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PRODUCT NAME: NICKEL-SAFE ICE MACHINE CLEANER (4287) CAS #: MIXTURE PRODUCT USE: DESCALER MANUFACTURER: NU-CALGON 2008 ALTOM COURT ST. LOUIS, MO 63146 US PHONE: 314-469-7000 / 800-554-5499 EMERGENCY PHONE: 1-800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: WARNING: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. POTENTIAL SHORT TERM HEALTH EFFECTS: ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: EYE, SKIN CONTACT, INHALATION, INGESTION. EYES: MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR CHEMICAL BURNS. SKIN: THIS PRODUCT IS NON-CORROSIVE BASED ON TEST DATA. MAY CAUSE MILD SKIN IRRITATION. INHALATION: EXCESSIVE INTENTIONAL INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS (HEADACHE, DIZZINESS). INGESTION: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE STOMACH DISTRESS, NAUSEA OR VOMITING. TARGET ORGANS: EYES. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. SKIN. CHRONIC EFFECTS: PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE DRYING, DEFATTING AND DERMATITIS. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE DISCOMFORT OR PAIN, EXCESS BLINKING AND TEAR PRODUCTION, WITH MARKED REDNESS AND SWELLING OF THE CONJUNCTIVA. OSHA REGULATORY STATUS: THIS PRODUCT IS A "HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL" AS DEFINED BY THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.1200. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.
INGREDIENT(S) CAS # PERCENT PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 15 - 40 CITRIC ACID 77-92-9 1 - 5
FIRST AID PROCEDURES: EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COOL WATER. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF APPLICABLE, AND CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR 15 MINUTES. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COOL WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. DISCARD OR WASH WELL BEFORE REUSE. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INHALATION: IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VOMITING OCCURS NATURALLY, HAVE VICTIM LEAN FORWARD TO REDUCE RISK OF ASPIRATION. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF VICTIM IS UNCONSCIOUS, OR IS CONVULSING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: SYMPTOMS MAY BE DELAYED. GENERAL ADVICE: IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE). ENSURE THAT MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARE AWARE OF THE MATERIAL(S) INVOLVED, AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. SHOW THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET TO THE DOCTOR IN ATTENDANCE. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES: NOT FLAMMABLE BY WHMIS/OSHA CRITERIA. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING: MEDIA DRY CHEMICAL. FOAM. CARBON DIOXIDE. UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NOT AVAILABLE PROTECTION OF FIREFIGHTERS: SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: NOT AVAILABLE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS: FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INCLUDING SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: MAY INCLUDE AND ARE NOT LIMITED TO: OXIDES OF PHOSPHORUS. OXIDES OF CARBON. EXPLOSION DATA: SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT: NOT AVAILABLE SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NOT AVAILABLE
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: KEEP UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL AWAY. DO NOT TOUCH OR WALK THROUGH SPILLED MATERIAL. DO NOT TOUCH DAMAGED CONTAINERS OR SPILLED MATERIAL UNLESS WEARING APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND OF SPILL/LEAK. ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS: DO NOT DISCHARGE INTO LAKES, STREAMS, PONDS OR PUBLIC WATERS. METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT: STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. PREVENT ENTRY INTO WATERWAYS, SEWERS, BASEMENTS OR CONFINED AREAS. METHODS FOR CLEANING UP: BEFORE ATTEMPTING CLEAN UP, REFER TO HAZARD DATA GIVEN ABOVE. SMALL SPILLS MAY BE ABSORBED WITH NON-REACTIVE ABSORBENT AND PLACED IN SUITABLE, COVERED, LABELLED CONTAINERS. PREVENT LARGE SPILLS FROM ENTERING SEWERS OR WATERWAYS. CONTACT EMERGENCY SERVICES AND SUPPLIER FOR ADVICE. NEVER RETURN SPILLS TO ORIGINAL CONTAINERS FOR RE-USE.
HANDLING: USE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES IN HANDLING THIS MATERIAL. WHEN USING DO NOT EAT OR DRINK. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND CLOTHING. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR MISTS OF THIS PRODUCT. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. USE ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. STORAGE: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. STORE IN A CLOSED CONTAINER AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
EXPOSURE LIMITS: INGREDIENT(S) EXPOSURE LIMITS CITRIC ACID ACGIH-TLV: TWA: 10 MG/M3 OSHA-PEL: TWA: 10 MG/M3 PHOSPHORIC ACID ACGIH-TLV: TWA: 1 MG/M3 STEL: 3 MG/M3 OSHA-PEL: TWA: 1 MG/M3 ENGINEERING CONTROLS: GENERAL VENTILATION NORMALLY ADEQUATE. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: EYE / FACE PROTECTION: CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES. HAND PROTECTION: RUBBER GLOVES. CONFIRM WITH A REPUTABLE SUPPLIER FIRST. SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: AS REQUIRED BY EMPLOYER CODE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: AVOID BREATHING MISTS OR VAPORS. WHERE EXPOSURE GUIDELINE LEVELS MAY BE EXCEEDED, USE AN APPROVED NIOSH RESPIRATOR. GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS: HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE. WHEN USING DO NOT EAT OR DRINK. WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING THE PRODUCT.
APPEARANCE: LIQUID. COLOR: GREEN FORM: LIQUID ODOR: MILD CHEMICAL ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID PH: <1 MELTING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE FREEZING POINT: -0.40 DEG. F (-18 DEG. C) BOILING POINT: >199.40 DEG. F (> 93 DEG. C) POUR POINT: NOT AVAILABLE EVAPORATION RATE: NOT AVAILABLE FLASH POINT: NONE AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR, LOWER, % BY VOLUME: NOT AVAILABLE FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR, UPPER, % BY VOLUME: NOT AVAILABLE VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT AVAILABLE VAPOR DENSITY: NOT AVAILABLE SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.19 OCTANOL/WATER COEFFICIENT: NOT AVAILABLE SOLUBILITY (H2O): COMPLETE VOC (WEIGHT %): NOT AVAILABLE VISCOSITY: NOT AVAILABLE PERCENT VOLATILE: NOT AVAILABLE
REACTIVITY: REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH ALKALINE MATERIAL. THIS PRODUCT MAY REACT WITH REDUCING AGENTS. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR. CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: DO NOT MIX WITH OTHER CHEMICALS. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: BASES. REDUCING AGENTS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF PHOSPHORUS. MAY INCLUDE AND ARE NOT LIMITED TO: OXIDES OF CARBON.
COMPONENT ANALYSIS - LC50: INGREDIENT(S) LC50 CITRIC ACID NOT AVAILABLE PHOSPHORIC ACID NOT AVAILABLE COMPONENT ANALYSIS - ORAL LD50: INGREDIENT(S) LD50 CITRIC ACID 5040 MG/KG MOUSE; 3000 MG/KG RAT PHOSPHORIC ACID 1530 MG/KG RAT EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE: EYE: MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR CHEMICAL BURNS. SKIN: THIS PRODUCT IS NON-CORROSIVE BASED ON TEST DATA. MAY CAUSE MILD SKIN IRRITATION. INHALATION: EXCESSIVE INTENTIONAL INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS (HEADACHE, DIZZINESS). INGESTION: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE STOMACH DISTRESS, NAUSEA OR VOMITING. SENSITIZATION: NON-HAZARDOUS BY WHMIS/OSHA CRITERIA. CHRONIC EFFECTS: NON-HAZARDOUS BY WHMIS/OSHA CRITERIA. CARCINOGENICITY: NON-HAZARDOUS BY WHMIS/OSHA CRITERIA. MUTAGENICITY: NON-HAZARDOUS BY WHMIS/OSHA CRITERIA. REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: NON-HAZARDOUS BY WHMIS/OSHA CRITERIA. TERATOGENICITY: NON-HAZARDOUS BY WHMIS/OSHA CRITERIA. NAME OF TOXICOLOGICALLY SYNERGISTIC PRODUCTS: NOT AVAILABLE
ECOTOXICITY: COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. ECOTOXICITY - FRESHWATER FISH - ACUTE TOXICITY DATA: CITRIC ACID 77-92-9 96 HR LC50 LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS: 1516 MG/L [STATIC] PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 96 HR LC50 GAMBUSIA AFFINIS: 3 - 3.5 MG/L ECOTOXICITY - WATER FLEA - ACUTE TOXICITY DATA: CITRIC ACID 77-92-9 72 HR EC50 DAPHNIA MAGNA: 120 MG/L PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 12 HR EC50 DAPHNIA MAGNA: 4.6 MG/L PERSISTENCE / DEGRADABILITY: NOT AVAILABLE BIOACCUMULATION / ACCUMULATION: NOT AVAILABLE MOBILITY IN ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA: NOT AVAILABLE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE AQUATIC TOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE PARTITION COEFFICIENT: NOT AVAILABLE CHEMICAL FATE INFORMATION: NOT AVAILABLE OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE
DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS: DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. WASTE FROM RESIDUES / UNUSED PRODUCTS: NOT AVAILABLE CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: NOT AVAILABLE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT): NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS. TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS (TDG - CANADA): NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS.
CANADIAN FEDERAL REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS. CANADA - WHMIS - INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST: CITRIC ACID 77-92-9 1% PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 1% WHMIS STATUS: CONTROLLED WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: CLASS D - DIVISION 2B WHMIS LABELING: D2 - MATERIALS CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA): 29 CFR 1910.1200 HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL: YES US FEDERAL REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT IS A "HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL" AS DEFINED BY THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.1200. U.S. - CERCLA/SARA - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND THEIR REPORTABLE QUANTITIES: PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 5000 LB FINAL RQ; 2270 KG FINAL RQ U.S. - CWA (CLEAN WATER ACT) - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 PRESENT CERCLA (SUPERFUND) REPORTABLE QUANTITY: PHOSPHORIC ACID: 5000.0000 SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA): HAZARD CATEGORIES: IMMEDIATE HAZARD: YES DELAYED HAZARD: NO FIRE HAZARD: NO PRESSURE HAZARD: NO REACTIVITY HAZARD: NO SECTION 302 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE: NO SECTION 311 HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL: YES CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA): NOT AVAILABLE CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA): NOT AVAILABLE STATE REGULATIONS: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM. U.S. - CALIFORNIA - 8 CCR SECTION 339 - DIRECTOR'S LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 PRESENT U.S. - LOUISIANA - REPORTABLE QUANTITY LIST FOR POLLUTANTS: PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 5000 LB FINAL RQ; 2270 KG FINAL RQ U.S. - MASSACHUSETTS - RIGHT TO KNOW LIST: PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 PRESENT U.S. - MINNESOTA - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 PRESENT U.S. - NEW JERSEY - RIGHT TO KNOW HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 SN 1516 U.S. - NEW YORK - REPORTING OF RELEASES PART 597 - LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 5000 LB RQ (AIR); 100 LB RQ (LAND/WATER) U.S. - PENNSYLVANIA - RTK (RIGHT TO KNOW) LIST: PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD U.S. - RHODE ISLAND - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: PHOSPHORIC ACID 7664-38-2 TOXIC; FLAMMABLE INVENTORY NAME: COUNTRY(S) OR INVENTORY NAME ON INVENTORY REGION (YES/NO)* CANADA DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (DSL) YES CANADA NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (NDSL) NO UNITED STATES & TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) INVENTORY YES PUERTO RICO A "YES" INDICATES THAT ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT COMPLY WITH THE INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNING COUNTRY(S)
HMIS: HEALTH 2/ FLAMMABILITY 0 PHYSICAL HAZARD 0 PERSONAL PROTECTION X NFPA: 2 0 0 LEGEND: SEVERE: 4 SERIOUS: 3 MODERATE: 2 SLIGHT: 1 MINIMAL: 0 DISCLAIMER: INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN WAS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES CONSIDERED TECHNICALLY ACCURATE AND RELIABLE. WHILE EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE FULL DISCLOSURE OF PRODUCT HAZARDS, IN SOME CASES DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE AND IS SO STATED. SINCE CONDITIONS OF ACTUAL PRODUCT USE ARE BEYOND CONTROL OF THE SUPPLIER, IT IS ASSUMED THAT USERS OF THIS MATERIAL HAVE BEEN FULLY TRAINED ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS. NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AND SUPPLIER WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSSES, INJURIES OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT. ISSUE DATE: 01-JUN-2011 EFFECTIVE DATE: 01-AUG-2011 EXPIRY DATE: 01-AUG-2014 PREPARED BY: NU-CALGON TECHNICAL SERVICE (314) 469-7000 OTHER INFORMATION: FOR AN UPDATED MSDS, PLEASE CONTACT THE SUPPLIER/MANUFACTURER LISTED IN SECTION 1 OF THIS DOCUMENT. #18468 |