Product ID:CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE GRANULAR
MSDS Date:04/18/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N083619
MSDS Number: CGQNK

VAN WATERS & ROGERS INC

6100 CARILLON POINT
KIRKLAND, WA 98033
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 206-889-3400

Cage: DO735

VOPAK USA INC

KIRKLAND, WA 98033-7357 US

Telephone: 425-889-3400/425-889-3617

Cage: 0STM5

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (CERCLA) (65% AVAILABLE CHLORINE)

CAS: 7778-54-3

RTECS: NH3485000

Fraction By Weight: 65%

OSHA PEL 0.5 PPM (CL)

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 PPM/1 STEL (CL)

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

INERT INGREDIENTS (INCLUDES 5.5-10% MOISTURE)

Fraction By Weight: 35%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE, IF SWALLOWED, CAUSES

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE PRDCED POS RESPONSES

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS IN CHINESE HAMSTER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IF AVAIL. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. TAKE IMMED

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HOSPITAL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE

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35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLN PER POUND OF

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ONLY

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CAN CAUSE ENVIRON DMG TO RECEIVING WATER/CAN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CAREFULLY & SLOWLY POUR APPROP QTY OF 35% HYDROGEN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

W/PLENTY OF WATER. CARE MUST BE TAKEN WHEN

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ENVIRON CONTAM. IT IS YOUR DUTY TO DISPOSE OF CHEM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WATER ACT, RCRA, FIFRA, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ANY OTHER PROD. SUCH USE MAY CAUSE VIOLENT RXN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MAY CAUSE FIRE/EXPLO IF MIXED W/OTHER CHEMS. FIRE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OIL, KEROSENE, GASOLINE, PAINT PRODS & MOST OTHER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IN EMPTY DRUM CAN REACT TO CAUSE FIRE. THORO FLUSH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

COLLECTION. DO NOT CONTAM WATER, FOOD/FEED BY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FIRE MAY RSLT FROM CONT W/HEAT, ACIDS, ORG/COMBUST

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CHEM BURNS. IRRIT TO NOSE & THROAT-AVOID BRTHG

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: CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE
DUST & DEPOSITION OF PARTICLES IN RESP TRACT CAN LEAD TO IRRIT OF
TISS & CAUSE VARIETY OF EFTS. THESE EFTS ARE DEPENDENT ON CONC &
INCL: UPPER RESP TRACT IRRIT, NASA L CONGESTION, COUGHING, SORE
THROAT, LARYNGITIS & SHORTNESS OF BREATH. IN OPERATIONS WHERE THERE
ARE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: HIGH CONCS OF RESP PARTICULATES, PULM
EDEMA (FLUID IN LUNG) MAY BE PRDCED. IF NOT TREATED IMMED, PULM
EDEMA CAN BE LIFE-THREATENING. SINCE THIS PROD IS IN GRANULAR FORM,
PARTICLES OF RESP SI ZE ARE NOT GEN ENCOUNTERED. EYES/SKIN: CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE IS CORR TO EYES. CONT OF DUST W/EYES, EVEN MIN AMT
(SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP,
PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. SKIN:
FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, WHILE REMOVING CONTAM
CLTHG & SHOES. IF IRRIT OCCURS, GET MED ATTN EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY
OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST: IF
CONSCIOUS, DRINK LGE QTYS OF WATER & ANY COMMON COOKING (VEGETABLE)
OIL, (ING 6)

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY. SMOTHERING INEFFECTIVE-PRODUCT SUPPLIES
OWN OXYGEN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES AT 180C RELEASING OXYGEN GAS.
CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE.

Spill Release Procedures:USE EXTREME CAUTION IN HNDLG SPILL. CONTAM
W/ORG/COMBUST MATL MAY CAUSE FIRE/VIOLENT DECOMP. IF FIRE/DECOMP
OCCURS IN SPILL AREA, IMMED DOUSE W/PLENTY OF WATER. OTHERWISE,
SWEEP UP ALL VISIBLE MATL US ING CLEAN, DRY SHOVEL & BROOM &
DISSOLVE IN WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:HYDROGEN PEROXIDE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/ON
CLOTHING. KEEP IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES, SPKS, OPEN FLAMES &
LIGHTED TOBACCO PRODS. USE ONLY CLEAN, DRY SCOOP MADE OF
METAL/PLASTIC EACH TIME THIS PROD IS TAKEN FROM CONTR. DO NOT ADD
THIS PROD TO ANY DISPENSING DEVICE CONTAINING REMNANTS OF (ING 15)

Respiratory Protection:IF DUSTY CNDTNS ARE ENCOUNTERED, USE NIOSH
APPRVD RESP W/ACID GAS CARTRIDGE & DUST PREFILTER. RESP USE
LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH/MFR MUST BE OBSERVED. RESP PROT
PROGRAMS MUST BE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910 .134.
Ventilation:NONE, UNLESS DUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . USE BOOTS, APRON/CHEMICAL SUITS WHEN
NECESSARY.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP: DECOMPOSES @ 180C (356F). PH: ALKALINE. EFTS OF OVEREXP: FOR SHORT
DURATION, CAN CAUSE SEV IRRIT & EVEN BLINDNESS. CONT W/SKIN MAY
CAUSE SEV IRRIT, BURNS/TISS DESTRUCTION. IN STUDIES UTILIZING RAB
BITS, SKIN IRRIT SCORE WAS 8/8 & EYE IRRIT SCORE WAS 98.6/110.
CLASSIFICATION FOR BOTH OF THESE IS CORROSIVE. (ING 3)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUP DAT
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:217 G/L @ 27C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER WITH SLIGHT CHLORINE ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ACIDS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANICS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTAMINATION OR EXCESSIVE HEAT ABOVE
177C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACIDS/AMMONIA CONTAM WILL RELEASE TOX
GASES. EXCESS HEAT WILL CAUSE DECOMP RSLTG IN RELEASE OF OXYGEN &
CHLORINE GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:SPILLED MATL THAT HAS BEEN SWEPT UP & DISSOLVED
IN WATER SHOULD BE USED IMMED IN NORM APPLICATION FOR WHICH CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE IS BEING CONSUMED. IF THIS IS NOT POSS, CAREFULLY NEUT
DISSOLVED MATL B Y ADDING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (ONE PINT OF(ING 8)

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