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SODIUM CHLORITE SOLUTION
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND USE
MANUFACTURER: ARKEMA CANADA INC.
700 THIRD LINE
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
L6J 5A3
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: (905) 827-9841 (ARKEMA)
(613) 996-6666 (CANUTEC)
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: SODIUM CHLORITE 31% SOLUTION
PRODUCT CODE: AP10079
PRODUCT USE: CHLORINE BLEACHING AGENT
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: C 鈥? OXIDIZING MATERIAL.
D1B - TOXIC MATERIAL CAUSING IMMEDIATE AND SERIOUS
TOXIC EFFECTS.
E - CORROSIVE MATERIAL.
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
% W/W CAS # TLV
SODIUM CHLORITE 31 7758-19-2 NE
LD50: 284 MG/KG (ORAL-RATS)
LD50: >2,000 MG/KG (DERMAL-RATS)
LC50: 0.29 MG/L (4-HR. 鈥? INHALATION-RATS)
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENT INFORMATION (WHMIS NOT CONTROLLED):
NA
PHYSICAL DATA
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
ODOUR AND APPEARANCE: PALE YELLOW LIQUID WITH SLIGHT CHLORINE SMELL.
ODOUR THRESHOLD: NE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY/DENSITY (G/ML): 1.27 (20掳C)
VAPOUR PRESSURE: NE
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1): 2.1
VOLATILITY/VOL(%): NE
SOLUBILITY IN H20: COMPLETE (20掳C)
EVAPORATION RATE: NE
BOILING POINT: NE
FREEZING POINT: 6掳C
PH: NA
LOG KOW: -7.18 (LOG POW)
SHIPPING INFORMATION
UN1908, 8, II, CHLORITE SOLUTION.
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD
FLAMMABILITY: NOT FLAMMABLE.
CONDITIONS: NA
MEANS OF EXTINCTION: NA
FLASHPOINT: NONE
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (% V): NA
LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%V): NA
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NA
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: NA
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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EXPLOSION DATA: NA
SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT: NO
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NO
REACTIVITY
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: ACIDS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, OILS,
REDUCING AGENTS, STEEL, COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS,
NATURAL RUBBER.
CONDITIONS OF REACTIVITY: NE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION CHLORINE, CHLORINE DIOXIDE, OXIDES OF SODIUM AT OR ABOVE
150 掳C.
PRODUCTS:
HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
ROUTE OF ENTRY
SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
SKIN ABSORPTION: NA
EYE: CORROSIVE.
INGESTION: MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED.
INHALATION: MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY TRACT.
ACUTE OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: NE
CHRONIC OVER EXPOSURE EFFECTS: NE
SENSITIZATION: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
CARCINOGENICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
TERATOGENICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
MUTAGENICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: DOES NOT MEET WHMIS CRITERIA.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES AND USE IMPERVIOUS
GLOVES. AN NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IS
RECOMMENDED.
SPECIFIC ENGINEERING CONTROLS: LOCAL EXHAUST IS RECOMMENDED.
LEAK AND SPILL PROCEDURES: SOAK UP WITH AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN
A CLOSED CONTAINER.
WASTE DISPOSAL: HAZARDOUS WASTE. DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO
ENTER THE ENVIRONMENT. CONSULT FEDERAL OR
LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR APPROVED DISPOSAL
METHODS.
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT: WASH BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, USING TOBACCO
PRODUCTS OR REST ROOMS.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: KEEP FROM CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING
AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS. KEEP IN A CLOSED, LABELED
CONTAINER IN A VENTILATED AREA.
FIRST AID MEASURES
EYE FLUSH EYES WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING
EYELIDS OPEN. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN WASH SKIN WITH WATER AND SOAP. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
OCCURS OR PERSISTS.
INGESTION DO NOT GIVE LIQUIDS IF PERSON IS UNCONSCIOUS OR VERY DROWSY. DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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INHALATION REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, APPLY
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AND ADMINISTER OXYGEN IF NECESSARY. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
PREPARATION DATE
PREPARED BY: TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT.
PHONE NUMBER OF PREPARER: 905-827-9841
DATE PREPARED (MM/DD/YY): 06/10/92
DATE REVISED (MM/DD/YY): 12/20/07
MINIMUM CONTACT WITH THIS AND ALL CHEMICALS IS RECOMMENDED AS A GOOD GENERAL POLICY TO
FOLLOW.
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM SOURCES CONSIDERED TO BE
DEPENDABLE AND IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE. HOWEVER, SINCE DATA, SAFETY
STANDARDS, AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND THE CONDITIONS OF
HANDLING AND USE, OR MISUSE ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL, ARKEMA CANADA MAKES NO WARRANTY
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO COMPLETENESS OR CONTINUING ACCURACY OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR RELIANCE THEREON. USER
SHOULD SATISFY HIMSELF THAT HE HAS ALL CURRENT DATA RELEVANT TO HIS PARTICULAR USE.
NA - NOT APPLICABLE NE - NOT ESTABLISHED
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