KROMICA INC -- SODIUM CARBONATE, MONOHYDRATE  -- 6750-00-241-8425
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM CARBONATE, MONOHYDRATE
MSDS Date:06/24/1991
FSC:6750
NIIN:00-241-8425
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:KROMICA INC
Address:495 LYONS AVE.
City:IRVINGTON
State:NJ
ZIP:07111
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-926-1000 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Emergency Phone Num:00000000000
CAGE:OK5T6
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:KROMICA INC
Address:681 MAIN STREET
Box:City:BELLEVILLE
State:NJ
ZIP:07109
Country:US
Phone:973-450-1616 / 800-255-3924 24 HRS
CAGE:OK5T6

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:SODIUM CARBONATE HYDRATED
CAS:6132-02-1
= Wt:100.

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE, SKIN, INGESTION, INHALATION:
    IRRITANT
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES: FLOOD WITH CLEAN LUKE WARM WATER, LOW PRESSURE FOR 15
    MINITUES. REMOVE CONTACTS. OCCASSIONALY LIFT EYELIDS WHILE FLOODING
    THE EYES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED
    AREA WI TH SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
    INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING
    HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. INGEWSTION: DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMITING.  IF PATIENT IS CONCIOUS AND CAN SWALLOW,
    ADMINISTER MILK OR WATER.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:NON COMBUSTABLE MATERIAL. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
    APPROPIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:SODIUM OXIDE, A THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT
    EXISTING AT TEMPATURES ABOVE 1564 F IS A RESPIRATORY EYE AND SKIN
    IRRITANT. AVOID INHALATION EYE AND SKIN CONTACT WITH SODIUM OXIDE
    DUSTS. USE A SCBA AND  FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SCOOP UP INTO DRY CLEAN CONTAINER. NEUTRALIZE
    RESIDUE WITH DILUTE MURIATIC ACID AND SEWER. WASH AREA WITH LARGE
    AMOUNTS OF WATER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY AREAS AND AWAY FROM
    INCOMPATABLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:SODIUM CARBONATE MONOHYDRATE REACTS WITH ACIDS TO
    YEILD CARBON DIOXIDE FGAS WHICH CAN ACCUMULATE IN CONFINED SPACES.
    DO NOT ENTER CONFINED SPACES UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN WELL VENTILATED
    AND CARBON DIOXID E LEVELS HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE SAFE.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:DUST MASK RECCOMMENDED
Protective Gloves:YES
Eye Protection:SAFTEY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS DO NOT WEAR CONTACT
    LENS.
Other Protective Equipment:FULL COVER CLOTHING. APRON WHERE SPLASHING
    MAY OCCUR WHEN WORKING WITH SOLUTIONS.
Supplemental Safety and Health

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Spec Gravity:2.25
Solubility in Water:7.1% @0C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANDULAR POWDER

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:EYE EFFECTS: EYE IRRITANT. SKIN RFFECTS: NOT
    DERMALLY TESTED. DEPENDING ON DURATION OF CONTACT, VARIOUS
    SEVERITIES OF IRRITATIONS, DERMITITIS AND/OR CHEMICAL BURNS ARE
    POSSIABLE. ACUTE ORAL EFFECTS: A LTHOUGH LOW IN TOXICITY, MAY CAUSE
    CORROSION OF GASTRIC MUCOS AND GRASTROINTESTIONAL DESTURBANCES SUCH
    AS HEAVES, VOMITING AND ABDOMINAL PAIN. INHALATION EFFECTS: DUST
    MAY CAUSE MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITA TION.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:BURY IN SECURE LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL
    LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIORMENTAL REGULATIONS. EMPTY CONTAINERS
    MAY BE INCINERATED OR DISCARDED AS GENERAL TRASH.

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