYE. CALL MD. SKIN:IMMED
FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL MD.
INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS, IMMED GIVE 2-4 GLASSES OF WATER/MILK, & INDUCE
VOMIT. GET IMMED MED ATTN. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .

Spill Release Procedures:DISSOLVE IN WATER, USING CAUTION AS SOLN CAN
GET HOT. NEUT W/ACID & FLUSH TO SEWER W/PLENTY OF WATER IF
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE DISPOSAL REGS. GOOD VENT IS REQD DURING
NEUT DUE TO RELEASE OF GASES. OX IDATION TO SODIUM SULFATE MAY BE
REQD.
Neutralizing Agent:ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP AWAY
FROM ACIDS & OXIDIZERS.
Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES,
SKIN & CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST/MIST. USE W/ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. ADD WATER CAUTIOUSLY WHEN DISSOLVING, SOLUTIONS CAN
GET HOT & SPATTER.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IF DUSTY OR MISTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE-WASH NEARBY.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:9.8 (1% SOLUTION).

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1652F,900C
Spec Gravity:2.63
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:NOT RELEVANT
Appearance and Odor:SOLID WHITE CRYSTALS OR POWDER; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT W/STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS & ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS(TOX & CORR); SODIUM
SULFIDE RESIDUE(FLAMM, DANGEROUS FIRE RISK, STRONG SKIN IRRIT,
INCOMPAT W/ACIDS).

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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