Product ID:SODIUM OXALATE;S487500
MSDS Date:08/31/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-195-8651
MSDS Number: BWFKJ

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Preparer: GASTON A. PILLORI

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

SODIUM OXALATE

CAS: 62-76-0

RTECS: KI1750000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 INTRAPERITONEAL MS IS 155MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE--TOXIC TO THE LIVEREYES:MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION.SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.MAY BE DERMALLY ABSORBED
IN HARMFUL AMOUNTS.INGEST:MAY CAUSE GI TRACT IRRITATION.INHAL:MAY
CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION .CHRONIC:MAY CAUSE LIVER OR KIDNEY
DAMAGE AND HYPOCALCEMIA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THERE ARE NO INGREDIENTS ABOVE 0.1%
WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED AS CARCINOGENS BY NTP,IARC OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN:MAY CAUSE GANGRENE(ARTERITIS).EYES:
CLOUDING OF THE CORNEA.INGEST:IMMEDIATE BITTER OR SOUR TASTE WITH
SEVERE ABDOMINAL
PAIN,TENDERNESS,NAUSEA,VOMITING,DIARRHEA,SWEATING,THIRST.VOMITUS
MAY CONTAIN
BLOOD.HYPOCALCEMIA:CRAMPS,CONVULSIONS,STUPOR,HEART,BRAIN AND CNS
DISTURBANCES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING LIVER OR
KIDNEY AILMENTS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING;WASH WITH WATER.EYES:FLUSH
WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE OXYGEN OR
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NEEDED.INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET
PROM PT QUALIFIED MEDICAL ATTENTION.IF CONSCIOUS,GIVE SOLN OF
CALCIUM LACTATE OR CALCIUM GLUCONATE OR MILK.ANTIDOTE:10%CALCIUM
GLUCONATE;GIVE 10ML INTRAVENOUSLY;REPEAT IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST.

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.
WATER FOG,DRY CHEMICAL,CARBON DIOXIDE,FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE CONDITIONS MAY EVOLVE TOXIC FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP OR VACUUM;DO NOT CREATE DUST;PLACE IN AN
APPROPRIATE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT APPLICABLE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL,DRY,WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:AVOID SKIN AND EYE CONTACT.DO NOT INHALE
VAPORS/MISTS.

Respiratory Protection:WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ARE LACKING OR IN
ENCLOSED SPACES USE EITHER A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR
A NOISH/ MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC VAPORS,DEPENDING ON
THE AIRBORN CONCENTR ATION.
Ventilation:LOCAL VENTILATION AT THE WORKSITE;MECHANICAL(GENERAL)
VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN TLV/PEL.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,AS NEEDED.PROVIDE A
LOCAL EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS.SEPERATE WORK CLOTHES FROM STREET
CLOTHES.LAUNDER WORK CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE.KEEP FOOD OUT OF THE WORK
AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
POISON

HCC:T4
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT GIVEN
Melt/Freeze Pt:=250.C, 482.F
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:2.34
pH:7(SOL)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:CRYSTALS OR POWDER;WHITE OR COLORLESS;ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE,CARBON MONOXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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