FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL -- SODIUM ACETATE, ANHYDROUS, S210  -- 6810-00-975-1522
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM ACETATE, ANHYDROUS, S210
MSDS Date:03/24/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-975-1522
=== 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:ACETIC ACID, SODIUM SALT; (SODIUM ACETATE, ANHYDROUS)
CAS:127-09-3
RTECS #:AJ4300010
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:MATL TO AVOID: FORMATION OF DIACETYL PEROXIDE. POTASSIUM
    NITRATE: MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS
    UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). GET (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY.
    GET MED ATTN IMMED. IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: THAN 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/MSHA APPRVD. ANY DUST & (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: MIST RESP. ANY CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG VAP
    CARTRIDGE(S) W/DUST & MIST FILTER. ANY CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S) IN COMBINATION
    W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY GAS MASK W/ORG VAP (ING
    9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: CANISTER (CHIN STYLE OR FRONT- OR BACK-MOUNTED
    CANISTER) W/DUST & MIST FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY TYPE
    'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND OR (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE OR CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE.
    ANY SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN
    CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 3530 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: INHAL OF DUSTS MAY CAUSE
    IRRIT W/COUGHING & SHORTNESS OF BREATH. SKIN: APPLICATION OF 500 MG
    OF ANHYDROUS SODIUM ACETATE TO RABBIT SKIN FOR 24 HRS PRDCED MILD
    IRRIT. EYES: APPLICATION OF  10 MG OF ANHYDROUS SODIUM ACETATE TO
    RABBIT EYES PRDCED MILD IRRIT. INGEST: MAY CAUSE ABDOM PAIN & (EFTS
    OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: VOMIT. ANIMAL STUDIES W/MONOHYDRATE
    INDICATE EFTS ON FEMALE FERTILITY MAY OCCUR W/ADMIN DURING
    GESTATION. CHRONIC: ANIMAL STUDIES W/MONOHYDRATE INDICATE THAT EFTS
    ON FEMALE FERTILITY MAY OCC UR WHEN ADMIN DURING GESTATION.
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 EYES IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER OR NORM
    (ING 3)

=====================  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/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. DO NOT
    SCATTER SPILLED MATL W/HIGH-PRESS (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT 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 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 6)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT
    MUST BE EXPLOSION PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO (ING
    12)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 7.5-9.2 (5% SOLN). APPEAR/ODOR: CRYSTALS OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER
    W/SLIGHTLY BITTER, SALINE TASTE. FIRE FIGHT PROC: WATER STREAMS.
    DIKE FIRE-CONTROL WATER FOR ALTER DISP. USE AGENTS SUITABLE FOR
    TYPE  OF SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BRTHG HAZ VAPS, KEEP UPWIND.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:615F,324C
Spec Gravity:1.528
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:119% @ 0C
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, WHITE TO GRAYISH-WHITE, HYGROSCOPIC
    MASSES, MONOCLINIC (SUPDAT)

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS (STRONG): FORMS ACETIC ACID FUMES. DIKETENE: MAY CAUSE VIOLENT
    POLYM. FLUORINE: EXPLO REACTION INVOLVING (ING 2)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    ACRID SMOKE AND IRRITATING FUMES.

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

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

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