Product ID:SODIUM TARTRATE
MSDS Date:10/08/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082287
MSDS Number: CGCQD

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

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 23104

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

SODIUM TARTARATE, DIHYDRATE

CAS: 868-18-8

RTECS: WW8150000

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:ACUTE: INHALATION: MAY CAUSE MILD
IRRITATION TO THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INGESTION: LARGE ORAL DOSES MAY
CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES. SKIN CONT: MAY CAUSE MILD
IRRITATION. EYE CONT: MAY CAUSE MIL D IRRITATION. CHRONIC: NO
INFORMATION FOUND.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BREATHING
DIFFICULTY. INGEST: GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK TO
DILUTE. IF LARGE AMTS WERE SWALLOWED, GET MED ADVICE. SKIN: WASH
WITH SOAP & WA TER. GET MED ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. EYE:
WASH THOROUGHLY WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. GET MED
ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS.

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE: SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT/FLAME. EXPLOSION: NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP, SCOOP OR PICK UP SPILLED MATERIAL.
COLLECTED WASTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A CLOSED, PREFERABLY METAL,
CONTAINER AND SENT TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR. STORE IN
COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT/IGNITION.
PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:ISOLATE FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS. AS PART OF GOOD
INDUST & PERSONAL HYGIENE & SAFETY PROCEDURE, AVOID ALL UNNECESSARY
EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE & ENSURE PROMPT REMOVAL FROM SKIN,
EYES & CLOTHING.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CNDTNS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
APPARENT, A NIOSH APPRVD DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPRVD SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY
BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:IN GEN, DILUTION VENT IS SATISFACTORY HLTH HAZ CTL FOR THIS
SUBSTANCE. HOWEVER, IF CNDTNS OF USE CREATE (SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . CLEAN
BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MP: 302F,150C LOSES WATER. SOL IN H*2O: 29G/100G WATER @ 6C(42.8F).
VENT: DISCOMFORT TO WORKER, A LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:1.79
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFORMATION FOUND
Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS. ODORLESS TO SLIGHT TARTARIC ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS ACRID SMOKE AND FUMES OF SODIUM
OXIDE WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

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

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