Product ID:3400-B ELECTROLYTIC CLEANER
MSDS Date:12/15/1993
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N056745
MSDS Number: BWGRP

ARDROX INC

16961 KNOTT AVE
LA MIRADA, CA 90638
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 714-739-2821

Preparer: DOUG POMEROY

Cage: 23373

BRENT AMERICA, INC.

LA MIRADA, CA 90638-6015 US

Telephone: 714-739-2821

Cage: 23373

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3, C

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

0 G/L

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OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

FOR AT LEAST 30 MIN. USE FINGERS TO ASSURE

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LOWER & UPPER LID OCCAS. GET IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST

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WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO GIVE FLUIDS TO UNCON

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BASED ON JUDGMENT OF MD IN RESPONSE TO REACTIONS OF

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STORM DRAINS, SURF WATER & SOIL. SLOWLY NEUT

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BETWEEN 6 & 9. TRANSFER NEUT & CONTAMD ABSORB TO

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PREFERABLY TO A SEWER.

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APPLIC GOVT REGS ON SPILL REPORTING &

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GASES & MISTS & ARE SUBJECT TO PROPER WASTE

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TIGHTLY CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE. PROTECT

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NOT CUT, GRIND, WELD OR DRILL ON/NEAR THIS CNTNR.

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GREATLY EXCEEDED, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD

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OR FULL-BODY SUIT WILL DEPEND ON

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EYE WASHES & PROPER FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA.

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AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

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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:INHAL: VAPS & MISTS OF COMPONENT(S)
ARE EXTREMELY CORR TO NOSE, THROAT & MUC MEMB. EFTS INCL: IRRIT,
COUGH, CHEST PAIN, DFCLTY BRTHG, BRONCH, PULM EDEMA & CHEM PNEUM.
PRLNG EXPOS MAY RSLT IN MORE SEV IRRIT & TISS DMG. EXPOS TO DUST
IS IRRIT TO RESP TRACT. SKIN: VAPS, MISTS & LIQ OF COMPONENT(S) AT
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: FULL CONC WILL SEV BURN SKIN. PRLNG
CNTCT OVER LG AREA OF BODY MAY BE FATAL. EFTS MAY BE DELAYED.
UNLIKELY TO BE ABSORBED THRU SKIN IN HARMFUL CONCS. EYES: MAY CAUSE
SEV IRRIT W/CORNEAL INJU RY WHICH MAY RSLT IN PERM IMPAIRMENT
OFVISION/EVEN BLINDNESS. VAPS MAY IRRIT EYE & LIQ MAY CAUSE MOD
IRRIT & (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:COMPONENT(S) OF THIS PRODUCT MAY
AGGRAVATE PRE-EXISTING EYE DISEASES.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR AT ONCE. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. KEEP
WARM & AT REST. GET IMMED MED ATTN. SKIN: WASH IMMED W/LOTS OF SOAP
& WATER. I F CLTHG & SHOES ARE CONTAMD, REMOVE & WASH BEFORE REUSE.
GET MED ATTN IF ILL EFT/IRRIT DEVELOPS. LEATHER ARTICLES OF CLTHG
MAY HAVE TO BE DESTROYED IF CONTAMD. EYES: WASH IMMED W/RUNNING
WATER (ING 3)

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOS CNTNRS COOL & TO FLUSH SPILLS AWAY
FROM FIRE. IN CASE OF LG FIRES ALSO (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH REACTIVE METALS (ALUMINUM,
MAGNESIUM, ZINC) MAY PRODUCE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:CAUTION:USE APPROP PROT & SFTY EQUIP. SEE MSDS
FOR HNDLG PRECS. SM SPILL:SLOWLY NEUT W/DILUTE HYDROCHLORIC
ACID/SULFURIC ACID. FLUSH TO SEWER W/WATER. LG SPILL:CNTN BY DIKING
W/NON-COMBUST ABSORB INOR G MATL. PVNT RUNOFF FROM ENTERING SEWERS,
(ING 7)
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH VERY DILUTE HYDROCHLORIC ACID OR
SULFURIC ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNRS COOL, DRY & AWAY FROM
SOURCES OF IGNIT. DO NOT STORE PROD IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT, HIGH TEMP
OR BELOW FREEZING AREAS. KEEP PROD CNTNR (ING 12)
Other Precautions:TRAIN ALL EMPLOYEES ON ALL SPECIAL HNDLG PROCEDURES
BEFORE THEY WORK W/PROD. EXERCISE REASONABLE CARE & CAUTION. PERS
SHOULD AVOID BRTHG VAPS &/OR MISTS & GETTING PROD IN EYES/ON SKIN.
CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE USED.

Respiratory Protection:ATM LEVELS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED BELOW EXPOS
GUIDELINES. WHEN RESP PROT IS REQD FOR CERTAIN OPERATIONS, USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD CANNISTER-TYPE RESP. IN CONFINED/POORLY VENT
AREAS/FOR EMER & OTHER CNDTNS WHERE EXPOS GUIDELINES MAY BE (ING
14)
Ventilation:CTL AIRBORNE CONC BELOW EXPOS GUIDELINES W/MECH VENT IF
NEC. LOC EXPLOS-PROOF EXHST VENT MAY BE NEC FOR SOME OPERATIONS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERMEABLE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 17)
Other Protective Equipment:WHEN PRLNG/FREQUENTLY RPTD CNTCT COULD
OCCUR, USE PROT CLTHG. SELECTION OF SPECIFIC ITEMS SUCH AS BOOTS,
APRON (ING 15)
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT CONSUME FOOD/DRINK/TOBACCO IN AREAS
WHERE THEY MAY BECOME CONTAMD W/MATL. WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG CHEMS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: COOL SURROUNDING EQUIP & STRUCTURES W/WATER. EFTS OF
OVEREXP: SLIGHT CORNEAL INJURY. INGEST: SWALLOWING COMPONENT(S) MAY
CAUSE BURNS OF MOUTH & THROAT & IRRIT/ULCERATION TO STOM & INT
ESTINES. SWALLOWING COMPONENT(S) MAY CAUSE NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR &
POSS UNCON.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:289F,143C
Vapor Pres:6.3 @ 104F
Spec Gravity:1.54
pH:>13
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:SLIGHTLY CLOUDY LIQUID; NO CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, REACTIVE METALS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH REACTIVE METALS MAY PRODUCE
FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ON COMBUSTION.
CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE ON COMBUSTION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF CONTAMD PROD & MATLS USED IN CLEANING
UP SPILLS/LEAKS IN MANNER APPRVD FOR MATL. CONSULT APPROP FED,
STATE & LOCAL REGULATORY AGENCIES TO ASCERTAIN PROPER DISP PROC.
PROD IS NOT CHARACT WAS TE BY RCRA DEFINITIONS. NOTE:COMPLY W/ALL
(ING 10)

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