Product ID:NU-BRITE, 4291
MSDS Date:07/03/1995
FSC:7930
NIIN:00N084321
MSDS Number: CGSRM

NU-CALGON WHOLESALER INC

2008 ALTOM COURT
ST LOUIS, MO 63146-4151
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 314-469-7000

Cage: 0XX75

NU-CALGON WHOLESALER, INC.

ST LOUIS, MO 63146-4151 US

Telephone: 800-554-5499/314-469-7000

Cage: 0XX75

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA); (SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAUSTIC SODA)

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

Fraction By Weight: >20%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C 2 MG/M3; 9495

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: CORROSIVE MATERIAL. WILL CAUSE
BURNS OF SKIN AND EYES WITH PROLONGED CONTACT. EYE DAMAGE LIKELY IF
CONTACT IS PROLONGED. GENERATED MISTS MAY BE SERIOUSLY IRRITATING
AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO RESPIRAT ORY TRACT IF SWALLOWED. HARMFUL OR
FATAL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES,
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:STOMACH, NAUSEA, VOMITING - POSSIBLE
INTERNAL DAMAGE. SUBCHRONIC, CHRONIC, OTHER: LOCAL EFFECT MAY
CONSIST OF MULTIPLE AREAS OF SUPERFICIAL DESTRUCTION OF THE SKIN OR
OF PRIMARY IRRITANT DERM ATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. START ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
IF NECESSARY. OXYGEN MAY BE ADMINISTERED. CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYES:
FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES AND CALL A PHYSICIAN
IMMED IATELY. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF SOAP
AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSIST CALL PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. DILUTE BY DRINKING WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN
IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NONE TO BOILING
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY (FOG); DRY CHEMICAL; CO*2; FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:SAFELY STOP SPILL AT SOURCE. CONTAIN SPILL BY
DIKING WITH SOIL OR OTHER INERT MATERIAL AND CAREFULLY NEUTRALIZE
WITH DILUTE ACID. MOP, PUMP OR ABSORB WITH INERT MATERIAL AND
RECLAIM INTO SOUND CONTAIN ERS FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CORROSIVE MATERIAL - HANDLE ALL
CONTAINERS CAREFULLY. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. AVOID
CONTACT WITH LEATHER OR WOOL.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHERE MISTS OR SPRAY
MAY BE GENERATED. (CAUSTIC MIST CATRIDGE TYPE).
Ventilation:MECHANICAL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO MINIMIZE CONTACT (BOOTS, APRON, FACESHIELD).
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV: 1.252 +/- 0.005 (H*2O = 1 @ 25C). PH: 13.2 @ 10% SOLUTION.
PH: AS DISTRIBUTED: 14.0. EYE PROT: AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SAME AS H*2O (ETHER =1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORED LIQUID; NO DISTINCT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS/OXIDIZERS. DO NOT MIX WITH CHLORINATED DETERGENTS
(BLEACH).
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING MAY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE
AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED WASTE FACILITY
ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATION. KEEP
NON-NEUTRALIZED MATERIAL OUT OF SEWERS, STORM DRAINS, SURFACE WATER
AND SOIL.

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