=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTIONS 22%, UNI824
NIIN:00N085069
MSDS Number: CGZXK
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BALSTON FILTER SYSTEMS
Address:260 NECK RD
City:HAVERHILL
State:MA
ZIP:01835
Country:US
Info Phone Num:508-374-9292
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0PXR5
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BALSTON FILTER SYSTEMS
Address:260 NECK RD
Box:City:HAVERHILL
State:MA
ZIP:01835
Country:US
Phone:508-374-9292
CAGE:0PXR5

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CERCLA) LD50 (ORAL RAT): 140-340 MG/KG
CAS:1310-73-2
RTECS #:WB4900000
Fraction by Wt: 22%
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:C 2 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Name:WATER (DEIONIZED)
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 78%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: OPACIFICATION. COMPLICATIONS OF SEV EYE
    BURNS ARE SYMBLEPHARON W/OVERGROWTH OF CORNEA BY A (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3: VASCULARIZED MEMB, PROGRESSIVE OF RECURRENT CORNEAL
    ULCERATION & PERM CORNEAL OPACIFICATION. BLINDNESS MAY(ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4: OCCUR. INGEST: REPORTED LETHAL DOSE IN RATS IS
    140-340 MG/KG. INGEST MAY CAUSE BURNING SENSATION IN MOUTH,(ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5: CORR OF LIPS, MOUTH, TONGUE & PHARYNX, & SEV
    ESOPHAGEAL & ABDOM PAIN, VOMIT OF BLOOD & LGE PIECES OF (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6: MUCOSA, & BLOODY DIARR. ASPHY CAN OCCUR FROM SWELL
    OF THROAT. MEDIASTINITIS, ALKALEMIA, PALLOR, WEAK SLOW (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: PULSE, CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE, SHOCK, COMA & DEATH
    MAY OCCUR. PERFORATION OF ALIMENTARY TRACT & (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8: CONSTRICTIVE SCARRING MAY RSLT. ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE
    MAY OCCUR WKS, MONTHS/EVEN YRS LATER TO MAKE (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9: SWALLOWING DFCLT. ESTIMATED FATAL DOSE IN MAN IS 5
    G. CHRONIC: INHAL: PRLNG EXPOS TO HIGH CONCS OF DUSTS/(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10: MISTS MAY CAUSE DISCOMFORT & ULCERATION OF NASAL
    PASSAGES. SKIN: EFTS ARE DEPENDENT UPON CONC & DURATION(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11: OF EXPOS. DERM/EFTS SIMILAR TO THOSE FOR ACUTE
    EXPOS MAY OCCUR. EYES: EFTS ARE DEPENDENT UPON CONC & (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12: DURATION OF EXPOS. CONJ/EFTS SIMILAR TO THOSE FOR
    ACUTE EXPOS MAY OCCUR. INGEST: DEPENDING ON CONC, RPTD(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 13: INGEST OF ALKALINE SUBSTANCES MAY RSLT IN INFLAMM &
    ULCERATIVE EFTS ON ORAL MUC MEMBS & OTHER EFTS AS IN ACUTE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:FIRST AID PROC: (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). IN CASE OF CHEM
    BURNS, COVER AREA W/STERILE, DRY DRESSING, BALANCE (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15: SECURELY, BUT NOT TOO TIGHTLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    EYES: WASH IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER, OCCAS LIFTING (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16: UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM
    REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). CONTINUE IRRIGATING W/NORM (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 17: SALINE UNTIL PH HAS RETURNED TO NORM (30-60 MIN).
    COVER W/STERILE BANDAGES. GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 18: DILUTE ALKALI BY GIVING WATER/MILK IMMED & ALLOW
    VOMIT TO OCCUR. AVOID GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMETICS. (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 19: ESOPHAGOSCOPY IS ONLY WAY TO EXCLUDE POSS OF CORR
    IN UPPER GI TRACT; IF CORR IS SUSPECTED, ESOPHAGOSCOPY(ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20: SHOULD USUALLY BE PERFORMED W/IN 24 HRS (DREISBACK,
    HANDBOOK OF POIS, 12TH ED.). MAINTAIN AIRWAY & TREAT(ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 21: SHOCK. IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO
    HELP OVNT ASPIR. GET MED ATTN IMMED. NOTE TO MD: (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 22: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND
    SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EFTS CAUSED BY DUST/MIST MAY
    VARY FROM MILD IRRIT OF NOSE AT 2 MG/M3 TO SEV PNEUMIT DEPENDING ON
    SEV OF EXPOS. LOW CONCS MAY CAUSE MUC MEMB IRRIT W/SORE THROAT,
    COUGHING, & DYSPNEA. INTENSE EXP OS MAY RSLT IN DESTRUCTION OF MUC
    MEMB & DELAYED PULM EDEMA/PNEUMIT. SHOCK MAY OCCUR. SKIN: DMG INCL
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: REDNESS, CUTANEOUS BURNS, SKIN
    FISSURES & WHITE ESCHARS MAY OCCUR W/OUT IMMED PAIN. EYES: CONT MAY
    CAUSE DISINTEGRATION & SLOUGHING OF CONJ & CORNEAL EPITHELIUM,
    CORNEAL OPACIFICATION, MARKE D EDEMA & ULCERATION. AFTER 7-13 DAYS
    EITHER GRADUAL RECOVERY BEGINS/THERE IS PROGRESSION OF ULCERATION &
    CORNEAL(ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE
    ARTF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN OXYGEN IF AVAIL.
    KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. ADMIN OF
    OXYGE N SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH SKIN W/SOAP/MILD
    DETERGENT & LGE AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS
    (ING 15)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO
    SIDES OF CONTRS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SOIL SPILL: DIG HOLDING AREA SUCH AS LAGOON,
    POND/PIT FOR CONTAINMENT. USE SOIL, SAND BAGS, FOAMED
    POLYURETHANE/FOAMED CONCRETE TO DIKE SURF FLOW. USE FLY ASH/CEMENT
    POWDER TO ABSORB BULK LIQ. USE VIN EGAR/OTHER DILUTE ACID TO
    NEUTRALIZE. (SUP DAT)
Neutralizing Agent:VINEGAR OR OTHER DILUTE ACID.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:FLAMMABLE, POISONOUS GASES MAY
    ACCUMULATE IN TANKS AND HOPPER CARS.
Other Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS WHEN
    STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE, CONTACT THE DISTRICT
    DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
    MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:BUTYL OR NEOPRENE RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT SKIN
    CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: ALKALINE (14). FIRE FIGHT PROC: FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS
    OUT. USE AGENT SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF FIRE; USE FLOODING QTYS OF
    WATER AS FOG, APPLY FROM AS FAR DIST AS POSS. AVOID BRTHG CORR
    VAPS.  KEEP UPWIND. SPILL PROC: WATER SPILL: ADD SUITABLE AGENT TO
    NEUT SPILLED MATL TO PH-7. CONT NEHC FOR MORE INFO .

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:289F,143C
Vapor Pres:13 @ 60C
Spec Gravity:1.24
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETIC ACID, AMMONIA, COPPER, IRON, LEAD, LEATHER, NITRIC ACID. CONT
    NEHC FOR COMPLETE LIST OF MATLS TO AVOID .
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH OR STORAGE WITH WATER,
    ACIDS, AND OTHER INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    TOXIC FUMES OF SODIUM OXIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS
    APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA
    HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D002. 100 POUND CERCLA SECTION 103
    REPORTABLE QUANTITY.

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