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COMMON NAME/TRADE NAME: SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE COMMERCIAL NAME(S): NOT AVAILABLE. SYNONYM: SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; AQUAREX METHYL DODECYL ALCOHOL, HYDROGEN SULFATE, SODIUM SALT DODECYL SUFLATE SODIUM; DREFT; DUPONAL; GARDINAL IRIUM; LAURYOL SODIUM SULFATE LAURYL SULFATE, SODIUM SALT; MELANOL CL PERLANDROL L; SODIUM N-DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM LAURYL SULPHATE; SODIUM MONODODECYL SUFLATE SODIUM MONOLAURYL SUFLATE STEPANOL ME; STANDAPOL WAQ STEPANOL WAQ; WITCOLATE C, WITCOLATE A CHEMICAL NAME: SULFURIC ACID, MONODODECYL ESTER, SODIUM SALT CHEMICAL FAMILY: SULFATE SALT. [SO4](-2) (SALT.) CHEMICAL FORMULA: CH3(CH2)10CH2OOSOONa CATALOG NUMBER(S).: S1773, YY699, YY881, YY1356, XX570, S1331, S1332, S1333, SO180 CAS#: 151-21-3 RTECS: WT1050000 TSCA: TSCA 8(B) INVENTORY: SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE CI#: NOT APPLICABLE. MANUFACTURER: SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC. 14422 S. SAN PEDRO STREET GARDENA, CA 90248 SUPPLIER: SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC. 14422 S. SAN PEDRO STREET GARDENA, CA 90248 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY: CHEMTREC (24HR): 800-424-9300 CALL: (310) 516-8000
NAME CAS # EXPOSURE LIMITS % BY TWA STEL CEIL WEIGHT (MG/M3) (MG/M3) (MG/M3) 1) SODIUM LAURYL 151-21-3 100 SULFATE TOXICOLOGICAL DATA ON INGREDIENTS: SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE: ORAL (LD50): ACUTE: 1288 MG/KG [RAT (RTECS)]. DERMAL (LD50): ACUTE: 600 MG/KG [RABBIT (NICNAS)]. >1200 MG/KG [GUINEA PIG]. 500 - >2000 MG/KG [RABBIT (JACT 1983)]. DUST (LC50): ACUTE: >3900 MG/M3 1 HOURS [RAT].
POTENTIAL ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS: HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (IRRITANT), OF EYE CONTACT (IRRITANT), OF INHALATION. SLIGHTLY HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (SENSITIZER, PERMEATOR), OF INGESTION. SEVERE OVER-EXPOSURE CAN RESULT IN DEATH. POTENTIAL CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS: SLIGHTLY HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (SENSITIZER). CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE. MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: MUTAGENIC FOR BACTERIA AND/OR YEAST. TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE. DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE. THE SUBSTANCE MAY BE TOXIC TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, SKIN, EYES. REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE SUBSTANCE CAN PRODUCE TARGET ORGANS DAMAGE. REPEATED EXPOSURE TO A HIGHLY TOXIC MATERIAL MAY PRODUCE GENERAL DETERIORATION OF HEALTH BY AN ACCUMULATION IN ONE OR MANY HUMAN ORGANS.
EYE CONTACT: CHECK FOR AND REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. COLD WATER MAY BE USED. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER. COVER THE IRRITATED SKIN WITH AN EMOLLIENT. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. COLD WATER MAY BE USED. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. THOROUGHLY CLEAN SHOES BEFORE REUSE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SERIOUS SKIN CONTACT: WASH WITH A DISINFECTANT SOAP AND COVER THE CONTAMINATED SKIN WITH AN ANTI-BACTERIAL CREAM. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SERIOUS INHALATION: NOT AVAILABLE. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF LARGE QUANTITIES OF THIS MATERIAL ARE SWALLOWED, CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. LOOSEN TIGHT CLOTHING SUCH AS A COLLAR, TIE, BELT OR WAISTBAND. SERIOUS INGESTION: NOT AVAILABLE.
FLAMMABILITY OF THE PRODUCT: MAY BE COMBUSTIBLE AT HIGH TEMPERATURE. AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: 248 DEG. C (478.4 DEG. F) FLASH POINTS: CLOSED CUP: 150 DEG. C (302 DEG. F). FLAMMABLE LIMITS: NOT AVAILABLE. PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION: THESE PRODUCTS ARE CARBON OXIDES (CO, CO2), SULFUR OXIDES (SO2, SO3...). FIRE HAZARDS IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES: SLIGHTLY FLAMMABLE TO FLAMMABLE IN PRESENCE OF HEAT. EXPLOSION HAZARDS IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES: RISKS OF EXPLOSION OF THE PRODUCT IN PRESENCE OF MECHANICAL IMPACT: NOT AVAILABLE. SLIGHTLY EXPLOSIVE IN PRESENCE OF OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. FIRE FIGHTING MEDIA AND INSTRUCTIONS: SMALL FIRE: USE DRY CHEMICAL POWDER. LARGE FIRE: USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR FOAM. DO NOT USE WATER JET. SPECIAL REMARKS ON FIRE HAZARDS: WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION IT EMITS TOXIC FUMES OF SULFUR OXIDES, AND SODIUM OXIDE. SPECIAL REMARKS ON EXPLOSION HAZARDS: NOT AVAILABLE.
SMALL SPILL: USE APPROPRIATE TOOLS TO PUT THE SPILLED SOLID IN A CONVENIENT WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINER. FINISH CLEANING BY SPREADING WATER ON THE CONTAMINATED SURFACE AND DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS. LARGE SPILL: POISONOUS SOLID. STOP LEAK IF WITHOUT RISK. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINER. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. PREVENT ENTRY INTO SEWERS, BASEMENTS OR CONFINED AREAS; DIKE IF NEEDED. ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. CALL FOR ASSISTANCE ON DISPOSAL. FINISH CLEANING BY SPREADING WATER ON THE CONTAMINATED SURFACE AND ALLOW TO EVACUATE THROUGH THE SANITARY SYSTEM.
PRECAUTIONS: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION. GROUND ALL EQUIPMENT CONTAINING MATERIAL. DO NOT INGEST. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR SUITABLE RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT. IF INGESTED, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY AND SHOW THE CONTAINER OR THE LABEL. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLES SUCH AS OXIDIZING AGENTS. STORAGE: KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP CONTAINER IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: 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. PERSONAL PROTECTION: SPLASH GOGGLES. LAB COAT. DUST RESPIRATOR. BE SURE TO USE AN APPROVED/CERTIFIED RESPIRATOR OR EQUIVALENT. GLOVES. PERSONAL PROTECTION IN CASE OF A LARGE SPILL: SPLASH GOGGLES. FULL SUIT. DUST RESPIRATOR. BOOTS. GLOVES. A SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD BE USED TO AVOID INHALATION OF THE PRODUCT. SUGGESTED PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MIGHT NOT BE SUFFICIENT; CONSULT A SPECIALIST BEFORE HANDLING THIS PRODUCT. EXPOSURE LIMITS: NOT AVAILABLE.
PHYSICAL STATE AND APPEARANCE: SOLID. (CRYSTALS SOLID.) ODOR: CHARACTERISTIC. FAINT ODOR OF FATTY SUBSTANCES (SLIGHT.) TASTE: NOT AVAILABLE. COLOR: WHITE TO YELLOWISH. MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 288.38 G/MOLE PH (1% SOLN/WATER): 9.5 [BASIC.] BOILING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE. MELTING POINT: 204 DEG. C (399.2 DEG. F) - 207 C CRITICAL TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE. SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.4 - 0.48 (WATER = 1) VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE. VAPOR DENSITY: NOT AVAILABLE. VOLATILITY: NOT AVAILABLE. ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE. WATER/OIL DIST. COEFF.: THE PRODUCT IS MORE SOLUBLE IN OIL; LOG(OIL/WATER) = 1.6 IONICITY (IN WATER): NOT AVAILABLE. DISPERSION PROPERTIES: SEE SOLUBILITY IN WATER. SOLUBILITY: SOLUBLE IN COLD WATER, HOT WATER. SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 1 G/10 ML WATER 150 G/L AT 20 DEG. C
STABILITY: THE PRODUCT IS STABLE. INSTABILITY TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE. CONDITIONS OF INSTABILITY: EXCESS HEAT, DUST GENERATION, INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS INCOMPATIBILITY WITH VARIOUS SUBSTANCES: REACTIVE WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS. CORROSIVITY: NON-CORROSIVE IN PRESENCE OF GLASS. SPECIAL REMARKS ON REACTIVITY: NOT AVAILABLE. SPECIAL REMARKS ON CORROSIVITY: NOT AVAILABLE. POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
ROUTES OF ENTRY: ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. INHALATION. INGESTION. TOXICITY TO ANIMALS: ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY (LD50): 1288 MG/KG [RAT.]. ACUTE TOXICITY OF THE DUST (LC50): >3900 MG/M3 1 HOURS [RAT]. CHRONIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS: MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: MUTAGENIC FOR BACTERIA AND/OR YEAST. MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANS: UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, SKIN, EYES. OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS: HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (IRRITANT), OF INHALATION. SLIGHTLY HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (SENSITIZER, PERMEATOR), OF INGESTION. SPECIAL REMARKS ON TOXICITY TO ANIMALS: LETHAL DOSE/CONC 50% KILL: LD50 [RABBIT] - ROUTE: SKIN; DOSE: 10000 MG/KG (BIOFAX INDUSTRIAL BIO-TEST LABORATORIES, INC., 1971) SPECIAL REMARKS ON CHRONIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS: MAY CAUSE ADVERSE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS BASED ON ANIMAL TEST DATA. NO HUMAN DATA FOUND. MAY AFFECT GENETIC MATERIAL (MUTAGENIC) SPECIAL REMARKS ON OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS: ACUTE POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: SKIN: CAUSES MILD TO MODERATE SKIN IRRITATION. MAY PRODUCE A DRYING EFFECT ON THE SKIN. MAY CAUSE DEFEATING OF THE SKIN. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTION (DERMATITIS) EYES: CAUSES MODERATE EYE IRRITATION. INHALATION: MATERIAL IS IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE SORE THROAT, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND DELAYED LUNG EDEMA. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC RESPIRATORY REACTION. INGESTION: MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IRRITATION WITH NAUSEA, VOMITING, INTESTINAL BLOATING, HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA. MAY ALSO AFFECT BEHAVIOR (ATAXIA, SOMNOLENCE), AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. CHRONIC POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: SKIN: PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC DERMATITIS AND DEFATTING OF THE SKIN. INGESTION: PROLONGED OR REPEATED INGESTION MAY AFFECT THE LIVER. INHALATION: PROLONGED OR REPEATED INHALATION MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC RESPIRATORY REACTION (ASTHMA) AND MAY LEAD TO DECREASED PULMONARY FUNCTION.
ECOTOXICITY: ECOTOXICITY IN WATER (LC50): 117 MG/L 96 HOURS [ALGAE (PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA)]. 53 MG/L 96 HOURS [ALGAE (DESMODESMUS SUBSPICATUS)]. 10.2-22.8 MG/L 96 HOURS [FISH (PIMEPHALES PROMELAS)]. 30-100 MG/L 96 HOURS [ALGAE (DESMODESMUS SUBSPICATUS)]. 1.8 MG/L 48 HOURS [DAPHNIA (DAPHNIA MAGNA)]. BOD5 AND COD: NOT AVAILABLE. PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION: POSSIBLY HAZARDOUS SHORT TERM DEGRADATION PRODUCTS ARE NOT LIKELY. HOWEVER, LONG TERM DEGRADATION PRODUCTS MAY ARISE. TOXICITY OF THE PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION: THE PRODUCTS OF DEGRADATION ARE LESS TOXIC THAN THE PRODUCT ITSELF. SPECIAL REMARKS ON THE PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION: NOT AVAILABLE.
WASTE DISPOSAL: WASTE MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL REGULATIONS.
DOT CLASSIFICATION: NOT A DOT CONTROLLED MATERIAL (UNITED STATES). IDENTIFICATION: NOT APPLICABLE. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR TRANSPORT: NOT APPLICABLE. DOT (PICTOGRAMS): NO PLACARD REQUIRED
FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS: TSCA 8(B) INVENTORY: SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNINGS: CALIFORNIA PROP. 65: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS FOR WHICH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS FOUND TO CAUSE CANCER WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A WARNING UNDER THE STATUTE: NO PRODUCTS WERE FOUND. CALIFORNIA PROP. 65: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS FOR WHICH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS FOUND TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A WARNING UNDER THE STATUTE: NO PRODUCTS WERE FOUND. OTHER REGULATIONS: OSHA: HAZARDOUS BY DEFINITION OF HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200). EINECS: THIS PRODUCT IS ON THE EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (EINECS NO. 205-788-1). CANADA: LISTED ON CANADIAN DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST (DSL). CHINA: LISTED ON NATIONAL INVENTORY. JAPAN: LISTED ON NATIONAL INVENTORY (ENCS). KOREA: LISTED ON NATIONAL INVENTORY (KECI). PHILIPPINES: LISTED ON NATIONAL INVENTORY (PICCS). AUSTRALIA: LISTED ON AICS. OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS: WHMIS (CANADA): CLASS D-2B: MATERIAL CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS (TOXIC). DSCL (EEC): R22: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. R36/38: IRRITATING TO EYES AND SKIN. R43: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY SKIN CONTACT. S26: IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. S36/37: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND GLOVES. S46: IF SWALLOWED, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY AND SHOW THIS CONTAINER OR LABEL. HMIS (U.S.A.): HEALTH HAZARD 2 FIRE HAZARD 1 REACTIVITY 0 PERSONAL PROTECTION E NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (U.S.A.): HEALTH 2 FLAMMABILITY 1 REACTIVITY 0 SPECIFIC HAZARD WHMIS (CANADA) (PICTOGRAMS): D2 - MATERIALS CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS DSCL (EUROPE) (PICTOGRAMS): XN: HARMFUL TDG (CANADA) (PICTOGRAMS): NO PLACARD REQUIRED ADR (EUROPE) (PICTOGRAMS): NO PLACARD REQUIRED PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: GLOVES. LAB COAT. DUST RESPIRATOR. BE SURE TO USE AN APPROVED/CERTIFIED RESPIRATOR OR EQUIVALENT. WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR WHEN VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE. SPLASH GOGGLES.
MSDS CODE: S4160 REFERENCES: NOT AVAILABLE. OTHER SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: NOT AVAILABLE. VALIDATED BY: SONIA OWEN ON 10/19/2012. VERIFIED BY: SONIA OWEN. PRINTED: 10/19/2012. CALL: (310) 516-8000 NOTICE TO READER: ALL CHEMICALS MAY POSE UNKNOWN HAZARDS AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION. THIS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS) 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 MSDS. IT SHALL BE THE USER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DEVELOP PROPER METHODS OF HANDLING AND PERSONAL PROTECTION BASED ON THE ACTUAL CONDITIONS OF USE. WHILE THIS MSDS IS BASED ON TECHNICAL DATA JUDGED TO BE RELIABLE, SPECTRUM QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC. ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. |