FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL DIV -- S-262 SODIUM CARBONATE MONOHYDRATE  -- 6810-00F025820
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:S-262 SODIUM CARBONATE MONOHYDRATE
MSDS Date:12/28/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F025820
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LN
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:SODIUM CARBONATE, MONOHYDRATE    *94-3*
CAS:5968-11-6
Fraction by Wt: 100%

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 4090 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: TOXIC/MUCOUS MEMBRANE
    IRRITATION/PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM. SKIN:
    IRRITATION/NECROSIS/TISSUE DESTRUCTION AT ABRADED
    SITES/DERMATITIS/SODA ULCERS/SENSITIVITY REACTIONS. EYES: SEVERE
    IRRIT ATION/NECROSIS/CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGESTION: CORROSIVE/CORROSION
    OF GASTRIC MUCOSA/DEATH/ESTIMATED LETHAL DOSE  30 GRAMS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, GI
    CHANGES, REDNESS, ERYTHEMA, BLISTERING, PAIN, BLURRED VISION, SORE
    THROAT, NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, DIARRHEA.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. KEEP WARM & AT REST. GIVE
    CPR IF NEEDED. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF
    WATER FOR 15-20 MINS. EYES: WASH IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF
    WATER FOR  15-20 MINS. CONTINUE IRRIGATING W/NORMAL SALINE FOR
    30-60 MINS & COVER W/STERILE BANDAGES. INGESTION: DILUTE BY GIVING
    WATER/MILK IMMEDIATELY & ALLOW VOMITING TO OCCUR. (SEE SUPP)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL/CO2/WATER SPRAY/REGULAR FOAM. FOR
    LARGE FIRES USE WATER SPRAY/FOG/REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA. AVOID BREATHING
    VAPORS/DUSTS. KEEP UPWIND. WEAR SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
    PRESSURE DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT/FLAME. REACTS W/WATER W/EVOLUTION OF HEAT.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE FIBERBOARD
    CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION/LATER DISPOSAL.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
    SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/EYES & SKIN.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:APPROVED NIOSH/MSHA TYPE C SUPPLIED AIR
    RESPIRATOR/SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE
    DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE, FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPERATED
    IN CONTINUOUS FLOW MODE, AUXILIARY SCB A IN PRESSURE
    DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/PROCESS ENCLOSURE SYSTEM
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK DRENCH SHOWER,
    IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
    BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEARANCE CONT'D: EFFLORESCES IN DRY AIR >122F. PH: 11.6 @ 1% AQUEOUS
    SOLUTION. INCOMPATIBILITY CONT'D: BURNING LITHIUM/PHOSPHORUS
    PENTOXIDE/HOT SODIUM SULFIDE/SULFURIC
    ACID/2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE/ZIN C. HEATLTH HAZARDS CONT'D: AVOID
    GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMETICS. PERFORM ESOPHAGOSCOPY W/IN 24 HRS.
    ASPIRATION HAZARD.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:212F
Spec Gravity:2.25
pH:(SUPP)
Solubility in Water:33%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS-WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER/GRANULES W/NO
    ODOR & ALKALINE TASTE (SUPP)

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS/HOT ALUMINUM/AMMONIA/SILVER NITRATE/AROMATIC
    AMINE/CHLORONITRO COMPOUND/2,4-DINITROTOLUENE/FLUORINE (SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAME, WATER
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACRID SMOKE & IRRITATING FUMES

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.

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