FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL -- SODIUM BICARBONATE, S233  -- 6810-00-241-1143
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM BICARBONATE, S233
MSDS Date:06/30/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-241-1143
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:SODIUM BICARBONATE (1:1)
CAS:144-55-8
RTECS #:VZ0950000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUP DAT: W/INCR IN PLASMA CARBON DIOXIDE & PH & 1 CASE OF
    ALBUMINURIA & HEMATURIA. INCRD ACIDITY, SODIUM CONTENT (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: AND VOLUME OF URINE AND CRYSTALLURIA HAVE BEEN
    REPORTED IN RATS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO
    EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: IMMED. INGEST: IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER
    THAN HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIR. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IF NEEDED. ANTIDOTE: NO
    SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: MUST BE BASED ON SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT
    EXCEED THE WORKING LIMITS OF RESP & MUST BE APPRVD BY (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: NIOSH. ANY DUST & MIST RESP. ANY AIR-PURIFYING RESP
    W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY POWERED (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/DUST & MIST FILTER. ANY POWERED
    AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: FILTER. ANY TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP OPERATED IN
    PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS/CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: ANY SCBA. FOR FIREFIGHTING & OTHER IMMED DANGEROUS
    TO LIFE/HLTH CNDTNS: ANY SCBA THAT HAS FULL FACEPIECE(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: & IS OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS-PRESS MODE.
    ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP THAT HAS A FULL FACEPIECE & (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: IS OPERATED IN A PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS-PRESS MODE
    IN COMBINATION W/AN AUXILIARY SCBA OPERATED IN (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT): 4220 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: MAY CAUSE SORE THROAT &
    COUGHING. DUST MAY IRRITATE NOSE, THROAT & LUNGS. SKIN: PRLNG CONT
    MAY CAUSE IRRIT. EYES: DIRECT CONT W/EYES MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS
    & PAIN. INGEST: MAY CAUSE I RRIT OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, & STOM. IN
    STOM, CARBON DIOXIDE GAS MAY BE RELEASED, CAUSING DISTENSION, (EFTS
    OF OVEREPOSURE)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BELCHING, & POSS RUPTURE OF STOM.
    DOSES GREATER THAN 5 MG/KG MAY CAUSE ALKALOSIS & EDEMA.
    HYPOCALCEMIC TETANY ACCOMPANIED BY HYPOGLYCEMIA, CARPOPEDAL SPASM &
    CARDIOPULM ARREST HAVE ALSO BEEN  REPORTED. CHRONIC: SKIN: HUMANS
    EXPOSED INTERMITTENTLY FOR 3 DAYS EXPERIENCED ONLY MILD IRRIT.
    ALKALOSIS HAS (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. PERFORM
    ARTF RESP IF NEC. KEEP PERS WARM & QUIET & AT REST. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPROTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE
    CONTAM CLTHG & SHOE S IMMED. WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LGE AMTS
    OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN).
    GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER/NORM
    SALINE, OCCAS (ING 4)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
    FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIPMENT
    . NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE. AVOID
    BREATHING VAPORS/DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
    CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH SPILLED
    MATERIAL INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT
    WITH THIS SUBSTANCE. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS; PREVENT EXPOSURE
    TO MOISTURE.

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

Respiratory Protection:THE FOLLOWING RESPS ARE REC BASED ON INFO FOUND
    IN PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN
    ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. THE SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE
    BASED ON CONTAM LEVEL S FOUND IN WORK PLACE, (ING 7)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILTION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . PROTECTIVE CLOTHING NOT REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 8.3 @ 0.84% SOLN. MATLS TO AVOID: MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE:
    SELF-PROPAGATING RXN W/RAPID BUILD-UP OF PRESS. SODIUM-POTASSIUM
    ALLOY: VIOLENT RXN. EFTS OF OVEREXP: BEEN REPORTED FROM TOPICAL
    APPLICATI ON. INGEST: INGEST OF UP TO 140 G/DAY FOR 3 WKS CAUSED
    CONSIDERABLE WT GAIN DUE TO FLUID RETENTION, ALKALOSIS (ING 2)

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

Spec Gravity:2.159
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:10%
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, WHITE POWDER OR GRANULES WITH A COOLING,
    SLIGHTLY ALKALINE TASTE

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS: MAY REACT VIOLENTLY AND RELEASE CARBON DIOXIDE.
    2-FURALDEHYDE: POSSIBLE IGNITION HAZARD. (SUP DAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

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