| Common Name: | SODIUM SELENITE, POWDER |
| Manufacturer: | SPECTRUM CHEMICALS & LABORATORY PRODUCTS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 6/29/2018 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 6NPF1 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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SPECTRUM(R*)
S
ISO 9001-2015 REGISTERED
SAFETY DATA SHEET
PREPARATION DATE: 9/1/2025
REVISION DATE: 6/29/2018
REVISION NUMBER: G3
| 1. IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
PRODUCT CODE: SO206
PRODUCT NAME: SODIUM SELENITE, POWDER
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION:
SYNONYMS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
CAS #: 10102-18-8
RTECS #: VS7350000
CI#: NOT AVAILABLE
RECOMMENDED USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE:
RECOMMENDED USE:
REMOVING GREEN COLOR FROM GLASS DURING MANUFACTURING; STAIN AND DECOLORANT
FOR GLASS; IN TRACE AMOUNTS, AS A MINERAL AND NUTRIENT SOURCE FOR
FEEDSTUFFS.
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 2
ACUTE TOXICITY - INHALATION (DUSTS/MISTS): CATEGORY 3
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2A
SKIN SENSITIZATION: CATEGORY 1
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: CATEGORY 2
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: CATEGORY 2
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (SINGLE EXPOSURE): CATEGORY 3
LABEL ELEMENTS:
DANGER:
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
FATAL IF SWALLOWED
TOXIC IF INHALED
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION
CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION
MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION
SUSPECTED OF CAUSING GENETIC DEFECTS
SUSPECTED OF DAMAGING FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD
MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION
EXCLAMATION MARK
SKULLS AND CROSSBONES
HEALTH HAZARD
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NOT APPLICABLE
OTHER HAZARDS: NOT AVAILABLE
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - PREVENTION:
OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE
DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD
WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT
AVOID BREATHING DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY
USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA
CONTAMINATED WORK CLOTHING MUST NOT BE ALLOWED OUT OF THE WORKPLACE
WEAR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - RESPONSE:
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 ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER
TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH IT BEFORE REUSE
IF SKIN IRRITATION OR RASH OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION
IF INHALED:
REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. CALL A
POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN.
IF SWALLOWED: IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN
RINSE MOUTH
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - STORAGE:
STORE LOCKED UP
STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL PLANT
| 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. WEIGHT %
SODIUM SELENITE 10102-18-8 100
| 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. FIRST AIDER NEEDS TO PROTECT HIMSELF. ENSURE THAT
MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARE AWARE OF THE MATERIAL(S) INVOLVED AND TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
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. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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. TOXIC BY
INHALATION.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED.
FATAL IF SWALLOWED.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED:
SYMPTOMS:
INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA
MAY CAUSE METALLIC TASTE GARLIC BREATH
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN
COUGHING AND WHEEZING
DYSPNEA (SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING)
MAY CAUSE BRONCHITIS
MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS
MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA
IT MAY AFFECT THE KIDNEYS
MAY AFFECT THE LIVER
MAY CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS
MAY AFFECT THE BLOOD
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:
THE PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE. IF IT IS INVOLVED IN A FIRE, EXTINGUISH
THE FIRE USING AN AGENT SUITABLE FOR THE TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL:
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS:
IF IT IS INVOLVED IN A FIRE THE FOLLOWING CAN BE RELEASED:.
SELENIUM. SELENIUM OXIDE. SODIUM OXIDES.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
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:
KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND OF SPILL/LEAK. ENSURE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. DO NOT TOUCH DAMAGED CONTAINERS OR SPILLED MATERIAL UNLESS
WEARING APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. AVOID DUST FORMATION.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. PREVENT PRODUCT
FROM ENTERING DRAINS. PREVENT ENTRY INTO WATERWAYS, SEWERS, BASEMENTS
OR CONFINED AREAS.
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. 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. AVOID DUST
FORMATION. KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
SAFE HANDLING ADVICE:
WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND
CLOTHING. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION. AVOID DUST
FORMATION. DO NOT INGEST. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE.
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. STORE IN A SEGREGATED AND APPROVED AREA.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
ACIDS
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
CONTROL PARAMETERS:
NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
UNITED STATES:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. OSHA NIOSH ACGIH AIHA
WEEL
SODIUM 10102-18-8 0.2 MG/M3 0.2 MG/M3 0.2 MG/M3 NONE
SELENITE TWA (AS Se) TWA (A Se) TWA (AS Se)
1 MG/M3
IDLH
(IMMEDIATELY
DANGEROUS TO
LIFE OR
HEALTH)
(AS Se)
CANADA:
COMPONENT CAS-NO. CANADA - CANADA - CANADA - CANADA -
ALBERTA BRITISH ONTARIO QUEBEC
COLUMBIA
SODIUM
SELENITE 10102-18-8 0.2 MG/M3 0.1 MG/M3 0.2 MG/M3 0.2 MG/M3
TWA TWA TWA TWAEV
(AS Se) (AS Se) (AS Se) (AS Se)
AUSTRALIA AND MEXICO:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. AUSTRALIA MEXICO
SODIUM SELENITE 10102-18-8 0.1 MG/M3 TWA 0.2 MG/M3 TWA
(SELENIUM COMPOUNDS) (AS Se)
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 OR SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE-SHIELDS
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION:
LONG SLEEVED CLOTHING
GLOVES
CHEMICAL RESISTANT APRON
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
WEAR RESPIRATOR WITH DUST FILTER. 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: POWDER.
COLOR: WHITE. GRAYISH WHITE.
ODOR: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
TASTE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
FORMULA: Na2SeO3
MOLECULAR/FORMULA WEIGHT: 172.94
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): 710 DEG. C/1310 DEG. F
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BOILING POINT/RANGE (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BULK DENSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DENSITY (G/CM3): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 3.1
PH: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VAPOR PRESSURE @ 20 DEG. C (KPA): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VAPOR DENSITY: 5.96
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:
EASILY SOLUBLE IN HOT WATER
EASILY SOLUBLE IN COLD WATER
INSOLUBLE IN ETHANOL
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY:
REACTIVE WITH ACIDS
REACTIVE WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
ACIDS
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION IT EMITS TOXIC FUMES. SELENIUM OXIDES.
SELENIUM. SODIUM OXIDES.
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.
ACUTE TOXICITY:
COMPONENT INFORMATION:
SODIUM SELENITE:
CAS-NO.: 10102-18-8
LD50/ORAL/RAT: 7 MG/KG ORAL LD50 RAT
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE: 7.08 MG/KG
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
OTHER LD50 OR LC50 INFORMATION:
5.06 MG/KG ORAL LD50 GUINEA PIG
2.25 MG/KG ORAL LD50 RABBIT
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
LD50/ORAL/RAT:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX ORAL: 7 MG/KG
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX ORAL: 7.08 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: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
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. SELENIUM SALTS CAN PRODUCE TOXICITY BY DERMAL
ABSORPTION, BUT NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON DERMAL ABSORPTION WAS FOUND
FOR SODIUM SELENITE.
EYE CONTACT:
CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. CAUSES CONJUNCTIVITIS. EYE CONTACT MAY
RESULT IN REDNESS OR PAIN. MAY CAUSE BLURRED OR FOGGY VISION.
INHALATION:
IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION
OF THE NOSTRILS, COUGHING, WHEEZING, SNEEZING, NASAL DISCHARGE, EPISTAXIS,
OLFACTORY FATIGUE, METALLILC TASTE IN MOUTH, PULMONARY EDEMA, METAL FUME
FEVER (SYMPTOMS INCLUDE: CHILLS, FEVER, HEADACHE), BRONCHITIS, PNEUMONITIS,
TRANSIENT DYSPNEA (SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING).
INGESTION:
CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION WITH NAUSEA, VOMITING, HYPERMOTILITY,
DIARRHEA, SALIVATION, AND GASTROINTESTINAL PAIN. ALSO CAUSES HALITOSIS OR
A GARLIC-LIKE ODOR OF THE BREATH METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, MUSCLE
TENDERNESS, AND AFFECTS BEHAVIOR/CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS DEPRESSION,
RESTLESSNESS, DIZZINESS, MUSCLE CONTRACTION OR SPASTICITY, WEAKNESS,
TREMOR, CONVULSIONS, LIGHTHEADED SENSATION, SLUGGISH PUPILLARY REFLEXES,
SOMNOLENCE, COMA), BLOOD (LEUKOPENIA), URINARY SYSTEM (KIDNEYS),
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, RESPIRATION (DYSPNEA), AND LIVER (DEGENERATION
AND CIRRHOSIS).
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT
AND LONG-TERM EXPOSURE:
CHRONIC TOXICITY:
SKIN:
SENSITIZER. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION (ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS).
CHRONIC OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE BY INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING,
AND AFFECT THE BLOOD (ANEMIA, LEUKOCYTOSIS), LIVER (HEPATIC NECROSIS,
HEMORRHAGE, CIRRHOSIS), URINARY SYSTEM (KIDNEYS), METABOLISM (WEIGHT LOSS).
IT MAY ALSO CAUSE METALLIC TASTE, GARLIC-LIKE ODOR ON THE BREATH, PALENESS,
COATED TONGUE, WHITE STREAKS OF THE NAILS, NERVOUSNESS, IRRITABILITY, MOOD
CHANGES, MUSCLE CONTRACTION OR SPASTICITY, CONVULSIONS, FATIGUE, AND
HYPERREFLEXIA, LOSS OF HAIR, NAILS, SKIN LESIONS ON THE BACK OF THE HANDS,
AND FEET, AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LEGS.
SENSITIZATION: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY SKIN CONTACT.
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS:
EXPERIMENTS WITH BACTERIA AND/OR YEAST HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC EFFECTS
MUTATIONS IN MICROORGANISMS
SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE (HAMSTER LUNG; HUMAN LYMPHOCYTE)
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT CONSIDERED CARCINOGENIC.
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. IARC ACGIH - NTP
CARCINOGENS
SODIUM SELENITE 10102-18-8 NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS OSHA HCS - AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIA -
CARCINOGENS NOTIFIABLE PROHIBITED
CARCINOGENIC CARCINOGENIC
SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES
SODIUM SELENITE 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: SUSPECTED OF DAMAGING FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS:
MAY CAUSE ADVERSE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS BASED ON ANIMAL DATA THE REGISTRY
OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS) NOTES REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS
DATA FOR ANIMAL STUDIES ON MALE RATS (PATERNAL EFFECTS: SPERMATOGENESIS
(INCLUDING GENETIC MATERIAL, SPERM MORPHOLOGY, MOTILITY, AND COUNT) TESTES,
EPIDIDYMIS, SPERM DUCT)
DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS:
MAY CAUSE ADVERSE DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS BASED ON ANIMAL DATA
TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY:
STOT - SINGLE EXPOSURE: STOT - SINGLE EXPOSURE. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
STOT - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
TARGET ORGANS: BLOOD. LIVER. KIDNEYS.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY:
ECOTOXICITY EFFECTS: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
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 SELENITE 10102-18-8 NONE NONE NONE NONE
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT:
UN-NO: UN2630
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SELENITES (SODIUM SELENITE)
HAZARD CLASS: 6.1
SUBSIDIARY CLASS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: I
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE NUMBER: 151
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
DOT RQ (LBS): 100 LBS./45.4 KG
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: IB7, IP1, T6, TP33
SYMBOL(S):
[DOT]:
(G) - IDENTIFIES PROPER SHIPPING NAMES FOR WHICH ONE OR MORE TECHNICAL
NAMES OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MUST BE ENTERED IN PARENTHESES, IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE BASIC DESCRIPTION.
DESCRIPTION: UN2630, SELENITES (SODIUM SELENITE), 6.1, I
TDG (CANADA):
UN-NO: UN2630
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SELENITES
HAZARD CLASS: 6.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: I
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: UN2630, SELENITES, 6.1, I
ADR:
UN-NO: UN2630
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SELENITES
HAZARD CLASS: 6.1
PACKING GROUP: I
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 274
DESCRIPTION:
UN2630, SELENITES (SODIUM SELENITE), 6.1, I, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS
IMO / IMDG:
UN-NO: UN2630
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SELENITES
HAZARD CLASS: 6.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: I
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EMS: F-A
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 274
DESCRIPTION: UN2630, SELENITES (SODIUM SELENITE), 6.1, I, MARINE POLLUTANT
RID:
UN-NO: UN2630
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SELENITES
HAZARD CLASS: 6.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: I
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 274
DESCRIPTION:
UN2630, SELENITES (SODIUM SELENITE), 6.1, I, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS
ICAO:
UN-NO: UN2630
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SELENITES
HAZARD CLASS: 6.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: I
DESCRIPTION: UN2630, SELENITES (SODIUM SELENITE), 6.1, I
IATA:
UN-NO: UN2630
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SELENITES
HAZARD CLASS: 6.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: I
ERG CODE: 6L
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: UN2630, SELENITES (SODIUM SELENITE), 6.1, I
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. U.S. TSCA KOREA KECL PHILIPPINES
(PICCS)
SODIUM SELENITE 10102-18-8 PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
(ACTIVE) KE-31605
COMPONENTS JAPAN ENCS CHINA AUSTRALIA (AICS) EINECS-NO.
SODIUM SELENITE PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
(1)-507 233-267-9
U.S. REGULATIONS:
SODIUM SELENITE:
MASSACHUSETTS RTK: PRESENT
NEW JERSEY RTK HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: 1727
NEW JERSEY (EHS) LIST: 1727 100 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:
100 LB FINAL RQ
45.4 KG FINAL RQ
CALIFORNIA DIRECTORS LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PRESENT
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.
SODIUM SELENITE 10102-18-8
COMPONENTS CARCINOGEN DEVELOPMENTAL MALE FEMALE
TOXICITY REPRODUCTIVE REPRODUCTIVE
TOXICITY TOXICITY
SODIUM SELENITE NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
CERCLA/SARA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CERCLA - SECTION 302 SECTION 302
HAZARDOUS EXTREMELY EXTREMELY
SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS HAZARDOUS
AND THEIR SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES
REPORTABLE AND TPQS AND RQS
QUANTITIES
SODIUM 10102-18-8 100 LB FINAL RQ 100 LB EPCRA NONE
SELENITE 45.4 KG FINAL RQ RQ
COMPONENTS SECTION 313 - CHEMICAL SECTION 313 - REPORTING
CATEGORY DE MINIMIS
SODIUM SELENITE SELENIUM COMPOUNDS 1.0%
U.S. TSCA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. TSCA SECTION TSCA 8(D) - HEALTH
5(A)2 - CHEMICALS AND SAFETY REPORTING
WITH SIGNIFICANT NEW
USE RULES (SNURS)
SODIUM SELENITE 10102-18-8 NOT APPLICABLE 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:
D1A: VERY 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.
INVENTORY:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CANADA (DSL) CANADA (NDSL)
SODIUM SELENITE 10102-18-8 PRESENT NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CEPA SCHEDULE I - TOXIC SUBSTANCES
SODIUM SELENITE 10102-18-8 NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CEPA - 2010 GREENHOUSE GASES SUBJECT
TO MANDATORY REPORTING
SODIUM SELENITE 10102-18-8 NOT LISTED
EU CLASSIFICATION:
EU GHS - SV - CLP 1272/2008:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. EU GHS - SV - CLP (1272/2008)
SODIUM SELENITE 10102-18-8 ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL - ACUTE TOX. 2:
H300:
FATAL IF SWALLOWED.
(MINIMUM CLASSIFICATION)
ACUTE TOXICITY - INHALATION - ACUTE
TOX. 3:
H331:
TOXIC IF INHALED.
(MINIMUM CLASSIFICATION)
SKIN SENSITIZERS - SKIN SENS. 1:
H317:
MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION.
HAZARDOUS TO AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT -
CHRONIC HAZARD - AQUATIC CHRONIC 2:
H411:
TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG
LASTING EFFECTS.
SUPPLEMENTAL HAZARDS:
EUH031:
CONTACT WITH ACIDS LIBERATES TOXIC
GAS. 034-003-00-3
EU - CLP (1272/2008):
R-PHRASE(S):
R23: TOXIC BY INHALATION.
R28: VERY TOXIC IF SWALLOWED.
R31: CONTACT WITH ACIDS LIBERATES TOXIC GAS.
R43: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY SKIN CONTACT.
R51: TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS.
R53: MAY CAUSE LONG-TERM ADVERSE EFFECTS IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
S-PHRASE(S):
S28: AFTER CONTACT WITH SKIN, WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER
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.
S36/37: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND GLOVES.
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CLASSIFICATION CONCENTRATION SAFETY PHRASES
LIMITS
SODIUM 10102-18-8 T; R23 NO INFORMATION S1/2 S28 S36/37
SELENITE T+; R28 S45 S61
R31
R43
N; R51-53
THE PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX VI TO DIRECTIVE
67/548/EEC:
INDICATION OF DANGER:
T+: VERY TOXIC.
T: TOXIC
N: DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
T+: TOXIC OR VERY TOXIC
T: TOXIC OR VERY TOXIC
N: DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
PREPARATION DATE: 9/1/2025
REVISION DATE: 6/29/2018
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
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