FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV -- SODIUM HYDROXIDE, PURUM PELLETS, S3183, S3183LC -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM HYDROXIDE, PURUM PELLETS, S3183, S3183LC
MSDS Date:12/12/1997
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:21300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
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 HYDROXIDE. (EINECS# 215-185-5)
CAS:1310-73-2
RTECS #:WB4900000
= Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:NIOSH 10MG/M3 IDLH
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3 TWA
ACGIH TLV:C 2 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT AVAILABLE.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: CAUSES DIGESTIVE
    AND RESPIRATORY TRACT BURNS. CAUSES SEVERE EYE AND SKIN BURNS.
    TARGET ORGANS: NONE.  POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: EYE: CAUSES SEVERE
    EYE BURNS. SKIN: CAUSES SKIN BURN S. MAY CAUSE DEEP, PENETRATING
    ULCERS OF THE SKIN. INGESTION: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES
    GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BURNS. CAUSES SEVERE PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
    DIARRHEA, AND SHOCK. INHALATION: IRRITATI ON MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL
    PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION OF UPPER
    RESPIRATORY TRACT WITH COUGHING, BURNS, BREATHING DIFFICULTY, AND
    POSSIBLE COMA. CHRONIC: PROLONGED OR REPEAT ED SKIN CONTACT MAY
    CAUSE DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SODIUM HYDROXIDE - NOT LISTED BY ACGIH,
    IARC, NIOSH, NTP, OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:N/P.	  FIRST AID (CONT): TO FRESH AIR
    IMMEDIATELY.  IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
    BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL AID.  NOTES TO
    PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALL Y AND SUPPORTIVELY.

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

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING THE UPPER AND LOWER LIDS. GET MEDICAL
    AID IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
    IMMEDIATELY F LUSH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST
    15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. DISCARD
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING IN A MANNER WHICH LIMITS FURTHER EXPOSURE.
    INGESTION: DO N OT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT,
    GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
    AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION:
    REMOVE FROM EXPOS URE (SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE)

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

Flash Point:NOT AVAILABLE.
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NOT AV
Lower Limits:NOT AVAIL
Upper Limits:NOT AVAIL.
Extinguishing Media:FOR SMALL FIRES, USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE,
    WATER SPRAY OR ALCOHOL-RESISTENT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
    PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS (SCBA) (NIOSH APPROVED - ) TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH
    THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODU CTS. USE WATER WITH CAUTION AND IN
    FLOODING AMOUNTS. CONTACT WITH MOISTURE OR WATER (UNUSUAL FIRE AND
    EXPLOSION HAZARD)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:N/P.	FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURE (CONT):
    MAY GENERATE SUFFICIENT HEAT TO IGNITE NEARBY COMBUSTIBLE
    MATERIALS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM OR SWEEP UP MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO A
    SUITABLE DISPOSAL CONTAINER. AVOID GENERATING DUSTY CONDITIONS.  
    GENERAL INFORMATION: USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS
    INDICATED IN (CONTROL ME ASURES) SECTION OF THIS MSDS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLING: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
    HANDLING. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO NOT ALLOW WATER TO GET
    INTO THE CONTAINER BECAUSE OF VIOLENT REACTION. DO NOT GET IN EYES,
    ON SKIN, OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT I NGEST OR INHALE.	STORAGE: STORE
    IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM (OTHER PRECAUTIONS)
Other Precautions:N/P.	    HANDLING AND STORAGE PRECAUTIONS (CONT):
    INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.  KEEP AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS. KEEP AWAY
    FROM WATER. KEEP AWAY FROM METALS. KEEP AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE
    LIQUIDS. KEEP AWAY FROM  ORGANIC HALOGENS. CORROSIVES AREA.

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

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH APPROVED AIR PURIFYING DUST OR MIST
    RESPIRATOR OR EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 149.    EXPOSURE LIMITS: SODIUM
    HYDROXIDE: ACGIH - C 2 MG/M3; NIOSH - 10 MG/M3 IDLH; OSHA - FINAL
    PELS - 2 MG/M3 TWA.  OS HA VACATED PELS: SODIUM HYDROXIDE: NO OSHA
    VACATED PELS ARE LISTED FOR THIS CHEMICAL.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
    AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES & FULL FACESHIELD
    .
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
    DESIGN CRITERIA .  WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT
    SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SYNONYMS: CAUSTIC SODE, AETZNATRON, SODA LYE, SODIUM HYDRATE.	 
    PHYSICAL / CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (CONT): MOLECULAR FORMULA: HNAO. 
    MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 40.00.	 EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: APPEARANCE: WHITE.
    D ANGER! CORROSIVE. HYGROSCOPIC.	 HAZARD SYMBOLS: C.  RISK
    PHRASES: 35.

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

Boiling Pt:=1390.C, 2534.F
B.P. Text:@ 760.00 MM HG.
Melt/Freeze Pt:=318.C, 604.4F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT AVAILABLE.
Vapor Pres:100 MM HG.
Vapor Density:NOT AVAIL.
Spec Gravity:2.1300 G/CM3.
pH:NOT AVAILABLE.
Viscosity:NOT AVAILABLE.
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT AVAILABLE.
Solubility in Water:1 G / 0.9 ML WATER.
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID. ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
GENERATES LARGE AMOUNTS OF HEAT WHEN IN CONTACT WITH WATER AND MAY
    STEAM AND SPLATTER. REACTS WITH MINERAL ACIDS TO FORM CORRESPONDING
    SALTS; REACTS WITH WEAK ACID GASES LIKE HYDROGEN SULFIDE, SULFUR
    DIOXIDE, AND CARBON DIO
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS, MOISTURE, CONTACT
    WITH WATER, ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF SODIUM OXIDE, SODIUM
    PEROXIDE FUMES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:LD50/LC50: NOT AVAILABLE. CARCINOGENICITY:
    NOT LISTED BY ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH, NTP, OR OSHA. EPIDEMIOLOGY: NO
    INFORMATION REPORTED. TERATOGENICITY: NO INFORMATION REPORTED.
    REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: NO INFO RMATION REPORTED. NEUROTOXICITY: NO
    INFORMATION REPORTED. MUTAGENICITY: MUTATION DATA REPORTED. OTHER
    STUDIES: NO INFORMATION REPORTED.	  OTHER INFO (CONT): CANADA'S
    INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST.  EXP OSURE LIMITS: CAS # 1310-73-2: OEL
    - AUSTRALIA: TWA 2 MG/M3. OEL - BELGIUM: STEL 2 MG/M3. OEL DENMARK:
    TWA 2 MG/M3. OEL - FINLAND: TWA 2 MG/M3. OEL - FRANCE: TWA 2 MG/M3.
    OEL - GERMANY: TWA 2 MG/M3. O EL - JAPAN: STEL (ECOLOGICAL INFO)

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ECOTOXICITY: TLM, MOSQUITO FISH, 125 PPM/96HR. (FRESH
    WATER); TLM, BLUEGILL, 99 MG/48HR. (TAP WATER).  ENVIRONMENTAL
    FATE: THIS CHEMICAL IS NOT MOBILE IN SOLID FORM, ALTHOUGH IT
    ABSORBS MOISTURE VERY  EASILY. ONCE LIQUID, SODIUM HYDROXIDE
    LEACHES RAPIDLY INTO THE SOIL, POSSIBLY CONTAMINATING WATER
    SOURCES.  PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL: NO INFORMATION FOUND.	OTHER: NO
    INFORMATION FOUND.	   TOX INFO (CONT):  2 MG/M3. OEL - THE
    NETHERLANDS: TWA 2 MG/M3. OEL - THE PHILLIPINES: TWA 2 MG/M3. OEL -
    SWEDEN: TWA 2 MG/M3. OEL - SWITZERLAND: TWA 2 MG/M3, STEL 4 MG/M3.
    OEL - THAILAND: TWA 2 MG/M3. OEL - TURKEY: TWA  2 MG/M3. OEL -
    UNITED (TRANSPORT INFO)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.   RCRA D-SERIES MAXIMUM
    CONCENTRATIONS OF CONTAMINATES, RCRA D-SERIES CHRONIC TOXICITY
    REFERENCE LEVELS, RCRA F-SERIES, RC RA P-SERIES, AND RCRA U-SERIES:
    NONE LISTED.  NOT LISTED AS A MATERIAL BANNED FROM LAND DISPOSAL
    ACC ORDING TO RCRA.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:US DOT: SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID.
    HAZARD CLASS: 8. UN NUMBER: UN1823. PACKING GROUP: II.   IMO:
    SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID. HAZARD CLASS: 8. UN NUMBER:
    1823. PACKING GROUP: 2 .   IATA: SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM HYDROXIDE,
    SOLID. HAZARD CLASS: 8. UN NUMBER: 1823. PACKING CLASS: 2.	
    RID/ADR: SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID. DANGEROUS GOODS
    CODE: 8 (41B). UN NUMBER: 1823.    CANADIAN TDG: SHIPPING NAME:
    SODIUM HYDROXIDE. HAZARD CLASS: 8 (9.2). UN NUMBER: UN1823.    
    ECOLOGICAL INFO (CONT): KINGDOM: TWA 2 MG/M3; STEL 2 MG/M3. OEL IN
    BULGARIA, COLOMBIA CHECK ACGIH TLV. C ONTACT NEHC FOR ADDITIONAL
    INFO 

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SECTION 302 (RQ): CAS # 1310-73-2: FINAL RQ=
    1000 POUNDS (454 KG).  SECTION 302 (TPQ): NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN
    THIS PRODUCT HAVE A TPQ.  SARA CODES: CAS # 1310-73-2: ACUTE,
    REACTIVE.  SECTION 313: NO	CHEMICALS ARE REPORTABLE UNDER
    SECTION313.      FEDERAL REGULATORY (CONT): CAS # 1310-73-2 IS
    LISTED AS A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE UNDER THE CWA. NONE OF THE
    CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED AS PRIORI TY POLLUTANTS UNDER
    THE CWA. NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED AS TOXIC
    POLLUTANTS UNDER THE CWA.  OSHA: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS
    PRODUCT ARE CONSIDERED HIGHLY HAZARDOUS BY OSHA.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA: CAS# 1310-73-2 IS LISTED ON THE
    TSCA INVENTORY.  HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORTING LIST: NONE OF THE
    CHEMICALS ARE ON THE HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTING LIST.  CHEMICAL TEST
    RULES: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN  THIS PRODUCT ARE UNDER A CHEMICAL
    TEST RULE.	SECTION 12B: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS ARE LISTED UNDER
    TSCA SECTION 12B.  TSCA SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE: NONE OF THE
    CHEMICALS IN THIS MATERIAL HAVE A SNUR  UNDER TSCA.  CLEAN AIR ACT:
    THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS. THIS
    MATERI AL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CLASS 1 OZONE DEPLETORS. THIS
    MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CLASS 2 OZONE DEPLETORS.  CLEAN WATER
    ACT: (SARA III)
State Regulatory Information:SODIUM HYDROXIDE CAN BE FOUND ON THE
    FOLLOWING STATE RIGHT TO KNOW LISTS: CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY,
    FLORIDA, PENNSYLVANIA, MINNESOTA, MASSACHUSETTS. CALIFORNIA NO
    SIGNIFICANT RISK LEVEL: NONE OF THE CHE MICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE
    LISTED.    EUROPEAN / INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: EUROPEAN LABELING
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH EC DIRECTIVES: HAZARD SYMBOLS: C. RISK PHRASES:
    R 35 CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. SAFETY PHRASE S: S 26 IN CASE OF CONTACT
    WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL
    ADVICE ; S 37/39 WEAR SUITABLE GLOVES AND EYE / FACE PROTECTION; S
    45 IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
    (OTHER INFO)

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