LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 300 MG/KG (SEE SUPP)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SODIUM BISULFATE-CORROSIVE/PRIMARY
IRRITANT. INHALATION: FATAL/PULMONARY EDEMA/CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS.
EYE: DAMAGE. COPPER SULFATE-INGESTION: SYSTEMIC EFFECTS/TISSUE
DAMAGE/GI DISTRESS/HEMORRHAGE/PROSTR ATION/ANEMIA/RESPIRATORY &
CIRCULATORY FAILURE. SKIN: SENSITIZATION. PRIMARY IRRITANT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SODIUM BISULFATE-INHALATION:
COUGHING/WHEEZING/BREATHE SHORTNESS/HEADACHE/NAUSEA/VOMITING/LARYNX
SPASM. INGESTION: STOMACH PAIN, VOMITING, & DIARRHEA. COPPER
SULFATE-INGESTION: VOMITING, PAIN. BURNS T O SKIN, EYES, &
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. PRIMARY IRRITANT.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINS. SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER, WHILE REMOVING CLOTHING. COVER
BURNS W/STERILE/DRY DRESSING. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE
CPR/OX YGEN IF NECESSARY. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE PLENTY OF
WATER/MILK. IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO PREVNET
ASPIRATION. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT/CLOTHING.
WATER SPRAY EXPOSED CONTAINERS TO COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SODIUM BISULFITE MAY REACT W/CERTAIN
METALS TO YIELD HYDROGEN GAS.
Spill Release Procedures:KEEP PEOPLE AWAY/ISOLATE HAZARD AREA. WEAR
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING CHEMICAL RESISTANT
BOOTS/GLOVES/APRON/SCBA IN PRESSURE DEMAND MODE. CONTAIN
SPILL/ABSORB W/VERMICULITE. PLACE RESIDUES IN CLEA N, DOT APPROVED
CONTAINER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:WEARING CONTACT LENSES MAY CONTRIBUTE
TO THE SEVERITY OF AN INJURY.
Respiratory Protection:WHEN NECESSARY, WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR
APPROPRIATE FOR VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS AT POINT OF USE.
Ventilation:TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS BELOW SPECIFIED
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY
SHOWER, EYE WASH STATION
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
LD50 INFORMATION IS FOR COPPER SULFATE. DENSITY: 1.22.
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF CONTAMINATED MATERIAL I/A/W
LOCAL/STATE/FEDERAL REGULATIONS. EPA WASTE NUMBER: D002.
TREAT/REMOVE COPPER BEFORE DISCHARGE TO WATER BODY.
DISPOSAL/TREATMENT METHODS FOR MIXTURE ARE DIFFERENT FROM PRODUCT
ITSELF. UN2837. CORROSIVEMATERIAL.
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