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PRODUCT IDENTIFIER: DIAMOND CRYSTAL(R*) IRON FIGHTER(R*) SALT PELLETS OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION: SDS NUMBER: ND15 SYNONYMS: SODIUM CHLORIDE (SALT) TREATED WITH CITRIC ACID AND SHMP. RECOMMENDED USE: SALT MAY BE INTENDED FOR SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS INCLUDING WATER CONDITIONING. RECOMMENDED RESTRICTIONS: NONE KNOWN. MANUFACTURER/IMPORTER/SUPPLIER/DISTRIBUTOR INFORMATION: MANUFACTURER: COMPANY NAME: CARGILL INCORPORATED ADDRESS: MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55440 TELEPHONE: 1-888-385-7258 WEBSITE: WWW.CARGILLSALT.COM EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300 SUPPLIER: COMPANY NAME: CARGILL LTD/LTE CANADA-NA INDUST SALT ADDRESS: 300 ST-SACREMENT STE 225; MONTREAL LAVAL, QUEBEC H2Y 1X4 CANADA TELEPHONE: (514) 849-2474
PHYSICAL HAZARDS: NOT CLASSIFIED. HEALTH HAZARDS: NOT CLASSIFIED. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: NOT CLASSIFIED. LABEL ELEMENTS: HAZARD SYMBOL: NONE. SIGNAL WORD: NONE. HAZARD STATEMENT: THE MIXTURE DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION. PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: PREVENTION: OBSERVE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES. RESPONSE: WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING. STORAGE: STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. DISPOSAL: DISPOSE OF WASTE AND RESIDUES IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS. OTHER HAZARDS: NONE KNOWN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: NONE.
MIXTURES: CHEMICAL NAME CAS NUMBER % SODIUM CHLORIDE 7647-14-5 99.97 SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE 10124-56-8 0.03
INHALATION: IF DUST FROM THE MATERIAL IS INHALED, REMOVE THE AFFECTED PERSON IMMEDIATELY TO FRESH AIR. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP OR PERSIST. SKIN CONTACT: WASH OFF WITH SOAP AND WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS AND PERSISTS. EYE CONTACT: RINSE WITH WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS AND PERSISTS. INGESTION: GIVE ONE OR TWO GLASSES OF WATER IF PATIENT IS ALERT AND ABLE TO SWALLOW. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS OCCUR. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED: DIRECT CONTACT WITH EYES MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY IRRITATION. INDICATION OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY. GENERAL INFORMATION: ENSURE THAT MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARE AWARE OF THE MATERIAL(S) INVOLVED, AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: WATER FOG. FOAM. DRY CHEMICAL POWDER. CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2). UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DO NOT USE WATER JET AS AN EXTINGUISHER, AS THIS WILL SPREAD THE FIRE. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: DURING FIRE, GASES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH MAY BE FORMED SUCH AS: CARBON OXIDES (COX). HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS. SODIUM OXIDES. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS: SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MUST BE WORN IN CASE OF FIRE. FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT/INSTRUCTIONS: USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL UNOPENED CONTAINERS. SPECIFIC METHODS: USE STANDARD FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES AND CONSIDER THE HAZARDS OF OTHER INVOLVED MATERIALS. GENERAL FIRE HAZARDS: NO UNUSUAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARDS NOTED. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: KEEP UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL AWAY. AVOID INHALATION OF DUST FROM THE SPILLED MATERIAL. IN CASE OF INADEQUATE VENTILATION WEAR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING DURING CLEAN-UP. DO NOT TOUCH DAMAGED CONTAINERS OR SPILLED MATERIAL UNLESS WEARING APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION, SEE SECTION 8 OF THE SDS. KEEP UPWIND. METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP: IF SWEEPING OF A CONTAMINATED AREA IS NECESSARY USE A DUST SUPPRESSANT AGENT WHICH DOES NOT REACT WITH THE PRODUCT. COLLECT DUST USING A VACUUM CLEANER EQUIPPED WITH HEPA FILTER. MINIMIZE DUST GENERATION AND ACCUMULATION. AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. FOLLOWING PRODUCT RECOVERY, FLUSH AREA WITH WATER. FOR WASTE DISPOSAL, SEE SECTION 13 OF THE SDS. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: AVOID DISCHARGE INTO DRAINS, WATER COURSES OR ONTO THE GROUND.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING: KEEP AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS. PROVIDE APPROPRIATE EXHAUST VENTILATION AT PLACES WHERE DUST IS FORMED. MINIMIZE DUST GENERATION AND ACCUMULATION. AVOID BREATHING DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. PRACTICE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. AVOID CONTACT WITH WATER AND MOISTURE. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES: STORE IN ORIGINAL TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS (SEE SECTION 10 OF THE SDS). BECOMES HYGROSCOPIC AT 70-75% RELATIVE HUMIDITY. AVOID HUMID OR WET CONDITIONS AS PRODUCT WILL CAKE AND BECOME HARD. STORE AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS: NO EXPOSURE LIMITS NOTED FOR INGREDIENT(S). BIOLOGICAL LIMIT VALUES: NO BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE LIMITS NOTED FOR THE INGREDIENT(S). EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: NO EXPOSURE STANDARDS ALLOCATED. APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS: VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO EFFECTIVELY REMOVE AND PREVENT BUILDUP OF ANY DUSTS OR FUMES THAT MAY BE GENERATED DURING HANDLING OR THERMAL PROCESSING. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYE/FACE PROTECTION: UNVENTED, TIGHT FITTING GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN IN DUSTY AREAS. SKIN PROTECTION: HAND PROTECTION: WEAR APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES. OTHER: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: IN CASE OF INADEQUATE VENTILATION, USE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. THERMAL HAZARDS: WEAR APPROPRIATE THERMAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, WHEN NECESSARY. GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS: ALWAYS OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE MEASURES, SUCH AS WASHING AFTER HANDLING THE MATERIAL AND BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, AND/OR SMOKING. ROUTINELY WASH WORK CLOTHING AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE CONTAMINANTS.
APPEARANCE: COMPRESSED SALT PELLETS PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID. FORM: CRYSTALLINE SOLID. COLOR: WHITE. ODOR: SLIGHT. ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE. PH: NOT AVAILABLE. MELTING POINT/FREEZING POINT: 801 DEG. C (1473.8 DEG. F) INITIAL BOILING POINT AND BOILING RANGE: 1465 DEG. C (2669 DEG. F) (760 MMHg) FLASH POINT: NOT AVAILABLE. EVAPORATION RATE: NOT AVAILABLE. FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NOT AVAILABLE. UPPER/LOWER FLAMMABILITY OR EXPLOSIVE LIMITS: FLAMMABILITY LIMIT - LOWER (%): NOT AVAILABLE. FLAMMABILITY LIMIT - UPPER (%): NOT AVAILABLE. EXPLOSIVE LIMIT - LOWER (%): NOT AVAILABLE. EXPLOSIVE LIMIT - UPPER (%): NOT AVAILABLE. VAPOR PRESSURE: 2.4 MM HG (747 DEG. C (1376.6 DEG. F)) VAPOR DENSITY: NOT AVAILABLE. RELATIVE DENSITY: 2.16 (H2O = 1) SOLUBILITY(IES): SOLUBILITY (WATER): 26.4% (WATER) PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): NOT AVAILABLE. AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE. DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE. VISCOSITY: NOT AVAILABLE. OTHER INFORMATION: MOLECULAR FORMULA: NaCl MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 58.44
REACTIVITY: THE PRODUCT IS STABLE AND NON-REACTIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, STORAGE AND TRANSPORT. CHEMICAL STABILITY: MATERIAL IS STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NO DANGEROUS REACTION KNOWN UNDER CONDITIONS OF NORMAL USE. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: CONTACT WITH INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. AVOID DISPERSAL OF DUST IN THE AIR (I.E., CLEARING DUST SURFACES WITH COMPRESSED AIR). INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS. BECOMES CORROSIVE TO METALS WHEN WET. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: MAY EVOLVE CHLORINE GAS WHEN IN CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS.
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: INHALATION: INHALATION OF DUSTS MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT: PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. EYE CONTACT: DUST IN THE EYES WILL CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION: EXPECTED TO BE A LOW INGESTION HAZARD. SYMPTOMS RELATED TO THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS: EYE AND SKIN CONTACT: EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY IRRITATION, REDNESS, OR DISCOMFORT. INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS (GREATER THAN 0.1 POUND) CAN CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL UPSET AND IRRITATION OF THE STOMACH. INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS: ACUTE TOXICITY: IN SOME CASES OF CONFIRMED HYPERTENSION, INGESTION MAY RESULT IN ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE. COMPONENTS SPECIES TEST RESULTS SODIUM CHLORIDE (CAS 7647-14-5): ACUTE: ORAL: LD50 RAT 3000 MG/KG SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY IRRITATION. SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: DUST IN THE EYES WILL CAUSE IRRITATION. RESPIRATORY OR SKIN SENSITIZATION: RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION: NOT AVAILABLE. SKIN SENSITIZATION: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION. GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NO DATA AVAILABLE TO INDICATE PRODUCT OR ANY COMPONENTS PRESENT AT GREATER THAN 0.1% ARE MUTAGENIC OR GENOTOXIC. CARCINOGENICITY: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A CARCINOGEN BY IARC, ACGIH, NTP, OR OSHA. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE OR DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS. SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NOT CLASSIFIED. SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NOT CLASSIFIED. ASPIRATION HAZARD: DUE TO THE PHYSICAL FORM OF THE PRODUCT IT IS NOT AN ASPIRATION HAZARD.
ECOTOXICITY: THE PRODUCT IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT EXCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY THAT LARGE OR FREQUENT SPILLS CAN HAVE A HARMFUL OR DAMAGING EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO DATA IS AVAILABLE ON THE DEGRADABILITY OF THIS PRODUCT. BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NO DATA AVAILABLE. MOBILITY IN SOIL: NO DATA AVAILABLE. OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NONE KNOWN.
DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS: COLLECT AND RECLAIM OR DISPOSE IN SEALED CONTAINERS AT LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL SITE. LOCAL DISPOSAL REGULATIONS: DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. HAZARDOUS WASTE CODE: THE WASTE CODE SHOULD BE ASSIGNED IN DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE USER, THE PRODUCER AND THE WASTE DISPOSAL COMPANY. WASTE FROM RESIDUES / UNUSED PRODUCTS: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS. EMPTY CONTAINERS OR LINERS MAY RETAIN SOME PRODUCT RESIDUES. THIS MATERIAL AND ITS CONTAINER MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN A SAFE MANNER (SEE: DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS). CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: EMPTY CONTAINERS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AN APPROVED WASTE HANDLING SITE FOR RECYCLING OR DISPOSAL. SINCE EMPTIED CONTAINERS MAY RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE, FOLLOW LABEL WARNINGS EVEN AFTER CONTAINER IS EMPTIED.
TDG: NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS. IATA: NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS. IMDG: NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS. TRANSPORT IN BULK ACCORDING TO ANNEX II OF MARPOL 73/78 AND THE IBC CODE: NOT APPLICABLE.
CANADIAN REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE HPR AND THE SDS CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE HPR. CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT: NOT REGULATED. EXPORT CONTROL LIST (CEPA 1999, SCHEDULE 3): NOT LISTED. GREENHOUSE GASES: NOT LISTED. PRECURSOR CONTROL REGULATIONS: NOT REGULATED. INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: STOCKHOLM CONVENTION: NOT APPLICABLE. ROTTERDAM CONVENTION: NOT APPLICABLE. KYOTO PROTOCOL: NOT APPLICABLE. MONTREAL PROTOCOL: NOT APPLICABLE. BASEL CONVENTION: NOT APPLICABLE. INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES: COUNTRY(S) OR INVENTORY NAME ON INVENTORY REGION (YES/NO)* AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN INVENTORY OF YES CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (AICS) CANADA DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL) YES CANADA NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST NO (NDSL) CHINA INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL YES SUBSTANCES IN CHINA (IECSC) EUROPE EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING YES COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (EINECS) EUROPE EUROPEAN LIST OF NOTIFIED NO CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (ELINCS) JAPAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING AND NEW YES CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (ENCS) KOREA EXISTING CHEMICALS LIST (ECL) YES NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND INVENTORY YES PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINE INVENTORY OF YES CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (PICCS) TAIWAN TAIWAN CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE YES INVENTORY (TCSI) UNITED STATES TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT YES & PUERTO RICO (TSCA) INVENTORY *A "YES" INDICATES THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH THE INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNING COUNTRY(S). A "NO" INDICATES THAT ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS OF THE PRODUCT ARE NOT LISTED OR EXEMPT FROM LISTING ON THE INVENTORY ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNING COUNTRY(S).
ISSUE DATE: 19-SEPTEMBER-2018 REVISION DATE: VERSION NO.: 01 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS: ACGIH: AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS. IARC: INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER. LD50: LETHAL DOSE, 50%. NTP: NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM. OSHA: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. DISCLAIMER: ALL STATEMENTS, TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE, THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, RELIABLE AND ACCURATE; HOWEVER NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED IS MADE WITH RESPECT THERETO, NOR WILL ANY LIABILITY BE ASSUMED FOR DAMAGES RESULTANT FROM THE USE OF THE MATERIAL DESCRIBED. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. IT IS ALSO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO MAINTAIN A SAFE WORKPLACE. THE USER SHOULD CONSIDER THE HEALTH HAZARDS AND SAFETY INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN AS A GUIDE AND SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO INSTRUCT EMPLOYEES AND TO DEVELOP WORK PRACTICE PROCEDURES TO ENSURE A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED AS A LICENSE TO OPERATE UNDER, OR A RECOMMENDATION TO PRACTICE OR INFRINGE UPON ANY PATENT OF THIS COMPANY OR OTHERS COVERING ANY PROCESS, COMPOSITION OF MATTER OR USE. 922248 SDS CANADA |