Product ID:CHLORINATING TABLETS, N-200
MSDS Date:08/03/1992
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N069041
MSDS Number: CDNDD

PPG INDUSTRIES INC

ONE PPG PLACE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15272
US

Emergency Phone: 304-843-1300

Info Phone: 304-843-1300

Preparer: R. KENNETH LEE

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: 0.5 PPM;1 STEL (CL)

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

INERT INGREDIENTS; (INERT (INCLUDES ING 3))

Fraction By Weight: 35%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

WATER; (MOISTURE)

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 5.5-10%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

ASSAYS USING BACTERIAL SYS (AMES TEST) & CHROMOSOMAL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HIGHLY TOXIC. SAFE HNDLG OF MATL ON LONG-TERM BASIS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AVAIL. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. TAKE IMMED TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HOSPITAL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DISSOLVE MATL IN WATER. DISP OF WASTE MATL AS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AIR, LAND OR WATER WHICH EXCEED RQ MUST BE REPORTED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

W/PLENTY OF WATER & FLUSH TO SEWER.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

UNNEUT MATL CAN CAUSE ENVIRON DMG TO RECEIVING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SITE NEUT, CAREFULLY & SLOWLY POUR APPROP QTY OF 35%

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FLUSH AREA W/PLENTY OF WATER. CARE MUST BE TAKEN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CLEAN AIR ACT, CLEAN WATER ACT, RCRA, FIFRA, AS WELL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WASTE CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WASTE AS PER 40 CFR 261.21(A)(4) & MUST BE DISPOSED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SUCH USE MAY CAUSE VIOLENT RXN LEADING TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MIXED W/OTHER CHEMS. FIRE MAY RSLT IF CONTAM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PAINT PRODS & MOST OTHER ORG MATLS. DO NOT REUSE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TO CAUSE FIRE. THORO FLUSH EMPTY CNTNR W/WATER THEN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WATER, FOOD/FEED BY STOR/DISP. STRONG OXIDIZER-FIRE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MAY BE FATAL/HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE CHEM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE IS REGISTERED W/EPA AS A

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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 (DEPENDING ON CONC); UPPER RESP TRACT IRRIT, NASAL
CONGESTION, COUGH, SORE THROAT, LARYNGITIS & SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
IN OPERATIONS WHERE THERE ARE HIGH CONCS OF RESPIRABLE
PARTICULATES, PULM EDEMA(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. SINCE PROD IS
IN TABLET FORM, PARTICLES OF RESPIRABLE SIZE ARE NOT GENRLY
ENCOUNTERED. EYE:CORR. CONT OF DUST, EVEN MIN AMT FOR SHORT
DURATION, CAN CAUSE SEV IRRIT & EVEN BLINDNESS. SKIN:SLIGHTLY TOX.
CORR. CONT MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT, BURNS/TISS DESTRUCT.
INGEST:SLIGHTLY TOX. (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP, PREF
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. CALL MD. EYES:FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. GET IMMED MED ATTN.
SKIN:FLUSH W/P LENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS, WHILE REMOVING
CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. IF IRRIT OCCURS, GET MED ATTN. INGEST:IF
CONSCIOUS, DRINK LG QTYS OF WATER & ANY COMMON COOKING (VEGETABLE)
OIL, IF (ING 6)

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY! SMOTHERING INEFFECTIVE-PRODUCT SUPPLIES
OWN OXYGEN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES AT 180C RELEASING OXYGEN GAS;
CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE. HEAT OF SOLUTION:SLIGHTLY EXOTHERMIC.

Spill Release Procedures:USE EXTREME CAUT 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 VISIBLE MATL USING CLEAN, DRY SHOVEL & BROOM & (ING
8)
Neutralizing Agent:ONE PINT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTION PER POUND
OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/ON CLTHG.
KEEP IN ORIGINAL CNTNR IN COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP CNTNR CLSD WHEN NOT
IN USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES, SPKS, OPEN FLAMES &
LIGHTED TOBACCO PRODS. USE ONLY CLEAN, DRY SCOOP MADE OF
METAL/PLASTIC EACH TIME PROD IS TAKEN FROM CNTNR. DO NOT ADD PROD
TO ANY DISPENSING DEVICE CNT NG REMNANTS OF ANY OTHER PROD. (ING
17)

Respiratory Protection:IF DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED, USE NIOSH
APPROVED RESPIRATOR W/ACID GAS CARTRIDGE & DUST PREFILTER.
RESPIRATOR USE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH OR MFR MUST BE
OBSERVED. NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT PROGRAMS MUST BE I/A/W 29 CFR
1910.134.
Ventilation:NONE, UNLESS DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS &(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
SHOWER . BOOTS, APRONS/CHEM SUITS SHOULD BE USED WHEN NEC TO PVNT
(SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP:356F,180C (DECOMPOSES). PH(OF SOLNS):ALKALINE. EYE PROT:FULL LGTH
FCSHLD . OTHER PROT EQUIP:SKIN CONT. PERSONAL PROT CLTHG & USE OF
EQUIP MUST BE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.132 & 29 CFR 1910.133. EFTS OF
OVEREXP:CAUSES SEV BURNS OF DIGEST TRACT & CAN BE FATAL.
CHRONIC:GENOTOX:PRDCD POS RESPONSES IN IN-VITRO (ING 4)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:356F,180C
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:217 G/L WT % @ 27C.
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TABLETS W/BLUE COLORANT; SLIGHT CHLORINE
ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ACIDS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANICS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTAMINATION OR EXCESSIVE HEAT ABOVE
177C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACIDS/AMMONIA CONTAM WILL RELS TOXIC
GASES. EXCESS HEAT WILL CAUSE DECOMP RESULTING IN RELS OF OXYGEN &
CHLORINE GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:SPILLED MATL THAT HAS BEEN SWEPT UP & DISSOLVED
IN WATER SHOULD BE USED IMMED IN NORMAL APPLICATN FOR WHICH CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE IS BEING CONSUMED. IF NOT POSS, CAREFULLY NEUT
DISSOLVED MATL BY ADDING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, THEN DILUTE NEUT MATL
(ING 10)

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