KEMWATER NORTH AMERICA CO -- ALUMINUM SULFATE SOLUTION  -- 6850-00N090124
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ALUMINUM SULFATE SOLUTION
MSDS Date:06/01/1996
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N090124
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:KEMWATER NORTH AMERICA CO
Address:2151 WILBUR AVE
Box:606
City:ANTIOCH
State:CA
ZIP:94509
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-321-4922
Emergency Phone Num:800-321-4922
CAGE:JO658
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:KEMWATER NORTH AMERICA CO
Address:2151 WILBUR AVE
Box:606
City:ANTIOCH
State:CA
ZIP:94509
Country:US
Phone:800-321-4922
CAGE:JO658
Company Name:KEMWATER NORTH AMERICA CO
Box:UNKNOW
CAGE:KENWA

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

Ingred Name:ALUMINUM SULFATE HYDRATE. LD50 (ORAL, RAT): >9 GM/KG
    (OCTADECHYDRATE)
CAS:7784-21-8
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Fraction by Wt: 48%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SULFURIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7664-93-9
RTECS #:WS5600000
Fraction by Wt: 1%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3/3 STEL; 9495
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 51%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: EYE: REPEATED/PROLONGED CONTACT W/IRRITANTS MAY
    CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS/EFTS SIMILAR TO THOSE FOR ACUTE EXPOSURE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST
    15-20 MIN. IF BURNS OCCUR, PROCEED W/FOLLOWING: COVER (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: AFFECTED AREA SECURELY W/STERILE, DRY, LOOSE FITTING
    DRESSING. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/LRG QTIES OF
    RUNNING H*2O FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. HOLD EYELIDS APART (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: DURING FLUSHING TO ENSURE RINSING OF ENTIRE SURF OF
    EYE & LIDS W/H*2O. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO NEUT W/CHEM (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: AGENTS. OBTAIN MED ATTN AS SOON AS POSS.
    OILS/OINTMENTS SHOULD NOT BE USED. CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR AN (ING
    10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: ADDITIONAL 14 MINUTES IF THE PHYSICIAN IS NOT IMMED
    AVAILABLE. NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE: (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND
    SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. FOR SMALL DRY
    SPILLS, W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. SMALL SPILLS MAY BE ALLOWED
    TO DRY BEFORE RECOVERY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: COLD WEATHER; EYE WASH FOUNTAINS - OR OTHER
    MEANS OF WASHING THE EYES WITH A GENTLE FLOW OF TAP WATER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: ON SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING
    LIMITS OF RESP & MUST BE APPRVD BY NIOSH. (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: A NIOSH APPRVD AIR PURIFYING RESP W/PARTICULATE
    CARTRIDGE MAY BE PERMISSIBLE UNDER MISTING CNDTNS/DUSTS (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: IF MATL HAS DRIED. PROT PROVIDED BY AIR-PURIFYING
    RESP IS LTD. USE NIOSH APPRVD POS-PRESS, AIR-SUPPLIED (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: RESP IF THERE IS ANY POTNTL FOR UNCONTROLLED
    RELEASE/ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE AIR PURIFYING (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: RESPIRATORS MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRACT: CLTHG & EQUIP W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER.
    DISPOSE OF THE WASH WATER TO A SUITABLE WASTE WATER FACILITY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TOXICOLOGY: ACUTE: INHAL: IRRIT TO MUC
    MEMB W/SORE THROAT & COUGH DUE TO SULFURIC ACID WHICH IS FORMED BY
    HYDROLYSIS OF SALT UPON CNTCT W/MOISTURE. SKIN: ALUMINUM SULFATE:
    IRRIT. ALUMINUM SULFATE HYDR OLYZES READILY W/MOISTURE TO FORM SOME
    SULFURIC ACID WHICH MAY PRDCE IRRIT, DERMATOSES & ECZEMA. (EFTS OF
    OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SULFURIC ACID: IARC MONOGRAPHS VOL 54,
    PG 91, 1994: GROUP 1, ANIMAL; PULMONARY.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EYE CNTCT: MAY CAUSE IRRIT, REDNESS,
    & CORNEAL BURNS DUE TO RXN OF CMPD W/MOISTURE TO FORM SULFURIC
    ACID. CHRONIC: INHAL: RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS MAY CAUSE BRONCHIAL
    DISCOMFORT. SKIN: RPTD/PRLNG CN TCT W/SOME SOLUBLE SALTS OF ALUMINM
    RSLTS IN ACID IRRIT FROM HYDROLYSIS. A CONGESTIVE, ANESTH CNDTN OF
    FINGERS (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. PERFORM
    ARTF RESP IF NEC. KEEP PERS WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOPMATICALLY
    & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP
    HEAD LOWE R THAN HIPS TO HELP PVNT ASPIR. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
    SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IF NEED. SKIN CNTCT: REMOVE CONTAMD
    CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF H*2O
    (ING 5)

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

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTING MEDIA AS APPROP FOR SURROUND FIRE.
    NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. AVOID BRTHG VAPS/DUST; KEEP UPWIND.
    ALUMINUM SULFATE IS NOT (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:IN CASE OF EMER, CALL KEMWATER NORTH AMERICA
    (800) 321-4922. REPORTABLE QTY PER 40 CFR 302.4 IS 5000 POUNDS
    (ANHYDROUS). DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT
    W/OUT RISK. FOR SMALL SPI LLS, ABSORB W/SAND/OTHER ABSORBENT MATL&
    (ING 12)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGS WHEN STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. STORE IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS
    ONLY. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:FOLLOWING FACILITIES SHOULD BE READILY ACCESSIBLE IN
    ALL AREAS WHERE THIS MATL IS HNDL/STORED: SAFETY SHOWERS-W/QUICK
    OPENING VALVES WHICH OPEN. H*2O SHOULD BE SUPPLIED THROUGH
    INSULATED & HEAT TRACED  LINES TO PVNT FREEZE-UPS IN (ING 14)

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS ARE REC BASED ON INFO FOUND IN
    PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER
    FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
    CONTAM LEVELS FOUND  IN WORK PLACE, MUST BE BASED (ING 15)
Ventilation:NONE REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    MUST WEAR APPROP PROT IMPERVIOUS CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT (ING 20)
Work Hygienic Practices:PROPER DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES SHOULD BE
    FOLLOWED AFTER ANY CONTACT W/THIS SUBSTANCE. THROUGHLY WASH (ING
    21)
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: CONSIDERED FLAMM BUT BRTHG FUMES/DUSTS FROM FIRE IN
    AREA CAN BE HARMFUL TO RESP TRACT & EYES. HAZ DECOMP PROD:
    W/COPIOUS AMTS OF H*2O. DISPOSE OF WASH H*2O TO A SUITABLE WASTE
    H*2O FA CILITY. EFTS OF OVEREXP: (ACROANESTHESIA) MAY OCCUR FROM
    PRLNG CNTCT W/ ALUM. RPTD EXPOS MAY RSLT IN SENSIT. (ING 4)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:218F,103C
Spec Gravity:1.3 @ 16C/60F
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BASES: VIOLENT REACTION. METALS: CORROSIVE TO SOME METALS, MAY PRODUCE
    HYDROGEN GAS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PREVENT DISPERSION OF MIST OR DUST IN THE
    AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

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

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