FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL -- SODIUM PHOSPHATE TRIBASIC, DODECAHYDRATE  -- 6810-01-082-5415
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM PHOSPHATE TRIBASIC, DODECAHYDRATE
MSDS Date:11/06/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-082-5415
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL
Address:1 REAGENT LN
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
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:PHOSPHORIC ACID, TRISODIUM SALT; (SODIUM PHOSPHATE
    TRIBASIC, DODECAHYDRATE) (CERCLA)
CAS:7601-54-9
RTECS #:TC9490000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: EYES: WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, OCCAS
    LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN. INGEST:
    IF CONSCIOUS & NOT CONVULSIVE, GIVE LG QTYS OF WATER (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: TO DILUTE ALKALI. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GET MED ATTN
    IMMED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: OF SPILL FLOW. KEEP OUT OF SEWERS & WATER
    SOURCES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) > 400 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: DUST/MIST MAY CAUSE
    THROAT IRRIT & COUGH. SKIN: CONTACT W/SOLID, MIST OR SOLUTION
    PRODUCES STRONG IRRIT, ERYTHEMA, PAIN & BLISTERING. EYES: IRRITANT.
    DIRECT CONTACT W/SOLID, MIST OR SOLU TION CAUSES IRRIT, PAIN & POSS
    CORNEAL INJURY. INGEST: RESULTS IN ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: DIARRHEA, SHOCK, HYPOTENSION, SLOW
    PULSE, CYANOSIS, COMA & POSSIBLY CONVULSIONS. CHRONIC: SKIN:
    REPEATED/PROLONGED CONTACT MAY RESULT IN DERMATITIS. EYES:
    REPEATED/PROLONGED CONTACT W/DUST M AY RESULT IN CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG
    HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. GET MED
    ATTN. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP
    OR MILD  DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS
    (APPROX 15-20 MIN). IN CASE OF CHEM BURNS, COVER AREA W/STERILE,
    DRY DRESSING. BANDAGE SECURELY BUT NOT TOO TIGHTLY. GET MED ATTN.
    (ING 2)

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOIXDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
    FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
    MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATL
    W/MORE WATER THAN NEEDED FOR FIRE (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN
    EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO W/OUT RISK. WEAR
    PERSONAL PROT EQUIP. FOR SM SPILLS, TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORB
    MATL & PLACE INTO CLEAN, DRY CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. KEEP UNNEC
    PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZ AREA &  DENY ENTRY. BUILD DIKES FOR
    CONTAIMENT (ING 6)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHILE WORKING WITH
    CHEMICALS.

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

Respiratory Protection:HIGH LEVELS - NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST/MIST
    RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
    SYSTEM. EQUIPMENT MUST BE RESISTANT TO CORROSION BY ALKALIS.
Protective Gloves:NATRL, NEOPRENE/NITRILE RUB/PVC PLASTIC.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 5)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    IMPERVIOUS CLTHG TO AVOID RPTD/PRLNG CNTCT W/SUBSTANCE/SOLN/MIST.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: BASIC IN SOLN. FIRE FIGHT PROC: CTL. DIKE FIRE CTL WATER FOR LATER
    DISP. USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BRTHG
    HAZ VAPS, KEEP UPWIND. MATLS TO AVOID: SUCH AS OLEUM. ALSO PO SS
    VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC RXN W/ACIDS & THEIR ANHYDRIDES.

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:167F,75C
Spec Gravity:1.6
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:30%
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS OR WHITE CRYSTALS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
PHOSPHATES MAY EXPLODE IN CTNCT W/MAGNESIUM METAL. THIS MATL MAY REACT
    VIOLENTLY W/WATER-REACTIVE SUBSTANCES (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE AT ORDINARY PRESSURES AT LEAST UP
    TO MELTING POINT, 75C. AVOID CNTCT WITH/STORAGE WITH INCOMPATIBLE
    MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT APPLICABLE. LOSES WATER ON
    HEATING, BUT THE MONOHYDRATE RESULTING W/STANDS EVEN MOD IGNIT
    W/OUT DECOMPOSITION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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