| Common Name: | BIO-FRESH CD |
| Manufacturer: | NU-CALGON WHOLESALER |
| SDS Revision Date: | 5/20/2013 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 1ANJ7, 22NV41 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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NU-CALGON WHOLESALER, INC.
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
| SECTION 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
COMPANY NAME: NU-CALGON WHOLESALER, INC.
STREET ADDRESS: 2008 ALTOM COURT
CITY: ST. LOUIS
STATE: MO
POSTAL CODE: 63146-4151
PHONE NUMBER: (314) 469-7000 / (800) 554-5499
CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300
LAST UPDATE: 5/20/13
PRODUCT NAME: BIO-FRESH CD
PRODUCT NUMBER: 4126-34
PRODUCT USE: BACTERISTAT-FUNGISTAT
EPA REGISTRATION #: 9804-3-65516
| SECTION 2 - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS % BY WT. CAS NUMBER TLV PEL
SODIUM CHLORITE 0.17 7758-19-2 NO DATA. NO DATA.
| SECTION 3 - HAZARD IDENTIFICATION | |
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
CLEAR LIQUID WITH VERY FAINT CHLORINOUS ODOR. MAY CAUSE SKIN REACTION.
MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
EYES:
BASED ON RABBIT STUDIES, PRODUCT HAS BEEN GIVEN AN EPA TOXICITY CATEGORY
IV RATING AS A MILD IRRITANT WITH MINIMAL EFFECTS. EXPOSURE CAN PRODUCE
SLIGHT IRRITATION OF CONJUNCTIVA, CORNEA AND EYELID.
SKIN:
BASED ON RABBIT STUDIES, PRODUCT IS LISTED AS "PRACTICALLY NOT AN
IRRITANT". PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED IRRITATION, CONTACT
DERMATITIS, MILD ERYTHEMA AND EDEMA.
INGESTION:
INGESTION MAY PRODUCE GASTRIC DISCOMFORT, NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.
INTAKE OF LARGE QUANTITIES MAY PRODUCE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA.
INHALATION:
BIO-FRESH CD(R*) NORMALLY HAS NO RESPIRATORY EFFECTS. IF EXPOSURE TO
CHLORINE DIOXIDE PRODUCED FROM ACTIVATION OCCURS, REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH
AIR. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IF RESPIRATORY DISTRESS CONTINUES.
CHRONIC EXPOSURE:
MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED IRRITATION TO AREAS EXPOSED TO PRODUCT. SYSTEMS OF
OVER EXPOSURE SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION
CARCINOGENICITY:
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS ARE NOT LISTED BY ROTECS, OSHA, IARC, NTP OR EPA.
NO EVIDENCE TO DATE IMPLICATING PRODUCT AS A CARCINOGEN OR TUMOR PROMOTER.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BE EXPOSURE:
SKIN DISORDERS, SUCH AS DERMAL ALLERGIES AND DERMATITIS.
| SECTION 4 - FIRST AID MEASURES | |
EYES:
THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES ARE RECOMMENDED AS EMERGENCY FIRST AID ONLY.
THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE OR SUPPLANT THE TREATMENT ADVICE OF A
PHYSICIAN OR OTHER AUTHORIZED HEALTH CARE SPECIALIST. HOLD EYE OPEN AND
RINSE SLOWLY AND GENTLY WITH WATER FOR 15-20 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT
LENSES, IF PRESENT, AFTER THE FIRST 5 MINUTES, THEN CONTINUE RINSING EYE.
CALL A POISON CONTROL CENTER OR DOCTOR FOR FURTHER TREATMENT ADVICE.
SKIN:
TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. RINSE SKIN IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR 15-20 MINUTES. CALL A POISON CONTROL CENTER OR DOCTOR FOR FURTHER
TREATMENT ADVICE.
INGESTION:
CALL A POISON CONTROL CENTER OR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY FOR TREATMENT ADVICE.
HAVE PERSON SIP A GLASS OF WATER IF ABLE TO SWALLOW. DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING UNLESS TOLD TO DO SO BY A POISON CONTROL CENTER OF DOCTOR. DO NOT
GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
INHALATION:
MOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR. IF PERSON IS NOT BREATHING, CALL 911 OR AN
AMBULANCE, AND THEN GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH
IF POSSIBLE. CALL A POISON CONTROL CENTER OR DOCTOR FOR FURTHER TREATMENT
ADVICE.
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN:
CHLORINE DIOXIDE VAPORS ARE EMITTED WHEN THIS PRODUCT CONTACTS ACIDS OR
CHLORINE. IF THESE VAPORS ARE INHALED, MONITOR PATIENT CLOSELY FOR DELAYED
DEVELOPMENT OF PULMONARY EDEMA WHICH MAY OCCUR UP TO 48-72 HOURS POST
INHALATION.
| SECTION 5 - FIREFIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLASH POINT: N/A DEG. C/N/A DEG. F
AUTOIGNITION TEMP: N/A DEG. C/N/A DEG. F
HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION: NO DATA.
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR: NO DATA.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
WATER UNLESS CONTRAINDICATED BY OTHER MATERIALS INVOLVED IN THE FIRE.
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
THE SODIUM CHLORITE IN DRIED BIO-FRESH(R*) CD IS A STRONG OXIDIZER, WHICH
SUPPORTS COMBUSTION.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES:
STANDARD PROTECTIVE GEAR WITH SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. DO NOT
ALLOW PRODUCT TO EVAPORATE TO DRYNESS. IF CHLORINE DIOXIDE GAS IS
PRODUCED, VENT TO ATMOSPHERE. OPEN OR VENT ANY LARGE CONTAINERS.
| SECTION 6 - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
SPILL OR LEAK:
ALL SPILLS AND LEAKS INVOLVING MORE THAN 10 GALLONS SHOULD BE REPORTED TO
THE NEAREST REGIONAL EPA OFFICE OR DESIGNATED STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
OFFICE WITH 24 HOURS. SPILLS FROM OCEAN VESSELS OR WHICH MAY CONTAMINATE
U.S. COSTAL WATERWAYS SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE NEAREST COAST GUARD OFFICE
WITHIN 24 HOURS. SMALL SPILLS, INVOLVING LESS THAN 10 GALLONS, MAY BE
FLUSHED TO A DESIGNATED AND PERMITTED SEWER SYSTEM WITH THE AMOUNT OF
WATER THAT IS ABOUT 10 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE SPILL. DO NOT DISCHARGE
THIS PRODUCT TO STORM DRAINS OR TO ANY SURFACE OR GROUNDWATER SOURCE UNLESS
SPECIFICALLY ALLOWED UNDER A VALID NPDES PERMIT.
| SECTION 7 - HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT:
USE PRODUCT ONLY AS DIRECTED BY THE LABEL. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND
EYES; AVOID BREATHING ANY VAPORS OR FUMES RESULTING FROM PRODUCT
ACTIVATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. THOROUGHLY RINSE ALL PROTECTIVE
GEAR AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS TRANSFER PUMPS AND LINES, WITH WATER
PRIOR TO REUSE OR STORAGE. KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN, ANIMALS, AND
UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS:
STORE IN A COOL, DARK AREA IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER. DO NOT CONTAMINATE WATER,
FOOD, OR FEED BY STORAGE OR DISPOSAL. DO NOT RE-USE CONTAINER.
| SECTION 8 - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED
EYE PROTECTION:
GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE RECOMMENDS USE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES FOR
ALL APPLICATIONS INVOLVING CHEMICAL HANDLING.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING:
GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE RECOMMENDS THAT, AT A MINIMUM, RUBBER,
NEOPRENE, OR OTHER CHEMICALLY IMPERVIOUS GLOVES BE WORN FOR ALL
APPLICATIONS INVOLVING CHEMICAL HANDLING.
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: NO DATA.
SPECIFIC ENGINEERING CONTROLS (SUCH AS VENTILATION, ENCLOSED PROCESS):
OPEN AIR OR GOOD ROOM VENTILATION IS NORMALLY ADEQUATE FOR SAFE USE OF
THIS PRODUCT
| SECTION 9 - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL FORM: LIQUID
FREEZING POINT: NO DATA. DEG. C/NO DATA. DEG. F
% VOLATILE BY WEIGHT: NO DATA.%
COLOR: CLEAR
VAPOR DENSITY [AIR=1]: 0.02 KG/M3
EVAPORATION RATE: COMPARABLE TO WATER
ODOR: VERY FAINT CHLORINOUS ODOR
VAPOR PRESSURE: 23.7 MMHg (25 DEG. C)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.01 G/ML (20 DEG. C)
BOILING POINT: 100.5 DEG. C/213 DEG. F
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: COMPLETE
PH (CONCENTRATE): 7.5 - 9.0
| SECTION 10 - STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR
INCOMPATIBILITIES: NO DATA.
REACTIVE CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
AVOID STORING PRODUCT UNDER CONDITIONS IN WHICH IT COULD EVAPORATE TO
CRYSTALLINE SALT. AVOID ACCIDENTAL CONTACT OF CONCENTRATE WITH ACIDS,
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS, HYPOCHLORITES (BLEACH), SULFUR AND SULFITE COMPOUNDS,
PHOSPHOROUS, ORGANIC SOLVENTS AND COMBUSTIBLE/FLAMMABLE MATERIAL
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
EXPOSURE TO ACIDS OR CHLORINE COMPOUNDS MAY PRODUCE CHLORINE DIOXIDE GAS.
| SECTION 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
HAZARDOUS CAS # EINECS # LD50 OF INGREDIENT LC50 OF INGREDIENT
INGREDIENTS (SPECIFY SPECIES) (SPECIFY SPECIES)
SODIUM NO DATA. NO DATA. INHALATION LC50: DERMAL LD50:
CHLORITE >5.61 MG/L >5,000 MG/KG (RABBIT)
THOUGH PRODUCT ORAL LD50:
ACTIVE INGREDIENT >5,000 MG/KG (RAT)
IS A CHEMICAL
OXIDANT, NO
EVIDENCE TO DATE
FOR MUTAGENICITY
FROM WHOLE ANIMAL
OR IN VITRO
STUDIES.
| SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS AQUATIC TOXICITY DATA
THIS PRODUCT IS TOXIC TO FISH AND AQUATIC
ORGANISMS. DO NOT DISCHARGE EFFLUENT CONTAINING
THIS PRODUCT INTO LAKES, STREAMS, PONDS, ESTUARIES,
OCEANS OR OTHER WATERS UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS OF A NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT AND THE
PERMITTING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED IN WRITING
PRIOR TO DISCHARGE. DO NOT DISCHARGE EFFLUENT
CONTAINING THIS PRODUCT TO SEWER SYSTEMS WITHOUT
PREVIOUSLY NOTIFYING THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
AUTHORITY. FOR GUIDANCE, CONTACT YOUR STATE WATER
BOARD OR REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE EPA.
| SECTION 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE DISPOSAL:
CONTAINER DISPOSAL:
WRAP CONTAINER IN NEWSPAPER AND DISCARD IN TRASH. TRIPLE RINSE THEN OFFER
FOR RECYCLING OR RECONDITIONING; OR PUNCTURE AND DISPOSE OF IN A SANITARY
LANDFILL, OR BY INCINERATION; OR IF ALLOWED BY STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES,
BY BURNING. IF BURNED, STAY OUT OF SMOKE.
PESTICIDE DISPOSAL:
WASTES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT MAY BE DISPOSED OF ON SITE
OR AT AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.
DISPOSAL PROCEDURE:
SMALL QUANTITIES, LESS THAN 10 GALLONS, MAY BE FLUSHED TO AN AUTHORIZED
AND PERMITTED SEWER WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.
| SECTION 14 - TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION | |
SPECIAL SHIPPING INFORMATION: NOT DOT REGULATED
PURVIEW PROPER SHIPPING NAME UN NUMBER PACKING GROUP HAZARD CLASS
DOT NOT REGULATED.
(LAND)
IMO NO DATA.
(WATER)
ICAO NO DATA.
(AIR)
| SECTION 15 - REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION (WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM):
NOT REGULATED BY WHMIS.
SARA TITLE III (SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS & REAUTHORIZATION ACT):
NEITHER THE PRODUCT NOR ITS CONSTITUENT INGREDIENTS ARE LISTED UNDER SARA
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. CHLORINE DIOXIDE PRODUCED FROM ACTIVATION IS
LISTED UNDER SARA 313.
OSHA (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION):
NEITHER PRODUCT NOR CONSTITUENT INGREDIENTS IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ACUTE OR
CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARD BY OSHA. CHLORINE DIOXIDE PRODUCED BY ACTIVATION IS
REGULATED WITH AN AIR EXPOSURE LIMIT OF 0.1 PPM TLV AND 0.3 PPM STEL.
TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT):
ALL PRODUCT INGREDIENTS ARE IN INVENTORY
VOC (VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS): <0.1% BY WEIGHT
CPR (CANADIAN CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS):
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF
THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS.
EINECS (EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES):
NO DATA.
DSL / NDSL (CANADIAN DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST)(NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST):
NO DATA.
CERCLA (COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE COMPENSATION & LIABILITY ACT): NO DATA.
IDL (CANADIAN INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST): NO DATA.
NFPA (HMIS) RATING (HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM):
HEALTH 1
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 1
SPECIAL HAZARDS NONE
| SECTION 16 - OTHER INFORMATION | |
RCRA:
NOT CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS WASTE EITHER CATEGORICALLY OR BY CHEMICAL
LISTING.
FIFRA:
BIO-FRESH(R*) CD IS AN EPA REGISTERED ANTIMICROBIAL (EPA NO. 9804-65516)
CALIFORNIA:
NOT REGULATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PROPOSITION 65 (SAFE DRINKING WATER
AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986)
NEW JERSEY:
SODIUM CHLORITE IS LISTED UNDER NEW JERSEY'S CHEMICAL INVENTORY
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT (NJAC 7:1Z). ESTIMATED RELEASE NOTIFICATION,
HOWEVER, IS NOT REQUIRED.
NOTE:
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND MAY VARY FROM ONE
LOCATION TO ANOTHER. IT IS THE USER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE
PURCHASE, TRANSPORT, STORAGE, USE AND DISPOSAL OF THIS PRODUCT.
PRODUCT MAY BLEACH CLOTHING AND FABRIC MATERIALS, SUCH AS DRAPERIES AND
CARPETS.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON THE DATA AVAILABLE TO US AND
IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT. HOWEVER, NU-CALGON WHOLESALER INC. MAKES NO
WARRANTY, EXPRESSED, OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE ACCURACY OF THIS DATA OR
THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE THEREOF. NU-CALGON WHOLESALER INC.
ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR INJURY FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED
HERIN.