Product ID:DREWCHLOR 6120 CHLORINE DIOXIDE PRECURS, 5178
MSDS Date:09/14/1992
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N051040
MSDS Number: CGFTT

ASHLAND CHEMICAL INC

ONE DREW PLAZA
BOONTON, NJ 07005
US

Emergency Phone: 800-274-5263

Info Phone: 201-263-7600

Cage: DO048

DREW CHEMICAL CORP,DIV OF ASHLAND CHEMICAL CO

BOONTON, NJ 07005 US

Telephone: 606-324-1133

Cage: 52454

SODIUM CHLORITE

CAS: 7758-19-2

RTECS: VZ4800000

Fraction By Weight: 25-40%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

SODIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 7647-14-5

RTECS: VZ4725000

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

TO UNCON PERSON. CALL MD OR TRANSPORT TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IS DIFFICULT, ADMIN OXYGEN. IF BREATHING HAS

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PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM

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SPILL AT SOURCE. DIKE AREA OF SPILL TO PREVENT

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MAY BE TAKEN UP ON SAND, CLAY, EARTH, FLOOR ABSORB

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SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER). ENGINEERING OR

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& 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:EYES: MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION,
REDNESS, TEARING, BLURRED VISION AND/OR BURNS. SKIN: CAN CAUSE
SEVERE IRRITATION AND EXCESSIVE OR PROLONGED CONTACT CAN RESULT IN
BLISTERS AND BURNS. INHALATION: CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO NASAL AND
RESPIRATORY PASSAGES. INGESTION: CAN CAUSE GI IRRITATION, NAUSEA,
VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN: IMMED FLUSH EXPOSED AREA W/WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN. GET
MED ATTN. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG; LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. REMOVE
CONTAMD SHOES PROMPTLY. DISCARD SHOES SATURATED W/PROD. EYES: IMMED
FLUSH W/L ARGE AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN, LIFTING UPPER &
LOWER LIDS OCCASNLY. GET IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE
VOMIT. IMMED DRINK TWO GLASSES OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH (ING 3)

Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . WATER MAY BE USED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE BY COOLING AND
DILUTING LIQUID WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSITION CAN RELEASE OXYGEN WHICH
SUPPORTS COMBUST & REDUCES EFTIVENESS OF SUFFOCATION TYPE FIRE
EXTINGS. MATL DECOMPOSED BETWEEN 300-400F. THIS (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILL: PERSONS NOT WEARING PROPER
PERSONAL PROT EQUIP SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM AREA OF SPILL. ABSORB
LIQUID ON VERMICULITE, FLOOR ABSORB OR OTHER OTHER ABSORB MATL.
SWEEP UP MATL FOR DISPOSAL OR RECOVERY. LARGE SPILL: PERSONS NOT
WEARING (ING 5)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CNTNRS OF MATL MAY BE HAZ WHEN
EMPTIED. SINCE EMPTIED CNTNRS RETAIN PROD RESIDUES (VAP, LIQ &/OR
SOLID), ALL HAZ PRECS GIVEN IN MSDS MUST BE OBSERVED.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:IF OVEREXP HAS BEEN DETERMINED OR DOCUMENTED, A
NIOSH APPRVD AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR IS ADVISED IN ABSENCE OF
PROPER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. OSHA REGS ALSO PERMIT OTHER NIOSH
APPRVD RESPIRATORS UNDER S PECIFIED CONDITIONS (SEE YOUR (ING 8)
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT MECH (GEN &/OR LOC EXHST) VENT TO MAINTAIN EXPOS
BELOW LEVEL OF OVEREXP (FORM KNOWN/SUSPECTED/ADVERSE EFTS).
Protective Gloves:RESISTANT SUCH AS NEOPRENE.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 9)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . TO
PREVENT SKIN CONTACT, WEAR IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: MATL IS POWERFUL OXIDIZER. CONTACT W/COMBUST ORGANIC MATL OR
REDUCING AGENTS FORMS HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES. CONTAM W/SUCH
MATLS CAN CAUSE FIRE. LOSS OF WATER IN FIRE COULD RSLT IN EMISSIO N
OF POISONOUS & EXPLOSIVE CHLORINE OXIDE GAS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Vapor Pres:<17.5 @20C
Vapor Density:0.6
Spec Gravity:1.230-1.270
pH:10-13
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR SLIGHTLY YELLOW SOLUTION.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:77

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATLS, STRONG ACIDS, REDUCING AGENTS,
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, REMOVAL OF WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY FORM TOXIC MATERIALS: CHLORINE
DIOXIDE AND/OR CHLORINE GAS, ACID VAPORS, OXYGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL/LARGE SPILL: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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