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PRODUCT : SODA ASH DENSE (GENERAL) CODE: 800140
SECTION 01: CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER............GENERAL CHEMICAL CANADA LTD.
201 CITY CENTRE DRIVE
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
L5B 3A3
PREPARED BY......................ENVIRONMENTAL & REGULATORY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
PREPARATION DATE.................JAN 02/2003
PRODUCT NAME.....................SODA ASH DENSE (GENERAL)
PRODUCT CODE.....................800140
CHEMICAL FORMULA.................NA2CO3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT.................105.99
CHEMICAL FAMILY..................INORGANIC
MATERIAL USE.....................REFER TO TECHNICAL LITERATURE
CAS NUMBER (D.S.L. REPORTING)....497-19-8
EMERGENCY PHONE NO...............(416)-444-2112
SECTION 02: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS/COMPOSITION EXPOSURE LEVELS LD/50, ROUTE, SPECIES LC/50, ROUTE, SPECIES
SODIUM CARBONATE SEE/VOIR SEE SECTION 11 SEE SECTION 11
% :~100 SECTION 11
CAS #:497-19-8
SECTION 03: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
ROUTE OF ENTRY:
SKIN CONTACT...............MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION FROM PROLONGED CONTACT,
ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER.
SKIN ABSORPTION............N.AV.
EYE CONTACT................MAY IRRITATE OR BURN EYES.
INHALATION.................DUST OR MIST INHALATION MAY IRRITATE NOSE, THROAT AND LUNGS.
INGESTION..................ALTHOUGH LOW IN TOXICITY, INGESTION CAN BE HARMFUL. MAY
CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, STOMACHACHE, AND DIARRHEA.
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE........MODERATELY TOXIC.
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE......EXCESSIVE CONTACT MAY PRODUCE "SODA ULCERS" ON HANDS AND
PERFORATION OF THE NASAL SEPTUM.
INHALATION, CHRONIC........N.AV.
SECTION 04: FIRST AID MEASURES
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SECTION 04: FIRST AID MEASURES
INSTRUCTIONS:....................IN CASE OF INHALATION, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE AND/OR
SUPPORT BREATHING. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. IF INGESTED, GIVE
WATER, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING, CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN
CONTACT:.. REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH
AFFECTED AREA WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE CONTACT:.. FLUSH THE
EYES WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. HOLD THE EYELIDS
APART DURING THE RINSING TO ENSURE FLUSHING OF THE ENTIRE
SURFACE OF THE EYE AND LIDS WITH WATER. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SECTION 05: FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
FLAMMABILITY.....................NOT FLAMMABLE
IF YES, UNDER WHICH
CONDITIONS?
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA..............SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES...............WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING A SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.
FLASH POINT (C), METHOD..........N.AP.
AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE........N.AV.
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY......N.AP.
VOL.)
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY......N.AP.
VOL.)
EXPLOSION DATA
EXPLOSIVE POWER............N.AP.
RATE OF BURNING............N.AP.
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC............N.AP.
DISCHARGE
SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT......N.AP.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION.......NONE
HAZARDS
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS....SEE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
SECTION 06: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
LEAK/SPILL.......................PICK UP SOLIDS AND PLACE IN A TIGHTLY SEALED CONTAINER.
CAUTIOUSLY SPRAY RESIDUE WITH PLENTY OF WATER. KEEP
CONTAMINATED WATER FROM ENTERING SEWERS AND WATER COURSES.
SECTION 07: HANDLING AND STORAGE
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND..........AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, AND CLOTHING. AVOID
EQUIPMENT BREATHING DUST OR MIST. AVOID INGESTION. WHEN DISSOLVING,
ADD WATER CAUTIOUSLY WITH STIRRING. WEAR PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT DURING HANDLING. MAINTAIN A GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE.
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SECTION 07: HANDLING AND STORAGE
STORAGE NEEDS....................STORE IN A COOL, DRY AND DARK PLACE. STORE AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. PROLONGED STORAGE MAY CAUSE PRODUCT
TO CAKE AND BECOME WET FROM ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE.
SECTION 08: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
GLOVES/ TYPE...............WEAR COTTON GLOVES. IMPERVIOUS FOR SOLUTIONS OR WHERE
CONTACT IS REPEATED.
RESPIRATORY/TYPE...........IN DUSTY ATMOSPHERE, USE AN APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR.
EYE/TYPE...................CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
FOOTWEAR/TYPE..............SAFETY SHOES
CLOTHING/TYPE..............WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. HARD HAT WITH BRIM.
OTHER/TYPE.................EYE BATH AND SAFETY SHOWER.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS.............LOCAL EXHAUST: IN ALL AREAS WHERE DUSTY OR MISTY CONDITIONS
PREVAIL. NATURAL VENTILATION: ADEQUATE FOR OTHER AREAS.
SECTION 09: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE...................POWDER. SOLID
ODOUR............................NO ODOUR
ODOUR THRESHOLD..................N.AV.
VAPOUR PRESSURE (MMHG)...........N.AP.
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1)...........N.AP.
EVAPORATION RATE.................N.AP.
BOILING POINT....................N.AP.
MELTING POINT (C)................854
PH...............................11.3. (1%). 11.8. (38%)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (WATER=1).......2.533
SOLUBILITY IN WATER (% W/W)......17% SOLUTION @ 20 (C)
COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DIST....N.AV.
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
YES........................YES
NO, WHICH CONDITIONS?
COMPATABILITY WITH OTHER
SUBSTANCES:
YES
NO, WHICH ONES?............CONTACT WITH ACIDS WILL RELEASE CARBON DIOXIDE GAS. CAN
REACT VIOLENTLY WITH RED HOT ALUMINUM METAL; FLUORINE GAS;
LITHIUM AND 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:.............SIMULTANEOUS EXPOSURE TO SODA ASH AND LIME DUSTS (CaO). IN
THE PRESENCE OF MOISTURE (IE. PERSPIRATION) THE TWO
MATERIALS COMBINE TO FORM CORROSIVE CAUSTIC SODA (NaOH)
WHICH MAY CAUSE BURNS.
REACTIVITY CONDITIONS?...........MAY CORRODE FERROUS METALS AND MILD STEEL IN PRESENCE OF
MOISTURE.
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SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS OF............HEATING SODA ASH LIBERATES CO2. Na2CO3 (SOLID) = Na2O
DECOMPOSITION (SOLID) + CO2 (GAS)
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION.........WILL NOT OCCUR
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
EXPOSURE LIMIT OF MATERIAL.......NOT ESTABLISHED
LC 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES &.....N.AV.
ROUTE
LD 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES &.....ORAL-RAT: 2.8GM/KG
ROUTE
CARCINOGENICITY OF MATERIAL......NONE
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.............N.AV.
IRRITANCY OF MATERIAL............SKIN IRRITATION:. MILD-. (RABBIT)
SENSITIZING CAPABILITY OF........SENSITIVITY REACTIONS MAY OCCUR FROM PROLONGED AND REPEATED
MATERIAL EXPOSURE.
SYNERGISTIC MATERIALS............N.AV.
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL...................IN ACCORDANCE WITH MUNICIPAL, PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
UN NUMBER........................N.AP.
PACKING GROUP....................N.AP.
TDG CLASSIFICATION...............NOT REGULATED
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION.............D2B
CPR COMPLIANCE...................THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CPR AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.
SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION
N.AV.=NOT AVAILABLE
N.AP.=NOT APPLICABLE
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