Product ID:TRONALIGHT LIGHT SODA ASH
MSDS Date:06/01/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N057134
MSDS Number: BWPBK

KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL CORP

123 ROBERT S KERR AVE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73125
US

Emergency Phone: 405-270-1313

Info Phone: 405-270-3047

Cage: 07083

KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL CORP

25861 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73125 US

Telephone: 405-270-1313

Cage: 07083

1); (SODA ASH)

CAS: 497-19-8

RTECS: VZ4050000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

EXPOSURE IS SODIUM CARBONATE WHICH IS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SHOVEL & SWEEP UP. AS PERMITTED, SMALL SPILL MAY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS TO PENETRATE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 2463 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CAUTION! CAUSES IRRITATION. THIS
PRODUCT IS A SEVERE IRRITANT TO THE EYES & A MODERATE IRRITANT TO
THE NOSE & SKIN. SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: EYE, NOSE OR SKIN
IRRITATION. BURNING SENSATION TO NOSE, THROA T & EYES. REDNESS OF
THE SKIN. SNEEZING& COUGHING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EYE OR SKIN DISEASE & BREATHING OR
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS
CHEMICAL.

First Aid:INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE LG QTYS OF WATER. NEVER GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS. CALL MD. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP, PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG IS
DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. SKIN:FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. WASH
CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. THORO CLEAN SHOES BEFORE REUSE. EYES:IMMED
FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. CALL MD. NOTE TO
MD:CHEM OF (ING 2)

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE & DOES NOT
SUPPORT COMBUSTION.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & SHOVEL INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP.
SOIL RELS:SHOVEL & SWEEP UP. WATER SPILL:DILUTE & DISPERSE W/WATER
JETS, PROPELLERS/SIMILAR AGITATION DEVICES. AIR SPILL:KEEP UPWIND.
TREAT IMPACT SITE AS APPROP FOR SOIL/WATER SPILL. OCCUP SPILL:
(ING 3)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING.
AVOID BREATHING DUST. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP CONTAINER
CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST TYPE RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE GENERAL DILUTION & LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TECHNIQUES
TO MEET NUISANCE DUST EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Protective Gloves:USE GLOVES THAT WILL NOT ALLOW (ING 4)
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ENSURE EYEWASH FOUNTAIN IS LOCATED IN
IMMEDIATE WORK AREA. WEAR EASILY WASHABLE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CLANGE CLOTHING
DAILY OR MORE OFTEN IF CONTAMINATED. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:LITHIUM. MAY REACT W/STRONG ACIDS. CARBON DIOXIDE GAS &
LG QTYS OF HEAT CAN BE EVOLVED. REACTS W/HYDRATED LIME IN PRESENCE
OF MOISTURE TO FORM CAUSTIC SODA, A CORR. HAZ DECOMP PROD:RATE
/INTERFERE W/BRTHG. SODIUM OXIDE SUBLIMES @ 1275C, FORMING VAPS &
MISTS OF CAUSTIC SODA ON CONT W/MOISTURE/WATER.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1564F,851C
Spec Gravity:2.5
Solubility in Water:22.6% BY WT @ 20C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR SOLID; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
KEEP AWAY FROM ALUMINUM PWDR, FLUORINE, PHOSPHOROUS PENTOXIDE, SULFURIC
ACID, AMMONIACAL SILVER NITRATE & MOLTEN(SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT EXPOSE TO INTENSE HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SODA ASH DECOMPOSES AT TEMPS >1000C,
RELS CARBON DIOXIDE GAS (CO*2). CARBON DIOXIDE IS ASPHY & MAY
AFFECT RESP (SUPDAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A CHEMICAL WASTE FACILITY AS
PERMITTED BY FEDERAL (RCRA), STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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