Flammability
Data
- Explosive: No
- Flammable: No
- Combustible: No
- Pyrophoric: No
- Flash Point: Not
Applicable
- Autoignition Temperature:
Not flammable
- Flammable Limits at Normal
Atmospheric Temperature And Pressure ( %
Volume In Air ):
- LEL: Not Applicable
- UEL: Not Applicable
NFPA
Ratings
- Health: 3
- Flammability: 0
- Reactivity: 1
HMIS
Ratings
- Health: 3
- Flammability: 0
- Reactivity: 1
-
- Extinguishing Media: Not
Applicable - Choose extinguishing media
suitable for surrounding materials.
- Fire Fighting Techniques
and Comments: Use water to cool
containers exposed to fire. See Section
XI for protective equipment for fire
fighting.
Reactivity
Information
Conditions
Under Which This Product May Be Unstable
- Temperatures Above: None
- Mechanical Shock or
Impact: No
- Electrical ( Static )
Discharge: No
- Other: Contact with
carbohydrates, aluminum, zinc, tin
- Hazardous Polymerization:
Will not occur
- Incompatible Materials:
Acids, nitrogen containing organics,
explosives, carbohydrates, phosphorous,
organic peroxides, halogen compounds
- Hazardous Decomposition
Products: None
- Other Conditions to Avoid:
Dilution with water except under
controlled conditions. Very high heat of
dilution will cause boiling and
spattering.
Summary
of Reactivity
- Explosive: No
- Oxidizer: No
- Pyrophoric: No
- Organic Peroxide: No
- Corrosive: Yes
First Aid
- Eyes:
Immediately flush with large amounts of
water for at least 15 minutes,
occasionally lifting the upper and lower
eyelids. Call a physician at once.
- Skin:
Immediately flush with water for at least
15 minutes. Call a physician. If clothing
comes in contact with the product, the
clothing should be removed immediately
and should be laundered before re-use.
- Ingestion:
Immediately drink large quantities of
water. DO NOT induce
vomiting. Call a physician at once. DO
NOT give anything by mouth if
the person is unconscious or if having
convulsions.
- Inhalation:
If person experiences nausea, headache or
dizziness, person should stop work
immediately and move to fresh air until
these symptoms disappear. If breathing is
difficult, administer oxygen, keep the
person warm and at rest. Call a
physician. In the event that an
individual inhales enough product to lose
consciousness, person should be moved to
fresh air at once and a physician should
be called immediately. If breathing has
stopped, artificial respiration should be
given immediately. In all cases, ensure
adequate ventilation and provide
respiratory protection before the person
returns to work.
Toxicology
and Health Information
- Routes of Absorption:
Dermal contact, eye contact, inhalation,
ingestion
- Warning Statements and
Warning Properties: Harmful if inhaled.
Harmful if exposed to skin or eyes.
Harmful if swallowed. Corrosive to all
tissues contacted.
Human
Threshold Response Data
- Odor Threshold: No Data
- Irritation Threshold: No
Data
- Immediately Dangerous to
Life or Health: The IDLH level for Sodium
Hydroxide is 200 mg/cubic-meter
Signs,
Symptoms, and Effects of Exposure
- Inhalation:
- Acute: Inhalation of this
material is irritating to the nose,
mouth, throat and respiratory tract. It
may also cause burns to the respiratory
tract which can result in symptoms which
may include coughing, wheezing, choking,
shortness of breath, chest pain and
impairment of lung function. Inhalation
of high concentrations can result in
permanent lung damage.
- Chronic: Chronic
inhalation may cause impairment of lung
function and permanent lung damage.
-
- Skin
- Acute: Dermal exposure can
cause severe irritation and/or burns
characterized by redness, swelling and
scab formation. Prolonged skin exposure
may cause permanent damage.
- Chronic: Effects from
chronic skin exposure would be similar to
those from single exposure except for
effects secondary to tissue destruction.
-
- Eye
- Severe irritation and/or
burns can occur following exposure.
Direct contact may cause impairment of
vision and corneal damage.
-
- Ingestion
- Acute: Irritation and/or
burns can occur to the entire
gastrointestinal tract, including the
stomach and intestines, characterized by
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal
pain, bleeding and/or tissue ulceration.
Ingestion causes severe damage to the
gastrointestinal tract with the potential
to cause perforation.
- Chronic: There are no
known or reported effects from chronic
exposure. Chronic ingestion of
significant amounts of this product is
unlikely because of its acute corrosive
action.
Medical Conditions Aggravated
By Exposure: Asthma and other respiratory
diseases
Interactions with Other
Chemicals Which Enhance Toxicity: None known or
reported
Animal
Toxicology
- Acute Toxicity:
- Inhalation LC 50: No data;
harmful if swallowed
- Dermal LD 50: Believed to
be > 2 g/kg ( rabbit )
- Oral LD 50: Believed to be
300-500 mg/kg ( rat ); harmful if
swallowed
- Irritation: Causes burns
to eyes and skin
-
- Acute Target Organ
Toxicity: This product is corrosive to
all tissues contacted and upon
inhalation; may cause irritation to
mucous membranes and respiratory tract
- Chronic Target Organ
Toxicity: There are no known or reported
effects from repeated exposure except
those secondary to burns
- Reproductive and
Developmental Toxicity: There are no
known or reported effects on reproductive
function or fetal development from dermal
or inhalation exposure
- Carcinogenicity: This
product is not known or reported to be
carcinogenic by any reference source
including IARC, OSHA, NTP, or EPA
- Mutagenicity: This product
is not known or reported to be mutagenic
-
- Aquatic
Toxicity:
- Aquatic toxicity Rating 2
( TLM96: 100-10 ppm )
- TLM 96 - Gambusia affinis
( mosquito fish ) 125 ppm
- TLM 48 - Brown shrimp
33-100, cockle 330-1000 ppm, armed
bullhead 33-100 ppm, unspecified platfish
33-100 ppm
- TLM 24 - Small bass 31.7
ppm, bluegill 76.6 ppm
X.
Transportation Information
This material is
regulated as a DOT Hazardous material
DOT Description
from the Hazardous Materials table 49 CFR 172.101
- Land ( US DOT ): Sodium
Hydroxide Solution, 8, UN 1824, PKG III
- Water ( IMO ): Same as
above
- Air ( IATA/ICAO ): Same as
above
- Hazard Label/Placard:
Corrosive
- Reportable Quantity: 1000
lbs. ( Per 49 CFR 172.101, Appendix )
- Emergency Guide #: 60
XI. Spill and
Leakage Procedures
- For all transportation
accidents, call CHEMTREC at 800-424-9300
- Reportable quantity ( Per
40 CFR 302.4 ): as Sodium Hydroxide =
1000 lbs.
- Spill Mitigation
Procedures: Evacuation procedures must be
placed into effect. Evacuate all
non-essential personnel. Hazardous
concentrations in air may be found in
local spill area and immediately
downwind. Utilize emergency response
personal protective equipment prior to
the start of any response. Stop source of
spill as soon as possible and notify
appropriate personnel.
- Air Release: Vapors may be
suppressed by the use of water fog or
spray. Contain all liquid for treatment
and/or disposal as a ( potential )
hazardous waste.
- Water Release: This
material is heavier than and soluble in
water. Notify all downstream users of
possible contamination. Divert water flow
around spill if possible and safe to do
so. If unable to divert, create an
overflow dam to contain material.
Continue to handle as described in land
spill.
- Land Spill: Create a dike
or trench to contain materials. Spill
materials may be absorbed using sand,
clay or commercial absorbent. Do not
place spill materials back in their
original containers. Containerize and
label all spill materials properly.
Decontaminate all clothing and the spill
area using soap solution and flush with
large amounts of water.
- Spill Residues: Dispose of
per guidelines under Section XII, Waste
Disposal.
Personal
Protection for Emergency Spill and Fire-Fighting
Situations
Response to this material
requires the use of a full encapsulated suit and
self-contained breathing apparatus ( SCBA ).
Additional protective clothing must be worn to
prevent personal contact with this material.
Those items include but are not limited to:
boots, gloves, hard hat, splash-proof goggles and
impervious clothing, i.e., chemically impermeable
suit. Compatible materials for response to this
material are neoprene, saranex, chlorinated
polythylene, butyl rubber and polyvinyl alcohol.
XII. Waste
Disposal
- If this product becomes a
waste, it meets the criteria of a
hazardous waste as defined under 40 CFR
261 and would have the following EPA
hazardous waste number: D002.
- If this product becomes a
waste, it will be a hazardous waste which
is subject to the Land Disposal
Restrictions under 40 CFR 268 and must be
managed accordingly.
- As a hazardous liquid
waste, it must be disposed of in
accordance with local, state and federal
regulations in a permitted hazardous
waste treatment, storage and disposal
facility by treatment.
- Care must be taken to
prevent environmental contamination from
the use of this material. The user of
this material has the responsibility to
dispose of unused material, residues and
containers in compliance with all
relevant local, state and federal laws
and regulations regarding treatment,
storage and disposal for hazardous and
nonhazardous wastes.
XIII.
Additional Regulatory Status Information
- Toxic Substances Control
Act: This substance is listed on the
Toxic Substances Control Act inventory.
- NSF Limits: NSF Maximum
Drinking Water Use Concentration - 100
mg/liter as Sodium Hydroxide.
- Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act Title III:
- Hazard Categories, Per 40
CFR 370.2:
- Health: Immediate ( Acute
)
- Physical: None
Emergency
Planning and Community Right to Know, Per 40 CFR
355, Appendix A
- Extremely Hazardous
Substance - Threshold Planning Quantity:
None established.
- Supplier Notification
Requirements, Per 40 CFR 372.45: None
established
The information in this
Material Safety Data Sheet should be provided to
all who will use, handle, store, transport, or
otherwise be exposed to this product. This
information has been prepared for the guidance of
plant engineering, operations and management and
for persons working with or handling this
product. Injectorall Electronics Corp. believes
this information to be reliable and up to date as
of the date of publication, but makes no warranty
that it is. Additionally, if this Material Safety
Data Sheet is more than 3 years old, you should
contact Injectorall at the phone number listed
below to make certain that this sheet is current.
Contact Information
- Telephone
631-563-3388
- FAX
631-563-3389
- Postal address
110 Keyland Court, Bohemia, NY 11716
- Toll Free Phone #
800-878-7227
- Electronic mail
General Information: injectorall@mindspring.com
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