FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV -- SODIUM ACETATE, TRIHYDRATE -- 6810-00-141-3595 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM ACETATE, TRIHYDRATE
MSDS Date:06/30/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-141-3595
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:CATALOG NO: S209500
Preparer's Name:NOT PROVIDED
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
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 ACETATE TRIHYDRATE
CAS:6131-90-4
RTECS #:AJ4580000
= Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:NOT PROVIDED

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT PROVIDED
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION: INHALATION OF DUSTS
    MAY CUASE IRRITATION WITH COUGHING AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. SKIN:
    APPLICATION OF 500 MG OF ANYHDROUS SODIUM ACETATE TO RABBIT SKIN
    FOR 24 HRS PRODUCED MILD IRRIT ATION. EYE CONTACT: APPLICATION OF
    10 MG OF ANHYDROUS SODIUM ACETATE TO RABBIT EYES PRODUCED MILD
    IRRITATION. INGESTION: INGESTION MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN AND
    VOMITING. AMINAL STUDIES WITH THE MONOHY DRATE INDICATE THAT
    EFFECTS ON FEMALE FERTILITY MAY OCCUR WHEN ADMINISTERED DURING
    GESTATION.	CHRONIC: INGESTION: AMINAL STUDIES WITH THE MONOHYDRATE
    INDICATE THAT EFFECTS ON FEMALE FERTILITY MAY OCC UR WHEN
    ADMINISTERED DURING GESTATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:NOT PROVIDED
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT PROVIDED

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR
    IMMEDIATELY. PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY. GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
    WASH SKIN WITH SOAP  AND LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF
    CHEMICAL REMAINS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. EYE: WASH EYES
    IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER/NORMAL SALINE. OCCASIONALLY LIFTING UPPER
    AND LOWER LIDS, UNTI L NO EVIDENCE OF CHEMICAL REMAINS. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: IF VOMITING OCCURS, KEEP HEAD
    LOWER THAN HIPS TO HELP PREVENT ASPIRATION. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY
    AND SUPPORTIVELY.  GET  MEDICAL ATTENTION IF NEEDED.

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

Flash Point:NOT PROVIDED
Autoignition Temp:=607.2C, 1125.F
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRE, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR
    FOAM. (1993 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, RSPA P 5800.6)
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF WITHOUT RISK.
    DO NOT SCATTER SPILLED MATERIAL WITH HIGH-PRESSURE WATER STREAMS.
    DIKE FIRE-CONTROL WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. (1993 EMERGENCY
    RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, RSPA P	5800.6, GUIDE PAGE 32). USE AGENTS
    SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE. AVOID BREATHING HAZARDOUS
    VAPORS. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT PROVIDED

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

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUPATIONAL SPILL: SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN
    SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISPOSAL. DO
    NOT FLUSH SPILLED MATERIAL INTO SEWER. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE
    AWAY.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. STORE AWAY
    FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY
    AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG OXID IZERS, EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS OR
    OPEN FLAME.
Other Precautions:NOT PROVIDED

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

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
    ON CONTAMINATION LEVELS, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF
    RESPIRATOR AND MUST BE JOINLY APPROVED BY NIOSH-MSHA: ANY DUST AND
    MIST RESPIRATOR, SELF-CONTA INED BREATHING APPRATUS. FOR
    FIREFIGHTING USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPRATUS/SUPPLIED-AIR
    RESPIRATOR WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT
    SHOULD BE EXPLOSION-PROOF IF EXPLOSIVE CONCENTRATIONS OF DUST,
    VAPOR OR FUME ARE PRESENT.
Protective Gloves:EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES TO
    PREVENT CONTACT.
Eye Protection:EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR SPLASH-PROOF OR DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY
    GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYE WASH: WHERE THERE IS ANY
    POSSIBILITY THAT AN EMPLOYEE'S EYES MAY BE EXPOSED TO THIS
    SUBSTANCE, THE EMPLOYER SHOULD PROVIDE AN EYE WASH FOUNTAIN WITHIN
    THE IMMEDIATE WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:NOT PROVIDED
Supplemental Safety and Health
EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING AND
    EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT REPEATED 0R PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT WITH THIS
    SUBSTANCE.

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

HCC:N1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:=123.C, 253.4F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=58.C, 136.4F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT PROVIDED
Vapor Pres:NOT PROVIDED
Spec Gravity:1.45
pH:8.9(0.1 M SOLN)
Viscosity:NOT RELEVANT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT PROVIDED
Solubility in Water:76.2% @ 0 DEG C
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT MONOCLINIC PRISMS OR GRANULAR
    CRYSTALINE POWDER
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, DIKETENE, FLUORINE, POTASSIUM NITRATE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT PROVIDED
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    TOXIC FUMES OF SODIUM OXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:DOES NOT OCCUR UNDER NORMAL
    TEMPERATURES & PRESSURES, HOWEVER, CONTACT WITH DIKETENE MAY CAUSE
    VIOLENT POLYMERIZATION.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:IRRITATION DATA: ANHYDROUS: 500 MG/24 HOURS
    SKIN-RABBIT MILD; 10 MG EYE-RABBIT MILD. TOXICITY DATA: ANHYDROUS:
    3530 MG/KG ORAL-RAT LD50; 6891 MG/KG ORAL-MOUSE LD50; 3200 MG/KG
    SUBCUTNEOUS-MOUSE LD50;  1195 MG/KG INTRAVENOUS-MOUSE LDL0; 1300
    MG/KG INTRAVENOUS-RABBIT LDL0. ACUTE TOXICITY LEVEL: MODERATELY
    TOXIC BY INGESTION. TARGET EFFECTS: NO DATA AVAILABLE.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NOT PROVIDED

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

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

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NOT PROVIDED

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:NOT PROVIDED
Federal Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED

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