Product ID:SODIUM ACETATE ANHYDROUS
MSDS Date:06/05/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F036279
MSDS Number: BTVPY

Emergency Phone: 615-292-1180/212-789-3535

Info Phone: 212-967-1100/800-445-MSDS

Preparer: JOHN S BRANSFORD

Cage: DO501

Telephone: 212-789-3535

Cage: 0G9K0

SODIUM ACETATE, ANHYDROUS

CAS: 126-96-5

RTECS: AJ4375000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 3530 MG/KG (SEE SUPP)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SODIUM ACETATE MAY BE IRRITATING TO
THE EYES, SKIN & MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INHALATION OF DUSTS MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION W/COUGHING & SHORTNESS OF BREATH. INGESTION MAY CAUSE
ABDOMINAL PAIN & VOMITING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SODIUM ACETATE MAY BE IRRITATING TO THE EYES,
SKIN & MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INHALATION OF DUSTS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION
W/COUGHING & SHORTNESS OF BREATH. INGESTION MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL
PAIN & VOMITING.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
PERFORM CPR. KEEP WARM & AT REST. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT
& PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. EYES: WASH W/PLENTY OF
WATER/NORMAL SAL INE FOR 15-20 MINS. INGESTION: IF VOMITING
OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTETNION IN ALL CASES. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY.

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, HALON, WATER SPRAY/STANDARD
FOAM. LARGE: WATER SPRAY, FOG/STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE. DON'T SCATTER
MATERIAL W/HIGH PRESSURE WATER STREAMS. DIKE FIRE CONTROL WATER.
USE SCBA. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT/FLAME. AUTO-IGNITION TEMP. 1125F

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION/LATER DISPOSAL. DON'T FLUSH MATERIAL
INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.

Respiratory Protection:DUST & MIST RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE.
AIR-PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR W/HIGH EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE FILTER. POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR W/TIGHT
FITTING FACEPIECE & HIGH EFFICIENCY PART ICULATE FILTER.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE
LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING &
EQUIPMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR CONT'D: ODORLESS, WHITE TO GRAYISH-WHITE, HYGROSCOPIC
MASSES, MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS/CRYSTALLINE POWDER W/SLIGHTLY BITTER,
SALINE TASTE; EFFLORESCES IN WARM DRY AIR. PH INFORMATION: 7.5-9.2
( 5% SOLN). ORAL LD50 IS FOR SODIUM ACETATE.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:615F
Spec Gravity:1.528
pH:(SUPP)
Solubility in Water:119%
Appearance and Odor:(SEE SUPP)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, DIKETENE, FLUORINE, POTASSIUM NITRATE
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACRID SMOKE, IRRITATING FUMES,
DIACETYL PEROXIDE, ACETIC ACID FUMES & OTHER EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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