FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- SODIUM SULFITE, S430500  -- 6810-00-043-0783
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM SULFITE, S430500
MSDS Date:12/30/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-043-0783
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
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 SULFITE
CAS:7757-83-7
RTECS #:WE2150000
Fraction by Wt: 100.0%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:HUMAN LETHAL DOSE IS 10 GRAMS IN ANIMALS, LRG DOSES
    HAVE CAUSED VIOLENT COLIC & DIARR, CIRCULATORY (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:DISTURB, CNS DEPRESS & DEATH.
    CHRONIC:INHAL:RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS MAY CAUSE SENSIT. RATS EXPOS TO
    AEROSOL CONC (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:OF 0.1 TO 15 MG/M3 FOR 3 DAYS CAUSED MILD PULM EDEMA.
    SKIN:RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS MAY CAUSE CNTCT DERM RPTD (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:EXPOS TO SULFITES MAY RSLT IN SENSIT. INGEST:RPTD
    INGEST OF FOOD CONTAINING SULFITES MAY CAUSE SENSIT. (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN ANIMALS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:SALINE, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER
    LIDS. UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15 TO 20 (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST:TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY GET MED ATTN IMMED. IF VOMIT OCCURS,
    (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO PVNT ASPIR. ANTIDOTE:NO
    SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:SUPPORTIVELY. TOXICITY: ACUTE TOXICITY: LEVEL
    MODERATELY TOXIC BY INGESTION. TARGET EFFECTS: SENSITIZER, (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:RESPIRATORY, ORAL. AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE:
    PERSONS WITH ASTHMA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:ON SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING
    LIMS OF RESP & MUST BE APPRVD BY NIOSH. (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:ANY TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE
    OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE/W/FULL (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW
    MODE. ANY SCBA APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE. FOR FIREFIGHTING
    & OTHER IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH CNDTNS: (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:ANY SCBA THAT HAS A FULL FACEPIECE & IS OPERATED IN
    A PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS-PRESS MODE. ANY SUPPLIED-AIR(ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:RESP THAT HAS A FULL FACEPIECE & IS OPERATED IN A
    PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE IN COMBINATION (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:WITH AN AUXILIARY SCBA OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND
    OR OTHER POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:TO PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN
    CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:EXPOS MAY CAUSE MUC MEMB
    IRRIT. INHAL OF THIS MATL MAY CAUSE ADVERSE RXNS INCL BRONCHOSPASMS
    IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS, ESP ASTHMATICS. SYMPS MAY INCL
    FLUSHING, SEV WHEEZING, SWELL OF THR OAT, & PALATAL & GENERALIZED
    ITCHING. SKIN:EXPOS-DIRECT CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRIT & CNTCT DERM.
    MAY CAUSE(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:ITCHING & BURNING. SOME SULFITES MAY
    CAUSE SENSIT DERM IN PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED INDIVIDUALS. EYE:DIRECT
    CNTCT MAY CAUSE IRRIT, REDNESS, ITCHING & BURNING. INGEST:MAY CAUSE
    GI IRRIT W/ABDOM PAIN.  NAUS, VOMIT & DIARR IN SUSCEPTIBLE
    INDIVIDUALS, PARTICULARLY ASTHMATIC, SULFITES MAY CAUSE WHEEZING,
    SHORTNESS (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED IF BRTHG HAS
    STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTAMD CLTHG &  SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD
    DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF H*2O UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX
    15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LARGE AMTS OF
    H*2O/NORMAL (ING 7)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGE FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. DO NOT SCATTER
    SPILLED MATL W/HIGH-PRESS WATER (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
    CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED
    MATERIAL INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. STORE
    IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. DO NOT STORE ABOVE 55 F (12 C).
    STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESP ARE REC BASED ON INFO FOUND IN
    PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER
    FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
    CONTAM LEVELS FOUND I N WORK PLACE, MUST BE BASED (ING 11)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHNG & EQUIP (ING 19)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MP:DECOMPOSES @ RED HEAT. FIRE FIGHT PROC:SPRAY. DIKE FIRE CONTROL
    WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF
    SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BRTHG HAZ VAP, KEEP UPWIND. EFTS OF
    OVEREXP:OF BRTH , UNCONSCIOUSNESS & ANAPHYLAXIS SIGNS &SYMP MAY
    INCL GENERALIZED FLUSHING & ITCHING & RESP ARREST EST (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:2.633 @ 15C
pH:9.0
Solubility in Water:125% @ 20C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO TAN CRYSTALS OR POWDER WITH A SALINE

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MINERAL ACIDS (STRONG):REACTS TO FORM SULFUR DIOXIDE. OXIDIZING
    MATERIAL:INCOMPATIBLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE REPORTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS OXIDES OF SULFUR AND SODIUM OXIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT
    THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

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