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SECTION 1: PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT NAME: SODIUM BISULFITE SOLUTION
SYNONYMS: SODIUM BISULPHITE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION; SODIUM HYDROGEN SULFITE; SODIUM DISULFITE; SULFUROUS ACID,
MONOSODIUM SALT; SODIUM ACID SULFITE
PRODUCT CODES: 26084-05
MANUFACTURER: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SCIENCES
DIVISION: 1560 INDUSTRY ROAD/P.O. BOX 550
ADDRESS: HATFIELD, PA 19440
EMERGENCY PHONE: 215-412-8400
CHEMTREC PHONE: 800-424 -4300
FAX PHONE: 215-412-8450
CHEMICAL NAME: SODIUM BISULFITE
CHEMICAL FAMILY: BISULFITE, SODIUM SALT
SECTION 2: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENT:
SODIUM BISULFITE
WATER
CAS NO. % WT % VOL SARA 313 REPORTABLE
7631-90-5 35-44 N/A
7732-18-5 56-65 N/A
ppm mg/m3
OSHA PEL-TWA: N/A 5
OSHA PEL STEL : N/A N/A
OSHA PEL CEILING: N/A N/A
ACGIH TLV-TWA: N/A 5
ACGIH TLV STEL: N/A N/A
ACGIH TLV CEILING: N/A N/A
SECTION 3: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: DANGER! GONTAINS MATERIAL. WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANS: MUCOUS
MEMBRANES, RESPIRATORY TRACT, SKIN, EYE, LENS OR CORNEA. INCOMPATIBLE WITH ACIDS AND OXIDIZERS
(ACIDIFICATION WILL LIBERATE SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS). THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE CORROSIVE AND/OR
TOXIC AND INCLUDE OXIDES OF SULFUR.
ROUTES OF ENTRY: N/A
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS
EYES: VAPORS FROM THIS PRODUCT ARE IRRITATING TO THE EYES. THIS PRODUCT CAUSES IRRITATION, REDNESS, AND
PAIN. MAY CAUSE BURNS IF LEFT UNTREATED
SKIN: SODIUM BISULFITE MAY CAUSE SYMPTOMS OF SKIN IRRITATION SUCH AS REDDENING, SWELLING, RASH, SCALING
OR BLISTERING.
INGESTION: MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTION IN SOME ASTHMATICS. INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE
NAUSEA, GASTROINTESTINAL UPSET AND ABDOMINAL PAIN. MAY CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) DEPRESSION,
NAUSEA AND VOMITING, DIARRHEA, VIOLENT COLIC AND DEATH.
INHALATION: PRODUCT IS IRRITATING TO THE NOSE, THROAT AND RESPIRATORY TRACT
ACUTE HEALTH HAZARDS: N/A
CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARDS: N/A
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: BREATHING FUMES MAY AGGRAVATE ACUTE OR CHRONIC
ASTHMA AND CHRONIC PULMONARY DISEASE SUCH AS EMPHYSEMA AND BRONCHITIS. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN
SULFIDE SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS.
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CARCINOGENICITY
OSHA: NO ACGIH:A4 NTP: NO IARC: 3
OTHER: N/A
SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES
EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH RUNNING WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 20 MINUTES. HOLD EYELIDS OPEN DURING
FLUSHING. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, REPEAT FLUSHING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT TRANSPORT
VICTIM UNTIL THE RECOMMENDED FLUSHING PERIOD IS COMPLETED UNLESS FLUSHING CAN BE CONTINUED DURING
TRANSPORT.
SKIN: FLUSH SKIN WITH RUNNING WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 20 MINUTES. START FLUSHING WHILE REMOVING
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, REPEAT FLUSHING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT
TRANSPORT VICTIM UNLESS THE RECOMMENDED FLUSHING PERIOD IS COMPLETED OR FLUSHING CAN BE CONTINUED
DURING TRANSPORT.
INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VICTIM IS ALERT AND NOT CONVULSING, RINSE MOUTH AND GIVE 陆 TO 1 GLASS OF
WATER TO DILUTE MATERIAL. IF SPONTANEOUS VOMITING OCCURS, HAVE VICTIM LEAN FORWARD WITH HEAD DOWN TO
AVOID BREATHING IN OF VOMITUS. RINSE MOUTH AND ADMINISTER MORE WATER. IMMEDIATELY CONTACT LOCAL POISON
CONTROL CENTER. IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORT VICTIM TO AN EMERGENCY FACILITY.
INHALATION: MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION ONLY IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED. GIVE
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) IF THERE IS NO BREATHING AND NO PULSE. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY
NOTES TO PHYSICIANS OR FIRST AID PROVIDERS: N/A
SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR, UPPER: N/A
(% BY VOLUME) LOWER: N/A
FLASH POINT: N/A PRODUCT IS NON FLAMMABLE
F:
C:
METHOD USED: N/A
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT COMBUSTIBLE
F:
C:
NFPA HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
HEALTH: 2 FLAMMABILITY: 0 REACTIVITY: 0
OTHER: N/A
HMIS HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
HEALTH: 2 FLAMMABILITY: 0 REACTIVITY: 0
PROTECTION: C
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: FOR SMALL FIRES USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR WATER SPRAY. FOR LARGE FIRES, USE
DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM OR FLOOD FIRE AREA WITH WATER. DO NOT GET SOLID
STREAM OF WATER ON SPILLED MATERIAL.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: OXIDES OF SULFUR MAY BE PRESENT DURING A FIRE. USE SELF CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ARE RECOMMENDED. GAS TIGHT SUITS ARE REQUIRED IN
EXTREME 9> 1000 PPM) CONCENTRATIONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE. EVACUATE RESIDENTS WHO ARE DOWNWIND OF FIRE.
PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY TO FIRE AREA. DIKE AREA TO CONTAIN RUNOFF AND PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF WATER
SOURCES. NEUTRALIZE RUNOFF WITH LIME, SODA ASH OR OTHER SUITABLE NEUTRALIZING AGENTS ( SEE DEACTIVATING
CHEMICALS, SECTION 6) COOL CONTAINERS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO FLAME WITH STREAMS OF WATER UNTIL FIRE IS OUT.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE TOXIC AND INCLUDE OXIDES OF
SULFUR. SODIUM SULFIDE MAY BE FORMED AFTER DRIED SOLUTION RESIDUES ARE HEATED. THIS IS AN EXPLOSIVE HAZARD
AND STRONGLY ALKALINE IN CONTACT WITH WATER.
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HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: N/A
SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES: STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE OF A SPILL OR LEAK: REMOVE ALL IGNITION SOURCES.
VENTILATE AREA. USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. PREVENT LIQUID FROM ENTERING SEWERS OR
WATERWAYS. DIKE WITH INERT MATERIAL (SAND, EARTH, ETC) STOP OR REDUCE LEAK IF SAFE TO DO SO. COLLECT INTO
CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL ONLY IF CONTAINER IS SUITABLE TO WITHSTAND THE MATERIAL. CONSIDER
INSITU NEUTRALIZATION AND DISPOSAL. ENSURE ADEQUATE DECONTAMINATION OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOLLOWING
CLEAN UP. COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL/STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS ON REPORTING RELEASES.
DEACTIVATING CHEMICALS: ALKALI MATERIALS SUCH AS DILUTE SODIUM HYDROXIDE, LIME, LIMESTONE, SODIUM
CARBONATE (SODA ASH), SODIUM BICARBONATE, DILUTE AQUA AMMONIA. SULFUR DIOXIDE MAY BE RELEASED DURING
NEUTRALIZATION.
SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE
HANDLING AND STORAGE:
PRECAUTIONS: WEAR APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. KEEP IGNITION SOURCES AWAY FROM SODIUM
BISULFITE STORAGE, HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. HAVE
EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ( FOR FIRES, SPILLS, LEAKS, ETC.) READILY AVAILABLE. ENSURE ALL CONTAINERS ARE LABELED.
DO NOT EXPOSE TO STRONG ACIDS AS THIS WILL LIBERATE SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS.
HANDLING PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT: RUBBER LINED CARBON STEEL OR CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS ARE
SUITABLE FOR USE. CONTACT CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS FOR SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN HANDLING SODIUM
BISULFITE.
STORAGE TEMPERATURE: STORE ABOVE FREEZING POINT. IDEAL STORAGE TEMPERATURES ARE BETWEEN 20 AND 27
DEGREES CENTIGRADE.
STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: STORE IN A CORROSION-PROOF AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. STORE IN
TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER, PREFERABLY THE SUPPLIER CONTAINER. STORE IN A COOL, WELL VENTILATED LOCATION
AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAMES. STORAGE TANKS SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED FROM POLYETHYLENE,
POLYPROPYLENE, FIBERGLASS-REINFORCED PLASTIC (FRP), CROSS LINKED POLYETHYLENE (XLPE), OR 316 STAINLESS
STEEL TO AVOID CORROSION PROBLEMS. TANKS SHOULD BE VENTED INTO AN ALKALINE FUME RECOVERY SYSTEM OR
SCRUBBER. STORAGE TANKS SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM WATER INGRESS, AND MAINTAINED STRUCTURALLY IN A SAFE
AND RELIABLE CONDITION.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: ON EXPOSURE TO AIR, THE PRODUCT WILL LOSE SOME SULFUR DIOXIDE AND GRADUALLY OXIDIZE TO
SULFATE. BOTH ACIDIFICATION AND HEATING ACCELERATE THE RELEASE OF SULFUR DIOXIDE FUMES.
SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: PROVIDE EXHAUST VENTILATION OR OTHER CONTROLS TO KEEP THE AIRBORNE
CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPORS BELOW THEIR RESPECTIVE OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS. ENSURE THE EYEWASH
STATIONS AND SAFETY SHOWERS ARE PROXIMAL TO THE WORKSTATION LOCATION.
VENTILATION: N/A
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR EQUIPPED WITH ACID GAS/FUME, DUST,
3
MIST CARTRIDGES FOR CONCENTRATIONS UP TO 50 MG/M OR 20 PPM AS SULFUR DIOXIDE. A POWERED AIR-PURIFYING
RESPIRATOR WITH ACID GAS CARTRIDGES FOR UP TO 50 PPM SULFURE DIOXIDE. A FULL-FACEPIECE AIR-SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR IF CONCENTRATIONS ARE FOR UP TO AND HIGHER THAN 100 PPM SULFUR DIOXIDE.
EYE PROTECTION: TIGHT FITTING CHEMCIAL GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD
SKIN PROTECTION: IMPERVIOUS (I.E., NEOPRENE, PVC, RUBBER) GLOVES, COVERALLS, BOOTS AND/OR OTHER ACID
RESISTANT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT: WHERE THERE IS A DANGER OF SPILLING OR SPLASHING, ACID RESISTANT
APRONS OR SUITS OR SUITS SHOULD BE WORN. TROUSER LEGS SHOULD BE WORN OUTSIDE (NOT TUCKED IN) RUBBER
BOOTS. SAFETY SHOWERS AND EYEWASH FOUNTAINS SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN STORAGE AND HANDLING AREAS.
WORK HYGIENIC PRACTICES: N/A
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES:N/A
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SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
APPEARANCE: CLEAR, COLORLESS TO LIGHT YELLOW
ODOR:PUNGENT ODOUR OF SULFUR DIOXIDE
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
pH AS SUPPLIED: 3.8 TO 5.2
pH (Other): N/A
BOILING POINT:
F: 220 DEG
C: 104 DEG
MELTING POINT: N/A
F: N/A
C: N/A
FREEZING POINT: N/A
F: 43 DEG
C: 6 DEG
VAPOR PRESSURE (mmHg): 32 mmHg
@
F: N/A
C: 20 DEG
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): 0.62
@
F: N/A
C: N/A
@
F: N/A
C: N/A
EVAPORATION RATE: N/A
BASIS (=1): N/A
SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (con鈥檛)
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: MISCIBLE IN ALL PROPORTIONS IN WATER
PERCENT SOLIDS BY WEIGHT: N/A
PERCENT VOLATILE: N/A
BY WT/ BY VOL @
F: N/A
C: N/A
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC): N/A
WITH WATER: N/A LBS/GAL
WITHOUT WATER: N/A LBS/GAL
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: N/A
VISCOSITY: N/A
@
F: N/A
C: N/A
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY: UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS: ON EXPOSURE TO AIR THE PRODUCT WILL LOSE SOME SULFUR DIOXIDE AND
GRADUALLY OXIDIZE TO SULFATE. UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS: DECOMPOSES TO FORM OXIDES OF SULFUR.
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CONDITIONS TO AVOID (STABILITY): HIGH TEMPERATURES, SPARKS, OPEN FLAMES AND ALL OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
TEMPERATURES AT OR NEAR BOILING POINT CAUSES EVOLUTION OF SULFUR DIOXIDE.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIAL TO AVOID): STRONG OXIDIZERS, MAY CAUSE STRONG EXOTHERMIC REACTION. LEWIS OR
MINERAL ACIDS ( ACIDIFICATION WILL LIBERATE SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS).
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BY-PRODUCTS: THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE TOXIC AND INCLUDE OXIDES
OF SULFUR.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID (POLYMERIZATION): N/A
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
SODIUM BISULFITE SOLUTION LD50: 2000 MG/KG (ORAL- RAT)
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: N/A
MUTAGENICITY DATA: NEVIDENCE OF MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY IN BACTERIA, MICROORGANISMS, AND DNA.
TERATOGENICITY DATA: N/A
SYNERGISTIC MATERIALS: N/A
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
INGREDIENT NAME SPECIES PEIROD RESULT
SODIUM BISULFITE SOLUTION MOSQUITO FISH. (LC50) 96 HOUR(S) 240 PPM
PRODUCTS OF: THESE PRODUCTS ARE SULFUR OXIDES (SO2, SO3). SOME METALLIC OXIDES
TOXICITY OF THE PRODUCTS
OF BIODEGRADATION: THE PRODUCTS OF DEGRADATION ARE TOXIC.
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL REGULATIONS.
RCRA HAZARD CLASS: N/A
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS (con鈥檛)
-DO NOT DISPOSE OF WASTE WITH NORMAL GARBAGE OR TO SEWER SYSTEMS
-RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROPER WASTE DISPOSAL IS WITH THE OWNER OF THE WASTE. WORK WITH THE APPROPRIATE
REGULATORY BODIES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS.
-CONSIDER THE COLLECTION OF RESIDUAL SODIUM BISULFATE INTO CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL ONLY IF
THE CONTAINER IS SUITABLE TO WITHSTAND THE MATERIAL.
-CONSIDER INSITU NEUTRALIZATION AND DISPOSAL.
-CLEAN-UP MATERIAL MAY BE A RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE ON DISPOSAL.
-PROVINCIAL/STATE OR LOCAL REGULATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS ARE COMPLEX AND MAY DIFFER FROM FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
-THE INFORMATION APPLIES TO THE MATERIAL AS MANUFACTURED; PROCESSING, NEUTRALIZING, USE OR CONTAMINATION
MAY MAKE THE INFORMATION INAPPROPRIATE, INACCURATE OR INCOMPLETE.
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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PROPER SHIPPING NAME: RQ, BISULFITES, AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS, N.O.S.
HAZARD CLASS: 8
ID NUMBER: UN 2693
PACKING GROUP: III
LABEL STATEMENT: N/A
WATER TRANSPORTATION
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SAME
HAZARD CLASS:
ID NUMBER:
PACKING GROUP:
LABEL STATEMENTS:
AIR TRANSPORTATION
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SAME
HAZARD CLASS:
ID NUMBER:
PACKING GROUP:
LABEL STATEMENTS:
OTHER AGENCIES: N/A
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS
TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT): TSCA INVENTORY STATUS: REPORTED/ INCLUDED
CERCLA (COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT): YES
RQ= 5000 LB
SARA TITLE III (SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT):
PRODUCT HAZARD CATEGORIES
ACUTE (IMMEDIATE) HEALTH: YES
CHRONIC (DELAYED) HEALTH: NO
FIRE: NO
REACTIVITY: NO
SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE: NO
311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES:
313 REPORTABLE INGREDIENTS: YES
STATE REGULATIONS:
RIGHT- TO- KNOW: ILLINOIS, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA
CALIFORNIA PROP 65: NO PRODUCTS WERE FOUND
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS:
CANADA
WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEM (WHMIS)
WHMIS CLASSIFICIATIONS: CLASS D-2B MATERIAL CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS 9TOXIC)
CLASS E 鈥? CORROSIVE
CEPA DSL: ALL COMPONENTS LISTED
WHMIS HEALTH EFFECTS INDEX: CORROSIVE MATERIAL
SENSITIZING MATERIAL
WHMIS INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST: CONFIRMED A; MEETS CRITERIA FOR DISCLOSURE AT 1% OR GREATER.
EINECS NUMBER: 231-548-0
SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION
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OTHER INFORMATION: N/A
PREPARATION INFORMATION: N/A
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1910. 1200, WE ARE PROVIDING YOU WITH A MSDS FOR THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL YOU ARE
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(THE CUSTOMER), SHOULD PERFORM YOUR OWN INVESTIGATION AND INDEPENDENT
VERIFICATION. IF YOU RESELL THE PRODUCT, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO FORWARD THE
INFORMATION IN THE MSDS TO YOUR CUSTOMER.
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