Product ID:N (R) SODIUM SILICATE
MSDS Date:12/16/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N092012
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJQDJ

Emergency Phone: 425-889-3617

Info Phone: 425-889-3617

Cage: 0STM5

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

Cage: 0STM5

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

SODIUM SILICATE

CAS: 1344-09-8

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: ACUTE: EYE
CONT: CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. SKIN CONT: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION.
INGEST: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, AND STOMACH.
INHAL: INHALATION OF SPRAY MIST CAUS ES IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY
TRACT. SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: EYES: PAIN, REDNESS, AND
TEARING. SKIN: REDNESS, ITCHING OR BURNING. INGEST: BITTER TASTE,
PAIN IN MOUTH OR DIGESTIVE TRACT, NAUSEA. I NHAL: SNEEZING,
COUGHING, BURNING OR ITCHING IN NOSE AND THROAT. POTENTIAL PHYSICAL
HAZARDS: CHRONIC: REPEATED INGESTION OF LARGE QUANTITIES (>1 GRAM)
MAY CAUSE KIDNEY STONES OR OTHER KIDNEY CHANGES. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THERE ARE NO KNOWN REPORTS OF
CARCINOGENICITY OF SODIUM SILICATES.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: DRIES TO FORM GLASS FILM WHICH CAN
EASILY CUT SKIN. SPILLS ARE VERY SLIPPERY. CAN ETCH GLASS IF NOT
PROMPTLY REMOVED. TARGET ORGANS: ACUTE ORAL LETHALITY RSLTS FROM
NONSPECIFIC CAUSES. TARG ET ORGANS FOR ACUTE SKIN, EYE, &
INHALATION EXPOSURE ARE THE SITES OF EXPOSURE; NO SYSTEMIC TOXICITY
IS OBSERVED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INHALATION OF SPRAY MIST MAY
AGGRAVATE ASTHMA AND LUNG DISEASES. CONTACT WITH SKIN MAY AGGRAVATE
PREEXISTING SKIN CONDITIONS.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. EYE CONT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY
OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINUTES. CALL PHYS. SKIN CONT: IMMEDIATELY
FLUSH W /PLENTY OF WATER. REMOVE CONTAMD CLOTHING & SHOES. GET
MEDICAL ATTN. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. THOROUGHLY CLEAN SHOES
BEFORE REUSE. INGEST: DO NOT INDUE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL ATTN
IMMEDIATELY. IF VI CTIM IS FULLY CONSCIOUS, GIVE CUPFUL OF WATER.
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. NONCOMBUSTIBLE. MEDIA SUITABLE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .

Spill Release Procedures:RELEASE NOTES: THERE IS NO CERCLA REPORTABLE
QTY DESIGNATED FOR MATL. IF SPILL GOES OFF SITE, NOTIFICATION OF
STATE & LOC AUTH IS REC. SM SPILL: MOP UP & NEUT LIQ, THEN
DISCHARGE TO SEWER I/A/W FED, S TATE, & LOC REGS/PERMITS. LG SPILL:
ISOLATE, DIKE & STORE DISCHARGED MATL, IF POSS. USE SAND/EARTH TO
CNTN SPILL MATL. PVNT RUNOFF FROM ENTERING INTO STORM SEWERS &
DITCHES WHICH LEAD TO (SUPDAT)

Handling and Storage Precautions:LOADING TEMP 50-140. STOR TEMP:
32-140. AVOID CONT W/EYES, SKIN & CLTHG. AVOID BRTHG SPRAY MIST.
KEEP CNTNR CLSD. PROMPTLY CLEAN RESIDUE FROM CLOSURES W/CLOTH
DAMPENED W/WATER. SHELF LIFE: INDEFINITE, IF STORED W/IN SPECIFIED
TEMPS IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNRS TO PVNT EVAPORATION & CONTAMINATION.
Other Precautions:STORE IN CLEAN STEEL, OR PLASTIC CONTAINERS. SEPARATE
FROM ACIDS, REACTIVE METALS, AND AMMONIUM SALTS. SPEC SENSITIVITY:
DO NOT STORE IN ALUMINUM, FIBERGLASS, COPPER, BRASS, ZINC OR
GALVANIZED CONTAIN ERS.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH CERTIFIED MIST RESPIRATORY WHERE
SPRAY OCCURS. OBSERVE OSHA REGULATIONS FOR RESPIRATOR USE (29 CFR
1910.134).
Ventilation:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.
Protective Gloves:WEAR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, AND CLOTHING.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC: NATRL WATERWAYS. IF CONTAINMENT IS IMPOSSIBLE, NEUT CONTAMD
AREA & FLUSH W/LG QTYS OF WATER. CLEAN UP ANY REMAINING SOLIDS &
DISPOSE OF I/A/W FED, STATE/LOC REQUIREMENTS. COMPLY W/APPLIC E
NVIR REGS. AIR SPILL: ONLY WATER WILL EVAP FROM SPILL. MATL DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE AIR POLLUTION HAZARD. (OTHER INFO)

Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=32.C, 89.6F
Spec Gravity:1.397 41 DEG BAUME
pH:11-12
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT DETERMINED
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR TO HAZY, THICK LIQUID. COLORLESS. ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:62

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
GELS & GENERATES HEAT WHEN MIXED W/ACID. MAY REACT WITH AMMONIUM SALTS
RESULTING IN EVOLUTION OF AMMONIA GAS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE PRODUCED ON
PROLONGED CONTACT WITH ALUMINUM, TIN, LEAD AND ZINC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:RCRA HAZARD CLASS: NOT RCRA HAZ WASTE. DISPOSAL:
NEUT & LANDFILL SOLIDS ACCORDING TO LOCA, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGS.
FLUSH NEUT LIQ TO SEWER I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
OR PERMITS.

Toxicological Information:LIFETIME FEEDING STUDY OF ZEOLITE A (WHICH
RAPIDLY DECOMPOSES TO AMORPHOUS SODIUM ALUMINATES & SODIUM SILICATE
IN STOM) CONCLUDED THAT CHRONIC FEEDING @ DOSES OF 0.001, 0.01, &
0.1% IN DIET OF RATS DI D NOT PRDCE CANCER/CHRONIC ORGAN TOX.
FREQUENT INGEST OVER EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME OF GRAM QTYS OF
SILICATES IS ASSOC W/FORMATION KIDNEY STONE & OTHER SILICEOUS
URINARY CALCULI IN HUMANS. MUTAGENCITY : SODIUM SILICATE WAS NOT
MUTAGENIC TO BACTERIUM E. COLI WHEN TESTED IN MUTAGENICITY
BIOASSAY. REPRODUCTION: ONE STUDY RPTD DECR NUMBERS OF BIRTHS
(TRANSPORT INFO)

Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this
document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
particular situation.

Ecological:CHEM FATE INFO: DILUTE MATL RAPIDLY DEPOLYMERIZES TO YIELD
DISSOLVED SILICA IN FORM THAT IS INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM NATRL
DISSOLVED SILICA. DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO BOD. DISTRIBUTION: ONLY
WATER CONTENT WILL EVAP TO AIR. WHERE ABNORMALLY LOW NATRL SILICA
CONCS EXIST (<0.1PPM), DISSOLVED SILICA MAY BE LIMITIING NUTRIENT
FOR DIATOMS & FEW OTHER AQUATIC ALGAL SPECIES. HOWEVER, ADDN OF
EXCESS DISSOLVED S ILICA OVER LIMITING CONC WILL NOT STIMULATE
GROWTH OF DIATOM POPULATIONS; THEIR GROWTH RATE IS INDEPENDENT OF
SILICA CONC ONCE LIMITING CONC IS EXCEEDED. (SARA TITLE III)

Transport Information:DOMESTIC (U.S. D.O.T.). OTHER SHIPPING INFO:
SODIUM SILICATE. SPECIAL SHIPPING NOTES: THIS MATEIRAL IS NOT A
DOT REGULATED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. FOOTNOTES. THIS IS NOT A DOT
REGULATD HAZ MATL. TOX INFO : & SURVIVAL TO WEANING IN RATS FED
SODIUM SILICATE IN THEIR DRINKING WATER @ 600 & 1200 PPM. THERE ARE
NO OTHER RPTS OF ADVERSE REPRO EFTS OF SODIUM SILICATE. FOR MORE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONT NEHC .

SARA Title III Information:313 REPORTABLE INGREDIENTS: ACUTE:
Y.--ECOLOGICAL INFO: NEITHER SILICA NOR SODIUM WILL APPRECIABLY
BIOCONCENTRATE UP FOOD CHAIN. ECOTOX INFO: FOLLOWING DATA IS RPTD
FOR SODIUM SILICATES ON 100% SOLIDS BASIS: 96 HR MEDIAN TOLERANCE
LIMIT FOR FISH (GAMBUSIA AFFNIS) OF 2320 PPM; 96 HR MEDIAN
TOLERANCE LIMIT FOR WATER FLEA(DPHNIA MAGNA) OF 247 PPM; 96 HR
MEDIAN TOLERANCE LIMIT FOR SNAIL EGGS (LYMNEA) OF 632 PPM, & 96 HR
MEDIAN TOLERANCE LIMIT FOR AMPHIPODA OF 160 PPM. FOR MORE SPECIFIC
INFO CONT NECH .
Federal Regulatory Information:CERCLA REGULATORY: THERE IS NO CERCLA
REPORTABLE QTY FOR THIS MATL. GEN REGULATORY: USE OF SODIUM
SILICATE IS AUTHORIZED BY FDA: AS BOILER WATER ADDITIVE FOR
PRODUCTION OF STEAM THAT WILL CONT FOOD PU RSUANT TO 21 CFR SECTON
173.310; AS COMPONENT OF ZINC-SILICON DIOXIDE MATRIX COATINGS ON
FOOD CONT SURFS PURSUANT TO CFR SECTION 182/70, & AS GRAS SUBSTANCE
WHEN MIGRATING FROM COTTON/COTTON FABRIC US ED IN DRY SUBSTANCE
WHEN MIGRATING TO FOOD FROM PAPER & PAPERBOARD PRODS PURSUANT TO 21
CFR SECTION 182.90. INTERNATIONAL REGS: INGREDS (STATE REGULATORY
INFO)
State Regulatory Information:FED REGULATORY: OF THIS PROD APPEAR ON
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES' CORE INVENTORY (ECOIN) W/ECDIN CODES 374654
(WATER), & 78957 (SILICIC ACID, SODIUM SALT). RCRA STATUS: DISPOSED
MATL IS NOT A RCRA HAZ WAST E. TSCA REGULATORY: ALL CHEM
SUBSTANCESCOMPRISING THIS RPOD ARE LISTED ON TSCA INVENTORY. TSCA
STATUS: ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PROD ARE LISTED ON TSCA INVENTORY.
OTHER INFO: BOOTS. GENERAL PROCEDURES: ISOLATE HAZARD AREA. SHUT
OFF LEAK IF SAFE TO DO SO.