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MURSATT CHEMICALS LIMITED
11 REGALCREST COURT
WOODBRIDGE; ONTARIO, CANADA; L4L 8P3
(905)-850-8444
PRODUCT: FAST-FLO CODE: MUR0048
Section 01: CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER...................... MURSATT CHEMICALS LIMITED
11 REGALCREST COURT
WOODBRIDGE, ONTARIO
CANADA
L4L 8P3
PREPARED BY............................................. REGULATORY AFFAIRS
PREPARATION DATE.................................. Jul21/08
PRODUCT NAME.......................................... FAST-FLO
PRODUCT CODE.......................................... MUR0048
CHEMICAL FORMULA.................................. MIXTURE.
MOLECULAR WEIGHT................................. MIXTURE.
CHEMICAL FAMILY...................................... INORGANIC.
MATERIAL USE............................................ FILTER CLEANER.
EMERGENCY PHONE NO........................... CANUTEC (613)-996-6666.
Section 02: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Hazardous Ingredients % Exposure Limit C.A.S.# LD/50, Route,Species LC/50 Route,Species
SODIUM BISULFATE 60-100 SEE SECTION 11 7681-38-1 SEE SECTION 11 SEE SECTION 11
SODIUM CHLORIDE 7-13 SEE SECTION 11 7647-14-5 SEE SECTION 11 SEE SECTION 11
SODIUM CARBONATE 1-5 SEE SECTION 11 497-19-8 SEE SECTION 11 SEE SECTION 11
SODIUM SULFATE 3-7 SEE SECTION 11 7757-82-6 SEE SECTION 11 SEE SECTION 11
CRYSTALLINE SILICA <0.1 SEE SECTION 11 14808-60-7 SEE SECTION 11 SEE SECTION 11
Section 03: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
ROUTE OF ENTRY:
SKIN CONTACT............................................ PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE MODERATE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE BURN
IF NOT FLUSHED WITH WATER. .
SKIN ABSORPTION...................................... N.AV.
EYE CONTACT............................................. CAUSES MILD TO SEVERE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE BURN IF NOT FLUSHED WITH
WATER.
INHALATION................................................. INHALATION OF DUST MAY IRRITATE OR BURN NOSE, THROAT AND LUNGS.
INGESTION................................................... SMALL AMOUNTS (TABLESPOONFUL) SWALLOWED ARE NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE
INJURY; HOWEVER, SWALLOWING LARGE AMOUNTS MAY IRRITATE OR BURN
DIGESTIVE TRACT.
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE.............. WARNING: CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. AVOID BREATHING DUST.
WASH EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
EFFECTS OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE.......... LONG TERM INHALATION OF DUST LEVELS IN EXCESS OF THE PEL MAY CAUSE
LUNG DISEASE (SILICOSIS).
INHALATION, CHRONIC.............................. N.AV.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.
EXPOSURE
Section 04: FIRST AID MEASURES
EYE CONTACT............................................. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING
EYELIDS TO THOROUGHLY FLUSH. IF REDNESS OR IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET
PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN CONTACT............................................ IMMEDIATELY FLUSH AFFECTED AREA WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
IF BURN OCCURS, SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION................................................... IF LARGE AMOUNTS ARE INGESTED (GREATER THAN TABLESPOONFUL), DRINK
LARGE QUANTITIES OF MILK OR WATER. FOLLOW WITH MILK OF MAGNESIA,
BEATEN EGGS OR VEGETABLE OIL. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CONTACT
PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
INHALATION................................................. REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF IRRITATION OR DISCOMFORT PERSISTS, SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN................................ SUPPORTIVE CARE. TREATMENT BASED ON JUDGMENT OF THE PHYSICIAN IN
RESPONSE TO REACTIONS OF THE PATIENT. MAY AGGRAVATE PRE-EXISTING
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.
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Section 05: FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
T.D.G. FLAM. CLASS.................................... NON FLAMMABLE.
FLAMMABILITY............................................. NON FLAMMABLE.
IF YES, UNDER WHICH CONDITIONS?
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA.............................. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. BECAUSE
MATERIAL WILL READILY DISSOLVE IN WATER TO FORM A WEAK ACID SOLUTION,
AVOID WATER CONTACT WITH MATERIAL IF POSSIBLE.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES............................. PRODUCT READILY DISSOLVES IN WATER TO FORM A WEAK ACID SOLUTION. IF
USING WATER, WEAR ACID PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. NO GASES OR TOXIC
FUMES ARE EMITTED FROM THIS REACTION. HOWEVER, IF ELEVATED
TEMPERATURES (> 806 F) ARE REACHED, SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS SHOULD BE WORN.
FLASH POINT (C), METHOD........................ N.AP.
AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE................ N.AV.
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY VOL.).... N.AP.
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (% BY VOL.)... N.AP.
EXPLOSION DATA....................................... N.AV.
EXPLOSIVE POWER.................................... N.AV.
RATE OF BURNING...................................... N.AV.
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE....... N.AV.
SENSITIVITY TO IMPACT............................ N.AV.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS.. AT TEMPERATURES OVER 806 F (430?C), PRODUCT WILL DECOMPOSE
GENERATING OXIDES OF SULFUR.
Section 06: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
LEAK/SPILL................................................... PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: USE PERSONAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDED IN
SECTION 8. LAND SPILL: VACUUM OR SHOVEL MATERIAL AND PLACE IN DISPOSAL
CONTAINER. AVOID EXCESSIVE DUST GENERATION. DILUTE RESIDUAL MATERIAL
WITH AMPLE SUPPLY OF WATER AND DIRECT TO SANITARY SEWER IF FEDERAL,
PROVINCIAL OR LOCAL REGULATIONS PERMIT. WATER SPILL: READILY
DISSOLVES IN WATER TO FORM A WEAK ACID SOLUTION. IF WATER IS ISOLATED
OR CAN BE CONTAINED, NEUTRALIZE WITH WEAK ALKALINE SOLUTION.
Section 07: HANDLING AND STORAGE
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND ................ WEAR ALL RECOMMENDED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHEN HANDLING.
EQUIPMENT AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. MINIMIZE
DUST GENERATION. AVOID BREATHING DUST.
STORAGE NEEDS........................................ MATERIAL IS HYGROSCOPIC AND WILL READILY ABSORB MOISTURE. KEEP
CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED. DO NOT STORE WHERE EXPOSED TO MOIST
CONDITIONS. DO NOT STORE NEAR STRONG ALKALIS.
Section 08: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
GLOVES/ TYPE.............................................
RUBBER GLOVES.
RESPIRATORY/TYPE...................................
NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF PEL IS EXCEEDED.
EYE/TYPE.....................................................
SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
FOOTWEAR/TYPE........................................
IMPERVIOUS BOOTS.
CLOTHING/TYPE..........................................
COTTON-BLEND COVERALLS.
OTHER/TYPE................................................
GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS: THERE ARE NO KNOWN HEALTH HAZARDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MATERIAL WHEN USED AS RECOMMENDED. FOLLOW
GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1)
AVOID BREATHING DUST; (2) AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES; AND (3) WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS......................... PROVIDE GENERAL AND/OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN
AIRBORNE PARTICULATE BELOW NUISANCE LEVELS (>10 MG/M?.
Section 09: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE........................................ OFF-WHITE GRANULAR MATERIAL.
ODOUR......................................................... FRESH TO PUNGENT.
ODOUR THRESHOLD.................................. N.AV.
VAPOUR PRESSURE (MMHG).................... N.AV.
VAPOUR DENSITY (AIR=1).......................... N.AV.
BY VOLUME
BY WEIGHT
EVAPORATION RATE.................................. N.AP.
BOILING POINT............................................ N.AP.
PH.................................................................. N.AP.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (WATER=1)................. N.AV.
SOLUBILITY IN WATER (% W/W)................ N.AV.
COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DIST........... N.AV.
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Section 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
YES................................................................ STABLE.
NO, WHICH CONDITIONS?
CONDITIONS TO AVOID.............................. DO NOT STORE DRY PRODUCT WHERE EXPOSED TO MOIST CONDITIONS.
CONTACT WITH ACIDS EXCEPT UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS. .
COMPATABILITY WITH OTHER
SUBSTANCES:
YES
NO, WHICH ONES?...................................... AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG ALKALINE MATERIAL SUCH AS CAUSTIC.
DISSOLVES READILY IN WATER TO FORM A WEAK ACID SOLUTION. DO NOT MIX
DRY OR CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS OF THIS PRODUCT WITH CONCENTRATED
SOLUTIONS OF CHLORINE BLEACH, AMMONIA CLEANSERS OR SIMILAR
PRODUCTS. ALUMINUM POWDER. ACIDS. FLUORINE. MOLTEN LITHIUM.
HYDROFLOURIC ACID.
REACTIVITY CONDITIONS:......................... CONTACT WITH INCOMPATIBLES.
HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS OF .................... ONLY IF HEATED OVER 806 F (430?C), AT WHICH SULFUR DIOXIDE AND SULFUR
DECOMPOSITION TRIOXIDE ARE FORMED. REACTS WITH ACIDS WITH RELEASE OF LARGE
VOLUMES OF CARBON DIOXIDE GAS AND HEAT. REACTS WITH HYDROFLUORIC
ACID TO FORM TOXIC SILICON TETRAFLUORIDE GAS.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION............... WILL NOT OCCUR.
Section 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
EXPOSURE LIMIT OF MATERIAL................ 0.1MG/M3 RESPIRABLE QUARTZ (OSHA); 0.05MG/M3 RESPIRABLE CRISTOBALITE
(OSHA).
LC 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES & ROUTE.. N.AV.
LD 50 OF MATERIAL, SPECIES & ROUTE.. 2800 MG/KG (ORAL-RAT).
CARCINOGENICITY OF MATERIAL............ THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CRYSTALLINE SILICA (SEE SECTION II). LONG TERM
INHALATION OF RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA DUSTS MAY CAUSE LUNG
DISEASE (SILICOSIS). INHALATION OF RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA HAS
BEEN CLASSIFIED AS CARCINOGENIC (GROUP1)BY IARC, A UNIT OF THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION. RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA IS LISTED BY NTP AS
A KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS......................... N.AV.
IRRITANCY OF MATERIAL.......................... SKIN IRRITATION ?THIS MATERIAL IS NEITHER CORROSIVE NOR DESTRUCTIVE
TO THE SKIN OF NEW ZEALAND RABBITS. OCCASIONALLY, A VERY SLIGHT RASH
MAY APPEAR.
SENSITIZING CAPABILITY OF MATERIAL. N.AV.
SYNERGISTIC MATERIALS......................... N.AV.
MUTAGENICITY............................................ N.AV.
TERATOGENICITY....................................... N.AV.
Section 12: ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION..................... THIS PRODUCT READILY DISSOLVES IN WATER TO FORM A WEAK ACID
SOLUTION. A 0.05 PERCENT OR GREATER (BY WEIGHT) SOLUTION OF THIS
PRODUCT WILL LIKELY BE ACUTELY HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE. CHEMICAL FATE
INFORMATION: MATERIAL WILL DECOMPOSE IN SOIL. STUDIES SHOW THAT
THERE ARE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS OF APPLYING THE MAIN INGREDIENT IN THIS
PRODUCT (SODIUM BISULFATE) DIRECTLY TO CROPS. IN FACT, THERE ARE
EXISTING PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET THAT USE SODIUM BISULFATE AS A SOIL
ADDITIVE TO IMPROVE CROP PRODUCTION. HOWEVER, DO NOT APPLY
EXCESSIVE QUANTITIES TO SOIL.
Section 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL....................................... DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.
Section 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
TDG CLASSIFICATION................................. NOT REGULATED.
UN NUMBER................................................. N.AP.
PACKING GROUP........................................ N.AP.
SPECIAL SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS......... NOT REGULATED.
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Section 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
CPR COMPLIANCE...................................... THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD
CRITERIA OF THE CPR AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION
REQUIRED BY THE CPR.
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION............................ D2A, D2B.
Section 16: OTHER INFORMATION
N.AP.=NOT APPLICABLE
N.AV.=NOT AVAILABLE
OTHER INFORMATION................................ THE DATA IN THIS MSDS RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL
DESIGNATED HEREIN AND DOES NOT RELATE TO USE IN COMBINATION WITH
ANY OTHER MATERIAL OR IN ANY PROCESS. THIS DATA IS OFFERED IN GOOD
FAITH AS TYPICAL VALUES AND NOT AS PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. NO
WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS HEREBY MADE. THE
RECOMMENDED INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFE HANDLING PROCEDURES ARE
BELIEVED TO BE GENERALLY APPLICABLE. HOWEVER, EACH USER SHOULD
REVIEW THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT OF THE
INTENDED USE AND DETERMINE WHETHER THET ARE APPROPRIATE.
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