FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL -- SODIUM ACETATE, ANHYDROUS, S210 -- 6810-00-975-1522
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:SODIUM ACETATE, ANHYDROUS, S210 MSDS Date:03/24/1993 FSC:6810 NIIN:00-975-1522 === Responsible Party === Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL Address:1 REAGENT LN 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:ACETIC ACID, SODIUM SALT; (SODIUM ACETATE, ANHYDROUS) CAS:127-09-3 RTECS #:AJ4300010 Fraction by Wt: 100% OSHA PEL:N/K ACGIH TLV:N/K Ingred Name:MATL TO AVOID: FORMATION OF DIACETYL PEROXIDE. POTASSIUM NITRATE: MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). GET (ING 4) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 3: MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER (ING 5) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 4: THAN HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:RESP PROT: ON SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF RESP & MUST BE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD. ANY DUST & (ING 7) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 6: MIST RESP. ANY CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S) W/DUST & MIST FILTER. ANY CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP (ING 8) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 7: W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S) IN COMBINATION W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY GAS MASK W/ORG VAP (ING 9) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 8: CANISTER (CHIN STYLE OR FRONT- OR BACK-MOUNTED CANISTER) W/DUST & MIST FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING (ING 10) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 9: RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND OR (ING 11) RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:ING 10: OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE OR CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. ANY SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. RTECS #:9999999ZZ Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE. RTECS #:9999999ZZ ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 3530 MG/KG 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: INHAL OF DUSTS MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/COUGHING & SHORTNESS OF BREATH. SKIN: APPLICATION OF 500 MG OF ANHYDROUS SODIUM ACETATE TO RABBIT SKIN FOR 24 HRS PRDCED MILD IRRIT. EYES: APPLICATION OF 10 MG OF ANHYDROUS SODIUM ACETATE TO RABBIT EYES PRDCED MILD IRRIT. INGEST: MAY CAUSE ABDOM PAIN & (EFTS OF OVEREXP) Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: VOMIT. ANIMAL STUDIES W/MONOHYDRATE INDICATE EFTS ON FEMALE FERTILITY MAY OCCUR W/ADMIN DURING GESTATION. CHRONIC: ANIMAL STUDIES W/MONOHYDRATE INDICATE THAT EFTS ON FEMALE FERTILITY MAY OCC UR WHEN ADMIN DURING GESTATION. 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 SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH EYES IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER OR NORM (ING 3) ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM. Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA 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 (SUPDAT) Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT 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 AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS ARE RECOM 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 FOUN D IN WORK PLACE, MUST BE BASED (ING 6) Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION PROOF. Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES . Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES . Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO (ING 12) Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Supplemental Safety and Health PH: 7.5-9.2 (5% SOLN). APPEAR/ODOR: CRYSTALS OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER W/SLIGHTLY BITTER, SALINE TASTE. FIRE FIGHT PROC: WATER STREAMS. DIKE FIRE-CONTROL WATER FOR ALTER DISP. USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BRTHG HAZ VAPS, KEEP UPWIND. ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:615F,324C Spec Gravity:1.528 pH:SUPDAT Solubility in Water:119% @ 0C Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, WHITE TO GRAYISH-WHITE, HYGROSCOPIC MASSES, MONOCLINIC (SUPDAT) ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES ACIDS (STRONG): FORMS ACETIC ACID FUMES. DIKETENE: MAY CAUSE VIOLENT POLYM. FLUORINE: EXPLO REACTION INVOLVING (ING 2) Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES. Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE ACRID SMOKE AND IRRITATING FUMES. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. 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