Product ID:1720 OXYGEN SCAVENGER
MSDS Date:02/27/1996
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N076194
MSDS Number: CCYTC

NALCO CHEMICAL CO

ONE NALCO CENTER
NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-1198
US

Emergency Phone: 800-462-5378

Info Phone: 708-305-1000

Preparer: WILLIAM S UTLEY

Cage: 89524

ONDEO NALCO COMPANY

NAPERVILLE, IL 60563-1198 US

Telephone: (630) 305-1000

Cage: 89524

1); (COBALT SULFATE)

CAS: 10124-43-3

RTECS: GG3100000

OSHA PEL 0.05 MG C0/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG C0/M3

POTASSIUM BISULFITE

CAS: 7773-03-7

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

1); (SODIUM BISULFITE) (SARA III)

CAS: 7631-90-5

RTECS: VZ2000000

Fraction By Weight: 20-40%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

VAPS FROM NEUTRALIZING AMINES, & MAY PRDCE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EVENT OF COMBUST, SO*X, H*2S MAY BE FORMED. DO NOT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DRUMS/TANK TRUCK FOR DISP. FOR LGE INDOOR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FOR CONTROL AND RECOVERY SHOULD WEAR THE PROTECTIVE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NITRILE, PVC, NATURAL RUBBER, VITON, AND BUTYL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT): 4112 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYES: CAN CAUSE MILD,
SHORT-LASTING IRRIT. SKIN: CAN CAUSE MILD, SHORT-LASTING IRRIT.
INGEST: CAN BE HARMFUL. INHAL: MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO RESP TRACT &
LUNGS. TOX STUDIES: INGEST OF SULFITE CAN CA USE ALLERGIC RXN IN
SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS. RESULTANT SYMPS CAN INCL DFCLTY IN BRTHG,
FLUSHED SKIN & RASH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:COBALT SULFITE: IARC MONOGRAPHS ON
EVALUATION OF CARCINOGENIC RISK OF CHEMICALS TO MAN, VOL 52, PG
363, 1991: GROUP 2B.
Effects of Overexposure:A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT IDENTIFY
ANY SYMPTOMS FROM EXPOSURE NOT PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:A REVIEW OF AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT
IDENTIFY ANY WORSENING OF EXISTING CONDITIONS.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL MD. SKIN: FLUSH
W/WATER FOR 15 MIN. INGEST: INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE WATER. CALL MD AT
ONCE. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT SYMPS. CALL MD AT ONCE.
NOTE TO M D: BASED ON INDIVIDUAL RXNS OF PATIENT,MD'S JUDGMENT
SHOULD BE USED TO CTL SYMPS & CLINICAL CNDTN. CAUTION: IF UNCON,
HAVING TROUBLE BRTHG/IN CONVULSIONS, DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE
WATER.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EVOLVE SO*X UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:SML LIQ SPILLS: CONTAIN W/ABSORB MATL, SUCH AS
CLAY, SOIL/ANY COMMERCIALLY AVAIL ABSORB. SHOVEL RECLAIMED LIQ &
ABSORB INTO RECOVERY/SALVAGE DRUMS FOR DISP. LGE LIQ SPILLS: DIKE
TO PVNT FURTHER MOVEME NT & RECLAIM INTO RECOVERY/SALVAGE (ING7)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN RESIDUAL
PRODUCT. DO NOT REUSE CONTAINER UNLESS PROPERLY RECONDITIONED.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:IF IT IS POSS TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF
VAPS/MISTS, A NIOSH APPRVD/EQUIVALENT RESP IS REC. FOR LGE SPILLS,
ENTRY INTO LGE TANKS, VESSELS/ENCLSD SML SPACES W/INADEQ VENT, A
NIOSH APPRVD, POSS P RESS, SCBA IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED. ADDITIONALLY, LOC EXHST
VENT IS RECOMMENDED WHERE VAPS/MISTS MAY BE RELEASED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERMEABLE GLOVES (NEOPRENE, (ING 9)
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:IF CLOTHING IS CONTAMINATED, REMOVE CLOTHING &
THORO WASH AFFECTED AREA. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 3.5-4.1. MATLS TO AVOID: PERMANGANATES) WHICH CAN GENERATE HEAT,
FIRES, EXPLO & RELEASE OF TOX FUMES. AVOID CONT W/STRONG ACIDS
(E.G., SULFURIC, PHOSPHORIC, NITRIC, HYDROCHLORIC, CHROMIC,
SULFONIC ) WHICH CAN GENERATE HEAT, SPLATTERING/BOILING & RELEASE
OF TOX FUMES.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:205F,96C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:11F,-12C
Spec Gravity:1.22-1.28
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR PINK LIQUID, PUNGENT ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONT W/STRONG OXIDIZERS (E.G., CHLORINE, PEROXIDES, CHROMATES,
NITRIC ACID, PERCHLORATES, CONC OXYGEN, (SUP DAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EVOLVES SO*2 WHEN OPEN TO ATM. RATE OF
SO*2 EVOLUTION INCREASES W/TEMP &/TRANSFER OF PROD. SO*2 MAY REACT
WITH (ING 5)

Waste Disposal Methods:AS NON-HAZ WASTE LIQ WASTE, PROD SHOULD BE
SOLIDIFIED W/STABILIZING AGENTS (SUCH AS SAND, FLY ASH/CEMENT) SO
THAT NO FREE LIQ REMAINS BEFORE DISP TO INDUS WASTE LANDFILL. A
NON-HAZ LIQ WASTE CAN ALSO BE DEEP-WELL INJECTED I/A/W LOC, STATE
& FED REGS.

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