MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC -- SODIUM TARTRATE -- 6810-00N082287
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:SODIUM TARTRATE MSDS Date:10/08/1985 FSC:6810 NIIN:00N082287 === Responsible Party === Company Name:MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC Box:800 City:PARIS State:KY ZIP:40362 Country:US Info Phone Num:314-539-1600 Emergency Phone Num:314-539-1600;314-982-5000 CAGE:23104 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL WORKS LTD Address:600 DELMAR City:POINTE CLAIRE QUE CAN H9R CAGE:23104 Company Name:MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG State:NJ ZIP:08865 Country:US Phone:908-859-2151 CAGE:62910 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:SODIUM TARTARATE, DIHYDRATE CAS:868-18-8 RTECS #:WW8150000 OSHA PEL:N/K ACGIH TLV:N/K ===================== 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: INHALATION: MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION TO THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INGESTION: LARGE ORAL DOSES MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES. SKIN CONT: MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION. EYE CONT: MAY CAUSE MIL D IRRITATION. CHRONIC: NO INFORMATION FOUND. Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT. Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS. Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGEST: GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK TO DILUTE. IF LARGE AMTS WERE SWALLOWED, GET MED ADVICE. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP & WA TER. GET MED ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. EYE: WASH THOROUGHLY WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. GET MED ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SURROUNDING FIRE. Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE: SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME. EXPLOSION: NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP, SCOOP OR PICK UP SPILLED MATERIAL. COLLECTED WASTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A CLOSED, PREFERABLY METAL, CONTAINER AND SENT TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR. STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT/IGNITION. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. Other Precautions:ISOLATE FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS. AS PART OF GOOD INDUST & PERSONAL HYGIENE & SAFETY PROCEDURE, AVOID ALL UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE & ENSURE PROMPT REMOVAL FROM SKIN, EYES & CLOTHING. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:FOR CNDTNS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPRVD DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPRVD SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE NECESSARY. Ventilation:IN GEN, DILUTION VENT IS SATISFACTORY HLTH HAZ CTL FOR THIS SUBSTANCE. HOWEVER, IF CNDTNS OF USE CREATE (SUPDAT) Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES . Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES . Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING. Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Supplemental Safety and Health MP: 302F,150C LOSES WATER. SOL IN H*2O: 29G/100G WATER @ 6C(42.8F). VENT: DISCOMFORT TO WORKER, A LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPDAT Spec Gravity:1.79 Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFORMATION FOUND Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS. ODORLESS TO SLIGHT TARTARIC ODOR. ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES STRONG OXIDIZERS. Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE AND STORAGE. Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS ACRID SMOKE AND FUMES OF SODIUM OXIDE WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION. ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULTIONS. Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. 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