FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL -- SODIUM SULFITE, S-430  -- 6810-00-144-8200
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM SULFITE, S-430
MSDS Date:04/15/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-144-8200
=== 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: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 SULFITE (2:1); (SODIUM SULFITE)
CAS:7757-83-7
RTECS #:WE2150000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: CAUSED VIOLENT COLIC & DIARR, CIRCULATORY DISTURBS,
    CNS DEPRESS & DEATH. CHRONIC: INHAL: RPTD/PRLNGD (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: EXPOS MAY CAUSE SENSIT. RATS EXPOS TO AEROSOL CONCS
    OF 0.1-15 MG/M3 FOR 3 DAYS CAUSED MILD PULM EDEMA. (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: SKIN: RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS MAY CAUSE CNTCT DERM. RPTD
    EXPOS TO SULFITES MAY RSLT IN SENSIT. EYES:NO DATA (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: AVAIL. INGEST: RPTD INGEST OF FOOD CONTAINING
    SULFITES MAY CAUSE SENSIT. TARGET EFTS: SENSITIZER- RESP, (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: ORAL. AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE: PERSONS
    W/ASTHMA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS UNTIL NO
    EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). GET MED (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: ATTN IMMED. INGEST: TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET
    MED ATTN IMMED. IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: HIPS TO PREVENT ASPIRATION. ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC
    ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: ON SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING
    LIMITS OF RESP & MUST BE NIOSH APPROVED. ANY TYPE (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: "C" SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
    PRESS-DEMAND OR OTHER POS PRESS MODE OR W/FULL (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:FACEPIECE, HELMET OR HOOD OPERATED IN
    CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. ANY SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-
    (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESS MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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: SENSITIZER. MAY CAUSE
    MUC MEMB IRRIT. INHAL OF MATL MAY CAUSE ADVERSE RXNS INCL
    BRONCHOSPASMS IN SUSCEPTIBLE PERS, ESP ASTHMATICS. SYMPS MAY INCL
    FLUSHING, SEV WHEEZ, SWELL OF THROAT & P ALATAL & GENERALIZED ITCH.
    SKIN: DIRECTCNTCT MAY CAUSE IRRIT & CNTCT DERM. MAY CAUSE ITCH &
    BURN. SOME(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SULFITES MAY CAUSE SENSIT DERM IN
    PREVIOUSLY EXPOS PERS. EYE: DIRECT CNTCT MAY CAUSE IRRIT, REDNESS,
    ITCH & BURNING. INGEST: MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT W/ABDOM PAIN, NAUS,
    VOMIT & DIARR. IN SUSCEPTI BLE PERS, PARTICULARLY ASTHMATICS,
    SULFITES MAY CAUSE WHEEZ, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, UNCON & ANAPHYLAXIS.
    SIGNS & (SUPDAT)
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. TREAT
    SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG
    & SHOES  IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LG
    AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET
    MED ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE,
    (ING 7)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR
    FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATL
    W/HIGH-PRESS WATER STREAMS. (SUPDAT)
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:STORE IN WELL-VENTILATED AREA. STORE
    IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. DO NOT STORE BELOW 55F(12C). STORE
    AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS ARE RECOM BASED ON INFO FOUND IN
    PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER
    FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
    CONTAM LEVELS FOUN D IN WORK PLACE, MUST BE BASED (ING 10)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER APPROP
    PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD CNTCT
    W/SUBSTANCE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MP: DECOMPOSES @ RED HEAT. PH: APPROX 9. FIRE FIGHT PROC: DIKE FIRE CTL
    WATER FOR LATER DISP. USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING
    FIRE. AVOID BRTHG HAZ VAPS. KEEP UPWIND. EFTS OF OVEREXP: SYMP S
    MAY INCL GENERALIZED FLUSHING & ITCH & RESP ARREST. EST HUMAN LETAL
    DOSE IS 10 G. IN ANIMALS, LG DOSES HAVE (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPDAT
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:@ RED HEAT
Spec Gravity:2.633 @ 15C
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:12.5% @ 0C
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, WHITE TO TAN CRYSTALS OR POWDER WITH A
    SALINE, SULFUROUS TASTE.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MINERAL ACIDS (STRONG): REACTS TO FORM SULFUR DIOXIDE. OXIDIZING
    MATERIAL: INCOMPATIBLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS OXIDES OF SULFUR AND SODIUM DIOXIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE,
    CONTACT THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    AGENCY.

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