Product ID:SODIUM CARBONATE ANHYDROUS, SX0400
MSDS Date:10/27/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N045862
MSDS Number: BTXLX

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Info Phone: 609-354-9200

Cage: DO242

Telephone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Cage: DO242

1); (SODIUM CARBONATE, ANHYDROUS)

CAS: 497-19-8

RTECS: VZ4050000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POSSIBLY HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
IRRITATING TO EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY TRACT; MAY CAUSE EYE BURNS.
INGESTION CAN SEVERELY DAMAGE MUCOUS MEMBRANES & CAUSE PAIN,
VOMITING, DIARRHEA & CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE. TESTS ON LABORATORY
ANIMALS INDICATE MATERIAL MAY PRODUCE ADVERSE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DATA NOT AVAILABLE.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ALL CASES OF OVEREXPOSURE.
SKIN:IMMEDIATELY WASH THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: IMMEDIATELY
FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. INHAL:REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR; GI VE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED.
INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER FREELY &
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:TAKE UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED TIGHTLY. STORE
IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA. STORE AWAY FROM MINERAL &
ORGANIC ACIDS. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST; DO NOT GET IN EYES. AVOID SKIN
CONTACT. AVOID SIMULTANEOUS PRESENCE OF SODA ASH & LIME DUST;
COMBINATION IN PRESENCE OF PERSPIRATION OR MOISTURE WILL CAUSE
FORMATION OF CORROSIVE CAUSTIC SODA.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:MATERIAL SHOULD BE HANDLED OR TRANSFERRED IN AN APPROVED
FUME HOOD OR W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, PVC OR EQUIVALENT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APVD SFTY GLSSES W/SDSHLDS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPVED EYE WASH & SAFETY EQUIPMENT
SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE. ANSI APPVD DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CNDTNS (STAB):STARTS TO DECOMPOSE, LOSING CO2, AT 400C.

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1564F,851C
Spec Gravity:2.53 (H2O=1)
Solubility in Water:22%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ALUMINUM, FLUORINE, PHOSPHORUS PENTOXIDE, SULFURIC ACID. CONT
W/STRONG ACID MAY RSLT IN VIOLENT RXN. (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2, NA2O.

Waste Disposal Methods:TO BE PERFORMED IN COMPLIANCE W/ALL CURRENT
LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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