FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO -- SODIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, S374  -- 6810-00-264-6594
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, S374
MSDS Date:06/17/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-6594
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO
Address:1 REAGENT LN
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
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 MONOHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE (2:1:1); (SODIUM PHOSPHATE,
    DIBASIC) (CERCLA)
CAS:7558-79-4
RTECS #:WC4500000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: AVOID GASTRIC LAVAGE OR EMETICS. ESOPHAGOSCOPY IS
    WAY TO EXCLUDE POSS OF CORR IN UPPER GI TRACT; IF CORR (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:IS SUSPECTED, ESOPHAGOSCOPY SHOULD ONLY BE PERFORMED
    W/IN 24 HRS. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & TREAT SHOCK. IF VOMIT (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: OCCURS, KEEP HEAD BELOW HIPS TO HELP PVNT ASPIR. GET
    MED ATTN IMMED. NOTE:FOLLOWING ANTIDOTE IS RECOM. (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:HOWEVER, DECISION AS TO WHETHER SEV OF POISONING REQS
    ADMIN OF ANTIDOTE & DOSE REQD SHOULD BE MADE BY (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: QUALIFIED MED PERS. HYPOCALCEMIA, AFTER PHOSPHATE
    INGEST, GIVE CALCIUM GLUCONATE, 5 ML OF SOLN SLOWLY (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: IV, TO RESTORE IONIC CALCIUM TO NORM LEVEL. ANTIDOTE
    SHOULD BE ADMIN ONLY BY QUALIFIED MED PERS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:DREDGES/LIFTS TO EXTRACT IMMOBILIZED MASSES OF
    POLLUTION & PRECIPITATES. FOR LG SPILLS, SWEEP UP WITH (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:MIN OF DUSTING & PLACE INTO SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY
    CNTNRS FOR RECLAMATION/LATER DISP. RESIDUE SHOULD BE (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:CLEANED UP USING HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER.
    RQ:5000 LBS. SARA REQS RELS EQUAL TO/GREATER THAN RQ (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:BE IMMED REPORTED TO LOC EMER PLANNING COMMITTEE &
    STATE EMER RESPONSE COMM. IF REPORTABLE UNDER CERCLA, (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: THE NRC MUST BE NOTIFIED IMMED AT 804-424-8802.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP & MUST BE
    NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD. ANY CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG VAP (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:CARTRIDGE(S) W/FULL FACEPIECE IN COMBINATION W/DUST
    & MIST FILTER. ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP WITH A (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: TIGHT-FITTING FACEPIECE & ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S) IN
    COMBINATION W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE
    OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND OR OTHER POS PRESS MODE. ANY SCBA (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND OR OTHER
    POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 17 G/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: MAY CAUSE MILD IRRIT OF
    MUC MEMB W/SORE THROAT, COUGH, CHOKING & DFCLTY BRTHG. SKIN: CNTCT
    MAY PRDCE MILD IRRIT & REDNESS. EYES: MAY CAUSE MILD IRRIT
    W/REDNESS & PAIN. INGEST: MAY RSLT I N PAIN & BURNING IN MOUTH,
    ABDOM PAIN, NAUS, VOMIT, DIARR & CRAMPS. PHOSPHATES MAY CAUSE
    SHOCKLIKE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: STATE, FALL OF BLOOD PRESS, SLOW
    PULSE, CYANOSIS, & SOMETIMES TETANY AS RSLT OF REDUCTION IN IONIC
    CALCIUM. CHRONIC: SKIN: RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS MAY CAUSE DERM. INGEST:
    ANIMALS FED SODIUM PHOSPHA TE DIBASIC & POTASSIUM HYDROGEN
    PHOSPHATE HAD GREATER DEGREE OF BONE POROSITY THAN CONTROLS IN BOTH
    SHORT & (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED,
    PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY.
    GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH
    AFFE CTED AREA W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO
    EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN IMMED.
    EYES: WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORM SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING
    UPPER (SUPDAT)

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

Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISH USING AGENT SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
    AVOID BREATHING FUMES OR DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP IN HOLDING AREA SUCH AS PIT, POND/LAGOON
    TO CNTN SPILLED MATL. USE PROT COVER SUCH AS PLASTIC SHEET TO PVNT
    DISSOLVING IN FIRE FIGHTING WATER/RAIN. NEUT W/AGRICULTURAL LIME,
    SLAKED LIME, CRUSHED  LIMESTONE OR SODIUM PHOSPHATE. USE MECH(ING
    8)
Neutralizing Agent:NEUT W/AGRICULTURAL LIME, SLAKED LIME, CRUSHED
    LIMESTONE OR SODIUM PHOSPHATE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CLOSED. STORE AWAY FROM
    INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS ARE RECOM BASED ON INFO FOUND IN
    PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. RANKED IN ORDER FROM MIN
    TO MAX RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM
    LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST (ING 13)
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT CNTCT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 9.1 @ 1% SOLN. EFTS OF OVEREXP: LONG TERM STUDIES. ALSO EVID OF
    HYPERPARATHYROIDISM & SOFT TISS CALCIFICATION. FIRST AID PROC: &
    LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET M
    ED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: DILUTE ALKALI BYGIVING WATER OR MILK IMMED &
    ALLOWING VOMIT TO OCCUR. (ING 2)

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

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:2.066 (2H*2O)
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:12.5%
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, HYGROSCOPIC, COLORLESS TRANSLUCENT
    CRYSTALS OR WHITE W/A SALTY TASTE.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC: (STRONG); POSS VIOLENT REACTION. ALUMINUM: MAY
    CORRODE. METALS: MAY CORRODE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE
    TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS SODIUM OXIDE AND OXIDES OF PHOSPHORUS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:FOLLOW ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF SUBSTANCES.

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