Product ID:PHA-99-10 OMEGA BUFFER SALTS PH9-PH10
MSDS Date:01/28/1991
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F042474
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CDDPT

Emergency Phone: 203-359-1660/800-255-3924

Info Phone: 203-359-1660/813-979-0626

Cage: 29907

Telephone: 203-359-1660

Cage: 29907

SODIUM CARBONATE (SODA ASH, TRONA, CARBONIC ACID, CRYSTOL

CAS: 497-19-8

RTECS: VZ4050000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. EYES: IRRITATION & BURNS. SKIN: IRRITATION & MAY BE
ABSORBED. INGESTION: SEVERE DAMAGE TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES &
CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, BURNS, PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY & THOROUGHLY FLUSH W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF
BREATHING HAS STOPPED. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. IF
CONSCIOUS GIVE WATER FREELY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP POWDER INTO CONTAINER. FLUSH AREA
W/WATER & NEUTRALIZE BEFORE DISPOSAL. PREPARED BUFFEER SOLUTION:
NEUTRALIZE & MOP AREA.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTION W/COLD WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP STORAGE CONTAINERS TIGHTLY
CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA. STORE AWAY FROM
MINERAL & ORGANIC ACIDS.
Other Precautions:DON'T BREATHE DUST. DON'T GET INTO EYES. AVOID SKIN
CONTACT. DON'T TAKE INTERNALLY. AVOID MOISTURE/PERSPIRATION CONTACT
BECAUSE IT WILL CAUSE CAUSTIC SODA.

Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT IS A BLENDED MIX TO TWO SEPARATE COMPONENTS. EACH BUFFER
CONTAINS SAME COMPONENTS, BUT IN DIFFERENT RATIOS. OMEGA BUFFERS
ARE MANUFACTURED & FORMULATED FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY & REQUIRE NO
SPE CIAL HANDLING, LABELING/MARKINGS.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1563.8F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:752F
Spec Gravity:2.53
Solubility in Water:22%/WT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR POWDER W/NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, CALCIUM HYDROXIDE, ACIDS, ALUMINUM, FLOURINE, PHOSPHORUS
PENTOXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, PERSPIRATION CONTACT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:GASEOUS CO2 & SODIUM OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF NEUTRALIZED BUFFER SOLUTIONS AT AN
APPROVED SITE IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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