Product ID:SODIUM PEROXIDE
MSDS Date:08/30/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082269
MSDS Number: CGCPH

MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC

PARIS, KY 40362
US

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

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 23104

MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 US

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

SODIUM PEROXIDE

CAS: 1313-60-6

RTECS: WD3450000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

CHARCOAL, DEXTROSE PLUS POTASSIUM NITRATE, DIETHYL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SULFIDE, MAGNESIUM, MAGNESIUM PLUS CARBON DIOXIDE,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

POTASSIUM SELENIUM MONOCHLORIDE, SILVER CHLORIDE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PEROXIDE. COLLECTED WASTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

APPRVD WASTE DISP FACILITY. AS AN ALTERNATE,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

W/STIRRING. NEUTRALIZE W/DILUTE SULFURIC ACID. WHEN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

W/EXCESS WATER. THE SAND CAN BE SENT AN APPROVED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SEPARATE FROM COMBUSTIBLE, ORGANIC OR ANY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

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:INHALATION: MAY BE CORROSIVE TO THE
RESPIRATORY TRACT. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE SORE THROAT, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, LABORED BREATHING AND COUGHING. INGESTION: CORROSIVE. MAY
CAUSE BURNS IN MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
VOMITING, DIARRHEA AND GASTRITIS MAY OCCUR. SKIN CONTACT:
CORROSIVE. MAY (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN AND SERIOUS SKIN
BURNS. EYE CONTACT: CORROSIVE. MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN, BLURRED
VISION AND DAMAGE FROM CORROSIVE EFFECTS. CHRONIC: NO INFORMATION
FOUND.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST: IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE QTYS OF MILK OR WATER. NEVER GIVE
ANYTHING B Y MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERSON. CALL MD IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE
ANY CONTAMD CLTHG. WIPE OFF EXCESS FROM SKIN. WASH SKIN W/PLENTY OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN PROMPTLY. EYES: WASH EYES
(ING 5)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL. DO NOT USE CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUST BUT SUBSTANCE IS STRONG
OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF RXN W/REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUSTS MAY CAUSE
IGNITION. CONTACT W/COMBUST, ORGANIC OR OXIDIZABLE (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN-UP PERS SHOULD WEAR PROT CLTHG & NIOSH
APPRVD RESP EQUIP SUITABLE FOR TOXIC OR CORROSIVE FLUIDS OR VAPORS.
DO NOT SAVE FOR RECLAMATION. COVER W/DOUBLE VOLUME OF SAND-SODA ASH
MIXTURE (90-100%). MIX THOROUGHLY & BREAK UP ANY LUMPS OF (ING 6)
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE SULFURIC ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE. PROTECT AGAINST MOISTURE. (ING 10)
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLTHG. AVOID
BREATHING DUST. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE W/ADEQUATE VENT. KEEP
FROM CONTACT W/CLTHG & OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. REMOVE & WASH
CONTAMD CLTHG PROMPTLY . 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 SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE
IS RECOMD TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT IN WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 11)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG INCLUDING BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON OR
COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTCT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP: 1215F,657C DECOMPOSES. MP: 860F,460C DECOMPOSES. SOL IN H*2O:
REACTS VIOLENTLY W/WATER. EXPLO HAZ: SUBSTANCES MAY CAUSE EXTREMELY
VIOLENT COMBUST. MAY REACT EXPLO IN CONTACT W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WAT
ER. MATL TO AVOID: AMMONIUM PERSULFATE,ANILINE, ANTIMONY, ARSENIC,
BENZENE, BORON NITRIDE, CALCIUM CARBIDE, (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPDAT
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:2.81
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO PALE YELLOW GRANULES; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOISTURE, ORG & OXIDIZABLE SUBSTANCES, ACETIC ACID, ACETIC ANHYDRIDE,
ALUMINUM, ALUMINUM PLUS CARBON DIOXIDE, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
AND STORAGE. WATER REACTIVE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS OXYGEN WHEN HEATED TO
DECOMPOSITION WHICH MAY INCREASE A FIRE HAZARD.

Waste Disposal Methods:ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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