| Common Name: | SODIUM NITRITE, CRYSTAL, REAGENT, ACS |
| Manufacturer: | SPECTRUM CHEMICALS & LABORATORY PRODUCTS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 5/30/2018 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 6NNX1 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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SPECTRUM(R*)
S
ISO 9001-2015 REGISTERED
SAFETY DATA SHEET
PREPARATION DATE: 9/3/2015
REVISION DATE: 5/30/2018
REVISION NUMBER: G2
| 1. IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
PRODUCT CODE: S1355
PRODUCT NAME: SODIUM NITRITE, CRYSTAL, REAGENT, ACS
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION:
SYNONYMS: NITROUS ACID, SODIUM SALT
CAS #: 7632-00-0
RTECS #: RA1225000
CI#: NOT AVAILABLE
RECOMMENDED USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE:
RECOMMENDED USE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
USES ADVISED AGAINST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SUPPLIER:
SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG. CORP
14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST.
GARDENA, CA 90248
(310) 516-8000
ORDER ONLINE AT: HTTPS://WWW.SPECTRUMCHEMICAL.COM
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300
CONTACT PERSON: MARTIN LABENZ (WEST COAST)
CONTACT PERSON: IBAD TIRMIZ (EAST COAST)
| 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
CLASSIFICATION:
THIS CHEMICAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS ACCORDING TO THE 2012 OSHA HAZARD
COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200)
CONSIDERED A DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE ACCORDING TO THE GLOBALLY
HARMONIZED SYSTEM (GHS)
ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL: CATEGORY 3
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2
CARCINOGENICITY: CATEGORY 1B
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: CATEGORY 2
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (REPEATED EXPOSURE): CATEGORY 2
OXIDIZING SOLIDS: CATEGORY 3
LABEL ELEMENTS:
DANGER
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
TOXIC IF SWALLOWED
CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION
MAY CAUSE CANCER
SUSPECTED OF DAMAGING FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD
MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ORGANS THROUGH PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE
MAY INTENSIFY FIRE; OXIDIZER
EXCLAMATION MARK
SKULLS AND CROSSBONES
HEALTH HAZARD
FLAME OVER CIRCLE
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NOT APPLICABLE
OTHER HAZARDS: VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - PREVENTION:
OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE
DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION
WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT
DO NOT BREATHE DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT/SPARKS/OPEN FLAMES/HOT SURFACES. - NO SMOKING
KEEP/STORE AWAY FROM CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
TAKE ANY PRECAUTION TO AVOID MIXING WITH COMBUSTIBLES
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - RESPONSE:
IN CASE OF FIRE:
USE WATER TO EXTINGUISH. DO NOT USE DRY CHEMICALS OR FOAMS. CO2 OR HALON
MAY PROVIDE LIMITED CONTROL.
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES,
IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING.
IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION.
IF SWALLOWED:
IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN RINSE MOUTH
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - STORAGE:
STORE LOCKED UP
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL PLANT
| 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. WEIGHT %
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 100
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
FIRST AID MEASURES:
GENERAL ADVICE:
NATIONAL CAPITAL POISON CENTER IN THE UNITED STATES CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
IF YOU HAVE A POISON EMERGENCY AND NEED TO TALK TO A POISON SPECIALIST.
CALL 1-800-222-1222.
SKIN CONTACT:
WASH OFF IMMEDIATELY WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER REMOVING ALL
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF SKIN IRRITATION
PERSISTS, CALL A PHYSICIAN.
EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.
IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. WARNING! IT MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO
THE PERSON PROVIDING AID TO GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION WHEN THE
INHALED OR INGESTED MATERIAL IS TOXIC, INFECTIOUS OR CORROSIVE. DO NOT USE
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION IF VICTIM INGESTED OR INHALED THE SUBSTANCE;
INDUCE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION WITH THE AID OF A POCKET MASK EQUIPPED WITH A
ONE-WAY VALVE OR OTHER PROPER RESPIRATORY MEDICAL DEVICE. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION IS REQUIRED.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. TOXIC IF
SWALLOWED.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED:
SYMPTOMS
CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION
CAUSES CONJUNCTIVITIS
MAY CAUSE CORNEAL OPACITY
VISUAL DISTURBANCES
MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION
CAUSES DIGESTIVE (GASTROINTESTINAL) TRACT IRRITATION
ABDOMINAL PAIN
INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA
MAY AFFECT THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
HYPOTENSION
WEAK, RAPID PULSE OR RAPID HEART RATE (TACHYCARDIA)
BRADYCARDIA
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS
HEADACHE
CONVULSIONS
MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS
ATAXIA
DYSPNEA (SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING)
MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS
MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA
MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA AND CYANOSIS
MAY AFFECT THE LIVER
IT MAY AFFECT THE KIDNEYS
INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED:
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
PROTECTION OF FIRST-AIDERS:
FIRST-AID PROVIDERS:
AVOID EXPOSURE TO BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS. WEAR GLOVES AND OTHER NECESSARY
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. DISPOSE OF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT AS
BIO-HAZARDOUS WASTE.
| 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
WATER. CO2 MAY BE OF NO VALUE IN EXTINGUISHING FIRES INVOLVING OXIDIZERS
AND MAY ONLY PROVIDE LIMITED CONTROL.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY CHEMICAL. FOAM. HALONS.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL:
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: NITROGEN OXIDES. SODIUM OXIDES.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS:
OXIDIZER. KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, CLOTHING,
ETC.). THE PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE, BUT IT MAY CAUSE FIRE WHEN IN CONTACT
WITH OTHER MATERIAL. CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE OR ORGANIC MATERIALS MAY
CAUSE FIRE. MAY IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, CLOTHING, ETC.).
KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, CLOTHING, ETC.).
WILL ACCELERATE BURNING WHEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE. EXPLODES WHEN HEATED OVER
1000 DEG. F (538 DEG. C). SHOCK MAY EXPLODE NITRITES. CONTAINER EXPLOSION
MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS OR WHEN HEATED.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
SPECIFIC METHODS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
AS IN ANY FIRE, WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS PRESSURE-DEMAND,
MSHA/NIOSH (APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT) AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND OF
SPILL/LEAK. DO NOT TOUCH DAMAGED CONTAINERS OR SPILLED MATERIAL UNLESS
WEARING APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
KEEP COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, CLOTHING, ETC.) AWAY FROM SPILLED
MATERIAL.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. PREVENT PRODUCT FROM
ENTERING DRAINS. PREVENT ENTRY INTO WATERWAYS, SEWERS.
METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT:
STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT RISK. COVER WITH PLASTIC SHEET TO
PREVENT SPREADING.
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
SWEEP UP AND SHOVEL INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. DO NOT USE
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS, SAWDUST, CLOTHING, ETC. TO
CLEAN UP SPILL. CLEAN CONTAMINATED SURFACE THOROUGHLY.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/PRECAUTIONS:
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AIR EXCHANGE AND/OR EXHAUST IN WORK ROOMS. KEEP AWAY
FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
SAFE HANDLING ADVICE:
WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND
CLOTHING. DO NOT INGEST. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS/DUST. HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE. KEEP AWAY FROM
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL.
CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/STORAGE CONDITIONS:
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A DRY AND WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. STORE AT
ROOM TEMPERATURE IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS. OXYGEN SENSITIVE.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
ACIDS
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
ORGANIC MATERIALS
REDUCING AGENTS
POWDERED METALS
AMMONIA
CYANIDES
AMINES
ACTIVATED CARBON
AMMONIUM SALTS
LITHIUM
PHENOL
PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE
POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
CONTROL PARAMETERS:
NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
UNITED STATES:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. OSHA NIOSH ACGIH AIHA WEEL
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 NONE NONE NONE NONE
CANADA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CANADA - CANADA - CANADA - CANADA -
ALBERTA BRITISH ONTARIO QUEBEC
COLUMBIA
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 NONE NONE NONE NONE
AUSTRALIA AND MEXICO:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. AUSTRALIA MEXICO
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 NONE NONE
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
ENGINEERING MEASURES TO REDUCE EXPOSURE:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. USE PROCESS ENCLOSURES, LOCAL EXHAUST
VENTILATION, OR OTHER ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW
RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS. IF USER OPERATIONS GENERATE DUST, FUME OR
MIST, USE VENTILATION TO KEEP EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS BELOW THE
EXPOSURE LIMIT.
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE PROTECTION: GOGGLES
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION:
CHEMICAL RESISTANT APRON
GLOVES
LONG SLEEVED CLOTHING
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
EFFECTIVE DUST MASK. USE A DUST RESPIRATOR UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE EXPOSURE
TO THE SUBSTANCE IS APPARENT (E.G. GENERATION OF HIGH CONCENTRATION OF
DUST (DUST CLOUDS), INADEQUATE VENTILATION, DEVELOPMENT OF RESPIRATORY
TRACT IRRITATION), AND ENGINEERING CONTROLS ARE NOT FEASIBLE. BE SURE TO
USE AN APPROVED/CERTIFIED RESPIRATOR OR EQUIVALENT.
HYGIENE MEASURES:
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS AND
IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING THE PRODUCT. WHEN USING, DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR
SMOKE.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID
APPEARANCE: GRANULAR. GRANULAR POWDER. POWDER.
COLOR: YELLOWISH. WHITE.
ODOR: ODORLESS.
TASTE: SLIGHT. SALINE.
FORMULA: NaNO2
MOLECULAR/FORMULA WEIGHT: 69.00
FLAMMABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FLASHPOINT (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
FLASH POINT TESTED ACCORDING TO: NOT AVAILABLE
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MELTING POINT/RANGE (DEG. C/DEG. F): 271 DEG. C/519.8 DEG. F
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C/DEG. F): >320 DEG. C/>608 DEG. F
BOILING POINT/RANGE (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BULK DENSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DENSITY (G/CM3): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 2.2
PH: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VAPOR PRESSURE @ 20 DEG. C (KPA): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VAPOR DENSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VOC CONTENT (G/L): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ODOR THRESHOLD (PPM): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VISCOSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MISCIBILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SOLUBILITY:
SOLUBLE IN WATER
SOLUBLE IN METHANOL
VERY SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN ETHER
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY:
HIGHLY REACTIVE WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS.
REACTIVE WITH REDUCING AGENTS, METALS, ACIDS.
SLOWLY OXIDIZES TO NITRATE IN AIR.
REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH REDUCING MATERIALS.
SODIUM NITRITE IS A STRONG OXIDIZER AND IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
ACETANILIDE, METALS AS POWDERS, AMMONIUM SALTS, AMINOGUANIDINE SALTS,
ANITPYRINE, BUTADIENE, CHLORATES, HYPOPHOSPHITES, ACTIVATED CARBON,
IODIDES, MERCURY SALTS, PERMANGANATE, PHTHALIC ACID, PHTHALIC ANYDRIDE,
SODIUM AMIDE, SODIUM DISULPHITE, CYANIDES (E.G. POTASSIUM CYANIDE, SODIUM
CYANIDE), SODIUM THIOCYANATE, LITHIUM, SULFITES, TANNIC ACID, UREA, WOOD,
VEGETABLE ASTRINGENT DECOCTIONS, INFUSIONS, OR TINCTURES SODIUM NITRITE +
THIOCYANATE EXPLODES ON HEATING.
A MIXTURE OF SODIUM NITRITE AND VARIOUS CYANIDES EXPLODES ON CONTACT.
MIXTURE OF SODIUM NITRITE AND PHTHALIC ACID OR ANHYDRIDE EXPLODE VIOLENTLY
ON HEATING.
FUSION OF UREA WITH SODIUM NITRITE MUST BE CARRIED OUT EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED
TO AVOID RISK OF EXPLOSION.
INTERACTION OF NITRITES WHEN HEATED WITH METAL AMIDOSULFATES (SULFAMATES)
MAY BECOME EXPLOSIVELY VIOLENT OWNING TO LIBERATION OF NITROGEN AND STEAM
MIXED WITH AMMONIUM SULFAMATE FORM.
VIOLENT EXPLOSION OCCURS IF AN AMMONIUM SALT IS MELTED WITH NITRITE
SALT.
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
HEAT. IGNITION SOURCES. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. EXPOSURE TO AIR.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
ACIDS
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
ORGANIC MATERIALS
REDUCING AGENTS
POWDERED METALS
AMMONIA
CYANIDES
AMINES
ACTIVATED CARBON
AMMONIUM SALTS
LITHIUM
PHENOL
PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE
POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
OTHER INFORMATION:
CORROSIVITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIAL REMARKS ON CORROSIVITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
PRINCIPAL ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: INGESTION. INHALATION. SKIN.
ACUTE TOXICITY:
COMPONENT INFORMATION:
SODIUM NITRITE:
CAS-NO.: 7632-00-0
LD50/ORAL/RAT:
85 MG/KG ORAL LD50 RAT (LOLI; EUROPEAN COMMISSION CHEMICALS BUREAU IUCLID
DATASET); 157.9 MG/KG ORAL LD50 RAT (RTECS)
180 MG/KG (EU COMMISSION CHEMICALS BUREAU IUCLID DATASET)
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE: 175 MG/KG ORAL LD50 MOUSE
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT: 5.5 MG/L INHALATION LC50 RAT 4 H
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
OTHER LD50 OR LC50 INFORMATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
LD50/ORAL/RAT:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX ORAL: 85 MG/KG
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX ORAL: 175 MG/KG
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX DERMAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RAT:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX DERMAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT:
VALUE - VAPOR: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE - GAS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE - DUST/MIST: 5.5 MG/L (4-HR.)
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE:
VALUE - VAPOR: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE - GAS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE - DUST/MIST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SYMPTOMS:
SKIN CONTACT: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION.
EYE CONTACT:
CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS. MAY CAUSE
PERMANENT INJURY. MAY CAUSE CORNEAL OPACITY.
INHALATION:
MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, CYANOSIS, DYSPENA, PULMONARY EDEMA,
ASPHYXIA, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS, UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION CAUSED BY EDEMA
AND POSSIBLE DEATH. MAY CAUSE BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES. MAY AFFECT THE BLOOD
(METHEMOGLOBINEMIA), AND THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (TACHYCARDIA).
INGESTION:
TOXIC IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IRRITATION WITH ABDOMINAL
PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. THE PRIMARY TOXIC EFFECTS OF NITRITES
INCLUDE ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION (DUE TO PERPHERAL VASODILATION) AND
METHEMOGLOBINEMIA (THE FORMATION OF METHEMOGLOBIN IN THE BLOOD WHICH CAUSES
DEFICIENT OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD DUE TO DECREASED AVAILABLE HEMOGLOBIN).
OTHER EFFECTS OR SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE FLUSHED SKIN, SWEATING, MUSCULAR
WEAKNESS, DIZZINESS, LIGHTHEADEDNESS, FATIGUE, THROBBING HEADACHE, MENTAL
IMPAIRMENT, INCOORDINATION, LOSS OF REFLEXES, CHANGE IN MOTOR ACTIVITY,
SEIZURES CONVULSIONS, COMA, RAPID PULSE, BRADYCARDIA OR TACHYDARDIA (SLOW
OR FAST HEART BEAT), DYSRHYTHMIAS, VISUAL DISTURBANCES, DYSPNEA.
FURTHERMORE, METHEMOGLOBINEMIA DUE TO INADEQUATE OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD
CAN LEAD TO PROGRESSIVE CYANOSIS, AND COMA. CYANOSIS IS FIRST VISIBLE AS A
BLUISH DISCOLORATION OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UNPIGMENTED AREAS OF THE
BODY. MAY ALSO AFFECT THE LIVER, URINARY SYSTEM, BRAIN.
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT AND
LONG-TERM EXPOSURE:
CHRONIC TOXICITY:
INGESTION:
PROLONGED OR REPEATED INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS,
RAPID OR SLOW HEART BEAT, IRREGULAR BREATHING, CONVULSIONS. REPEATED OR
PROLONGED INGESTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE LIVER AND CAUSE ANOREXIA (WEIGHT
LOSS).
SENSITIZATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS:
MUTATIONS IN MICROORGANISMS
EXPERIMENTS WITH BACTERIA AND/OR YEAST HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC EFFECTS
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS IN MAMMALIAN SOMATIC CELLS
CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS (HAMSTER FIBROBLAST)
CYTOGENIC ANALYSIS (HAMSTER LUNG)
CYTOGENIC ANALYSIS (HAMSTER EMBRYO)
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: MAY CAUSE CANCER BASED ON ANIMAL TEST DATA.
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. IARC ACGIH - CARCINOGENS NTP
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS OSHA HCS - AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIA -
CARCINOGENS NOTIFIABLE PROHIBITED
CARCINOGENIC CARCINOGENIC
SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES
SODIUM NITRITE NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
ACGIH (AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS):
IARC (INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER):
NTP (NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM):
OSHA (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OF THE US DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR):
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS:
MAY CAUSE ADVERSE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS BASED ON ANIMAL DATA
DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS:
MAY CAUSE ADVERSE DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS BASED ON ANIMAL DATA
MAY CAUSE HARM TO THE UNBORN CHILD
TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY:
STOT - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
STOT - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
TARGET ORGANS: BLOOD. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. SMOOTH MUSCLE.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY:
ECOTOXICITY EFFECTS: AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
SODIUM NITRITE - 7632-00-0:
FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES DATA:
0.19 MG/L LC50 ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS 96 H FLOW-THROUGH 1
0.092 - 0.13 MG/L LC50 ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS 96 H FLOW-THROUGH 1
0.4 - 0.6 MG/L LC50 ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS 96 H SEMI-STATIC 1
0.65 - 1 MG/L LC50 ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS 96 H STATIC 1
2.3 MG/L LC50 PIMEPHALES PROMELAS 96 H FLOW-THROUGH 1
20 MG/L LC50 PIMEPHALES PROMELAS 96 H STATIC 1
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
MOBILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
DISPOSAL METHODS:
WASTE FROM RESIDUES / UNUSED PRODUCTS:
WASTE MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATION.
CONTAMINATED PACKAGING:
EMPTY CONTAINERS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR LOCAL RECYCLING, RECOVERY OR WASTE
DISPOSAL
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. RCRA - F RCRA - K RCRA - P RCRA - U
SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
WASTES WASTES WASTES WASTES
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 NONE NONE NONE NONE
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT:
UN-NO: UN1500
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM NITRITE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
SUBSIDIARY CLASS 6.1
PACKING GROUP: III
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE NUMBER: 140
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
DOT RQ (LBS): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: A1, A29, IB8, IP3, T1, TP33
SYMBOL(S):
[DOT]:
(R3) - IDENTIFIES A MATERIAL THAT IS A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE THAT HAS A
REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) OF 100 POUNDS (45.4 KILOGRAMS).
DESCRIPTION: UN1500, SODIUM NITRITE, 5.1 (6.1), III
TDG (CANADA):
UN-NO: UN1500
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM NITRITE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: (6.1)
PACKING GROUP: III
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: UN1500, SODIUM NITRITE, 5.1 (6.1), III
ADR:
UN-NO: UN1500
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM NITRITE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
PACKING GROUP: III
SUBSIDIARY RISK: 6.1
DESCRIPTION:
UN1500, SODIUM NITRITE, 5.1 (6.1), III, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS
IMO / IMDG:
UN-NO: UN1500
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM NITRITE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: 6.1
PACKING GROUP: III
MARINE POLLUTANT NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EMS: F-A
DESCRIPTION: UN1500, SODIUM NITRITE, 5.1 (6.1), III, MARINE POLLUTANT
RID:
UN-NO: UN1500
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM NITRITE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: 6.1
PACKING GROUP: III
DESCRIPTION:
UN1500, SODIUM NITRITE, 5.1 (6.1), III, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS
ICAO:
UN-NO: UN1500
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM NITRITE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: 6.1
PACKING GROUP: III
DESCRIPTION: UN1500, SODIUM NITRITE, 5.1 (6.1), III
IATA:
UN-NO: UN1500
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM NITRITE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: 6.1
PACKING GROUP: III
ERG CODE: 5P
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: UN1500, SODIUM NITRITE, 5.1 (6.1), III
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. U.S. TSCA KOREA KECL PHILIPPINES (PICCS)
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
ACTIVE KE-31546
COMPONENTS JAPAN ENCS CHINA AUSTRALIA (AICS) EINECS-NO.
SODIUM NITRITE PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
(1)-483 231-555-9
U.S. REGULATIONS:
SODIUM NITRITE:
MASSACHUSETTS RTK: PRESENT
NEW JERSEY RTK HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: 2258
NEW JERSEY (EHS) LIST: 2258 500 LB TPQ
NEW JERSEY - DISCHARGE PREVENTION - LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PRESENT
PENNSYLVANIA RTK: ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD
PENNSYLVANIA RTK - ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD LIST: PRESENT
NEW YORK RELEASE REPORTING - LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: 100 LB RQ
LOUISANA REPORTABLE QUANTITY LIST FOR POLLUTANTS: LISTED
CALIFORNIA DIRECTORS LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PRESENT
FDA - DIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES:
21 CFR 172.175, 21 CFR 172.177 (USED IN PROCESSING SMOKED CHUB)
FDA - 21 CFR - TOTAL FOOD ADDITIVES:
170.60, 172.170, 172.175, 172.177, 172.820, 172.824, 175.105, 175.300,
176.170, 176.180, 177.1210, 177.2600, 178.3570, 178.3910, 181.33, 181.34,
573.700
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65: SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986.
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL REQUIRING A WARNING UNDER
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65. (SEE TABLE BELOW)
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL REQUIRING A WARNING UNDER
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65. (SEE TABLE BELOW)
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CARCINOGEN DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS MALE REPRODUCTIVE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
TOXICITY TOXICITY
SODIUM NITRITE NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
CERCLA/SARA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CERCLA - SECTION 302
HAZARDOUS EXTREMELY
SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS
THEIR REPORTABLE SUBSTANCES
QUANTITIES AND TPQS
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 100 LB FINAL RQ NONE
45.4 KG FINAL RQ
COMPONENTS SECTION 302 SECTION 313 - SECTION 313 -
EXTREMELY CHEMICAL CATEGORY REPORTING
HAZARDOUS DE MINIMIS
SUBSTANCES
AND RQS
SODIUM NITRITE NONE NONE 1.0% DE MINIMIS
CONCENTRATION
U.S. TSCA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. TSCA SECTION 5(A)2 - TSCA 8(D) - HEALTH
CHEMICALS WITH AND SAFETY REPORTING
SIGNIFICANT NEW USE
RULES (SNURS)
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 40 CFR 721.4740 NOT APPLICABLE
CANADA:
WHIMIS 2015 - GHS CLASSIFICATIONS:
WHMIS 2015 HAZARD CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION:
THE WHMIS 2015 CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN VALIDATED OR
REVIEWED YET.
CANADA HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS REGULATION:
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE
HPR (HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS REGULATION) AND THE SDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE HPR
WHMIS 1988 HAZARD CLASS:
C: OXIDIZING MATERIALS
D1B: TOXIC MATERIALS
D2B: TOXIC MATERIALS
CANADA CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATION:
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE
CPR (CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATION) AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.
COMPONENTS WHMIS INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST -
SODIUM NITRITE 1%
INVENTORY:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CANADA (DSL) CANADA (NDSL)
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 PRESENT NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CEPA SCHEDULE I - TOXIC SUBSTANCES
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CEPA - 2010 GREENHOUSE GASES SUBJECT
TO MANDATORY REPORTING
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 NOT LISTED
EU CLASSIFICATION:
EU GHS - SV - CLP 1272/2008:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. EU GHS - SV - CLP (1272/2008)
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 OXIDIZING SOLIDS - OX. SOL. 3:
H272: MAY INTENSIFY FIRE, OXIDIZER.
ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL - ACUTE TOX. 3:
H301:
TOXIC IF SWALLOWED. (MINIMUM CLASSIFICATION)
HAZARDOUS TO AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT - ACUTE
HAZARD - AQUATIC ACUTE 1:
H400: VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE. 007-010-00-4
EU - CLP (1272/2008):
R-PHRASE(S):
R 8 - CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.
R25 - TOXIC IF SWALLOWED.
R50 - VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS.
S-PHRASE(S):
S45:
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY
(SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
S61:
AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. REFER TO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS/SAFETY
DATA SHEETS.
S 1/2: KEEP LOCKED UP AND OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CLASSIFICATION CONCENTRATION SAFETY
LIMITS PHRASES
SODIUM NITRITE 7632-00-0 T; R25 5%<=C T; R25 S(1/2)
N; R50 1%<=C<5% XN; S45 S61
O; R8 R22
THE PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX VI TO DIRECTIVE
67/548/EEC
INDICATION OF DANGER:
O - OXIDISING.
T - TOXIC
N - DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
T: TOXIC OR VERY TOXIC
O: OXIDISING AGENT
N: DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
PREPARATION DATE: 9/3/2015
REVISION DATE: 5/30/2018
PREPARED BY: SONIA OWEN
DISCLAIMER:
ALL CHEMICALS MAY POSE UNKNOWN HAZARDS AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION.
THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS) APPLIES ONLY TO THE MATERIAL AS PACKAGED.
IF THIS PRODUCT IS COMBINED WITH OTHER MATERIALS, DETERIORATES, OR BECOMES
CONTAMINATED, IT MAY POSE HAZARDS NOT MENTIONED IN THIS SDS. THE PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES REPORTED IN THIS SDS ARE OBTAINED FROM THE LITERATURE AND DO NOT
CONSTITUTE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE A WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE SAFETY,
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF THE GOODS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SPECTRUM
CHEMICALS & LABORATORY PRODUCTS, INC. ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESULTS
OBTAINED OR FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST
PROFITS, ARISING FROM THE USE OF THESE DATA. NO WARRANTY AGAINST
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SHALL BE THE USER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DEVELOP PROPER METHODS OF HANDLING
AND PERSONAL PROTECTION BASED ON THE ACTUAL CONDITIONS OF USE. WHILE THIS
SDS IS BASED ON TECHNICAL DATA JUDGED TO BE RELIABLE, SPECTRUM ASSUMES NO
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED HEREIN.