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

MSDS NAME:ENTEC 338
NIIN:00F008553
MSDS Number: BGYFV
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:BETZ ENTEC, INC
Address:508 PRUDENTIAL ROAD
City:HORSHAM
State:PA
ZIP:19044
Info Phone Num:(215) 674-9200
Emergency Phone Num:(215) 355-3300
Preparer's Name:HAROLD M. HERSH
CAGE:FO281
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:BETZ ENTEC, INC
Address:508 PRUDENTIAL ROAD
City:HORSHAM
State:PA
ZIP:19044
Phone:(215) 355-3300
CAGE:FO281
Company:BETZDEARBORN INC.
Address:4636 SOMERTON ROAD
City:TREVOSE,
State:PA
ZIP:19053
Country:US
Phone:215-942-3355
CAGE:57394

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

Name:SODIUM NITRITE  (SARA III)
CAS:7632-00-0
RTECS #:RA1225000
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

Name:SODIUM TETRABORATE, PENTAHYDRATE
CAS:12179-04-3
RTECS #:VZ2540000
OSHA PEL:10 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3; 9192

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: MODERATELY IRRITATING. MAY CAUSE
    DERMATITIS, REDNESS, ITCHING. EYE: SEVERE IRRITANT. INHALATION:
    IRRITATION TO THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: MAY BE TOXIC.
    PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURES  MAY CAUSE LIVER/KIDNEY TOXICITY/BLOOD
    CELL DAMAGE/IMPAIRMENT OF FUNCTION/CNS DEPRESSION/REPRODUCTIVE
    SYSTEM TOXICITY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: MODERATELY IRRITATING, MAY CAUSE
    DERMATITIS, REDNESS, ITCHING. EYE: SEVERE IRRITANT. INHALATION:
    IRRITATION TO THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: MAY BE TOXIC.
    PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURES  MAY CAUSE LIVER/KIDNEY TOXICITY/BLOOD
    CELL DAMAGE/IMPAIRMENT OF FUNCTION/CNS DEPRESSION/REPRODUCTIVE
    SYSTEM TOXICITY.

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

First Aid:SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH EXPOSED AREA W/SOAP
    SOLUTION OR WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. EYE: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15
    MINUTES. CONTACT PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: MOVE VICTIM FROM
    CONTAMINATED AREA TO F RESH AIR. APPLY APPROPRIATE FIRST AID
    TREATMENT. INGESTION: DON'T FEED ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
    UNCONSCIOUS/CONVULSIVE VICTIM. DILUTE CONTENTS OF STOMACH. INDUCE
    VOMITING. CONTACT PHYSICIAN.

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

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:>200F
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, FOAM, WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE
    SCBA (FULL FACE-PIECE TYPE).

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

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN/ABSORB ON ABSORBENT MATERIAL. PLACE IN
    WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINER. WASTE CHARACTERISTICS OF ABSORBED
    MATERIAL, OR ANY CONTAMINATED SOIL, SHOULD BE DETERMINED IN
    ACCORDANCE W/RCRA REGS. FLUSH W/W ATER. WET MAY BE SLIPPER. IF SO,
    SPREADSAND/GRIT.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP DRUMS & PAILS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
    USE. PROTECT FROM FREEZING.
Other Precautions:IMMEDIATELY REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, WASH BEFORE
    REUSE. NORMAL CHEMICAL HANDLING.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE A RESPIRATOR WITH DUST/MIST FILTERS.
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO KEEP