Product ID:SODIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:08/14/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-233-0118
MSDS Number: CHYXV

Emergency Phone: 206-889-3400

Info Phone: 206-889-3400

Preparer: NOT PROVIDED

Cage: 0STM5

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

Cage: 0STM5

SODIUM NITRATE

CAS: 7631-99-4

RTECS: WC5600000

Fraction By Weight: 100.0%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50:3440MG/KG,MODERATELY TOXIC
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IRRIT EYES/SKIN/MUCOUS
MEMBRANES.PROL/REP SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DEFATTING/DERM.INGEST OF
LG AMTS MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBIN FORMATION,HEAD,NAU,VOMIT,ABD
DISTRESS.REP INGEST OF LG ATMS MAY CAUSE CYANOSIS
,CONVULSINS,PARALYSIS OR COMA.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRIT EYES/SKIN/MUCOUS
MEMBRANES.DEFATTING,DERMATITIS.METHEMOGLOBINS
FORMATION,HEADACHE,NAUSEA,VOMITING,ABDOMINAL
DISTRESS.CYANOSIS,CONVULSIONS,PARALYSIS OR COMA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO DATA AVAI WHICH ADDRESSES MED
CONDITIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS BEING AGGRAVATED BY
EXPO TO THIS PRODUCT.

First Aid:SKIN:WASH W/SOAP/WATER.REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAM CLOTH BEF
REUSE.IRRIT DVLPS GET MED ATTN.EYE:IMMED RINSE W/RUNNING WATER FOR
15MINS.IRRIT DVLPS GET MED ATTN.INGEST:DIL W/WATER,IMMED INDUCE
VOMIT.NEVER GI VE FLUIDS/INDUCE VOMIT IF UNCONSC/CONVULS.GET IMMED
MED ATTN.INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR.AID IN BREATH IF NECESSARY,GET
IMMED MED ATTN.NOTES TO DR:NONE KNOWN.

Flash Point:N/AVAI
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NP
Lower Limits:N/AVAI
Upper Limits:N/AVAI
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG EXTINGUISHING MEDIA.USE FLOODING AMTS
OF WATER IN EARLY STAGES OF FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED
W/SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & TURN OUT GEAR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERE ARE NO KNOWN UNUSUAL FIRE OR
EXPLOSION HAZARDS.

Spill Release Procedures:SPILLS SHOULD BE CONTAINED,SOLIDFIED,PLACED IN
SUITABLE CNTNRS FOR DISPO IN RCRA LICENSED FACILITY.DO NOT
DISCHARGE INTO WATERWAYS OR SEWER SYSTEMS W/OUT PROPER AUTHORITY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNRS CLSD.USE W/LOC EXHAU.WEAR
NIOSH/MSHA APPROV DUST RESP,CHEM GOGG,PROT CLOTH AS NECESSARY TO
PREVENT CONTACT.
Other Precautions:DANGER!OXIDIZER.FORE INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY.

Respiratory Protection:IF DUSTS ARE GENERATED WEAR APPROVED DUST
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO CONTROL DUSTS.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:COVERALLS,APRON,BOOTS AS NECESSARY TO
PREVENT CONTACT.EYEWASH FOUNTAINS & SAFETY SHOWER MSUT BE EASILY
ACCESSIBLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:SHOWER AFT HNDLG.AVOID EYE/SKIN/CLOTH
CONTACT.AVOID BREATH DUST.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DISPO:BE DISPO OF IN RCRA LIC FACILITY.FISH TOXICITY:>500MG/L.RCRA HAZ
WASTE #:D001-IGNITABILITY.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:N/AVAI
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:594F,312C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/AVAI
Vapor Pres:NP
Vapor Density:NP
Spec Gravity:N/AVAI
pH:8.5
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE COLOR, GRANULE, ODORLESS; BULK DENS=2.257G/CC
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING MATLS,CYANIDES,ORG MATTER,SUFLITES,METABISULFITES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SOLUTIONS ARE OXIDZIED BY AIR.HEAT AND
ACIDS WILL CAUSE RELEASE OF NOX.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOX.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE OR BURY IN RCRA LIC FACILITY.DONT
DISCHARGE INTO WATERWAYS OR SEWER SYSTEMS W/O PROPER
AUTHORITY.EMPTY CNTNR W/<1" RESIDUE MAY BE LANDFILLED @LIC
FACILITY.RECOMMEND CRUSHING/OTHER MEANS TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED
REUSE.OTHER CNTNR MUST(SUPPL)

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