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

MSDS NAME:SODIUM BICARBONATE
NIIN:00N089482
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHVFP
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:RHODIA INC
Address:PROSPECT PLAINS RD
Box:CN7500
City:CRANBURY
State:NJ
ZIP:08512-7500
Country:US
Info Phone Num:609-860-3435
Emergency Phone Num:800-334-7577;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:RHXDX
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:RHODIA INC
Address:PROSPECT PLAINS RD, CN 7500
Box:City:CRANBURY
State:NJ
ZIP:08512-7500
Country:US
Phone:609-860-3435/800-243-5052
CAGE:RHXDX

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

Name:SODIUM BICARBONATE
CAS:144-55-8
RTECS #:VZ0950000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:SUP DAT: ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS. SEEK IMMED MED
    ATTN. DO NOT LEAVE VICTIM UNATTENDED. VOMIT MAY OCCUR (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 2: SPONT. TO PVNT ASPIR OF SWALLOWED PROD, LAY VICTIM
    ON SIDE W/HEAD LOWER THAN WAIST. IF VOMIT OCCURS & (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3: VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER TO FURTHER DILUTE
    CHEM. NOTES TO MD: ALL TREATMENTS SHOULD BE BASED ON (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4: OBSERVED SIGNS & SYMPS OF DISTRESS IN PATIENT.
    CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO POSSIBILITY THAT OVEREXP (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 5: TO MATERIALS OTHER THAN THIS PRODUCT MAY HAVE
    OCCURRED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SPILL PROC: APPROP CONTR FOR DISP. LGE SPILLS SHOULD BE
    HANDLED ACCORDING TO PREDETERMINED PLAN. FOR ASSIST IN (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: DEVELOPING PLAN CONTACT THE TECHNICAL SERVICE
    DEPARTMENT USING THE PRODUCT INFORMATION PHONE # ON FIRST PAGE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:WASTE DISP METH: DIFFERENT FROM FED LAWS & REGS. CONSULT
    STATE, FED, & LOC REGS REGARDING PROPER DISP OF THIS MATL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:OTHER PREC: RINSE CONTRS BEFORE DISP. WASTE RSLTG FROM
    THESE PROC SHOULD BE HANDLED I/A/W DISP CONSIDERATIONS. (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10: ASSISTANCE W/SELECTION, USE & MAINTENANCE OF WORKER
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS GENERALLY AVAIL FROM EQUIPMENT MFRS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:RESP PROT: PROVIDE PROT FROM THIS MATL UP TO CNDTNS
    SPECIFIED BY APPROP OSHA, WHMIS/ANSI STD(S): AIR-PURIFYING (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12: (HALF-MASK/FULL FACE) RESPIRATOR WITH CARTRIDGES OR
    CANISTER APPROVED FOR USE AGAINST DUSTS, MISTS & FUMES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:VENT: EXPOSURE CONTROL TECHNIQUES MAY BE USED TO
    EFFECTIVELY MINIMIZE EMPLOYEE EXPOSURES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: (I.E., SHIRTS & PANTS). CONSIDERATION
    MUST BE GIVEN BOTH TO DURABILITY AS WELL AS PERMEATION (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15: RESISTANCE. EYE & FACE PROT REQS WILL VARY
    DEPENDENT UPON WORK ENVIRON CNDTNS & MATL HNDLG PRACTICES. (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16: APPROPRIATE ANSI Z87 APPROVED EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE
    SELECTED FOR THE PARTICULAR USE INTENDED FOR THIS MATERIAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:HYGIENE PRACT: WORKING W/OR HNDLG MATL: (1) DO NOT STORE,
    USE, &/OR CONSUME FOODS, BEVERAGES, TOBACCO PRODS, (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 18: OR COSMETICS IN AREAS WHERE THIS MATL IS STORED.
    (2) WASH HANDS & FACE CAREFULLY BEFORE EATING, (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 19: DRINKING, USING TOBACCO, APPLYING COSMETICS/USING
    TOILET. (3) WASH EXPOSED SKIN PROMPTLY TO REMOVE (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20: ACCIDENTAL SPLASHES OF CONTACT WITH THIS MATERIAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT): 4220 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: EYES/SKIN: SLIGHTLY IRRITATING.
    INHAL: LOW ACUTE INHAL TOXICITY. MAY CAUSE COUGHING, UPPER RESP
    TRACT IRRIT. INGEST: LOW ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY. MAY CAUSE NAUS,
    VOMIT, ABDOM PAIN. CHRONIC: THIS PR OD DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY ING
    DESIGNATED BY IARC, NTP, ACGIH/OSHA AS PROBABLE/SUSPECTED HUMAN
    CARCIN. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: TOXICOLOGIAL INFO: EYES: IRRIT, 100
    MG/30S, RABBIT. SKIN: IRRIT, 30 MG/3D-I, HUMAN. MILDLY IRRITATING.
    STD DRAIZE TEST.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INHALATION OF PRODUCT MAY AGGRAVATE
    EXISTING CHRONIC RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA OR
    BRONCHITIS. SKIN CONTACT MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING SKIN DISEASES.

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

Eyes: HOLD EYELIDS OPEN & FLUSH W/STEADY, GENTLE STREAM OF
    WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. SEEK MED ATTN IF IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS
    OR IF VISUAL CHANGES OCCUR. SKIN: IMMED WASH W/PLENTY OF SOAP &
    WATER FOR  AT LEAST 15 MIN. SEEK MED ATTN IF IRRIT
    DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. CLEAN CONTAM CLTHG
    & SHOES BEFORE REUSE. INHAL: REMOVE FROM IMMED SOURCE OF EXPOS &
    ASSURE THAT THE (SUP DAT)

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

Extinguishing Media:NOT COMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING METHOD SUITABLE
    FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUSTIBLE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENT CLSD SPACES BEFORE ENTERING. FOLLOW PROC
    DESCRIBED BELOW UNDER CLEANUP & DISP OF SPILL. SWEEP UP/VACUUM UP &
    PLACE IN APPROP CLSD CONTR. DO NOT FLUSH TO DRAIN. IF SPILLED ON
    GROUND, AFFECTED AREA  SHOULD BE SCRAPED CLEAN & PLACED IN AN(ING
    7)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID DIRECT/PRLNG CONT W/SKIN & EYES.
    AVOID BRTHG DUSTS. STORE IN DRY, COOL AREA. THESE RECS PROVIDE GEN
    GUIDANCE FOR HNDLG THIS PROD.
Other Precautions:BECAUSE SPECIFIC WORK ENVIRONS & MATL HNDLG PRACTS
    VARY, SFTY PROC SHOULD BE DEVELOPED FOR EACH INTENDED APPLICATION.
    WHILE DEVELOPING SAFE HNDLG PROC, DO NOT OVERLOOK NEED TO CLEAN
    EQUIP & PIPING SYS	FOR MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS. (ING 10)

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

Respiratory Protection:WHEN RESPS ARE REQUIRED, SELECT NIOSH APPRVD
    EQUIP BASED ON ACTUAL/POTENTIAL AIRBORNE CONCS & I/A/W APPROP
    REGULATORY STDS &/OR INDUS RECS. UNDER NORM CNDTNS, IN ABSENCE OF
    OTHER AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS , THE FOLLOWING DEVICES SHOULD (ING 12)
Ventilation:WHERE ENGINEERING CTLS ARE INDICATED BY USE
    CNDTNS/POTENTIAL FOR EXCESS EXPOS EXISTS, THE FOLLOWING TRADITIONAL
    (ING 14)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    MIN SKIN CONT THRU USE OF GLOVES & SUITABLE LONG-SLEEVE CLTHG (ING
    15)
Work Hygienic Practices:PERS HYGIENE IS AN IMPORTANT WORK PRACT EXPOS
    CTL MEASURE & THE FOLLOWING GEN MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN (ING
    18)
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 9.5 AT 1 WT/WT%. FIRST AID PROC: VICTIM IS BRTHG. IF BRTHG IS
    DFCLT, ADMIN OXYGEN, IF AVAIL. IF NOT BRTHG, ADMIN CPR (CARDIO-PULM
    RESUSCITATION). SEEK MED ATTN. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 
    2-3 GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK & INDUCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING BACK OF
    THROAT W/FINGER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE (ING 2)

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

pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER SOLID, ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOISTURE, STRONG ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:CHEM ADDNS, PROCESSING/OTHERWISE ALTERING THIS
    MATL MAY MAKE WASTE MANAGEMENT INFO PRESENTED IN THIS MSDS
    INCOMPLETE, INACCURATE/OTHERWISE INAPPROP. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT
    STATE & LOC REQS FOR WASTE D ISP MAY BE MORE RESTRICTIVE/OTHERWISE
    (ING 9)

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