Product ID:CHLORINATING TABLETS, N-200
MSDS Date:05/20/1996
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N069041
MSDS Number: CFRVZ

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

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (CERCLA) (65% AVAILABLE CHLORINE)

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 (NUISANCE) DUST (CONTAINING 5.5-10% MOISTURE)

Fraction By Weight: 35%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

SWALLOWED, CAUSES SEV BURNS TO DIGESTIVE TRACT &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PRDCED POS RESPONSES IN IN-VITRO ASSAYS USING

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CHINESE HAMSTER FIBROBLASTS. SAFE HNDLG OF THIS MATL

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VOMIT. TAKE IMMED TO HOSPITAL/MD. IF

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INDUCE VOMITING OR GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN

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35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLN PER POUND OF

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ONLY

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CAN CAUSE ENVIRON DMG TO RECEIVING WATER/CAN

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CAREFULLY & SLOWLY POUR APPROP QTY OF 35% HYDROGEN

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W/PLENTY OF WATER. CARE MUST BE TAKEN WHEN

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CONTAM. IT IS YOUR DUTY TO DISP OF CHEM MATLS

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RCRA, FIFRA, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER RELEVANT FEDERAL,

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ANY OTHER PROD. SUCH USE MAY CAUSE VIOLENT RXN

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MAY CAUSE FIRE/EXPLO IF MIXED W/OTHER CHEMS. FIRE

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AS OIL, KEROSENE, GASOLINE, PAINT PRODS & MOST

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REMAINING IN EMPTY DRUM CAN REACT TO CAUSE FIRE.

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IN TRASH COLLECTION. DO NOT CONTAM WATER, FOOD/FEED

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OXIDIZER-FIRE MAY RSLT FROM CONT W/HEAT, ACIDS,

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MAY CAUSE CHEM BURNS. IRRITATING TO NOSE & THROAT.

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:INHAL OF CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE 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, COUGH,
SORE THROAT,LARYNGITIS & SHORTNESS OF BREATH. IN OPERATION WHERE
THERE ARE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:HIGH CONCS OF RESP PARTICULATES, PULM
EDEMA (FLUID IN LUNG) MAY BE PRDCED. IF NOT TREATED IMMED, PULM
EDEMA CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. SINCE PROD IS IN TABLET FORM,
PARTICLES OF RESP SIZE ARE N OT GEN ENCOUNTERED. EYE:CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE IS CORR TO EYES. CONT OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE DUST
W/EYES, EVEN (SUP DAT)
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 OXYGEN. CALL MD.
EYE/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, WHILE
REMOVING CONTAM CLT HG & SHOES. FOR EYE CONT, GET IMMED MEDATTN. IF
SKIN IRRIT OCCURS, GET MED ATTN. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK LGE
QTYS OF WATER & ANY COMMON COOKING (VEGETABLE) OIL, IF AVAIL. DO
NOT INDUCE (ING 6)

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

Spill Release Procedures:USE EXTREME CAUTION HNDLG SPILL. 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 US ING CLEAN, DRY SHOVEL & BROOM &
DISSOLVE IN WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/ON CLTHG.
KEEP IN ORIGINAL CONTR IN COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP CONTR CLSD WHEN NOT
IN USE.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES, SPKS, OPEN FLAMES &
LIGHTED TOBACCO PRODS. USE ONLY CLEAN, DRY SCOOP MADE OF
METAL/PLASTIC EACH TIME THIS PROD IS TAKEN FROM CONTR. DO NOT ADD
THIS PROD TO ANY DISPENSING DEVICE CONTAINING REMNANTS OF (ING 15)

Respiratory Protection:IF DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED, USE NIOSH
APPROVED RESPIRATOR W/ACID GAS CARTRIDGE & DUST PREFILTER.
RESPIRATOR USE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH/MFR MUST BE OBSERVED.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PRO GRAMS MUST BE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.134.
Ventilation:NONE, UNLESS DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
BOOTS, APRONS/CHEM SUITS SHOULD BE USED WHEN NEC TO PVNT SKIN CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP:356F,180C DECOMPOSES. EFTS OF OVEREXP:MIN AMT FOR SHORT DURATION,
CAN CAUSE SEV IRRIT & EVEN BLINDNESS. SKIN:CONT MAY CAUSE SEV
IRRIT, BURNS/TISS DESTRUCTION. IN STUDIES UTILIZING RABBITS, SKIN
IRR IT SCORE WAS 8/8 & EYE IRRIT SCORE WAS 98.5/110. CLASSIFICATION
FOR BOTH IS CORR. INGEST:CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE, IF(ING 3)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUP DAT
pH:ALKALI
Solubility in Water:217 G/L @ 27C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TABLETS WITH BLUE COLORANT, 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 RSLTG 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 CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE IS BEING CONSUMED. IF THIS IS NOT POSS, CAREFULLY NEUT
DISSOLVED MATL B Y ADDING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (ONE PINT OF(ING 8)

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