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PRODUCT IS PACKED IN WATER SOLUBLE POUCHES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH POWDER UNLIKELY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, UNDER UPSET OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS: GHS CLASSIFICATION: FOR CONTENTS OF POUCH: EYE IRRITANT - CATEGORY 2A WARNING! CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC): (SEE SECTION 11 FOR MORE INFORMATION) INGESTION: MAY CAUSE TRANSIENT GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION. EYE CONTACT: CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT: CONTACT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INHALATION: HEAVY EXPOSURE TO DUST MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: (SEE SECTION 12 FOR MORE INFORMATION).
CHEMICAL NAME COMMON NAME CAS NO. COMPOSITION RANGE SODIUM SULFATE 7757-82-6 15-30% SODIUM DODECYL BENZENESULFONATE ANIONIC 25155-30-0 15-30% SURFACTANT SILICIC ACID, ALUMINUM SALT ZEOLITE 1344-00-9 1-10% SILICIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT 6834-92-0 1-3%
FIRST AID PROCEDURES: INGESTION: DILUTE BY DRINKING 1-2 GLASSES OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES THOROUGHLY WITH LUKEWARM WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. SKIN CONTACT: RINSE EXPOSED AREA WITH WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): N/A FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES: UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: N/K LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT: N/K EXPLOSIVE LIMITS: UEL: N/A LEL: N/A AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: N/A HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: N/K EXPLOSION DATA (SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT): N/K EXPLOSION DATA (SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE): N/K EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: SUITABLE: CO2, WATER, OR DRY CHEMICAL UNSUITABLE: NONE KNOWN PROTECTION OF FIREFIGHTERS: SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE MATERIAL: NONE KNOWN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS: FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS TO PROTECT AGAINST POTENTIALLY IRRITATING OR SENSITIZING FUMES.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: MINIMIZE DUST LEVELS WHILE COLLECTING PRODUCT (SEE "INHALATION" HEALTH EFFECTS). PREVENT EXPOSURE TO DUST WITH NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORS WITH HEPA FILTERS. MINIMIZE PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT BY USING GLOVES. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: DISPOSAL IS TO BE PERFORMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. SMALL SOLUTIONS MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN SEWER. DRY PRODUCT MAY BE LANDFILLED IF PERMITTED BY LOCAL REGULATIONS. DISCARD EMPTY CONTAINER IN TRASH. WASTEWATER CONTAINING PRODUCT MAY BE SEWERED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL AND STATE/PROVINCIAL REGULATIONS, AND LOCAL ORDINANCES. METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT: FOR DRY PRODUCT SPILLS, COLLECT MATERIAL IN AN APPROVED CONTAINER WHILE MINIMIZING DUST GENERATION. VACUUM, AS APPROPRIATE, REMAINING DUST ON FLOOR. METHODS FOR CLEANUP: RECYCLE OR DISPOSE OF PRODUCT, AS NECESSARY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS. FLUSH SMALL QUANTITIES DOWN ACCEPTABLE SANITARY/PROCESS SEWER. WIPE UP ALL SMALL SPILLS WITH A DAMP CLOTH. DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL REGULATIONS.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING: DO NOT HANDLE WITH WET HANDS. AVOID BREATHING PRODUCT DUST. WASH BEFORE EATING. PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN STORAGE: STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP PRODUCT DRY TO MAINTAIN FREE-FLOWING GRANULES.
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: MINIMIZE DUST. ENGINEERING CONTROLS: STANDARD ROOM VENTILATION. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE): EYE/FACE PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED FOR NORMAL, CONSUMER USE. SKIN PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED FOR NORMAL, CONSUMER USE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED FOR NORMAL, CONSUMER USE.
APPEARANCE (COLOR, PHYSICAL FORM, SHAPE): WHITE POWDER IN A WATER-SOLUBLE POUCH. ODOR: LEMON PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID GRANULES AT 68 DEG. F (20 DEG. C) VAPOR PRESSURE (MM Hg): N/A VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): N/A BOILING POINT: N/A PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): N/A FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): N/A ODOR THRESHOLD: N/A SOLUBILITY IN WATER: MOSTLY SOLUBLE AT 68 DEG. F (20 DEG. C) DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: N/A EVAPORATION RATE (NBUOAC=1): N/A MELTING/FREEZING POINT: N/A PH (OF A 1% SOLUTION): 9.0 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC): NOT APPLICABLE - PRODUCT NOT REGULATED FOR VOC CONTENT AT STATE OR FEDERAL LEVEL.
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE CONDITIONS TO AVOID: OPEN FLAME. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: STRONG ACIDS HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF CARBON, OXIDES OF SULFUR. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NO HAZARDOUS REACTIONS KNOWN UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS.
PRODUCT IS SOLD IN WATER-SOLUBLE POUCHES, DIRECT CONTACT IS UNLIKELY. HOWEVER, UNDER UPSET OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: INGESTION: POSSIBLE MILD GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION WITH NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND/OR DIARRHEA. EYE CONTACT: EYE CONTACT WITH THE PRODUCT OR ITS AQUEOUS SOLUTION MAY PRODUCE IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT: SKIN CONTACT WITH THE PRODUCT OR ITS AQUEOUS SOLUTION MAY PRODUCE IRRITATION. INHALATION: HEAVY EXPOSURE TO DUST MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY KNOWN TO BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: NONE KNOWN. TOXICITY OF COMPONENTS: SODIUM SULFATE: LD50 (ORAL RAT): 5010 MG/KG SODIUM DODECYL BENEZENESULFONATE: LD50 (ORAL RAT): 1260 MG/KG SILICIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT: LD50 (ORAL RAT): 1280 MG/KG SILICIC ACID, ALUMINUM SALT: LD50: NOT AVAILABLE, BUT NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED. CHRONIC EFFECTS: NO CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS EXPECTED. TARGET ORGANS: NO TARGET ORGANS REPORTED. CARCINOGENICITY: THIS FINISHED PRODUCT IS NOT CARCINOGENIC. NTP: NO IARC: NO
BASED ON ECOTOXICITY AND CHEMICAL FATE DATA THE INGREDIENTS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO HARM THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN DISPOSED OF THROUGH NORMAL ROUTES OF USE. THE SURFACTANTS IN THIS DETERGENT ARE READILY BIODEGRADABLE AND WELL REMOVED DURING SEWAGE TREATMENT PROCESSING.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: DISPOSAL SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. NORMAL USE: CONSUMER MAY DISCARD EMPTY CONTAINER IN TRASH, OR RECYCLE WHERE FACILITIES EXIST. CONSUMER PRODUCED SOLUTIONS MAY BE DISPOSED OF DOWN THE DRAIN WITH RUNNING WATER. NORMAL PRODUCT USE MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN REFUSE OR IN SEWER.
GROUND TRANSPORT (US DOT): NOT REGULATED
UNITED STATES: ALL INTENTIONALLY ADDED COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE US TSCA INVENTORY. EPA REGISTRATION NUMBER: NOT APPLICABLE SARA 313/302/304 CHEMICALS: NONE SARA 311/312 CHEMICALS: ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD. STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW AND CERCLA: THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS PRESENT IN THE FINISHED PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW LISTS OR STATE WORKER EXPOSURE LISTS: INGREDIENT CAS # LEVEL CERCLA RQ STATE IL MA NJ PA RI ZEOLITE 1344-00-9 1-10% N/A X X X SODIUM DODECYL 25155-30-0 15-30% 4650 LBS BENZENESULFONATE CANADA: THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CANADIAN CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS (CPR) AND THIS SDS CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS.
PERFUMES CONTAINED WITHIN THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS SDS COMPLY WITH APPROPRIATE IFRA GUIDANCE. HAZARD RATING: HEALTH 1 FLAMMABILITY 0 REACTIVITY 0 4 = EXTREME 3 = HIGH 2 = MODERATE 1 = SLIGHT 0 = NOT SIGNIFICANT * N/A. - NOT APPLICABLE *N/K - NOT KNOWN DATA SUPPLIED IS FOR USE ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH. DISCLAIMER: THIS SDS IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF OUR KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDANCE REGARDING THE USE OF THIS MATERIAL. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HERE HAS BEEN COMPLIED FROM SOURCES CONSIDERED BY METERPAK INC. TO BE DEPENDABLE AND IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF THE COMPANY'S KNOWLEDGE. IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE AN ALL-INCLUSIVE DOCUMENT ON WORLDWIDE HAZARD COMMUNICATION REGULATIONS. THIS INFORMATION IS OFFERED IN GOOD FAITH. EACH USER OF THE MATERIAL NEEDS TO EVALUATE THE CONDITIONS OF USE AND DESIGN THE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS TO PREVENT EMPLOYEE EXPOSURES, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. METERPAK INC. ASSUMED NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURY TO THE RECIPIENT OR THIRD PERSONS, OR FOR ANY DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY RESULTING FROM MISUSE OF THE PRODUCT. |