Product ID:SODIUM PEROXIDE
MSDS Date:08/30/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-241-1159
MSDS Number: BTSDX

Emergency Phone: 314-539-1600

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 37940

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

SODIUM PEROXIDE

CAS: 1313-60-6

RTECS: WD3450000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) WAS NOT FOUND
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALED:MAY BE CORROSIVE TO
RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTED:CORROSIVE. MAY CAUSE BURNS IN MOUTH,
ESOPHAGAS AND G/I TRACT. SKIN:CORROSIVE EYE:CORROSIVE CHRONIC:NO
INFORMATION FOUND.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS CHEMICAL IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE
CARCINOGENIC BY NTP, IARC OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALED:SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE SORE THROAT,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, LABORED BREATHING, COUGHING.
INGESTED:VOMITING, DIARRHEA, GASTRITIS MAY OCCUR. SKIN:MAY CAUSE
REDNESS, PAIN, SERIOUS SKIN BURNS. EYE:MA Y CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN,
BLURRED VISION AND DAMAGE FROM CORROSIVE EFFECTS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION WHERE ANY SYMPTOMS OCCUR.
EYE:FLUSH W/WATER 15 MIN, HOLD LIDS OPEN. SKIN:WIPE OFF THEN WASH
WITH SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND LAUNDER BEFORE
REUSE. IN HALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. AID/RESTORE BREATHING IF
NECESSARY. INGESTED:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE QUANTITYS OF
MILK OR WATER & GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE. NOTHING BY MOUTH IF
UNCONSCIOUS.

Flash Point:STRONG OXIDIZER
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL **DO NOT USE CARBON DIOXIDE**
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA
W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND MODE & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE, ORGANIC OR
OXIDIZABLE SUBSTANCES MAY CAUSE EXTREMELY VIOLENT REACTION. MAY
REACT EXPLOSIVELY IN CONTACT WITH LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. DO NOT SAVE FOR
RECLAIMATION. COVER WITH 2 TIMES AMOUNT OF 90%SAND/10%SODA ASH. MIX
THOROUGHLY. TRANSFER TO A CLOSED METAL CONTAINER. ALTERNATE:SLOWLY
& W/STIRRING, USING PL ASTIC SCOOP, ADD MIXTURE TO AN EXCESS OF
WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:90%SAND / 10% SODA ASH FOR ALTERNATE
PROCEDURE:SULFURIC ACID. (CAUTION!)

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY COSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENBTILATED AREA. PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
SEPARATE FROM COMBUSTIBLE OR EASILY OXIDIZED MATERIAL
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYS,ON SKIN OR CLOTHING. AVOID
BREATHING DUST. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
KEEP FROM CONTACT W/CLOTHING OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLES. WASH THOROUGHLY
AFTER HANDLING. PROM PTLY REMOVE & WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING

Respiratory Protection:(NIOSH APPROVED) FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE
EXPOSURE TO DUST IS APPARENT, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN.
FOR EMERGENCIES, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE
NECESSARY.
Ventilation:A LOCAL EXHAUST WHICH CAPTURES THE CONTAMINANT AT ITS
SOURCE IS RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT ITS DISPERSION INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEM SAFETY GOGGLES / FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING INCLUDING BOOTS, GLOVES,
LAB COAT,APRON, OR COVERALLS TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT. NO CONTACT
LENSES.
Work Hygienic Practices:MFR: ? HMIS:USE STRICT CHEMICAL HYGIENE
PRACTICE. AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING
OR DRINKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS RECEIVED FROM NAVY (FOCAL POINT N). NSN IDENTIFIED BY THEM.

HCC:D1
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1215F,657C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:860F,460C
Spec Gravity:2.81
Solubility in Water:REACTS VIOLENTLY
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO PALE YELLOW GRANULES

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER REACTIVE. MFR ALSO LIST NUMEROUS EASILY OXIDIZABLE SUBSTANCES
SUCH AS ORGAINC COMPOUNDS, REACTIVE METALS, ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS OXYGEN WHEN HEATED TO
DECOMPOSITION WHICH MAY INCREAS A FIRE HAZARD.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:THIS SUBSTANCE DOES NOT POLYMERIZE.

Waste Disposal Methods:SEND TO RCRA-APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.
FOR ALTERNATE PROCEDURE:NEUTRALIZE W/SULFURIC ACID, DECANT SOLUTION
TO DRAIN W/EXCESS WATER. SEND SOLIDS TO WASTE FACILITY.

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