Product ID:SODIUM FORMATE
MSDS Date:10/10/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082267
MSDS Number: CGCPF

Emergency Phone: 314-539-1600; 314-982-5000

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 23104

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

FORMIC ACID, SODIUM SALT; (SODIUM FORMATE)

CAS: 141-53-7

RTECS: LR0350000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

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:INHALATION: INHALATION OF DUST CAN
IRRITATE THE RESPIRATORY TRACT WITH SYMPTOMS OF SORE THROAT,
COUGHING AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. INGESTION: A FAIRLY STRONG
ASTRINGENT. LARGE DOSES CAN SEVERELY CRAMP DIGESTIVE TRACT WITH
ABDOMINAL SPASMS AND VOMITING. SKIN CONTACT: IRRITATES THE SKIN.
PROLONGED (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS. EYE
CONTACT: DUST CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF THE EYES. CHRONIC: NO
INFORMATION FOUND.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BREATHING
DIFFICULTY. INGEST: IF SWALLOWED, INDUCE VOMITING IMMED BY GIVING
TWO GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK IF AVAILABLE & STICKING FINGER DOWN
THROAT. CA LL MD IMMED. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON
PERSON. SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/SOAP OR MILD
DETERGENT & WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT
DEVELOPS OR (SUPDAT)

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE OR AN
EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM
DUST. SPILLS: SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR
DISPOSAL. VACUUMING OR WET SWEEPIN G MAY BE USED TO AVOID DUST
DISPERSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR. PROTECT
FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE & INCOMPATIBILITIES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. AVOID
BREATHING DUST. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCES IS
RECOMD TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . LAB
COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O: 97 G/100 G WATER @ 20C(68F). FIRST AID PROC: PERSISTS.
EYES: WASH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, LIFTING
LOWER & UPPER EYELIDS OCCASNLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:487F,253C
Spec Gravity:1.9
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, DELIQUESCENT, CRYSTALLINE POWER; ODORLESS TO
SLIGHT FORMIC ACID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
REACTS WITH STRONG ACIDS TO FORM FORMIC ACID FUMES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HYGROSCOPIC. READILY ABSORBS MOISTURE FROM
THE AIR. SOLUTIONS ARE STRONG BASES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES, SUBSTANCE
DECOMPOSES INTO SODIUM OXALATE AND HYDROGEN, THEN INTO SODIUM
CARBONATE.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DELIVERED TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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