Product ID:CLEAR CHOICE GRANULAR CAL-HYPO, 42177-2
MSDS Date:01/31/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N065094
MSDS Number: CBCQB

PPG INDUSTRIES INC

ONE PPG PLACE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15272
US

Emergency Phone: 800-255-3924

Info Phone: 214-438-6744

Cage: 47695

PPG INDUSTRIES INC

PITTSBURGH, PA 15272 US

Telephone: 1-800-245-2974 (CAL HYPO)

Cage: 47695

HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, CALCIUM SALT; (CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE)

CAS: 7778-54-3

RTECS: NH3485000

Fraction By Weight: 65%

OSHA PEL 0.5 PPM (CL)

ACGIH TLV: 0.5PPM/1STEL (CL)

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

TAKE IMMEDIATELY TO A HOSPITAL. DO NOT

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AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. NOTE TO MD (INCLUDING

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AND DISSOLVE MATERIAL IN WATER. DISPOSE OF

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PEROXIDE SOLN PER LB OF CAL HYPO TO BE

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SEWER. CAREFULLY & SLOWLY POUR APPROP QTY OF 35%

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CARE MUST BE TAKEN

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ENVIRON CONTAM. IT IS YOUR DUTY TO DISP OF CHEM

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ACT, RCRA, FIFRA, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER RELEVANT FED,

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OPEN FLAMES, & LIGHTED TOBACCO PRODS. USE

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TIME PROD IS TAKEN FROM CONTR. DO NOT ADD PROD TO

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OTHER PRODUCT AS FIRE OR EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR. ADD

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WITH HEAT, ACIDS, ORGANIC OR COMBUSTIBLE

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CHEMICAL BURNS. IRRITATING TO NOSE AND THROAT.

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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:ACUTE: INHAL: DUST & DEPOSITION OF
PARTICLES IN RESP TRACT CAN LEAD TO IRRIT OF TISS & CAUSE VARIETY
OF EFTS. THESE EFTS ARE DEPENDENT ON CONC & INCL: UPPER RESP TRACT
IRRIT, NASAL CONGESTION, COUGHIN G, SORE THROAT, LARYNGITIS &
SHORTNESS OF BREATH. IN OPERATIONS WHERE THERE ARE HIGH CONCS OF
RESP (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: PARTICULATES, PULM EDEMA (FLUID IN
LUNG) MAY BE PRODUCED. EVEN MIN AMT FOR SHORT DURATION CAN CAUSE
SEV IRRIT TO EYES & EVEN BLINDNESS. CONT W/SKIN MAY CAUSE SEV
IRRIT, BURNS/TISS DESTRUCTIO N. INGEST: CAN CAUSE SEV BURNS TO
DIGESTIVE TRACT & CAN BE FATAL. IF NOT TREATED IMMED, PULM EDEMA
CAN BE LIFE (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP,
PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN & CALL
MD. EYE/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, WHILE
REMOVING CON TAM CLTHG & SHOES. FOR EYE CONT, GET IMMED MED ATTN.
IF SKIN IRRIT OCCURS, GET MED ATTN. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK LGE
QTYS OF WATER & ANY COOKING (VEGETABLE) OIL. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.
(ING 2)

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY! SMOTHERING INEFFECTIVE. PRODUCT
SUPPLIES OWN OXYGEN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES AT 180C RELEASING OXYGEN GAS.
CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE.

Spill Release Procedures:USE EXTREME CAUTION IN HNDLG SPILLED MATL.
CONTAM W/ORG/COMBUST MATL MAY CAUSE FIRE/VIOLENT DECOMP. IF
FIRE/DECOMP OCCURS IN AREA OF SPILL, IMMED DOUSE W/PLENTY OF WATER.
OTHERWISE, SWEEP UP ALL VISIB LE MATL USING CLEAN, DRY SHOVEL &
BROOM(ING 4)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID GETTING IN EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG.
KEEP IN ORIGINAL CONTR IN COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP CONTR CLSD WHEN NOT
IN USE & AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, (ING 10)
Other Precautions:FIRE MAY RSLT IF CONTAM W/OIL, KEROSENE, GASOLINE,
PAINT PRODS & MOST OTHER ORG MATLS. DO NOT REUSE CONTR AS RESIDUAL
MATL REMAINING CAN REACT TO CAUSE FIRE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN. STRONG OXID IZER. FIRE MAY RSLT FROM CONT (ING 13)

Respiratory Protection:IF DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED, USE
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH ACID GAS CARTRIDGE AND DUST
PREFILTER. THEIR USE LIMITATIONS MUST BE OBSERVED.
Ventilation:NONE, UNLESS DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS (SUP DAT)
Other Protective Equipment:BOOTS, APRONS/CHEM SUITS SHOULD BE USED WHEN
NEC TO PVNT SKIN CONT. ANSI APPROVED EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: THREATENING. SINCE THIS PROD IS IN GRANULAR FORM,
PARTICLES OF RESP SIZE ARE NOT GEN ENCOUNTERED. CHRONIC: PROD
PRODUCED POS RESPONSES IN IN-VITRO ASSAYS USING BACTERIAL SYS (THE
AMES TEST) & CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS IN CHINESE HAMSTER
FIBROBLASTS. EYE PROT: GOGGLES AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:356F,180C
Solubility in Water:217 @ 27C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER, WITH SLIGHT CHLORINE ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANICS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTAMINATION OR EXCESSIVE HEAT ABOVE
177C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACIDS/AMMONIA CONTAM WILL RELEASE TOX
GASES. EXCESS HEAT WILL CAUSE DECOMP RSLT IN RELEASE OF OXYGEN &
CHLORINE GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:SPILLED MATL THAT HAS BEEN SWEPT UP & DISSOLVED
IN WATER SHOULD BE USED IMMED IN NORM APPLICATION FOR WHICH CAL
HYPO IS BEING CONSUMED. IF THIS IS NOT POSS, CAREFUL NEUT DISSOLVED
MATL BY ADDING HYDRO GEN PEROXIDE (1 PINT OF 35% HYDROGEN (ING 5)

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