GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION -- SODIUM METABISULFITE  -- 6810-00-281-4255
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM METABISULFITE
MSDS Date:05/01/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-281-4255
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Address:90 EAST HALSEY ROAD
City:PARSIPPANY
State:NJ
ZIP:07054-0389
Info Phone Num:201-515-1840 (MGR. PRODUCT SAFETY)
Emergency Phone Num:800-631-8050
CAGE:0AU44
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Address:90 EAST HALSEY ROAD
Box:City:PARSIPPANY
State:NJ
ZIP:07054
Country:US
Phone:973-515-1840
CAGE:0AU44

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:SODIUM METABISULFITE
CAS:7681-57-4
RTECS #:UX8225000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3; 9192

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:UNKNOWN  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE.
Effects of
    Overexposure:EYES:IRRITATION,BURNS;SKIN:IRRITATION;INHALATION:IRRIT
    ATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT;INGESTION:IRRITATION OF GASTROINTESTINAL
    TRACT.VERY LARGE DOSES CAUSE VIOLENT COLIC,DIARRHEA,DEPRESSION AND
    DEATH.MAY C AUSE SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION IN SOME ASTHMATICS AND
    SULFITE SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH A HISTORY OF
    RESPIRATORY DISEASE.MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER.SEE DOCTOR;SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER.SEE
    DOCTOR;INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE OXYGEN/CPR IF NEEDED.SEE
    DOCTOR;INGESTION :INDUCE VOMIT.GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER OR
    MILK IF CONSCIOUS.NOTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS.SEE DOCTOR.

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

Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP WITH MINIMUM DUSTING AND SHOVEL INTO
    AN EMPTY CONTAINER AND CLOSE.CAUTIOUSLY SPRAY RESIDUE WITH PLENTY
    OF WATER.VENTILATE TO CLEAR SO*2 FUMES.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY,WELL VENTILATED
    PLACE,AWAY FROM HEAT,WATER,ACIDS AND OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Other Precautions:NONE.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST,MIST
    AND/OR SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS,AS CONDITIONS INDICATE. SOME EXPOSURES
    MAY REQUIRE NIOSH-APPROVED SCBA OR SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST IF DUSTY OR MISTY CONDITIONS PREVAILS.THE TLV
    MAY BE EXCEEDED WITHOUT VISUAL WARNING.
Protective Gloves:COTTON FOR SOLIDS,RUBBER FOR SOLUTIONS.
Eye Protection:GOGGLES.(DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES).
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS NEEDED TO PREVENT
    PROLONGED/REPEATED SKIN CONTACT,EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES,SKIN AND CLOTHING.WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT RELEASES SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS SLOWLY AT AMBIENT
    TEMPERATURES.AVOID BREATHING DUST OR MIST.

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

HCC:C1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Spec Gravity:1.48
pH:4.3
Solubility in Water:39%
Appearance and Odor:FINE,WHITE GRANULAR PRODUCT.PUNGENT SULFUR DIOXIDE
    GAS ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS,ACIDS,WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES ABOVE 302F(150C) CAUSE
    EVOLUTION OF TOXIC AND CORROSIVE SULFUR DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS,SODIUM SULFIDE
    RESIDUE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
    FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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