Product ID:SODIUM BICARBONATE
MSDS Date:08/16/1995
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-264-6618
MSDS Number: CFYLQ

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 OR 303-595-9048

Info Phone: 215-299-6699/800-346-7880

Cage: 0TYC8

Telephone: 215-200-6000

Cage: 93090

SODIUM BICARBONATE

CAS: 144-55-8

RTECS: VZ0950000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 RAT ORAL 4300MG/KG 20% SLURRY
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NO SIGNIFICANT HEALTH EFFECTS
ANTICIPATED.EYE CONTACT:NON-IRRIT. SKIN CONTACT:NON-IRRIT.SKIN
ABSORPTION:NO DATA AVAILABLE.INHAL:NO DATA AVAILABLE.INGEST:LD50
RAT ORAL 6000MG/KG 50% SLURRY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGENIC POTENTIAL:REG BY
OSHA/LISTED ON NTP/IARC GROUP 1,2A,2B:NO.
Effects of Overexposure:SODIUM BICARBONATE IS A GRAB(GENRALLY
RECOGNIZED AS SAFE)FOOD INGRED.NO SIGNIFICANT TOXICITY IS EXPECTED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ADMINISTRATION OF LARGE DOSES OF
SODIUM BICARBONATE TO PATIENTS W/RENAL INSUFFICIENCY CAN PRODUCE
SYSTEMIC ALKALOSIS. TARGET ORGANS:NONE.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS.IRRIT OCCURS/PERSISTS
OBTRAIN MED ATTN.SKIN:WASH W/PLENTY OF SOAP/WATER.GET MED ATTN IR
IRRIT OCCURS/PERSISTS.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.BREATHING
DIFFI/DISCOMFORT O CCURS/PERSISTS OBTAIN MED ATTN.INGEST:DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSC PERSON.ANY
DICOMFORT PERSISTS OBTAIN MED ATTN.NOTE TO DR:INTERNAL TOXICITY
LOW.TREATMENT (SUPPLEMEN)

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:WATER,WATER FOG,CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2),DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.PRODUCT IS NON-COMBUSTIBLE.REACTS
W/ACIDS TO RELEASE CARBON DIOZIDE & HEAT.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FOR SALVAGE OR
DISPOSAL.WASH AWAY RESIDUE W/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE AIR CONVEYING/MECHAN SYS FOR BULK
TRANSF TO STORAGE.FOR MANUAL HNDLG OF BULK TRANSF USE MECH VENTI TO
REMOVE AIRBORNE DUST FRM RAILCAR/SHIP/TRUCK.
Other Precautions:USE APPROV RESP PROT WHEN VENTI SYS ARE NOT
AVAIL.SELECTION OF RESPIRATORS BASED ON DUST CLOUD GENERATED.STORE
IN COOL DRY AREA,AWAY FRM ACIDS.USE LOC/GEN RM VENTI TO CNTRL
AIRBORNE DUST THAT MAY BE G ENERATED INTO WORK
ENVIRONMENT.(SUPPLEM)

Respiratory Protection:WEAR MSHA-NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR IF
EXCESSIVE VISIBLE DUST LEVELS ARE EXPECTED.
Ventilation:USE GENERAL ROOM DILUTION OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTIALTION WHEN
EXCESSIVE DUST IS EXPECTED IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
Protective Gloves:GENERAL PURPOSE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:FULL COVER CLOTHING.FOOTWEAR:NONE.
Work Hygienic Practices:MIN EYE/SKIN CONTACT BY USING APPROPRIATE PROT
EQPMT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DEN:0.88G/ML. PH(1%SOLN)=8.3;PH AS IS:NOT APPLIC. 1STAID:FOLLOWS STD
PROTOCOLS & IS OTHERWISE SYMPTOM/SUPPORT. OTHER PRECAUT:PROD
USES:LEAVENING AGENT,CLEANER INGRED,BATH SALT INGRED,H2O
SOFTENER,DIAP ER RINSE INGRED,FEED ADDITIVE.CHEM CERTIFIED TO
ANSI/NSF STD 60 DRINKING H2O TREAT CHEM-HEALTH EFF.MAX DOSAGE
100MG/L.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:N/APPLI
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:D
Vapor Pres:N/AVAI
Vapor Density:N/APPLI
Spec Gravity:2.20
pH:SUPPLE
Viscosity:D
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/APPLI
Solubility in Water:9.0% MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR SOLID, ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:N/AVAI
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS,RXS W/ACIDS TO RELEASE CARBON DIOXIDE GAS & HEAT.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT W/ACIS EXCEPT UNDER CONTROLLED
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:IF MATL CANT BE SALVAGED AN ACCEPTABLE METHOD IS
TO DISPO OF UNCONTAM PRODUCT INTO SECURED LANDFILL IAW ALL LOCAL,
STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGLS.EMPTY CNTNRS MAY BE
INCINERATED OR DISCARDED AS GENERAL TRASH.NOT LISTED IN ANY REGS.

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