Product ID:SODIUM BICHROMATE, T1131
MSDS Date:01/30/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N047509
MSDS Number: BTYCX

VAN WATERS & ROGERS INC

2600 CAMPUS DRIVE
SAN MATEO, CA 94403
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: DO735

VOPAK USA INC

KIRKLAND, WA 98033-7357 US

Telephone: 425-889-3400/425-889-3617

Cage: 0STM5

DICHROMIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT; (SODIUM BICHROMATE); (SODIUM

CAS: 10588-01-9

RTECS: HX7700000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

OSHA PEL 0.1 PPM, C

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3 (CR)

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

LUNG TUMORS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FLUSH OR SWEEP SPILLS INTO SEWER OR STORM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS ON SPILL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GASES & MISTS AND ARE SUBJECT TO PROPER WASTE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OXIDIZER IN SOLUTION BUT A STRONG OXIDIZER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS OR CONVULSING PERSON.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LENGTH FACESHIELD .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ACGIH TLV: BOT APPLICABLE

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 50 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: INHAL OF DUST OR MIST MAY
IRRITATE THE NASAL SEPTUM AND RESP TRACT. PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOSURE MAY
CAUSE ULCERATION AND PERFORATION OF THE NASAL SEPTUM. EYE: DUSTS
WILL IRRITATE THE EYES AND PROLONGE D CONTACT MAY PERMANENTLY
DAMAGE THE EYES. SKIN: CONTACT WITH BROKEN SKIN MAY LEAD TO THE
FORMATION (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SODIUM DICHROMATE: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL
49, PG 49, 1990: GRP 1. NTP 6TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINS, (SUPP
DATA)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:OF FIRMLY MARGINATED "CHROME SORES".
MASSIVE OVEREXPOSURE TO SOLNS MAY ABSORB MATERIAL THROUGH THE SKIN
WHICH COULD LEAD TO KIDNEY FAILURE & DEATH. INGEST: CAN CAUSE
SEVERE TISSUE DESTRUCTION . KIDNEY FAILURE MAY FOLLOW AND RESULT IN
DEATH. CHRONIC: PRLNGD/RPTD EYE CNTCT MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS.
(SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTF RESP IF NOT BRTHG. GET
IMMED MED ATTN. EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/LOTS OF RUNNING WATER FOR @ LST
15 MIN, LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET IMMED MED
ATTN . SKIN: IMMED FLUSH SKIN W/LOTS OF RUNNING WATER FOR @ LST 15
MIN. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES; WASH BEFORE REUSE. GET IMMED MED
ATTN. INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS, IMMED INDUCE VOMIT BY GIVING 2 (ING 7)

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL OR CO*2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS
AND STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXIDIZER. AVOID CONTACT WITH ORGANIC
MATERIALS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROT EQUIP INCL RUBBER BOOTS, RUBBER
GLOVES, RUBBER APRON, CHEM GOGGS, & APPROP NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP
PROT. FOR SMALL SPILLS, SWEEP UP & DISPOSE OF IN DOT-APPRVD WASTE
CNTNRS. FOR LRG SPILLS, SH OVEL INTO DOT-APPRVD WASTE CNTNRS. NEVER
(ING 3)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. STORE AWAY
FROM ALL OTHER CHEMICALS & POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. KEEP
CNTNR TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES/SKIN/CLTHG. DO NOT CUT, GRIND,
WELD OR DRILL ON/NEAR THIS CNTNR. CNTNRS, EVEN EMPTY, WILL RETAIN
PROD RESIDUE & VAPS. ALWAYS OBEY HAZ WARNINGS & HANDLE EMPTY CNTNRS
AS IF THEY WERE FULL. DO NOT USE PRESS TO EMPTY CNTNR.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IN ADDITION TO
ADEQUATE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS AT THE POINT OF USE.
Ventilation:LOCAL MECHANICAL EXHAUST VENT CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING DUST
EMISSIONS AT THE POINT OF USE BELOW THE PEL.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPVD CHEM WORK GOGG W/FULL (ING 9)
Other Protective Equipment:AN ANSI APVD EYEWSH & SFTY SHWER SHLD BE
NRBY AND READY FOR USE. LNG SLVED SHIRT, TROUSERS, RUBBER SHOES,
RUBBER APRON.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN CNTCT, ESPECIALLY W/BROKEN SKIN, MAY
CAUSE "CHROME SORES". PRLNGD/RPTD BRTHG OF DUST OR MISTS MAY
ULCERATE & PERFORATE THE NASAL SEPTUM. CHROMIUM CMPNDS (CHROMATE &
D ICHROMATES) HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE MUTAGENIC IN BACTERIAL &
MAMMALIAN CELLS. EXPLAN OF CARCIN: 1991: KNOWN TO BE (ING 2)

HCC:T3
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:680F,360C
Spec Gravity:2.35 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:73%
Appearance and Odor:ORANGE RED CRYSTALS; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH ORGANIC MATLS, OILS, GREASES & OXIDIZING OR REDUCING
MATLS. THIS PRODUCT IS A MILD (ING 6)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF CONTAMINATED PRODUCT & MATLS USED IN
CLEANING UP SPILLS OR LEAKS IN A MANNER APPROVED FOR THIS MATERIAL.
CONSULT APPROP FED, STATE AND LOC REG AGENCIES TO ASCERTAIN PROPER
DISP PROCEDURES. NOTE: EMPTY CNTNRS CAN HAVE RESIDUES, (ING 5)

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