Product ID:S78416 SODIUM CARBONATE ANHYDROUS 21080
MSDS Date:12/14/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F055495
MSDS Number: CGKTR

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Cage: 1B464

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Cage: 1B464

SODIUM CARBONATE (SODA ASH, TRONA, CARBONIC ACID, CRYSTOL

CAS: 497-19-8

RTECS: VZ4050000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 4090 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: IRRITATION & BURNS.
INGESTION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. INHALATION:
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT W/BURNING PAIN IN THE
NOSE, THROAT & PULMONARY EDEMA. P ROLONGED/REPREATED CONCENTRATED
SOLUTIONS CAUSED TISSUE DAMAGE. SODA ULCERS ON HANDS & PERFORATION
OF THE NASAL SEPTUM.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, BURNS, PAIN, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR 15 MINS. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE
VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK/WATER.
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. NOTES TO PHYSICIAN:
TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:USE AGENT MOST APPROPRIATE TO EXTINGUISH
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. WEAR A
SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATERIAL WILL NOT BURN, NON-COMBUSTIBLE.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
VACUUM/SWEEP UP MATERIAL & PLACE INTO A SUITABLE DISPOSAL
CONTAINER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
STORE IN A COOL, DRY WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID INGESTION & INHALATION. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY
CLOSED. DON'T GET IN EYES, SKIN/CLOTHING.

Respiratory Protection:ALWAYS USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
NECESSARY.
Ventilation:GOOD GENERAL SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO CONTROL AIRBORNE
LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
2,4-DINITROTOLUENE, 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE, SODIUM SULFIDE & WATER,
LITHIUM, PHOSPHORUS PENTOXIDE, FLUORINE, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, SODIUM
CARBONATE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:752F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1564F
Spec Gravity:1.55
pH:11.6
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID WHITE HYGROSCOPIC POWDER W/AN ALKALINE TASTE;
ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS/RED-HOT ALUMINUM METAL/INCOMPATIBLE W/AMMONIA &
SILVER NITRATE/SULFURIC ACID. (SEE SUPP)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2, TOXIC FUMES OF SODIUM OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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