Product ID:SODIUM SALICYLATE
MSDS Date:03/22/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N091290
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJHXV

Emergency Phone: 201-926-0331

Info Phone: 201-926-0331

Cage: 64220

Telephone: 973-926-0331

Cage: 64220

SALICYLIC ACID SODIUM SALT

CAS: 54-21-7

RTECS: VO5075000

Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BREATHING, CONFUSION AND EVEN
CONVULSIONS MAY DEVELOP. KIDNEYS AND
PANCREAS CAN BE AFFECTED BY PROLONGED INGESTION OF SALICYLATES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED KIDNEY FUNCTION
MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING
IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL PHYSICIAN. INGEST: INDUCE VOMITING
IMMED BY GIVING 2
GLASSES OF WATER, OR MILK I F AVAILABLE & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT.
CALL PHYSICIAN
IMMED. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. SKIN: REMOVE
ANY
CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & WATER FOR AT L ST
15 MINS. GET
MED ATTN IF IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. EYE: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LST 15 MINS.
CALL PHYSICIAN.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
DIOXIDE. AS WITH MOST ORGANIC SOLIDS, FIRE IS POSSIBLE AT ELEVATED
TEMPERATURES OR BY CONTACT WITH AN IGNITION SOURCE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINE DUST DISPERSED IN AIR IN SUFFICIENT
CONCENTRATIONS, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNTION SOURCE IS A
POTENTIAL DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
PERSONNEL MAY REQ RESPIRATORY PROT FROM
DUST. SPILLS: SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL.
VACUUMING OR
WET SWEEPING MAY BE USED TO AVOID DU ST DISPERSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:WARNING! MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
CAUSES IRRIT TO SKIN, EYES & RESP TRACT. AVOID
CONT W/EYES, SKIN & CLTHG. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HNDLG. KEEP IN A
TIGHTLY CLOSED
CONTAINER. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL D AMAGE.
Other Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE AND
INCOMPATIBILITIES. STORE IN THE DARK.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:A LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT @ ITS SOURCE IS
REC TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA . WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, INCLUDING BOOTS,
LAB COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTACT LENSES
SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEARANCE/ODOR: CHARACTERISTIC ODOR. SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 111 G/100 G
WATER @ 15C(59F).

Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE CRYSTALS OR HAVING PALE PINK OR
VIOLET TINGE. (SUPDAT)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
FERRIC SALTS, LIME WATER, SPIRIT NITROUS ETHER, MINERAL ACIDS, LEAD
ACETATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE POWDER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION, EMITS
ACRID SMOKE AND SODIUM OXIDE FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DELIVERED TO AN APPROVED WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:(RTECS, 1986). ORAL RAT LD50: 1600 MG/KG.
MUTATION EFFECTS REFERENCES CITED. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS REFERENCES
CITED.

Transport Information:DOT HAZARD CLASS: NOT REGULATED.

SARA Title III Information:SARA SECTION 302 EHS RQ: REPORTABLE QUANTITY
OF EXTREMELY HAZ SUBSTANCE, LISTED @ 40 CFR 355: NO. SARA SECTION
302 EHS TPQ: THRESHOLD PLANNING QTY OF EXTREMELY HAZ SUBSTANCE. AN
ASTERISK (*) FOLLOWING THRESHOLD PLANNING QTY SIGNIFIES THAT IF
MATL IS SOLID & HAS PARTICLE SIZE EQUAL TO/LGR THAN 100
MICROMETERS, THRESHOLD PLANNING QTY = 10,000 LBS: NO. SARA SECTION
313 CHEMS: TOXIC SUBSTANCES SUBJECT TO ANNUAL RELEASE RPTG
REQUIREMENTS LISTED @ 40 CFR 372.65: NAME LIST: NO. CHEMICAL
CATEGORY: NO.
Federal Regulatory Information:CERCLA SEC. 103: COMPREHENSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION & LIABILITY ACT
(SUPERFUND):NO. RELEASES TO AIR, LAND OR WATER OF THESE HAZ
SUBSTANCES WHICH EXCEED REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) MUST BE RPTD TO
NATIONAL REPSONSE CENTER. (800-424-8802); LISTED AT 49 CFR 302.4,
RCRA: RESOURCE CONSERVATION & RECLAMATION ACT. COMMERCIAL CHEM PROD
WASTES DESIGNATED AS ACUTE HAZARDS & TOXIC UNDER 40 CFR 2 61.33:
NO.

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