Product ID:NU-BRITE, 4291
MSDS Date:07/12/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N050229
MSDS Number: BVJPQ

NU-CALGON WHOLESALER INC

2451 SCHUETZ RD
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO 63043
US

Emergency Phone: 341-994-1010;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-554-5499

Cage: NUCAL

NU-CALGON WHOLESALERS INC

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO 63043 US

Telephone: 314-994-1010;800-554-5499

Cage: NUCAL

SODIUM HYDROXIDE; (CAUSTIC SODA) (SARA III)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: >20%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

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:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: CORROSIVE MATERIAL. WILL CAUSE
BURNS OF SKIN & EYES W/PROLONGED CONTACT. EYE DAMAGE LIKELY IF
CONTACT IS PROLONGED. GENERATED MISTS MAY BE SERIOUSLY IRRITATING &
CAUSE DAMAGE TO RESPIRATORY TRA CT IF SWALLOWED. HARMFUL OR FATAL
IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES, STOMACH,
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: NAUSEA, VOMITING; POSSIBLE INTERNAL
DAMAGE. CHRONIC: LOCAL EFFECT MAY CONSIST OF MULTIPLE AREAS OF
SUPERFICIAL DESTRUCTION OF THE SKIN OR OF PRIMARY/IRRITANT
DERMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES & CALL MD
IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF SOAP AND
WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS CALL MD. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. DILUTE BY DRINKING WATER. CALL MD IMMEDIATELY.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. START ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
NECESSARY. OXYGEN MAY BE ADMINISTERED. CALL MD.

Flash Point:NONE TO BOILING
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY (FOG), DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE,
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:SAFELY STOP SPILL AT SOURCE. CONTAIN SPILL BY
DIKING WITH SOIL OR OTHER INERT MATERIAL AND CAREFULLY NEUTRALIZE
WITH DILUTE ACID. MOP, PUMP OR ABSORB WITH INERT MATERIAL AND
RECLAIM INTO SOUND CONTAI NERS FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CORROSIVE MATERIAL. HANDLE ALL
CONTAINERS CAREFULLY. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. AVOID
CONTACT WITH LEATHER OR WOOL.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHERE MISTS OR
SPRAYS MAY BE GENERATED. (CAUSTIC MIST CARTRIDGE TYPE).
Ventilation:MECHANICAL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO MINIMIZE CONTACT
(BOOTS, APRON, FACESHIELD).
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV: 1.247-1.257 @ 25C (H*2O=1).

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SAME AS H*2O
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORED LIQUID; NO DISTINCT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:13(WT)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS/OXIDIZERS. DO NOT MIX WITH CHLORINATED DETERGENTS
(BLEACH).
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING MAY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE
AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED WASTE FACILITY
ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. KEEP
NON-NEUTRALIZED MATERIAL OUT OF SEWERS, STORM DRAINS, SURFACE
WATERS AND SOIL.

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