Product ID:SODIUM SESQUICARBONATE
MSDS Date:01/24/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N050419
MSDS Number: BVDSW

Emergency Phone: 215-299-6000

Info Phone: 215-299-6000

Preparer: L.M.T.

Cage: 93090

Telephone: 215-200-6000

Cage: 93090

3); (SODIUM SESQUICARBONATE)

CAS: 533-96-0

RTECS: FG2092000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE CONTACT:SEVERELY IRRITATING. SKIN
CONTACT:MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION. PROLONGED CONTACT CAN BE MORE
SEVERE. INHAL:INHALATION CAUSES COUGHING & IRRITATION OF NOSE,
THROAT & MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INGEST: MAY CAUSE MODERATE IRRITATION OF
THE NASAL, THROAT, RESPIRATORY PASSAGES & MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & UPPER
DIGESTIVE TRACT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. HOLD
EYELIDS OPEN DURING THIS FLUSHING W/WATER. CALL MD IMMED.
SKIN:FLUSH AREA W/WATER WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. FOLLOW
BY WASHING W/SO AP & WATER. DO NOT REUSE CLTHG/SHOES UNTIL CLEANED.
IF IRRIT PERSISTS, GET MED ATTN. DO NOT APPLY OILS/OINTMENTS UNLESS
ORDERED BY MD. INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK QUART OF WATER. DO NOT
INDUCE (SUPDAT)

Extinguishing Media:FOR FIRES IN AREA USE APPROPRIATE MEDIA. FOR
EXAMPLE: WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . EVACUATE AREA OF UNPROTECTED PERSONNEL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE UNPROT PERS FROM AREA. MAINTAIN ADEQ
VENT. USE PROPER SFTY EQUIP. SWEEP UP MATL INTO CNTNRS & DISP OF
PROPERLY. FLUSH REMAINING AREA W/WATER TO REMOVE TRACE RESIDUE &
DISP OF PROPERLY. AVOID DIRECT DISCHARGE TO SEWERS & SURF WATERS.
(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:HYGROSCOPIC MATL. AVOID CONTACT
W/MOISTURE. STORE IN CLSD CONTAINERS. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
MATLS. DO NOT STORE IN UNLABELED/MISLABLED CNTNRS.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. DO NOT SWALLOW. AVOID
DUST OR MIST FORMATION. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID BREATHING
MISTS OR DUSTS. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN WORK AREA.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUSTS &
MISTS. DO NOT EXCEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY THE RESPIRATOR MFR.
Ventilation:MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO NOT USE IN CLOSED OR
CONFINED SPACE. AVOID ACCUMULATION OF DUST.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER (LATEX)/POLYVINYL CHORIDE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVD CHEM WORKER GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE-WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER (WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN STDS), RUBBER APRON, CHEM SAFETY SHOES, PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT WEAR
CONTACT LENSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC:VOMIT. CALL MD IMMED. IF UNCON/IN CONVLS, TAKE IMMED TO
HOSPITAL/MD. NEVER INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON
VICTIM. INHAL:REMOVE VICTIM FROM CONTAM ATM. SEEK MED ATTN IF RES P
IRRIT OCCURS. SPILL PROC:NOTIFY AUTHORITIES IF ENTRY OCCURS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Spec Gravity:2.12
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, GRANULAR SOLID; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HYGROSCOPIC MATL. AVOID CONT W/MOISTURE.
TO DILUTE:ADD PRODUCT SLOWLY TO LUKEWARM WATER; NOT WATER TO
PRODUCT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THIS PRODUCT CAN REACT VIOLENTLY
DURING NEUTRALIZATION OF ACIDS. CARBON DIOXIDE IS EVOLVED DURING
THIS REACTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE & FED REGS. DISPOSE OF
AT APPRVD WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY. IF APPRVD, NEUTRALIZE MATL &
FLUSH TO SEWER. DO NOT PRESSURIZE, CUT, WELD, BRAZE, SOLDER,
DRILL/EXPOSE EMPTY CNTNRS TO HEAT, FLAME, SPARKS/OTHER SOURCES
OFIGNITION.

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