MSDS NAME:SODIUM HYDROXIDE, PELLETS, 97+%, A.C.S. (SU
NIIN:00N037240
MSDS Number: BQRSR
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO
Box:355
City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:53201
Country:US
Info Phone Num:414-273-3850
Emergency Phone Num:414-273-3850
CAGE:60928
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO INC
Address:1001 WEST ST PAUL AVE
Box:355
City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:53233
Country:US
Phone:414-273-3850
CAGE:60928
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED,
OR ABSORBED THRU SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE
OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN.
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS. INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM,
INFLAMMATION & EDEMA OF LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS &
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:& PULMONARY EDEMA. SYMPTOMS OF
EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA & VOMITING. TO
THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEM ICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN.
ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. SKIN:
IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING
CONT AMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD
CONTAMD SHOES. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF
RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST: WASH OUT MOUTH (SUPP
DATA)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING
FIRE CONDITIONS. DO NOT USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA,
RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND
HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER
MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMP LETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN
EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG. AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOS. KEEP TIGHTLY CLSD.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. TOXIC. CORROSIVE.
Other Precautions:EXTREMELY HYGROSCOPIC. AIR SENSITIVE. READILY
ABSORBED THRU SKIN.
Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LENGTH FSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. RUBBER BOOTS.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. TAKE OFF
IMMEDIATELY ALL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR TRADE NAME/PART NO: REAGENT, 22146-5. MATLS TO AVOID: PROTECT FROM
MOISTURE. CONT W/ALUMINUM, TIN & ZINC LIBERATES HYDROGEN GAS. CONT
W/NITROMETHANE & OTHER SIMILAR NITRO CMPDS CAUSES FORM OF SHOC
K-SENSITIVE SALTS. FIRST AID PROC: W/WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYS. WASTE DISP METH: WHICH CAN (ING 2)
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS, ORG MATLS, CHLORINATED SOLVENTS,
ABSORBS CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR. (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NATURE OF DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS NOT
KNOWN.
Waste Disposal Methods:FOR SM QTY: CAUTIOUSLY ADD TO A LG STIRRED
EXCESS OF WATER. ADJUST PH TO NEUT, SEPARATE ANY INSOL SOLIDS/LIQ &
PKG THEM FOR HAZ-WASTE DISP. FLUSH AQUEOUS SOLN DOWN DRAIN W/PLENTY
OF WATER. HYDROLYSIS & NEUT RXN MAY GENERATE HEAT & FUMES (SUPP
DATA)
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