Product ID:VERSENE ACID CHELATING AGENT
MSDS Date:12/04/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-115-7801
MSDS Number: BVFYT

DOW CHEMICAL U.S.A.

CHEMICAL AND METALS DEPARTMENT
MIDLAND, MI 48674
US

Emergency Phone: 517-636-4400

Info Phone: 517-636-1000

Cage: 96717

DOW CHEMICAL CO

MIDLAND, MI 48674 US

Telephone: 800-258-2436

Cage: 96717

ETHYLENEDIAMINE-TETRAACETIC ACID (EDTA) (SARA III)

CAS: 60-00-4

RTECS: AH4025000

Fraction By Weight: 99.0%

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 1 - 10%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS >3980 GM/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:NO TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS WERE
OBSERVED IN LABORATORY ANIMALS FED THE SODIUM SALT OF EDTA. SINGLE
DOSE ORAL TOXICITY IS LOW. CHRONIC:NO INFORMATION GIVEN BY MFR ON
MSDS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THE TRISODIUM SALT OF EDTA DID NOT CAUSE
CANCER IN LABORATORY ANIMALS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE:MILD IRRITATION, POSSIBLE CORNEAL BURNS.
SKIN:PROLONGED/REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION
AND/OR BURNS. SKIN ABSORPTION:NOT LIKELY TO BE ABSORBED IN HARMFUL
AMOUNTS. INHALED:VAPORS UNLIKELY DUE TO PHYSICAL PROPERTIES.
SINGLE EXPOSURE TO DUST NOT LIKELY TO BE HAZARDOUS. INGESTED:LOW
TOXICITY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION GIVEN BY MFR ON
MSDS.

First Aid:EYES:IRRIGATE WITH FLOWING H2O FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.CONSULD
MEDICAL PERSONNEL. SKIN:WASH OFF IN FLOWING WATER OR SHOWER.
INHALED:NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED FOR NORMAL INDUSTRIAL HANDLING.
INGESTION:LO W IN TOXICITY. INDUCE VOMITING IF LARGEAMOUNTS ARE
INGESTED.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD, KEEP DUST CLOUDS
AWAY FROM POSSIBLE IGNITION SOURCES.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & WASH REMAINDER DOWN WITH WATER.
AVOID WASH WATER ENTERING NATURAL WATERWAYS OR PUBLIC WATER
SUPPLIES.
Neutralizing Agent:NO INFORMATION GIVEN BY MFR ON MSDS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID SKIN AND EYE CONTACT. AVOID
BREATHING DUSTS IF GENERATED. CONTACT WITH CARBON STEEL GENERATES
FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:FOR MOST CONDITIONS, NO RESPIRATROY PROTECTION
SHOULD BE NEEDED, HOWEVER, IN DUSTY ATMOSPHERES, USE AN APPROVED
DUST RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR MOST
CONDITIONS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS IF PROLONGED/REPEATED CONTACT
Eye Protection:USE CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:NO INFORMATION GIVEN BY MFR ON MSDS.
Work Hygienic Practices:MFR: ? HMIS:USE GOOD CHEMICAL HYGIENE PRACTICE.
AVOID UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE. WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING OR
DRINKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NSN WAS CANCELLED 21 AUG 1990. MSDS RECEIVED FROM NAVY (FOCAL POINT
N). CAGE CODE AND NSN IDENTIFIED BY THEM. NAVY RECEIVED MSDS 16
MARCH 1994 CHARLESTON, SC.

HCC:N1
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Vapor Pres:<0.01
Spec Gravity:54 LB/FT3
Solubility in Water:0.03GM/100GM
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID, ODOR 'NOT AVAILABLE'

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATERIAL. CONTACT WITH CARBON STEEL RELEASES HYDROGEN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF STORAGE
AND USE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AMMONIA, NITROGEN OXXIDES UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT DUMP INTO SEWERS, ON GROUND OR INTO ANY
BODY OF WATER. SENTD TO LICENSED RECYCLER, RECLAIMER OR
INCINERATOR. SEE 40CFR261. DISPOSAL PRACTICE MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. CH ECK APPROPRIATE AGENCIES FOR YOUR
LOCATION.

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