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MSDS NAME: SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTIONS, 1-50% CATALOG NUMBERS: LC23950, LC24000, LC24040, LC24060, LC24070, LC24075, LC24090, LC24100, LC24110, LC24120, LC24140, LC24150, LC24200, LC24220, LC24230, LC24250, LC24270, LC24280, LC24300, LC24305, LC24307, LC24310, LC24320, LC24330, LC24350, LC24380, LC24400, LC24420, LC24450, LC24460, LC24500 SYNONYMS: CAUSTIC SODA, SODA LYE, SODIUM HYDRATE COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: LABCHEM, INC. 200 WILLIAM PITT WAY PITTSBURGH, PA 15238 COMPANY PHONE NUMBER: (412) 826-5230 EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: (800) 424-9300 CHEMTREC PHONE NUMBER: (800) 424-9300
CAS# CHEMICAL NAME PERCENT 7732-18-5 WATER BALANCE 1310-73-2 SODIUM HYDROXIDE 0.04-50
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: APPEARANCE: CLEAR DANGER! CORROSIVE. CAUSES SKIN BURNS. CAUSES EYE BURNS. CAUSES DIGESTIVE TRACT BURNS. CAUSES RESPIRATORY TRACT BURNS. TARGET ORGANS: NONE. POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: EYE: CAUSES SEVERE EYE BURNS. SKIN: CAUSES SKIN BURNS. MAY CAUSE DEEP, PENETRATING ULCERS OF THE SKIN. INGESTION: CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BURNS. CAUSES SEVERE PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND SHOCK. INHALATION: IRRITATION MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT WITH COUGHING, BURNS, BREATHING DIFFICULTY, AND POSSIBLE COMA. CHRONIC: PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.
EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING THE UPPER AND LOWER LIDS UNTIL CHEMICAL IS GONE. GET MEDICAL AID AT ONCE. SKIN: GET MEDICAL AID AT ONCE. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING TO REDUCE FURTHER EXPOSURE. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE CONSCIOUS VICTIM 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. GET MEDICAL AID AT ONCE. INHALATION: MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL AID. NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVELY.
GENERAL INFORMATION: WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. USE WATER WITH CAUTION AND IN FLOODING AMOUNTS. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: FOR SMALL FIRES, USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM. AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT APPLICABLE. FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE. NFPA RATING: CAS# 7732-18-5: NOT PUBLISHED. CAS# 1310-73-2: H 3 F 0 R 1 EXPLOSION LIMITS: LOWER: NO INFORMATION UPPER: NO INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION: USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS INDICATED IN SECTION 8. SPILLS/LEAKS: ABSORB SPILLS WITH ABSORBENT (VERMICULITE, SAND, FULLER'S EARTH) AND PLACE IN PLASTIC BAGS FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
HANDLING: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT INGEST OR INHALE. STORAGE: STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. KEEP AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS. KEEP AWAY FROM METALS. KEEP AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. KEEP AWAY FROM ORGANIC HALOGENS.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS. EXPOSURE LIMITS: CHEMICAL NAME ACGIH NIOSH OSHA WATER NONE OF THE NONE OF THE NONE OF THE COMPONENTS ARE ON COMPONENTS ARE ON COMPONENTS ARE ON THIS LIST. THIS LIST. THIS LIST. SODIUM NONE OF THE NONE OF THE 2 MG/M3 TWA; HYDROXIDE COMPONENTS ARE ON COMPONENTS ARE ON THIS LIST. THIS LIST. OSHA VACATED PELS: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYES: WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EYEGLASSES OR CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES AS DESCRIBED BY OSHA'S EYE AND FACE PROTECTION REGULATIONS IN 29 CFR 1910.133. SKIN: WEAR APPROPRIATE GLOVES TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE. CLOTHING: WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE. RESPIRATORS: FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN 29CFR 1910.134. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID COLOR: CLEAR ODOR: NOT AVAILABLE. pH: ALKALINE VAPOR PRESSURE: 14 MMHg VAPOR DENSITY: NO INFORMATION FOUND. EVAPORATION RATE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. VISCOSITY: >1 (ETHER=1) BOILING POINT: 212 DEG. F (100.00 DEG. C) FREEZING/MELTING POINT: 32 DEG. F (0.00 DEG. C) DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. SOLUBILITY IN WATER: NO INFORMATION FOUND. SPECIFIC GRAVITY/DENSITY: 1.0 MOLECULAR FORMULA: NaOH MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 40
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS, ACIDS. INCOMPATIBILITIES WITH OTHER MATERIALS: REACTS WITH MINERAL ACIDS TO FORM CORRESPONDING SALTS; REACTS WITH WEAK ACIDS GASES LIKE HYDROGEN SULFIDE, SULFUR DIOXIDE, AND CARBON DIOXIDE; IGNITES WHEN IN CONTACT WITH CINNAMALDEHYDE OR ZINC; AND REACTS EXPLOSIVELY WITH A MIXTURE OF CHLOROFORM AND METHANE. CORROSIVE TO METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM, TIN, AND ZINC AS WELL AS TO ALLOYS SUCH AS STEEL, AND MAY CAUSE FORMATION OF FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: TOXIC FUMES OF SODIUM OXIDE, SODIUM PEROXIDE FUMES. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED.
RTECS: CAS# 7732-18-5: ZC0110000. CAS# 1310-73-2: WB4900000. LD50/LC50: CAS# 7732-18-5: ORAL, RAT: LD50: >90 ML/KG. CAS# 1310-73-2: NO INFORMATION FOUND. CARCINOGENICITY: CAS# 7732-18-5: NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH, NTP, OSHA, OR CA PROP 65. CAS# 1310-73-2: NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH, NTP, OSHA, OR CA PROP 65. EPIDEMIOLOGY: NO INFORMATION REPORTED. TERATOGENICITY: NO INFORMATION REPORTED. REPRODUCTIVE: NO INFORMATION REPORTED. MUTAGENICITY: MUTATION DATA REPORTED. NEUROTOXICITY: NO INFORMATION REPORTED.
ECOTOXICITY: TLM, MOSQUITO FISH: 125 PPM/96HR. (FRESH WATER) TLM, BLUEGILL: 99 MG/48HR. (TAP WATER). ENVIRONMENTAL: ONCE LIQUID, SODIUM HYDROXIDE LEACHES RAPIDLY INTO THE SOIL. PHYSICAL: NO INFORMATION FOUND. OTHER: NO INFORMATION FOUND.
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
US DOT: <0.5% BETWEEN 0.5% AND 2.0% >2.0% SHIPPING NAME NOT REGULATED. SODIUM HYDROXIDE SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION SOLUTION HAZARD CLASS 8 8 UN NUMBER UN1824 UN1824 PACKING GROUP PG III PG II
US FEDERAL: TSCA: CAS# 7732-18-5 IS LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY. CAS# 1310-73-2 IS LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY. SARA REPORTABLE QUANTITIES (RQ): CAS# 1310-73-2: FINAL RQ: 1000 POUNDS (454 KG) CERCLA/SARA SECTION 313: NONE OF THE COMPONENTS ARE ON THIS LIST. OSHA - HIGHLY HAZARDOUS: NONE OF THE COMPONENTS ARE ON THIS LIST. US STATE: STATE RIGHT TO KNOW: SODIUM HYDROXIDE CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW LISTS: CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY, FLORIDA, PENNSYLVANIA, MINNESOTA, MASSACHUSETTS. CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS: EUROPEAN/INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS: CANADIAN DSL/NDSL: CAS# 7732-18-5 IS LISTED ON CANADA'S DSL LIST. CAS# 1310-73-2 IS LISTED ON CANADA'S DSL LIST. CANADA INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST: CAS# 7732-18-5 IS NOT LISTED ON CANADA'S INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST. CAS# 1310-73-2 IS LISTED ON CANADA'S INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST.
MSDS CREATION DATE: JULY 6, 1998 REVISION DATE: MARCH 8, 2006 INFORMATION IN THIS MSDS IS FROM AVAILABLE PUBLISHED SOURCES AND IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE. NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AND LABCHEM INC. ASSUMES NO LIABILITY RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS MSDS. THE USER MUST DETERMINE SUITABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR HIS APPLICATION. |