Product ID:SODIUM NITRATE RW
MSDS Date:08/14/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-303-9467
MSDS Number: BZNVL

Emergency Phone: 206-889-3400

Info Phone: 206-889-3400

Cage: 0STM5

Telephone: 425-889-3400/425-889-3617

Cage: 0STM5

SODIUM NITRATE

CAS: 7631-99-4

RTECS: WC5600000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS 3440 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:ACUTE: SODIUM NITRATE MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION OF THE EYES, SKIN & MUCOUS MEMBRANES. PROLONGED OR
REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DEFATTING AND DERMATITIS. CHRONIC:
REPEATED INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF SODIUM NITRATE MAY CAUSE
CYANOSIS, CONVULSION, PARALYSIS OR COMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF SODIUM NITRATE
MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBIN FORMATION, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING AND
ABDOMINAL DISTRESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN-WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH SOAP & WATER. IF IRRITATION
DEVELOPS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES-IMMEDIATELY RINSE EYES WITH
RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINS. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. IN GESTION-DILUTE WITH WATER & IMMEDIATELYINDUCE
VOMITING. NEVER GIVE FLUIDS OR INDUCE VOMITING IF CONSCIOUS. GET
MEDICAL AID. INHALATION-MOVE TO FRESH AIR. AID IN BREATHING & GET
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL AID.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG EXTINGUISHING MEDIA. USE FLOODING
AMOUNTS OF WATER IN EARLY STAGES OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND TURN OUT GEAR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERE ARE NO KNOWN UNUSUAL FIRE OR
EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:SPILLS SHOULD BE CONTAINED, SOLIDIFIED AND
PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL IN A RCRA LICENSED
FACILITY. THIS MATERIAL IS RCRA HAZARDOUS DUE TO ITS PROPARTIES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED.
Other Precautions:EMPTY CONTAINERS WITH LESS THAN 1 INCH OF RESIDUE MAY
BE LANDFILLED AT A LICENSED FACILITY. RECOMMEND CRUSHING OR OTHER
MEANS TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED REUSE. OTHER CONTAINERS MUST BE
DISPOSED OF IN A R CRA LICENSED FACILITY.

Respiratory Protection:IF DUSTS ARE GENERATED, WEAR AN APPROVED DUST
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO CONTROL DUSTS.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:COVERALLS, APRON AND BOOTS AS NECESSARY TO
PREVENT CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:EYEWASH FOUNTAIN AND SAFETY SHOWERS MUST BE
EASILY ACCESSIBLE. SHOWER AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FISH TOXICITY >500 MG/L, PRACTICALLY NONTOXIC. RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE NO:
D001. DANGER: OXIDIZER.

HCC:D1
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Spec Gravity:2.257
Solubility in Water:847 GM/L
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR POWDER, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING MATERIALS, CYANIDES, ORGANIC MATTER, SULFIDES AND
METABISULFITES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SOLUTIONS ARE OXIDIZED BY AIR. HEAT AND
ACIDS WILL CAUSE RELEASE OF OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE OR BURY IN A RCRA LICENSED FACILITY.
DO NOT DISCHARGE INTO WATERWAYS OR SEWER SYSTEMS WITHOUT PROPER
AUTHORITY.

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