Product ID:E-79639 COM/R3
MSDS Date:11/01/1985
FSC:6750
NIIN:01-379-5397
MSDS Number: BXPDV

DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO INC

1007 MARKET ST
WILMINGTON, DE 19898-5000
US

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637/9442

Info Phone: 800-441-7515/9442

Cage: 0BA38

DU PONT E I NEMOURS & CO CHEMICALS & PIGMENTS DEPT

WILMINGTON, DE 19898 US

Telephone: 800-441-7515

Cage: 23037

POTASSIUM CARBONATE, POTASH, PEARL ASH

CAS: 584-08-7

RTECS: TS7750000

Fraction By Weight: <20%

DIETHANOLAMINE

CAS: 111-42-2

RTECS: KL2975000

Fraction By Weight: <10%

ACGIH TLV: 13 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE BISULFITE

CAS: 870-72-4

RTECS: PB2200000

Fraction By Weight: <10%

BORIC ACID, MONOSODIUM SALT (SODIUM METABORATE)

CAS: 7775-19-1

RTECS: ED4640000

Fraction By Weight: <5%

SODIUM SULFITE

CAS: 7757-83-7

RTECS: WE2150000

Fraction By Weight: <5%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 1,870 MG/KG (SEE SUPP)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: BURNS. SKIN: IRRITANT.
INHALATION: RESPIRATORY IRRITANT & MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA.
INGESTION: GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITANT. OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE
DERMATITIS & MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:BURNS, IRRITATION, DIFFICULTY BREATHING,
ABDOMINAL PAIN, COUGHING, NAUSEA, DIARRHEA

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF
NECESSARY. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & PLENTY OF WATER. EYES: IMMEDIATELY
FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. VOMITING SHOULD NORMALLY BE INITIATED ONLY ON
THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN. (SEE SUPP)

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:ANY APPLICABLE TO PRIMARY CAUSE OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE PERSONNEL TO A SAFE AREA. KEEP
PERSONNEL REMOVED & UPWIND OF FIRE. WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING CLEAN
UP. DIKE MATERIAL. PREVENT LIQUID FROM ENTERING SEWERS, WATER
WAYS/LOW AREAS. SOAK UP W/SAWDUST, SAND, OIL DRY/OTHER ABSORBENT
MATERIAL. MAY BE NEUTRALIZ ED W/SODIUM BICARBONATE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL VENTILATED AREA. KEEP
CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. DON'T STORE W/STRONG ACIDS.
Other Precautions:DON'T STORE/CONSUME FOOD, DRINK/TOBACCO IN AREAS
WHERE THEY MAY BECOME CONTAMINATED W/THIS MATERIAL. AVOID BREATHING
VAPORS/MIST. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING.

Respiratory Protection:USE A CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/ORGANIC
VAPOR CARTRIDGES ONLY IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS.
Ventilation:USE ONLY W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:LATEX/NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:COVERALL CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID CONT'D: ACTIVATED CHARCOAL SLURRY MAY BE USED IN CASES OF
INGESTION WHEN VOMITING IS CONTRAINDICATED. TO PREPARE SLURRY,
SUSPEND 50 GRAMS OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL IN 400 MILLILITERS OF WATER
IN A PLASTIC BOTTLE & SHAKE WELL. ADMINISTER A DOSE OF 5
MILLIGRAMS OF SLURRY PER KILOGRAM OF BODY WEIGHT/350 MIL-ADULT.

Spec Gravity:1.2-1.4
pH:11-12
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID W/NONE TO SLIGHT FISHY ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS

Waste Disposal Methods:RECOVER NONUSABLE FREE LIQUID/CONTAMINATED WATER
& DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED & PERMITTED BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
SYSTEM/DEEPWELL. REMOVE NONUSABLE SOLID MATERIAL/CONTAMINATED SOIL
IN AN APPROVED & PERMIT TED LANDFILL IAW/LOCAL/STATE/FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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