Product ID:LONCOTERGE 200, LT 220
MSDS Date:08/22/1989
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N045930
MSDS Number: BTXMS

UNION CARBIDE

OLD RIDGEBURY RD
DANBURY, CT 06817
US

Emergency Phone: 304-744-3487

Info Phone: 304-744-3487

Cage: 07098

UNION CARBIDE

806 BENSENVILLE, IL 60106-1632 US

Telephone: 800-822-4357

Cage: 07098

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 70-80%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3, C

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3, C

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-58-3

RTECS: TT2100000

Fraction By Weight: 2-6%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3, C

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3, C

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

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:ACUTE:INGEST: MODERATELY TOX. MAY
CAUSE BURNS OF THE MOUTH & DIGESTIVE TRACT, NAUS, VOMITING,
ABDOMINAL PAIN, & DIARRHEA. SKIN CONTACT: CAUSES IRRIT, WITH
REDDENING & ITCHING. PRLNGD CNTCT, AS FROM CL THG WETTED W/THE
MATL, MAY CAUSE CHEM BURNS. INHAL: VAPORS/MISTS MAY CAUSE RESP
IRRIT. EYE: LIQ CAUSES (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: SEVERE IRRIT, CONJUNCTIVITIS, AND
POSSIBLE CHEMICAL BURNS. VAPORS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND EXCESS
PRODUCTION OF TEARS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DUE TO ITS IRRITATING PROPERTIES,
THIS MATERIAL MAY AGGRAVATE AN EXISTING DERMATITIS.

First Aid:INGEST: GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. CALL
MD. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & WASH SKIN THORO WITH SOAP & WATER.
SEEK MED ATTN IF IRRIT OCCURS. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYES:
IMMED F LUSH EYES THORO W/WATER & CONTINUE FOR @ LST 15 MIN. SEEK
MED ATTN URGENTLY, PREFERABLY AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST. NOTE TO MD:THERE
IS NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREATMENT OF OVEREXP SHOULD BE
DIRECTED(SUPP DATA)

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NORMALLY NOT FLAMMABLE; USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIUM
APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE BLANKET EFFECT TO SMOTHER FIRE, USE WATER
ONLY IN FINE MIST OR SPRAY. FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROT EQUIP .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE KNOWN.

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL. COLLECT IN CONTAINERS FOR
DISPOSAL. CAUTION: MATERIAL IS SLIPPERY TO WALK ON.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS IN A
WELL-VENT LOW FIRE-RISK AREA AWAY FROM ACIDS, AND OXIDIZING AGENTS
AND AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT AND IGNITION.
Other Precautions:AVOID UNPROTECTED SKIN AND EYE CONTACT. USE WITH GOOD
VENTILATION.

Respiratory Protection:NOT NORMALLY NEEDED. IF REDUCED TO DRYNESS, USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PARTICULATE RESPIRATORS WHERE DUST EXPOSURES
EXCEED PEL.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN
EXPOSURE BELOW THE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE OR SUPPORTED NEOPRENE.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPVD CHEM WORK GOGG W/FULL (SUPDAT
Other Protective Equipment:USE NEOPRENE APRON WHERE POTENTIAL FOR
SPLASHING EXISTS. ANSI APPVD EYE WASH IS RECOMMENDED .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: AT THE CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS AND CLINICAL CONDITION. EYE
PROT: LGTH FCSHLD .

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Vapor Pres:AS WATER
Vapor Density:AS WATER
Spec Gravity:1.15 (H2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:> 1 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT AMBER LIQUID WITH ODOR OF SOAP
Percent Volatiles by Volume:70

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WILL REACT WITH ACID LIBERATING HEAT.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SMALL AMOUNTS OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN
FIRE CONDITIONS.

Waste Disposal Methods:SCRAP LIQUID MAY BE PROCESSED (AT 10PPM) THROUGH
A WASTE-WATER TREATMENT FACILITY WITH NEUTRALIZATION CAPABILITY OR
DISPOSED VIA A LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE. DISP MUST BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDE RAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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