MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC -- SODIUM PEROXIDE  -- 6810-00N082269
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM PEROXIDE
MSDS Date:08/30/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082269
=== 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 PEROXIDE
CAS:1313-60-6
RTECS #:WD3450000
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: CHARCOAL, DEXTROSE PLUS POTASSIUM NITRATE, DIETHYL
    ETHER, GLYCERINE, HEXAMETHYLENE, TETRAMINE, HYDROGEN (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: SULFIDE, MAGNESIUM, MAGNESIUM PLUS CARBON DIOXIDE,
    MANGANESE DIOXIDE, ORGANIC MATTER, PHOSPHORUS, (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: POTASSIUM SELENIUM MONOCHLORIDE, SILVER CHLORIDE
    PLUS CHARCOAL, SODIUM, SULFUR MONOCHLORIDE, TIN AND ZINC.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,
    LIFTING LOWER & UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: PEROXIDE. COLLECTED WASTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO
    CLOSED, PREFERABLY METAL, CNTNR & SENT TO RCRA- (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: APPRVD WASTE DISP FACILITY. AS AN ALTERNATE,
    W/PLASTIC SCOOP, ADD MIXTURE SLOWLY TO LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER (ING
    8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: W/STIRRING. NEUTRALIZE W/DILUTE SULFURIC ACID. WHEN
    SETTLED DECANT THE SULFATE SOLUTION INTO THE DRAIN (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: W/EXCESS WATER. THE SAND CAN BE SENT AN APPROVED
    WASTE FACILITY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HNDLG/STOR PRECS: SEPARATE FROM COMBUSTIBLE, ORGANIC OR ANY
    OTHER READILY OXIDZABLE MATERIALS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  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:INHALATION: MAY BE CORROSIVE TO THE
    RESPIRATORY TRACT. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE SORE THROAT, SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH, LABORED BREATHING AND COUGHING. INGESTION: CORROSIVE. MAY
    CAUSE BURNS IN MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS  AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
    VOMITING, DIARRHEA AND GASTRITIS MAY OCCUR. SKIN CONTACT:
    CORROSIVE. MAY (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN AND SERIOUS SKIN
    BURNS. EYE CONTACT: CORROSIVE. MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN, BLURRED
    VISION AND DAMAGE FROM CORROSIVE EFFECTS. CHRONIC: NO INFORMATION
    FOUND.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST: IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE QTYS OF MILK OR WATER. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING B Y MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERSON. CALL MD IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE
    ANY CONTAMD CLTHG. WIPE OFF EXCESS FROM SKIN. WASH SKIN W/PLENTY OF
    WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN PROMPTLY. EYES: WASH EYES
    (ING 5)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL. DO NOT USE CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUST BUT SUBSTANCE IS STRONG
    OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF RXN W/REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUSTS MAY CAUSE
    IGNITION. CONTACT W/COMBUST, ORGANIC OR OXIDIZABLE (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN-UP PERS SHOULD WEAR PROT CLTHG & NIOSH
    APPRVD RESP EQUIP SUITABLE FOR TOXIC OR CORROSIVE FLUIDS OR VAPORS.
    DO NOT SAVE FOR RECLAMATION. COVER W/DOUBLE VOLUME OF SAND-SODA ASH
    MIXTURE (90-100%).	MIX THOROUGHLY & BREAK UP ANY LUMPS OF (ING 6)
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE SULFURIC ACID.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
    STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
    DAMAGE. PROTECT AGAINST MOISTURE. (ING 10)
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLTHG. AVOID
    BREATHING DUST. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE W/ADEQUATE VENT. KEEP
    FROM CONTACT W/CLTHG & OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. REMOVE & WASH
    CONTAMD CLTHG PROMPTLY . WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
    IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
    EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
    MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE
    IS RECOMD TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT IN WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 11)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG INCLUDING BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON OR
    COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTCT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
    WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP: 1215F,657C DECOMPOSES. MP: 860F,460C DECOMPOSES. SOL IN H*2O:
    REACTS VIOLENTLY W/WATER. EXPLO HAZ: SUBSTANCES MAY CAUSE EXTREMELY
    VIOLENT COMBUST. MAY REACT EXPLO IN CONTACT W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WAT
    ER. MATL TO AVOID: AMMONIUM PERSULFATE,ANILINE, ANTIMONY, ARSENIC,
    BENZENE, BORON NITRIDE, CALCIUM CARBIDE, (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPDAT
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:2.81
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO PALE YELLOW GRANULES; ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOISTURE, ORG & OXIDIZABLE SUBSTANCES, ACETIC ACID, ACETIC ANHYDRIDE,
    ALUMINUM, ALUMINUM PLUS CARBON DIOXIDE, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
    AND STORAGE. WATER REACTIVE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS OXYGEN WHEN HEATED TO
    DECOMPOSITION WHICH MAY INCREASE A FIRE HAZARD.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.

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