| Common Name: | NU-BRITE |
| Manufacturer: | NU-CALGON WHOLESALER |
| SDS Revision Date: | 10/28/2013 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 1ANG9, 1ANJ1 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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NU-CALGON
SAFETY DATA SHEET
ISSUE DATE: 22-OCT-2013
REVISION DATE: 28-OCT-2013
VERSION: 1
| 1. IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
PRODUCT NAME: NU-BRITE
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION:
PART NUMBER: 4291-01, 4291-05, 4291-08.
RECOMMENDED USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE:
RECOMMENDED USE: COIL CLEANER/DEGREASER. FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY.
DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET:
SUPPLIER ADDRESS:
NU-CALGON
2008 ALTOM COURT
ST. LOUIS, MO 63146
WWW.NUCALGON.COM
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
COMPANY PHONE NUMBER:
(314) 469-7000
(800) 554-5499
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE (24 HR):
CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300
| 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
APPEARANCE: CLEAR BLUE LIQUID
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
ODOR: BLAND
CLASSIFICATION:
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1 SUB-CATEGORY B
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1
SIGNAL WORD: DANGER
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND EYE DAMAGE
CORROSION
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - PREVENTION:
DO NOT BREATHE DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY
WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - RESPONSE:
IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF
PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER
OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN
IF ON SKIN (OR HAIR):
REMOVE/TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. RINSE SKIN WITH
WATER/SHOWER WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE
IF INHALED:
REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR
BREATHING IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN
IF SWALLOWED:
RINSE MOUTH. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING
IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - STORAGE: STORE LOCKED UP
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL PLANT
UNKNOWN ACUTE TOXICITY:
4.3% OF THE MIXTURE CONSISTS OF INGREDIENT(S) OF UNKNOWN TOXICITY
| 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
CHEMICAL NAME CAS NO WEIGHT-%
SODIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-73-2 15-25
IF CHEMICAL NAME/CAS NO IS "PROPRIETARY" AND/OR WEIGHT-% IS LISTED AS A
RANGE, THE SPECIFIC CHEMICAL IDENTITY AND/OR PERCENTAGE OF COMPOSITION HAS
BEEN WITHHELD AS A TRADE SECRET.
| 4. FIRST-AID MEASURES | |
FIRST AID MEASURES:
EYE CONTACT:
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF
PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING. IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER
OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN.
SKIN CONTACT:
IF ON SKIN (OR HAIR):
REMOVE/TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. RINSE SKIN WITH
WATER/SHOWER. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
INHALATION:
IF INHALED:
REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR
BREATHING. IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN.
INGESTION:
IF SWALLOWED:
RINSE MOUTH. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR
DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS:
SYMPTOMS: CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND EYE DAMAGE.
INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED:
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
| 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
USE EXTINGUISHING MEASURES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE TO LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND
THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NOT DETERMINED.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: MATERIAL IS CORROSIVE.
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS 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: USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT FROM ENTERING INTO SOIL, DITCHES, SEWERS, WATERWAYS AND/OR
GROUNDWATER. SEE SECTION 12, ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION. SEE SECTION 13:
DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS.
METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT:
PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO.
METHODS FOR CLEAN-UP: KEEP IN SUITABLE, CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
ADVICE ON SAFE HANDLING:
HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE. USE
PERSONAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDED IN SECTION 8. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES
OR CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY. WASH FACE,
HANDS, AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
STORAGE CONDITIONS:
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED AND STORE IN A COOL, DRY AND WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE. STORE LOCKED UP. KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
ACIDS. OXIDIZING AGENTS. BLEACH. DO NOT MIX WITH OTHER CHEMICALS OR
CLEANERS.
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES:
CHEMICAL NAME ACGIH TLV OSHA PEL NIOSH IDLH
SODIUM HYDROXIDE CEILING: 2 MG/M3 TWA: 2 MG/M3 IDLH: 10 MG/M3
1310-73-2 (VACATED) CEILING: CEILING: 2 MG/M3
2 MG/M3
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
APPLY TECHNICAL MEASURES TO COMPLY WITH THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS.
EYEWASH STATIONS. SHOWERS.
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE/FACE PROTECTION:
WEAR APPROVED SAFETY GOGGLES WHERE A SPLASH HAZARD EXISTS.
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION, ESPECIALLY IN CONFINED AREAS. IN CASE OF
INADEQUATE VENTILATION WEAR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS:
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED
SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
INFORMATION ON BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
APPEARANCE: CLEAR BLUE LIQUID
ODOR: BLAND
COLOR: CLEAR BLUE
ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT DETERMINED
PROPERTY VALUES REMARKS - METHOD
PH 12.7 (1% IN WATER)
14.0 (CONCENTRATE)
MELTING POINT/FREEZING POINT NOT DETERMINED
BOILING POINT/BOILING RANGE 100 DEG. C / IBP
212 DEG. F
FLASH POINT NONE TO BOILING TAG CLOSED CUP
EVAPORATION RATE EQUAL TO WATER
FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS) LIQUID-NOT APPLICABLE
UPPER FLAMMABILITY LIMITS NOT DETERMINED
LOWER FLAMMABILITY LIMIT NOT DETERMINED
VAPOR PRESSURE NOT DETERMINED
VAPOR DENSITY NOT DETERMINED
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.24
WATER SOLUBILITY SOLUBLE IN WATER
SOLUBILITY IN OTHER SOLVENTS NOT DETERMINED
PARTITION COEFFICIENT NOT DETERMINED
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE NOT DETERMINED
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE NOT DETERMINED
KINEMATIC VISCOSITY NOT DETERMINED
DYNAMIC VISCOSITY WATER THIN (<5 CPS)
EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES NOT DETERMINED
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES NOT DETERMINED
VOC CONTENT (%) NONE
DENSITY 10.36 LB/GAL
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY: NOT REACTIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: NONE UNDER NORMAL PROCESSING.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. DO NOT MIX WITH OTHER CHEMICALS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
ACIDS. OXIDIZING AGENTS. BLEACH. DO NOT MIX WITH OTHER CHEMICALS OR
CLEANERS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NONE KNOWN BASED ON INFORMATION SUPPLIED.
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
EYE CONTACT: CAUSES SEVERE EYE DAMAGE.
SKIN CONTACT: CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS.
INHALATION: AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR MISTS.
INGESTION: DO NOT TASTE OR SWALLOW.
COMPONENT INFORMATION:
CHEMICAL NAME ORAL LD50 DERMAL LD50 INHALATION LC50
WATER >90 ML/KG (RAT)
7732-18-5
SODIUM HYDROXIDE =1350 MG/KG
1310-73-2 (RABBIT)
INFORMATION ON PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS:
SYMPTOMS: PLEASE SEE SECTION 4 OF THIS SDS FOR SYMPTOMS.
DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT AND
LONG-TERM EXPOSURE:
CARCINOGENICITY:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CARCINOGENS OR POTENTIAL CARCINOGENS AS
LISTED BY OSHA, IARC OR NTP.
NUMERICAL MEASURES OF TOXICITY: NOT DETERMINED
UNKNOWN ACUTE TOXICITY:
4.3% OF THE MIXTURE CONSISTS OF INGREDIENT(S) OF UNKNOWN TOXICITY.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY:
THE PRODUCT IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS. HOWEVER, THIS
DOES NOT EXCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY THAT LARGE OR FREQUENT SPILLS CAN HAVE A
HARMFUL OR DAMAGING EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
COMPONENT INFORMATION:
CHEMICAL NAME ALGAE/ FISH TOXICITY TO CRUSTACEA
AQUATIC MICROORGANISMS
PLANTS
SODIUM HYDROXIDE 45.4: 96 H
1310-73-2 ONCORHYNCHUS
MYKISS MG/L
LC50 STATIC
PERSISTENCE/DEGRADABILITY: BIODEGRADABLE.
BIOACCUMULATION: NOT DETERMINED.
MOBILITY: NOT DETERMINED
OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NOT DETERMINED
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE TREATMENT METHODS:
DISPOSAL OF WASTES:
DISPOSAL SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND
LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
CONTAMINATED PACKAGING:
DISPOSAL SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND
LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WASTE STATUS:
CHEMICAL NAME CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WASTE STATUS
SODIUM HYDROXIDE TOXIC
1310-73-2 CORROSIVE
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
NOTE:
PLEASE SEE CURRENT SHIPPING PAPER FOR MOST UP TO DATE SHIPPING INFORMATION,
INCLUDING EXEMPTIONS AND SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. WHEN SHIPPED DOMESTICALLY
BY GROUND IN CONTAINERS OF 1 LITER OR LESS THIS MATERIAL MAY BE
RECLASSIFIED AS "LIMITED QUANTITY" IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOT REGULATION
49 CFR 173.154. PLEASE SEE 49 CFR 172.500 FOR APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION
PLACARDING AND 49 CFR 172.400 FOR APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION LABELING.
DOT:
UN/ID NO: UN3266
PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S. (SODIUM HYDROXIDE)
HAZARD CLASS: 8
PACKING GROUP: II
IATA:
UN/ID NO: UN3266
PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S. (SODIUM HYDROXIDE)
HAZARD CLASS: 8
PACKING GROUP: II
IMDG:
UN/ID NO: UN3266
PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S. (SODIUM HYDROXIDE)
HAZARD CLASS: 8
PACKING GROUP: II
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES: NOT DETERMINED
LEGEND:
TSCA: UNITED STATES TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT SECTION 8(B) INVENTORY
DSL/NDSL: CANADIAN DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST/NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST
EINECS/ELINCS:
EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES/EUROPEAN LIST OF
NOTIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
ENCS: JAPAN EXISTING AND NEW CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
IECSC: CHINA INVENTORY OF EXISTING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
KECL: KOREAN EXISTING AND EVALUATED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
PICCS: PHILIPPINES INVENTORY OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
US FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
CERCLA:
THIS MATERIAL, AS SUPPLIED, CONTAINS ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCES REGULATED AS
A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) (40 CFR 302)
CHEMICAL NAME HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES CERCLA/SARA REPORTABLE QUANTITY
RQS RQ (RQ)
SODIUM HYDROXIDE 1000 LB RQ 1000 LB FINAL RQ
1310-73-2 RQ 454 KG FINAL RQ
SARA 313:
SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION
ACT OF 1986 (SARA). THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY CHEMICALS WHICH ARE
SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND TITLE 40 OF THE CODE
OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 372
CWA (CLEAN WATER ACT):
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE REGULATED
POLLUTANTS PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT (40 CFR 122.21 AND 40 CFR
122.42)
COMPONENT CWA - REPORTABLE CWA - TOXIC CWA - PRIORITY CWA - HAZARDOUS
QUANTITIES POLLUTANTS POLLUTANTS SUBSTANCES
SODIUM 1000 LB X
HYDROXIDE
1310-73-2
(15-25)
US STATE REGULATIONS:
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY PROPOSITION 65 CHEMICALS.
U.S. STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW REGULATIONS:
CHEMICAL NAME NEW JERSEY MASSACHUSETTS PENNSYLVANIA
SODIUM HYDROXIDE X X X
1310-73-2
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
NFPA:
HEALTH HAZARDS 3
FLAMMABILITY 0
INSTABILITY 0
SPECIAL HAZARDS COR
HMIS:
HEALTH HAZARDS 3
FLAMMABILITY 0
PHYSICAL HAZARDS 0
PERSONAL PROTECTION X
ISSUE DATE: 22-OCT-2013
REVISION DATE: 28-OCT-2013
REVISION NOTE: NEW FORMAT
DISCLAIMER:
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS CORRECT TO THE BEST
OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND BELIEF AT THE DATE OF ITS PUBLICATION.
THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS DESIGNED ONLY AS A GUIDANCE FOR SAFE HANDLING,
USE, PROCESSING, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, DISPOSAL AND RELEASE AND IS NOT
TO BE CONSIDERED A WARRANTY OR QUALITY SPECIFICATION. THE INFORMATION
RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID FOR
SUCH MATERIAL USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN ANY
PROCESS, UNLESS SPECIFIED IN THE TEXT.
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