Product ID:NB-21
MSDS Date:04/08/1994
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N081003
MSDS Number: CFTWG

NUTMEG TECHNOLOGIES INC

NEW HAVEN, CT 06513
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 203-777-7691

Preparer: GARY DORFMAN

Cage: GO034

NUTMEG TECHNOLOGIES INC

309 NEW HAVEN, CT 06513 US

Telephone: (203) 777-7691

Cage: GO034

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: 50 +/-1%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3, C

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

IS SPONTANEOUSLY FLAMMABLE.

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REMOVE FROM EXPOS TO

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MAY CAUSE

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CONSULT STANDARD LITERATURE.

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FROM SKIN. CONTINUE TO WATER FLUSH UNTIL

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HEAT OF DILUTION. DO NOT ADD WATER TO THE

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FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

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PREVENT ENTRANCE OF MATERIAL).

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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:EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: A STRONG
ALKALINE SOLUTION WHICH DESTROYS TISSUE & CAUSES SEVERE BURNS.
INGESTION: MOST SERIOUS EFFECT IS CORROSION OF TISSUE. SPASMS,
VOMIT, TISSUE DESTRUCTION, POSSIBLY DEAT H. LD50 FOR MICE=40 MG/KG,
ORAL LD50 FOR RABBITS=500 MG/KG. EYE CONTACT: A SEVERE BURN &
POSSIBLE (EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: BLINDNESS. SKIN CONTACT: SERIOUS
CHEMICAL & THERMAL BURNS. INHALATION: MIST/SPRAY CAN DAMAGE ENTIRE
RESPIRATORY TRACT. SORE THROAT, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH MAY
RESULT. CHRONIC:NOT APP LICABLE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: WASH IMMED W/PLENTY OF RUNNING WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS,
INCLG UNDER EYELIDS & ALL SURFS. SPEED IN RINSING OUT EYES IS
IMPORTANT IF PERM INJURY IS TO BE AVOIDED. GET MED HELP IMMED.
SKIN: PROMPTL Y WASH EXPOS AREA W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR@ LST 15 MINS.
REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG IMMED. GET MED HELP FOR SERIOUS EXPOS. INGEST:
CORR. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT! GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER/MILK IF AVAILABLE.
(ING 3)

Flash Point:NONE-NON-COMBUST
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:PROD IS NON-FLAM AS SUPPLIED. USE WATER, FOAM,
CARBON DIOXIDE/DRY CHEM TO EXTING FIRE. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL
(SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . CAN CAUSE SPATTERING BY REACTION WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATL IS CORR TO ALL HUMAN TISS. CAUSTIC
SODA CAN REACT W/ALUMINUM, ZINC, TIN & OTHER ACTIVE METALS & GEN
FLAM HYDROGEN GAS. IT WILL REACT VIOLENTLY WITH(SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPRIATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. ABSORB WITH
VERMICULITE, SAND OR SAWDUST OR FLUSH TO HOLDING AREA WITH WATER.
NEUTRALIZE RESIDUES WITH DILUTE ACID AND RINSE WITH WATER. DO NOT
ALLOW SPILLAGE OR RINS E WATER TO ENTER SEWERS OR STREAMS.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT PERMIT WORKERS TO HNDL MATL
W/OUT PROPER TRAINING/W/OUT PROPER EQUIP. PVNT EYE & SKIN CNTCT.
KEEP CNTNRS CLSD & SEALED.
Other Precautions:AVOID HNDLG CNDTNS WHICH CAN LEAD TO SPILLS/MIST
FORM. EYE & SKIN PROT EQUIP MUST BE WORN WHEN HNDLG. WHEN MIXING
CAUSTIC SODA W/WATER, ALWAYS ADD CAUSTIC SLOWLY & CONTINUOUSLY TO
WATER, WHILE STIRRIN G TO MIN SPATTERING & LOCALIZED (ING 7)

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. IF MISTING OR HEAVY
VAPOR FORMATION SHOULD OCCUR, A NIOSH APPROVED MIST RESPIRATOR
SHOULD BE USED.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL: GENERAL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS & (ING 8)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . USE
APRON/PROT CLTHG & RUBB BOOTS (TOPS COVERED BY APRON/CLTHG TO (ING
9)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH OF UNDILUTED PROD:14; PH (1% AQ SOLN):13.04. EXTING MEDIA:CNTNRS
INVOLVED TO HELP PVNT RUPTURE. FIRE/EXPLO HAZ:MANY ORG CHEMS ESP
NITROCARBONS & CHLOROCARBONS. REACTS VIOLENTLY W/HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
& ACIDS. AVOID LEATHER & WOOL. MATLS
TOAVOID(STAB):TRICHLOROETHYLENE WELL REACT TO FORM
DICHLOROACETYLENE WHICH (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>280F,>138C
Spec Gravity:1.530
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, VISCOUS LIQUID, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:50(WT)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT ALLOW CNTCT W/ACIDS & METALS SUCH
AS ALUMINUM, ZINC & TIN. EXPOS TO AIR CAN FORM SODIUM CARBONATE.
(SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CONTACT WITH THE ABOVE MATERIALS MAY
GENERATE HYDROGEN WHICH IS EXPLOSIVE.

Waste Disposal Methods:TRIPLE RINSE CNTNR. DISPOSE OF DRUMS I/A/W FED,
ST & LOCAL REGS. DISPOSE OF RINSATE INTO SYS BEING TREATED W/PROD,
OR CONVERT TO NEUTRAL SALTS & DILUTE WELL W/WATER. DISPOSE OF
SPILLAGE WASTE PER COMP ANY CONTINGENCY PLAN & I/A/W FED, ST &
LOCAL REGS.

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