Product ID:DRY ALUM
MSDS Date:07/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N086242
MSDS Number: CHDVJ

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORP

90 E HALSEY RD
PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054-0389
US

Emergency Phone: 800-631-8050

Info Phone: 201-515-1840

Cage: 0AU44

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 US

Telephone: 973-515-1840

Cage: 0AU44

3); (ALUMINUM SULFATE)

CAS: 10043-01-3

RTECS: BD1700000

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

ROUTINE PROD HNDLG USE. THESE SHOULD BE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

THERE IS REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT. DO NOT WEAR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, MOUSE) 10.8 G/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: DUST OR MIST INHALATION AT
LEVELS ABOVE TLV LISTED MAY IRRITATE RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION:
MAY IRRITATE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING OR
PURGING. HUMAN FATAL DOSE R ECORDED AT 30 GRAMS. SKIN: MAY CAUSE
SKIN IRRITATION, ESPECIALLY UNDER REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: OR WHEN MOISTURE IS PRESENT. EYES:
MAY IRRITATE OR BURN EYES. SIMILARLY FOR THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION.
UNUSUAL CHRONIC TOXICITY: NONE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: PROMPTLY REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS,
IMMED GIVE LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER OR MILK. IF NOT ALREADY
VOMITING, INDUCE VOMITING BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT. GET
MED EVALUATION . SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER,REMOVING
CONTAM CLOTHING. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, GET MED ATTN. EYES: FLUSH
IMMED W/WATER, CONTINUING FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. IF IRRIT PERSISTS,
GET MED ATTN.

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SEE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.

Spill Release Procedures:SHOVEL UP DRY CHEM & PLACE IN EMPTY CNTNR &
COVER. SPRAY RESIDUE W/PLENTY OF WATER. NEUTRALIZE FOR ANY FURTHER
RESIDUE W/ALKALI SUCH AS SODA ASH, LIME OR LIMESTONE. ADEQ VENT IS
REQD IF SODA ASH OR LI MESTONE IS USED BECAUSE OF CONSEQUENT
(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH ALKALI SUCH AS SODA ASH, LIME OR
LIMESTONE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING. AVOID
BREATHING DUST OR MIST.

Respiratory Protection:WHERE REQUIRED, USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
FOR DUSTS AND MISTS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IF DUSTY OR MISTY CONDITION PREVAILS. MAY
EXCEED TLV WITHOUT VISIBLE INDICATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
APPROP INDUS WORK CLTHG, INCLUDING SHIRT & TROUSERS FOR (ING 2)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH 1% SOLN: 3.5. HAZ DECOMP PRODS: HAZ. LOSS OF THESE GASES LEAVES A
CAUSTIC RESIDUE. SPILL PROC: RELEASE OF CARBON DIOXIDE GAS. WASTE
DISP METH: WHEN USING CARBONATES FOR NEUT, ADEQ PRECS SHOULD BE T
AKEN TO MINIMIZE HAZS & PRESS BUILDUP FROM CO*2 GAS EVOLUTION. EYE
PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Spec Gravity:1.61 (H*2O=1)
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:50% BY WT @ 0C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR CREAMY WHITE GRANULES OR POWDER WITH NO
ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIES AND WATER-REACTIVE MATERIALS SUCH AS OLEUM: CAUSE EXOTHERMIC
REACTIONS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES ABOVE 760C (1400F): YIELDS
TOXIC AND CORROSIVE GASES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:AT TEMPS CITED ABOVE, SULFUR OXIDE
GASES. THESE ARE TOXIC & ARE OXIDIZERS & CORROSIVES. TRIOXIDE IS
ALSO A FIRE (SUPDAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSER MUST COMPLY W/FED, STATE & LOCAL
DISPOSAL OR DISCHARGE LAWS. DISSOLVE IN WATER. NEUT W/ALKALI, THEN
FLUSH TO SEWER W/PLENTY OF WATER IF PERMITTED BY APPLIC DISPOSAL
REGS. NEUT WASTE MAY HAVE TO BE DISPOSED OF BY APPRVD
CONTRACTOR.(SUPDAT)

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