Product ID:CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE GRANULAR
MSDS Date:06/01/1998
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-255-0472
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLQCG

Emergency Phone: 304-843-1300

Info Phone: 1-800-245-2974 (CAL HYPO)

Preparer: ERNEST CARTER

Cage: 47695

Telephone: 1-800-245-2974 (CAL HYPO)

Cage: 47695

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE

CAS: 7778-54-3

RTECS: NH3485000

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

INERT INGREDIENTS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION:UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT,
IRRITATION, NASAL CONGESTION, COUGHING, SORE THROAT, LARYNGITIS AND
SHORTNESS OF BREATH. IN OPERATIONS WHERE THERE ARE HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS OF RESPIRABLE PARTICULATE S.EYE: CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE IS CORROSIVE TO THE EYES. CONTACT WITH THE SKIN MAY
CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION, BURNS, OR TISSUE DESTRUCTION.IN STUDIES
UTILIZING RABBITS, THE SKIN IRRITATION SCORE WAS 8/8 AN D THE EYE
IRRITATION SCORE WAS 98.5/110. THE CLASSIFICATION FOR BOTH OF THESE
IS CORROSIVE . INGESTION: CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE, IF SWALLOWED,
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS TO THE DIGESTIVE TRACT AND CAN BE FATAL.
Effects of Overexposure:CHRONIC: GENOTOXICITY: CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE
PRODUCED POSITIVE RESPONSES IN IN-VITRO ASSAYS USING BACTERIAL
SYSTEMS (THE AMES TEST) AND CHROMOSAL ABERRATIONS IN CHINESE
HAMSTER FIBROBLASTS. IN A WHOLE ANIMAL EXPERIMENT (MICRONUCLEUS
TEST), EXPOSURES RANGING FROM 20 TO 160 MG/KG PRODUCED NO COMPOUND
RELATED CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES. CARCINOGENISIS: ALTHOUGH NO
STUDY HAS BEEN CONDUCTED WITH CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE, THE
CARCINOGENIC POTENTIAL OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE WAS STUDIED IN F344
RATS. AFTER 104 WEEKS OF DRINKING WATER CONTAINING UP TO 2000 PPM
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT T HIS CHEMICAL
PRODUCED ANY CARCINOGENIC R

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY MOUTH TO MOUTH. IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT. GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYE OR SKIN CONTACT:
FLUSH WITH PLEN TY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, WHILE REMOVING
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. FOR EYE CONTACT. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.INGESTION: IF CO NSCIOUS, DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER
AND ANY COMMON COOKING (VEGETABLE) OIL, IF AVAILABLE. DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. TAKE IMMEDIATELY TO A HOSPITAL OR PHYSICIAN.

Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY. SMOTHERING INEFFECTIVE. PRODUCT
SUPPLIES OWN OXYGEN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS MUST WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
PRESSURE DEMAND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACE
PIECE FOR POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS GASES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES AT 180 C RELEASING OXYGEN GAS;
CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE.

Spill Release Procedures:SPILLED MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN SWEPT UP AND
DISSOLVED IN WATER SHOULD BE USED IMMEDIATELY IN THE NORMAL
APPLCATION FOR WHICH CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE CONSUMED. IF THIS IS NOT
POSSIBLE, CAREFULLY NEUTRALIZ E DISSOLVED MATERIAL BY ADDING
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (ONE PINT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTION PER
POUND OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLO USE EXTREME CAUTION IN HANDLING SPILLED
MATERIAL. WASTE HANDLING AND

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP ORIGINAL CONTAINER IN A COOL, DRY
PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT
SOURCES. USE ONLY CLEAN, DRY SCOOP MADE OF METAL OR PLASTIC EACH
TIME THIS PRODUCT IS TAKEN FRO M THE CONTAINER. DO NOT ADD THIS
PRODUCT TO ANY DISPENSING DEVICE CONTAINING REMNANTS OF ANY OTHER P
Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. FIRE MAY RESULT
FROM CONTACT WITH HEAT, ACIDS, ORGANIC OR COMBUSTIBLE MATTER.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES: NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:BOOTS, APRONS, OR CHEMICAL SUITS SHOULD BE
USED WHEN NECESSARY TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:=404.4C, 760.F
Decomp Temp:=180.C, 356.F
pH:ALKALINE
Solubility in Water:217 G/L @ 27 C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER WITH SLIGHT CHLORINE ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:9%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ACIDS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANICS, REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTAMINATION OR EXCESS HEAT ABOVE 177 C .
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACIDS OR AMMONIA CONTAMINATION WILL
RELEASE TOXIC GASES. EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CAUSE DECOMPOSITION
RESULTING IN THE RELEASE OF OXYGEN AND CHLORINE GAS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:SPILLED MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN SWEPT UP AND
DISSOLVED IN WATER SHOULD BE USED IMMEDIATELY IN THE NORMAL
APPLICATION FOR WHICH CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE IS BEING CONSUMED. IF
THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, CAREFULLY NEUTRALIZE DISSOLVED MATERIAL BY
ADDING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (ONE PINT OF 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE PER PO
UND OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE TO BE NEUTRALIZED). TH

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