Product ID:SODA ASH
MSDS Date:06/01/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-233-1715
MSDS Number: BTVXB

Emergency Phone: 619-372-2291

Info Phone: 619-372-2291

Cage: 41629

Telephone: 814-938-7450

Cage: 41629

NO INGREDIENT FOR THIS FORMULATION_INGREDIENT

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL - RAT LD50: 2463 MG/KG; #
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CAUTION! CAUSES IRRITATION. THIS
PRODUCT IS A SEVERE IRRITANT TO THE EYES AND A MODERATE IRRITANT TO
THE NOSE AND SKIN. #INTRAPERITONEAL - MOUSE LD50: 117 MG/KG; SKIN
IRRITATION - RABBIT 50 MG/ 24 HOU R, MODERATE; EYE IRRITATION -
RABBIT 10MG/24 HOUR, SEVERE.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE, NOSE, OR SKIN IRRITATION. BURNING
SENSATION TO NOSE, THROAT AND EYES. REDNESS OF THE SKIN. SNEEZING
AND COUGHING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EYE OR SKIN DISEASE AND BREATHING
OR RESPIRATORY DISORDER WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS
CHEMICAL.

First Aid:INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LRG QTY WATER.
NOTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CALL DR. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION,
(MOUTH- TO-MO UTH). IF BREATHING DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL
PHYSICIAN. SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER 15 MIN. CALL DR. NOTE TO DR: SODIUM CARBONATE IS
ALKALINE IN SOLUTION

Fire Fighting Procedures:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE AND DOES NOT
SUPPORT COMBUSTION.

Spill Release Procedures:SOIL: SWEEP UP & SHOVEL INTO CNTNR FOR LATER
DISPOSAL. SOIL RELEASE: SHOVEL & SWEEP UP. WATER: DILUTE & DISPERSE
W/WATER JETS,PROPELLARS, AGITATION TECHNIQUES. AIR: KEEP UPWIND.
TREAT IMPACT SITE AS A PPROPRIATE FOR SOIL OR WATER SPILL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND
CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST TYPE RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE GENERAL DILUTION AND LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
TECHNIQUES TO MEET NUISANCE DUST EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES IMPERMEABLE TO ALKALINE SOLUTIONS
Eye Protection:USE SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:LOCATE EYEWASH FOUNTAIN IN IMMEDIATE WORK
AREA.WEAR EASILY WASHABLE CLOTHING.CHANGE DAILY OR MORE OFTEN IF
CONTAMINATED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:851F,455C
Spec Gravity:2.5 @ 20C
Solubility in Water:22.6% BY WT @ 20C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR SOLID, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
KEEP AWAY FROM ALUMINUM POWDER,FLUORINE,PHOSPHOROUS PENTOXIDE,SULFURIC
ACID,AMMONIACAL SILVER NITRATE & MOLTEN LITHIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY REACT VIOLENTLY W/STRONG ACID.CO2 &LRG
QTY HEAT CAN BE EVOLVED.REACTS W/HYDRATD LIME IN PRESENCE OF
MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE. SODIUM OXIDE RESIDUE
SUBLIMES FORMING VAPORS AND MISTS OF CAUSTIC SODA ON CONTACT
W/MOISTURE OR WATER.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN CHEMICAL WASTE FACILITY AS PERMITTED
BY FEDERAL (RCRA), STATE, & LOCAL REGULATIONS. AS PERMITTED, SMALL
SPILLS MAY BE WASHED TO AN INDUSTRIAL SEWER. LARGE AMOUNTS CAN BE
DISPOSED IN CHEMICA L WASTE FACILITY PER FED,STATE,LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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