PRODUCT #: 71757 NAME: SODIUM NITRATE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 18, 1903 11:13AM
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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 71757
NAME: SODIUM NITRATE
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 7631-99-4
MF: NNAO3
EC NO: 231-554-3
SYNONYMS
CHILE SALTPETER * CUBIC NITER * NITRATE DE SODIUM (FRENCH) *
NITRATINE * NITRIC ACID, SODIUM SALT * SODA NITER * SODIUM NITRATE
(DOT) * SODIUM SALTPETER * UN1498 (DOT) *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
OXIDIZING
HARMFUL
CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
BLOOD
NERVES
KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE
PROTECTION.
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND SHOES.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
WATER SPRAY.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
STRONG OXIDIZER.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
EVACUATE AREA.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY
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PRODUCT #: 71757 NAME: SODIUM NITRATE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 18, 1903 11:13AM
RUBBER GLOVES.
COVER WITH DRY LIME OR SODA ASH, PICK UP, KEEP IN A CLOSED CONTAINER
AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
REFER TO SECTION 8.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
MIXTURES OF SODIUM NITRATE WITH POWDERED ALUMINUM AND AN OXIDANT CAN RE-
SULT IN A LOW-TEMPERATURE EXOTHERMIC REACTION AT 705 C IN THE PRESENCE
OF MOISTURE. INTERACTION OF MOLTEN SODIUM NITRATE AND
MAGNESIUM RESULTS IN IGNITION. MIXING SODIUM NITRATE WITH SODIUM
RESULTS IN THE FORMATION OF THE EXPLOSIVE SODIUM NITROXYLATE. A
MIXTURE OF SODIUM NITRATE, ARSENIC TRIOXIDE, IRON (II) SULFATE
SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITES. SODIUM NITRATE IN CONTACT WITH JUTE, WOOD AND
CELLULOSE MATERIALS WILL IGNITE THEM AT 240 C BUT IN THE PRESENCE OF
UP TO 16% MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE IGNITION OCCURS AT 130 C. HEATING SODIUM
NITRATE WITH: SODIUM PHOSPHINATE, SODIUM THIOSULFATE, SULFAMATES,
POWDERED ANTIMONY, BORON PHOSPHIDE, POWDERED CHARCOAL, PEROXYFORMIC
ACID, BARIUM THIOCYANATE, METAL CYANIDES RESULTS IN EXPLOSIONS. WHEN
PHENOL WAS ADDED TO TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID/SODIUM NITRATE, A HAZARDOUS
RAPID EXOTHERMIC REACTION OCCURRED.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT
GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
AVOID BREATHING DUST.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, HEAT, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAME.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
INCOMPATIBILITIES
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS
FINELY POWDERED METALS
STRONG ACIDS
PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
NITROGEN OXIDES
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED.
CAUSES EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION.
MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
BLOOD
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
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PRODUCT #: 71757 NAME: SODIUM NITRATE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 18, 1903 11:13AM
RTECS #: WC5600000
SODIUM(I) NITRATE (1:1)
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-CHD LDLO:22500 UG/KG JTCTDW 32,173,1994
ORL-RAT LD50:1267 MG/KG GISAAA 46(12),66,1981
IVN-MUS LD50:175 MG/KG ATXKA8 21,89,1965
ORL-RBT LD50:2680 MG/KG SOVEA7 27,246,1974
TARGET ORGAN DATA
CARDIAC (PULSE RATE INCREASED WITHOUT FALL IN BP)
LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (CYANOSIS)
BLOOD (METHEMOGLOBINEMIA-CARBOXHEMOGLOBINEMIA)
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
(RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR
COMPLETE INFORMATION.
SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
FOR SMALL QUANTITIES: CAUTIOUSLY ADD TO A LARGE STIRRED EXCESS OF
WATER. ADJUST THE PH TO NEUTRAL, SEPARATE ANY INSOLUBLE SOLIDS OR
LIQUIDS AND PACKAGE THEM FOR HAZARDOUS-WASTE DISPOSAL. FLUSH THE
AQUEOUS SOLUTION DOWN THE DRAIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER. THE HYDROLYSIS
AND NEUTRALIZATION REACTIONS MAY GENERATE HEAT AND FUMES WHICH CAN BE
CONTROLLED BY THE RATE OF ADDITION.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT FLUKA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
OXIDIZING
HARMFUL
R8
CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.
R 22
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
R 36/37/38
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
S 17
KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL.
S 26
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
S 27
TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
S 36/37/39
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE
PROTECTION.
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
FEREAC 54,7740,1989
NOHS 1974: HZD 69220; NIS 164; TNF 17916; NOS 119; TNE 165980
NOES 1983: HZD 69220; NIS 249; TNF 40765; NOS 152; TNE 557740; TFE
110040
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, INCONCLUSIVE: SHE-CLONAL ASSAY
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STUDIES
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, APRIL 1997
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PRODUCT #: 71757 NAME: SODIUM NITRATE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 18, 1903 11:13AM
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO
BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SIGMA, ALDRICH,
FLUKA SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HANDLING
OR FROM CONTACT WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCT. SEE REVERSE SIDE OF INVOICE OR
PACKING SLIP FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.
COPYRIGHT 1997 SIGMA CHEMICAL CO., ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO., INC.,
FLUKA CHEMIE AG
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