===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:N (R) SODIUM SILICATE
NIIN:00N092012
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJQDJ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC
Address:6100 CARILLON PT
City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033-7357
Country:US
Info Phone Num:425-889-3617
Emergency Phone Num:425-889-3617
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:PQN
CAGE:0STM5
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:VOPAK USA INC
Address:6100 CARILLON POINT
Box:City:KIRKLAND
State:WA
ZIP:98033-7357
Country:US
Phone:425-889-3400/425-889-3617
CAGE:0STM5
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
= Wt:62.
Name:SODIUM SILICATE
CAS:1344-09-8
= Wt:38.
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: ACUTE: EYE
CONT: CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. SKIN CONT: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION.
INGEST: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, AND STOMACH.
INHAL: INHALATION OF SPRAY MIST CAUS ES IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY
TRACT. SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: EYES: PAIN, REDNESS, AND
TEARING. SKIN: REDNESS, ITCHING OR BURNING. INGEST: BITTER TASTE,
PAIN IN MOUTH OR DIGESTIVE TRACT, NAUSEA. I NHAL: SNEEZING,
COUGHING, BURNING OR ITCHING IN NOSE AND THROAT. POTENTIAL PHYSICAL
HAZARDS: CHRONIC: REPEATED INGESTION OF LARGE QUANTITIES (>1 GRAM)
MAY CAUSE KIDNEY STONES OR OTHER KIDNEY CHANGES. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THERE ARE NO KNOWN REPORTS OF
CARCINOGENICITY OF SODIUM SILICATES.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: DRIES TO FORM GLASS FILM WHICH CAN
EASILY CUT SKIN. SPILLS ARE VERY SLIPPERY. CAN ETCH GLASS IF NOT
PROMPTLY REMOVED. TARGET ORGANS: ACUTE ORAL LETHALITY RSLTS FROM
NONSPECIFIC CAUSES. TARG ET ORGANS FOR ACUTE SKIN, EYE, &
INHALATION EXPOSURE ARE THE SITES OF EXPOSURE; NO SYSTEMIC TOXICITY
IS OBSERVED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INHALATION OF SPRAY MIST MAY
AGGRAVATE ASTHMA AND LUNG DISEASES. CONTACT WITH SKIN MAY AGGRAVATE
PREEXISTING SKIN CONDITIONS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. EYE CONT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY
OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINUTES. CALL PHYS. SKIN CONT: IMMEDIATELY
FLUSH W /PLENTY OF WATER. REMOVE CONTAMD CLOTHING & SHOES. GET
MEDICAL ATTN. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. THOROUGHLY CLEAN SHOES
BEFORE REUSE. INGEST: DO NOT INDUE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL ATTN
IMMEDIATELY. IF VI CTIM IS FULLY CONSCIOUS, GIVE CUPFUL OF WATER.
NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. NONCOMBUSTIBLE. MEDIA SUITABLE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:RELEASE NOTES: THERE IS NO CERCLA REPORTABLE
QTY DESIGNATED FOR MATL. IF SPILL GOES OFF SITE, NOTIFICATION OF
STATE & LOC AUTH IS REC. SM SPILL: MOP UP & NEUT LIQ, THEN
DISCHARGE TO SEWER I/A/W FED, S TATE, & LOC REGS/PERMITS. LG SPILL:
ISOLATE, DIKE & STORE DISCHARGED MATL, IF POSS. USE SAND/EARTH TO
CNTN SPILL MATL. PVNT RUNOFF FROM ENTERING INTO STORM SEWERS &
DITCHES WHICH LEAD TO (SUPDAT)
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:LOADING TEMP 50-140. STOR TEMP:
32-140. AVOID CONT W/EYES, SKIN & CLTHG. AVOID BRTHG SPRAY MIST.
KEEP CNTNR CLSD. PROMPTLY CLEAN RESIDUE FROM CLOSURES W/CLOTH
DAMPENED W/WATER. SHELF LIFE: INDEFINITE, IF STORED W/IN SPECIFIED
TEMPS IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNRS TO PVNT EVAPORATION & CONTAMINATION.
Other Precautions:STORE IN CLEAN STEEL, OR PLASTIC CONTAINERS. SEPARATE
FROM ACIDS, REACTIVE METALS, AND AMMONIUM SALTS. SPEC SENSITIVITY:
DO NOT STORE IN ALUMINUM, FIBERGLASS, COPPER, BRASS, ZINC OR
GALVANIZED CONTAIN ERS.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH CERTIFIED MIST RESPIRATORY WHERE
SPRAY OCCURS. OBSERVE OSHA REGULATIONS FOR RESPIRATOR USE (29 CFR
1910.134).
Ventilation:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.
Protective Gloves:WEAR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, AND CLOTHING.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC: NATRL WATERWAYS. IF CONTAINMENT IS IMPOSSIBLE, NEUT CONTAMD
AREA & FLUSH W/LG QTYS OF WATER. CLEAN UP ANY REMAINING SOLIDS &
DISPOSE OF I/A/W FED, STATE/LOC REQUIREMENTS. COMPLY W/APPLIC E
NVIR REGS. AIR SPILL: ONLY WATER WILL EVAP FROM SPILL. MATL DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE AIR POLLUTION HAZARD. (OTHER INFO)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=32.C, 89.6F
Spec Gravity:1.397 41 DEG BAUME
pH:11-12
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT DETERMINED
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR TO HAZY, THICK LIQUID. COLORLESS. ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:62
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
GELS & GENERATES HEAT WHEN MIXED W/ACID. MAY REACT WITH AMMONIUM SALTS
RESULTING IN EVOLUTION OF AMMONIA GAS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE PRODUCED ON
PROLONGED CONTACT WITH ALUMINUM, TIN, LEAD AND ZINC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:LIFETIME FEEDING STUDY OF ZEOLITE A (WHICH
RAPIDLY DECOMPOSES TO AMORPHOUS SODIUM ALUMINATES & SODIUM SILICATE
IN STOM) CONCLUDED THAT CHRONIC FEEDING @ DOSES OF 0.001, 0.01, &
0.1% IN DIET OF RATS DI D NOT PRDCE CANCER/CHRONIC ORGAN TOX.
FREQUENT INGEST OVER EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME OF GRAM QTYS OF
SILICATES IS ASSOC W/FORMATION KIDNEY STONE & OTHER SILICEOUS
URINARY CALCULI IN HUMANS. MUTAGENCITY : SODIUM SILICATE WAS NOT
MUTAGENIC TO BACTERIUM E. COLI WHEN TESTED IN MUTAGENICITY
BIOASSAY. REPRODUCTION: ONE STUDY RPTD DECR NUMBERS OF BIRTHS
(TRANSPORT INFO)
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:CHEM FATE INFO: DILUTE MATL RAPIDLY DEPOLYMERIZES TO YIELD
DISSOLVED SILICA IN FORM THAT IS INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM NATRL
DISSOLVED SILICA. DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO BOD. DISTRIBUTION: ONLY
WATER CONTENT WILL EVAP TO AIR. WHERE ABNORMALLY LOW NATRL SILICA
CONCS EXIST (<0.1PPM), DISSOLVED SILICA MAY BE LIMITIING NUTRIENT
FOR DIATOMS & FEW OTHER AQUATIC ALGAL SPECIES. HOWEVER, ADDN OF
EXCESS DISSOLVED S ILICA OVER LIMITING CONC WILL NOT STIMULATE
GROWTH OF DIATOM POPULATIONS; THEIR GROWTH RATE IS INDEPENDENT OF
SILICA CONC ONCE LIMITING CONC IS EXCEEDED. (SARA TITLE III)
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:RCRA HAZARD CLASS: NOT RCRA HAZ WASTE. DISPOSAL:
NEUT & LANDFILL SOLIDS ACCORDING TO LOCA, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGS.
FLUSH NEUT LIQ TO SEWER I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
OR PERMITS.
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:DOMESTIC (U.S. D.O.T.). OTHER SHIPPING INFO:
SODIUM SILICATE. SPECIAL SHIPPING NOTES: THIS MATEIRAL IS NOT A
DOT REGULATED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. FOOTNOTES. THIS IS NOT A DOT
REGULATD HAZ MATL. TOX INFO : & SURVIVAL TO WEANING IN RATS FED
SODIUM SILICATE IN THEIR DRINKING WATER @ 600 & 1200 PPM. THERE ARE
NO OTHER RPTS OF ADVERSE REPRO EFTS OF SODIUM SILICATE. FOR MORE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONT NEHC .
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:313 REPORTABLE INGREDIENTS: ACUTE:
Y.--ECOLOGICAL INFO: NEITHER SILICA NOR SODIUM WILL APPRECIABLY
BIOCONCENTRATE UP FOOD CHAIN. ECOTOX INFO: FOLLOWING DATA IS RPTD
FOR SODIUM SILICATES ON 100% SOLIDS BASIS: 96 HR MEDIAN TOLERANCE
LIMIT FOR FISH (GAMBUSIA AFFNIS) OF 2320 PPM; 96 HR MEDIAN
TOLERANCE LIMIT FOR WATER FLEA(DPHNIA MAGNA) OF 247 PPM; 96 HR
MEDIAN TOLERANCE LIMIT FOR SNAIL EGGS (LYMNEA) OF 632 PPM, & 96 HR
MEDIAN TOLERANCE LIMIT FOR AMPHIPODA OF 160 PPM. FOR MORE SPECIFIC
INFO CONT NECH .
Federal Regulatory Information:CERCLA REGULATORY: THERE IS NO CERCLA
REPORTABLE QTY FOR THIS MATL. GEN REGULATORY: USE OF SODIUM
SILICATE IS AUTHORIZED BY FDA: AS BOILER WATER ADDITIVE FOR
PRODUCTION OF STEAM THAT WILL CONT FOOD PU RSUANT TO 21 CFR SECTON
173.310; AS COMPONENT OF ZINC-SILICON DIOXIDE MATRIX COATINGS ON
FOOD CONT SURFS PURSUANT TO CFR SECTION 182/70, & AS GRAS SUBSTANCE
WHEN MIGRATING FROM COTTON/COTTON FABRIC US ED IN DRY SUBSTANCE
WHEN MIGRATING TO FOOD FROM PAPER & PAPERBOARD PRODS PURSUANT TO 21
CFR SECTION 182.90. INTERNATIONAL REGS: INGREDS (STATE REGULATORY
INFO)
State Regulatory Information:FED REGULATORY: OF THIS PROD APPEAR ON
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES' CORE INVENTORY (ECOIN) W/ECDIN CODES 374654
(WATER), & 78957 (SILICIC ACID, SODIUM SALT). RCRA STATUS: DISPOSED
MATL IS NOT A RCRA HAZ WAST E. TSCA REGULATORY: ALL CHEM
SUBSTANCESCOMPRISING THIS RPOD ARE LISTED ON TSCA INVENTORY. TSCA
STATUS: ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PROD ARE LISTED ON TSCA INVENTORY.
OTHER INFO: BOOTS. GENERAL PROCEDURES: ISOLATE HAZARD AREA. SHUT
OFF LEAK IF SAFE TO DO SO.
======================= Other Information =======================
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