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

MSDS NAME:HTH (R) ALKALINITY PLUS
NIIN:00B150033
MSDS Number: BHTNH
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:OLIN HUNT
Address:5 GARRET MOUNTAIN PLAZA
City:WEST PATERSON
State:NJ
ZIP:07424
Country:US
Info Phone Num:203-789-5436
Emergency Phone Num:1-800-OLIN-911
CAGE:DO889
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:OLIN HUNT
Address:5 GARRET MOUNTAIN PLAZA
Box:City:WEST PATERSON
State:NJ
ZIP:07424
Country:US
Phone:203-789-5436
CAGE:DO889

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

Name:SODIUM BICARBONATE
CAS:144-55-8
RTECS #:VZ0950000
Fraction by Wt: 99-100%

=====================  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:ACUTE TOXICITY: INHALATION LC 50-NO
    AVAILABLE DATA. DERMAL LD 50-GREATER THAN 2 G/KG. ORAL LD 50-4.2
    G/KG. CHRONIC TOXICITY-THERE ARE NO KNOWN OR REPORTED EFFECTS FROM
    REPEATED EXPOSURE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS NOT KNOWN OR REPORTED TO
    BE CARCINOGENIC BY ANY REFERENCE SOURCE INCLUDING IARC, OSHA, NTP,
    OR EPA.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION-IF INHALED, MILD IRRITATION MAY
    RESULT TO THE THROAT, UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, AND LUNGS.  ANY
    IRRITATION WOULD BE TRANSIENT WITH NO PERMANENT DAMAGE EXPECTED. 
    EYE-CONTACT WITH THE EYES WO ULD BE EXPECTED TO CAUSE IRRITATION
    CONSISTING OF REVERSIBLE REDNESS, SWELLING, AND MUCOUS DISCHARGE TO
    THE CONJUNCTIVA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:THERE ARE NO CHEMICALS KNOWN TO
    ENHANCE THE TOXICITY OF THE PRODUCT.

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

First Aid:INHALATION-IF INHALED, MILD IRRITATION MAY RESULT TO THE
    THROAT, UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, AND LUNGS. EYE-CONTACT WITH THE
    EYES WOULD BE EXPECTED TO CAUSE IRRITATION CONSISTING OF REVERSIBLE
    REDNESS, S WELLING, AND MUCOUS DISCHARGE TO THE CONJUNCTIVA.
    SKIN-SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION CONSISTING OF TRANSIENT
    REDNESS. INGESTION-IF INGESTED, GASTROENTERITIS MAY OCCUR WITH
    NAUSEA, VOMITING.

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

Fire Fighting Procedures:USE WATER TO COOL CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:DISPOSE OF PER GUIDELINES UNDER SECTION XII,
    WASTE DISPOSAL.  THIS MATERIAL MAY BE NEUTRALIZED FOR DISPOSAL; YOU
    ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT OCEAN AT 800-OLIN-911 BEFORE BEGINNING ANY
    SUCH OPERATION.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:DO NOT STORE AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE: 85 DEG. C (185
    DEG. F).

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

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORY PROTECTION NOT NORMALLY NEEDED.  IF
    SIGNIFICANT DUSTING OCCURS, WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST
    RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED IF SIGNIFICANT
    DUSTING OCCURS.  OTHERWISE, USE GENERAL EXHAUST VENTIALTION.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:109 DEG. C
Vapor Pres:@25 DEG.C
Spec Gravity:2.2
Solubility in Water:8.5-10% AT 18-25 C.
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER OR LUMPS.

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

Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES ABOVE 228 DEG. F (CAUSES
    FORMATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE, SODIUM CARBONATE

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

Waste Disposal Methods:IF THIS PRODUCT BECOMES A WASTE, IT DOES NOT
    MEET THE CRITERIA OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE AS DEFINED UNDER 40 CFR 261,
    IN THAT IT DOES NOT EXHIBIT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
    OF SUBPART C, NOR IS  IT LISTED AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER SUBPART
    D.

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