Product ID:RG011 REGENERANT FOR SODIUM CATION-EXHANGE COLUMNS
MSDS Date:02/01/1995
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F039625
MSDS Number: BWXJG

PICKERING LABORATORIES INC

1951 COLONY STREET SUITE S
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043-5000
US

Emergency Phone: 415-694-6700

Info Phone: 415-694-6700

Cage: 0YGW7

PICKERING LABORATORIES INC

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043-5000 US

Telephone: 415-694-6700

Cage: 0YGW7

SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CAUSTIC SODA, LYE

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 0.01%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/CUM CEILING

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:WILL IRRITATE SKIN, EYES & MUCOUS
MEMBRANES. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE BRONCHIAL IRRITATION,
COUGHING, BRONCHIAL PNEUMONIA & GI DISTURBANCES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:WILL IRRITATE SKIN, EYES & MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE BRONCHIAL IRRITATION, COUGHING,
BRONCHIAL PNEUMONIA & GI DISTURBANCES.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: RINSE W/1%
ACETIC ACID/VINEGAR TO NEUTRALIZE, FOLLOWED W/PLENTY OF WATER. FOR
CHEMICAL BURNS, APPLY STERILE BANDAGE SECURELY, BUT NOT TOO
TIGHTLY. INGE STION: GIVE WATER FREELY &/1% ACETIC ACID/VINEGAR,
FOLLOWED BY MILK. DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE APPROPRIATE MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR EYE PROTECTION & RUBBER/LATEX/VINYL
GLOVES. NEUTRALIZE. SOAK UP W/RAGS, PAPER TOWELS, SPONGE. RINSE
AWAY/DISCARD. CLEAN AREA THOROUGHLY W/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTED ACETIC ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM STRONG ACID, AT ROOM
TEMPERATURE.
Other Precautions:AVOID EYE & SKIN CONTACT. DON'T INGEST.

Protective Gloves:RUBBER/LATEX/VINYL
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:LABORATORY COAT, SAFETY SHOWER W/EYE-WASH
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text: 212F
Vapor Pres:<17
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR SOLUTION W/NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:>98

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACID, PRIMARY & SECONDARY AMINES.

Waste Disposal Methods:SOLUTION MAY BE SENT TO AN EPA-APPROVED WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITY IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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