Product ID:APPLICATION SOLUTION AMMONIA PH-ADJUSTING ISA, 951211
MSDS Date:10/15/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N093274
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJXPQ

ORION RESEARCH INC

500 CUMMINGS CENTER
BEVERLY, MA 01915-6199
US

Emergency Phone: 978-922-4400

Info Phone: 978-922-4400

Cage: 014G6

ORION RESEARCH, INC.

BEVERLY, MA 01915-6199 US

Telephone: 978-232-6000

Cage: 014G6

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (NA(OH))

CAS: 1310-73-2

RTECS: WB4900000

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: C2MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

6%.

CAS: 67-56-1

RTECS: PC1400000

OSHA PEL 260 MG/M3;200 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 262 MG/M3;200 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

(ORAL,RAT) 200

CAS: 6381-92-6

RTECS: AH4410000

THYMOLPHTHALEIN (C*28H*30O*4)

CAS: 125-20-2

DEIONIZED WATER (H*2O)

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS & TOXICOLOGICAL INFO.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION: VAPORS CORROSIVE.
MILD TO SEVERE IRRITATION, LARGE DOSES-DELAYED PULMONARY EDEMA,
SMALL SKIN BURNS WITH DEEP ULCERATION, SEVERE BURNS AND
DISINTEGRATION OF CONJUNCTIVAL AND CORNEAL EPITHELIUM. CORROSION
OF LIPS, MOUTH, TONGUE AND PHARYNX, VOMITING OF MUCOSA. ASPHYXIA
CAN OCCUR FROM SWELLING OF THROAT. CHRONIC: BRONCHIAL IRRITANT,
COUGHING, PNEUMONIA, GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCE S, DERMATITIS,
CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT FOUND ON THESE LISTS (NTP/IARC
MONOGRAPHS/OSHA REGULATIONS).
Effects of Overexposure:SORE THROAT, COUGHING, LABORED BREATHING. BURNS
OF SKIN, EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:LUNG CONDITIONS, IRRITATED OR
SENSITIVE SKIN.

First Aid:ALL: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: FRESH AIR, ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY. KEEP WARM AND AT REST. SKIN: WASH WITH
SOAP AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING. EYE S: FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER WHILE LIFTING
LIDS (FOR AT LEAST 15-20 MINUTES). INGESTION: GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF
MILK OR WATER AND ALLOW VOMITING TO OCCUR; DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:=40.C, 104.F
Lower Limits:SEE INGREDS
Upper Limits:SEE INGREDS
Extinguishing Media:ANY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . MOVE CONTAINERS AWAY IF POSSIBLE; COOL FROM SIDE. USE
FLOODING QUANTITIES OF WATER AS A FOG. APPLY FROM DISTANCE, STAY
UPWIND; AVOID BREAT HING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE. NFPA RATING: HEALTH - 3; FIRE - 2;
REACTIVITY - 1.

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP AND SET ASIDE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP COOL AND WELL-VENTILATED. STORE
AWAY FROM ACIDS, FLAMMABLES.
Other Precautions:SPECIFIC - CORROSIVE.

Respiratory Protection:100 MG/M3: NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS FULL FACEPLATE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: TO MEET EXPOSURE LIMITS. MECHANICAL
(GENERAL): NOT APPLICABLE. SPECIAL/OTHER: NONE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES AND FULL LENGTH
FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA . IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NO EATING OR DRINKING WHILE USING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICAL DATA: PH: STRONGLY ALKALINE (14) @ 25C.

Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
B.P. Text:750 MM HG
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-1.C, 30.2F
Vapor Density:SEE INGS
Spec Gravity:1.0 (H*2O=1)
pH:SUPP DATA
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/A (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE (@ % BY WT)
Appearance and Odor:DARK BLUE SOLUTION; SLIGHT ALCOHOL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:10 (WT)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH WATER MAY CAUSE HEAT TO BE RELEASED. CONTACT WITH ACIDS,
FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS MAY CAUSE FIRE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STORING NEAR ACIDS OR ORGANIC HALOGENS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY RELEASE TOXIC FUMES OF SODIUM
OXIDE WHICH CAN REACT WITH WATER OR STEAM TO PRODUCE HEAT OR
FLAMMABLE H*2 GAS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:STORING NEAR ACIDS OR ORGANIC
HALOGENS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
LAWS.

Toxicological Information:SODIUM HYDROXIDE: LDL0:(ORAL,RBT) 500 MG/KG;
METHANOL: LDL0:(ORAL,HMN) 340 MG/KG; DISODIUM EDTA: LD50:(ORAL,RAT)
200 MG/KG; THYMOLPHTALEIN: NOT FOUND. DEIONIZED WATER:
LD50:(ORAL,DOG) 629,000 MG/KG.

Ecological:NO INFORMATION.

Transport Information:HAZARDOUS SHIPMENT LABELING: DOT & IATA: SODIUM
HYDROXIDE SOLUTION - U.N. NO: 1824 - CORROSIVE. NOTE: STRONGER
SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN TESTED AND WERE DETERMINED NOT TO BE OXIDIZERS
FOR D.O.T. PURPOSES.

SARA Title III Information:SARA TITLE III: CH*3OH AND NAOH ARE CERCLA
HAZARDS AND ARE REGULATED BY SECTIONS 311, 312, 313 AND 304 OF
SARA.
Federal Regulatory Information:COMPONENTS ARE REPORTED IN THE EPA TSCA
INVENTORY. CHEMICALS WHICH ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS PER U.S.
OSHA GUIDELINES (29 CFR PARTS 1915.2 OR 1916.2) WILL NOT
NECESSARILY BE LISTED ON THIS FORM EVEN THOUGH ONE OR MORE MAYBE A
CONSTITUENT OF THIS PRODUCT.
State Regulatory Information:NOT FOUND ON CAL PROP 65 LISTING.
CHEMICALS WHICH ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS PER THE
MASSACHUSETTS SUBSTANCE LIST (105CMR670.000 APPENDIX A) WILL NOT
NECESSARILY BE LISTED ON THIS FORM EVEN THOUG H ONE OR MORE MAY BE
A CONSTITUENT OF THIS PRODUCT.

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