Product ID:ACID SPILL EMERGENCY CLEANUP
MSDS Date:04/17/1987
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N082297
MSDS Number: CGCQQ

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 CARBONATE

CAS: 497-19-8

RTECS: VZ4050000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

TO DRAIN WITH MUCH EXCESS WATER.

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:ACUTE: INHAL: INHAL OF DUST MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT. SYMPS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING &
LABORED BREATHING. EXCESSIVE CONTACT IS KNOWN TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO
NASAL SEPTUM. INGEST: ONLY SLIGHTLY TOXIC, BUT LARGE DOSES MAY BE
CORROSIVE TO GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT WHERE SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE
SEVERE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, &
COLLAPSE. SKIN CONT: EXCESSIVE CONT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION
W/BLISTERING & REDNESS. SOLNS MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT/BURNS. EYE CONT:
MAY BE CORROSIVE & CAUSE CON JUNCTIVAL EDEMA & CORNEAL DESTRUCTION.
CHRONIC EXPOSURE: PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE
SENSITIZATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BREATHING
DFCLTY. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT! GIVE LG QTYS OF WATER/MILK IF
AVAILABLE. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. GET MED
ATTN IMME D. SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAMD CLTHG. WASHSKIN W/SOAP OR
MILD DETERGENT & WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT
DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. EYE: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15
MINUTES. (SUPDAT)

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. NOT
CONSIDERED AN EXPLOSION HAZARD, BUT EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR WHEN
APPLIED TO RED-HOT ALUMINUM.

Spill Release Procedures:THOSE INVOLVED IN CLEAN-UP SHOULD USE PROT
AGAINST SKIN CONT/INHAL OF DUST/MIST. SCOOP UP SOLID & PLACE IN
SEALABLE CNTNRS FOR RECOVERY/DISP. FLUSH RESIDUES & LIQ SPILLS TO
HOLDING AREA FOR NEUT (E.G, W/DULUTE HCL) BEFORE DISCHARGE.
RECLAIM (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE HCL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:DANGER! MAY CAUSE EYE BURNS. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO SKIN & RESP TRACT. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON
SKIN/ON CLTHG. AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE
W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPRVD DUST/MIST RESP MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPRVD SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY
BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHAUST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE IS
REC TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 3)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTACT LENSES
SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O: 45.5 G/100 ML WATER @ 100C(212F). MATLS TO AVOID: REACTS
VIOLENTLY W/ACIDS TO FORM CARBON DIOXIDE. FIRST AID PROC: GET MED
ATTN IMMED. SPILL PROC: & REUSE AS MUCH AS POSS. SEND REMAINDER TO
APPRVD WASTE DISP FACILITY. ALTERNATIVELY, IF LOC ORDINANCES ALLOW,
NEUTRALIZED WASTES CAN USUALLY BE FLUSHED (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1564F,851C
Spec Gravity:2.53
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFORMATION FOUND
Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER OR GRANULES. ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
PHOSPHOROUS PENTOXIDE, SULFURIC ACID, ZINC, LITHIUM, MOISTURE, CALCIUM
HYDROXIDE & 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE. (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MAY
FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

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

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