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

MSDS NAME:SODIUM METASILICATE PENTAHYDRATE
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLSLL
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION & SPECIALTY CHEMICAL CO.
Box:2219
City:COLUMBUS
State:OH
ZIP:43216-2219
Country:US
Info Phone Num:614-790-3333/800-274-5263
Emergency Phone Num:800-ASHLAND
CAGE:34897
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ASHLAND CHEMICAL CO
Box:2219
City:COLUMBUS
State:OH
ZIP:43216-2219
Country:US
Phone:614-790-3333/800-274-5263
CAGE:34897

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

Name:SODIUM METASILICATE
CAS:6834-92-0
RTECS #:VV9275000
= Wt:100.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 1280 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:EYE: CAN CAUSE PERMANENT EYE INJURY.
    SYMPTOMS: STINGING, TEARING, REDNESS, SWELLING OF EYES. CAN INJURE
    CORNEA AND CAUSE BLINDNESS.  SKIN: CAN CAUSE PERMANENT SKIN DAMAGE.
    SYMPTOMS: REDNESS, BURNING,  SWELLING OF SKIN, BURNS AND OTHER SKIN
    DAMAGE. INGESTION: HARMFUL OR FATAL. SYMPTOMS: SEVERE
    STOMACH/INTESTINAL IRRITATION, NAUSA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, ABDOMINAL
    PAIN, VOMITING BLOOD, MAY CAUSE BURNS,  DESTROY TISSUE IS MOUTH,
    THROAT AND DIGESTIVE TRACT. LOW BLOOD PRESSURE AND SHOCK MAY OCCUR
    AS A RESULT OF SEVERE TISSUE INJURY. INHALATION: HARMFUL OR FATAL.
    SYMPTOMS: SEVERE IRRITATION AND BURNS TO  NOSE, THROAT AND
    RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Effects of Overexposure:SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL
    THROUGH BREATHING, SWALLOWING, AND/OR PASSAGE OF THE MATERIAL
    THROUGH THE SKIN MAY INCLUDE: STOMACH OR INTESTINAL UPSET, NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, DIARRHEA, IRR ITATION TO NOSE/THROAT/AIRWAYS, VOMITING
    BLOOD, LUNG EDEMA, PNEYMONIA LUNG DAMAGE, DAMAGE TO
    MOUTH/THROAT/AIRWAYS, COMA AND DEATH.  RISK TO FETUS FROM MATERNAL
    EXPOSURE CANNOT BE ASSESSED. MATERIAL CA NNOT BE CLASSIFIED WITH
    REGARD TO CARCINOGENICITY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN. LUNG, EYE

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

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH W/ H2O FOR 15 MIN. HOLDING EYELIDS APART. IF DUE
    TO VAPOR EXPOSURE REMOVE TO FRESH AIR THEN FLUSH. SKIN:FLUSH W/ H2O
    FOR 15 MIN. WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES. WASH
    CLOTHING  BEFORE REUSE & DISCARD SHOES. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING. VOMITING WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO MOUTH AND THROAT. IF
    INDIVIDUAL IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, RINSE MOUTH W/ H2O AND GIVE MILK
    OR WATER TO DRINK.	DO NOT LEAVE UNATTENDED. INHALATION: MOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. KEEP WARM & QUIET. IF NOT BREATHING, BEGIN ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION OR ADMINISTER OXYGEN IF BREATHING DIFFICULT. OBTAIN
    MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL  CASES.

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

Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NO DAT
Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

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

Spill Release Procedures:PERSONS NOT WEARING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM AREA OF SPILL. COMPLY WITH ALL
    APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. MINIMIZE DUST.
    SWEEP, SHOVEL OR VACUUM.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE
    HAZARDOUS WHEM EMPTIED. SINCE EMPTIED CONTAIENRS REATIN PRODUCT
    RESIDUES (VAPOR, LIQUID AND/OR SOLID), ALL HAZARD PRECAUTIONS GIVEN
    IN THE DATA SHEET MUST BE OBSERVE D.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR OVEREXPOSURE: NIOSH/MSHA/OSHA JOINTLY
    APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR IS ADVISED IN ABSENE OF PROPER
    ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. ENGINEERING OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS
    SHOULD BE INPLEMENTED TO REDUCE  EXPOSURE.
Ventilation:SUFFICENT MECHANICAL, GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN
    EXPOSURE LEVLES.
Protective Gloves:GOGGLES IN COMPLIANCE W/ OSHA
Eye Protection:IMPERVIOUS TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AND BOOTS TO PREVENT
    SKIN CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NFPA H=3, F=0, R=1.

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

Spec Gravity:2.400
Appearance and Odor:GRANULAR, WHITE, NO DATA ON ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG MINERAL ACIDS

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:HAS NOT BEEN TESTED

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOT DESCRIPTION: DISODIUM TRIOXOSILICATE, 8,
    UN3253, III. CONTAINER/MODE: 55 GAL DRUM/ TRUCK PACKAGE. NO
    REPORTABLE QUANTITY

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:HAZARD CLASS - IMMEDIATE.
Federal Regulatory Information:NONE
State Regulatory Information:NONE

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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