Product ID:SALT
MSDS Date:04/28/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-026-0951
MSDS Number: BVBJF

Emergency Phone: 612-475-6581

Info Phone: 612-475-6581

Cage: KO702

Telephone: 612-475-6581

Cage: KO702

NON-HAZARDOUS MATERIAL

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION
OF NOSE & THROAT. SKIN: DUST MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION. INGESTION:
INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL UPSET.
ACUTE & CHRONIC: INGESTION OF LA RGE AMOUNTS (GREATER THAN 0.1
POUND) CAN CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL UPSET AND IRRITATION OF THE
STOMACH).
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: SLIGHT IRRITATION OF NOSE,
SNEEZING, SKIN: IRRITATION, INFLAMMATION. INGESTION: NAUSEA,
VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:IN SOME CASES OF CONFIRMED
HYPERTENSION, INGESTION MAY RESULT IN ELVATED BLOOD PRESSURE (THIS
APPLIES ONLY TO SALT-SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS).

First Aid:INHALATION: IF PERSON BREATHES LARGE QUANTITIES, REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR AT ONCE. IF BREATHING STOPS, APPLY ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: REMOVE CLOTHING FROM AFFECTED AREA. WASH SKIN
THOROUGH LY. RINSE CAREFULLY. EYE: FLUSH WITH WATER IMMEDIATELY,
LIFTING EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. INGESTION: LESS THAN A FEW GRAMS
WOULD NOT BE HARMFUL. FOR LARGER QUANITITES, DRINK LRG AMOUNTS OF
WATER OR MILK.

Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. THIS PRODUCT IS NONFLAMMABLE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF
WATER SUPPPLY OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. VACUUM OR SWEEP INTO
CONTAINERS FOR PROPER DISPSOAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID HUMID OR WET CONDITIONS AS
PRODUCT WILL CAKE AND BECOME HARD.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR PARTICULATES.
Ventilation:VENT AS REQ'D TO MAINTAIN BELOW EXPOSURE LIMITS. MECHANICAL
(GENERAL) DUST COLLECTION EQUIPMENT MAY BE EMPLOYED.
Protective Gloves:NORMAL WORK GLOVES ARE ADEQUATE.
Eye Protection:EYEGLASSES OR GOGGLES IN DUST AREAS
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MAY BE WORN IN DUSTY
AREAS, BUT IS GENERALLY NOT REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WARM WATER SHOWERING AND HANDWASHING IS
SUGGESTED AFTER WORKING IN EXTREMELY DUSTY AREAS.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2669F,1465C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1474F,801C
Vapor Pres:2.4 @ 747F
Spec Gravity:2.16 (WATER=1)
Solubility in Water:26.4
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE SOLID WITH SLIGHT HALOGEN ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BECOMES CORROSIVE TO METALS WHEN WET.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY EVOLVE CHLORINE GAS WHEN IN
CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS.

Waste Disposal Methods:FOR DISPOSAL OF THIS MATERIAL AS A WASTE, ACT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STTE, AND LOCAL WASTE
MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS.

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