CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC -- SODIUM BICARBONATE  -- 6810-00-297-0092
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM BICARBONATE
MSDS Date:03/01/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-297-0092
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC
Address:469 N HARRISON ST
City:PRINCETON
State:NJ
ZIP:08540
Country:US
Info Phone Num:609-683-5900
Emergency Phone Num:609-683-5900
CAGE:90038
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC
Address:469 N HARRISON ST
Box:City:PRINCETON
State:NJ
ZIP:08543-5297
Country:US
Phone:609-683-5900
CAGE:90038
Company Name:QUALCO INC
Address:225 PASSAIC ST
Box:City:PASSAIC
State:NJ
ZIP:07055
Country:US
Phone:973-473-1222
CAGE:0WTR2

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

Ingred Name:SODIUM BICARBONATE
CAS:144-55-8
RTECS #:VZ0950000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ACUTE LD50 ORAL RAT 7.3G/KG LC50 RAT **
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE/SKIN NOT AN IRRIT. INGEST: MATL
    NONTOXIC SMALL AMTS. 1-2TBSPS) SWALLOWED DURING NORMAL HANDLING
    OPERATIONS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE INJURY AS LONG AS STOMACH IS NOT
    FULL.SWALLOWING LARGER AMTS MAY CAUS E INJURY. SUBCHRONIC
    EFFECTS/CARCINOGENICITY/MARKED SYSTEMIC ALKALOSIS. **>4.74MG/L
    ACUTE INHALATION.

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

First Aid:EYES: CHECK FOR & REMOVE CONTACTS, FLOOD EYES W/CLEAN FLOWING
    WATER, LOW PRESSURE & LUKEWARM IF POSSIBLE, LIFTING EYELIDS.
    INGEST: IF LG AMTS SWALLOWED DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING, ADMINISTER
    WATER IF CONS CIOUS, NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS
    PERSON. NOTE TO DR. LG DOSES MAY PRODUCE SYSTEMIC
    ALKALOSIS/EXPANSION IN EXTRACELLULAR FLUID VOLUME W/EDEMA.

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

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE.
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATL USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
    APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:CARBON DIOXIDE MAY BE GENERATED MAKING IT
    NECESSARY TO USE SCBA & OTHER PROT EQPT (BUNKER GEAR). CO2 IS AN
    ASPHYXIANT AT LEVEL >5%W/W. SODIUM OXIDE >1564F IS *
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NK *RESPIRATORY/EYE/SKIN IRRIT. AVOID
    INHALATION/EYE/SKIN CONTACT W/SODIUM OXIDE DUST.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SCOOP UP INTO DRY CLEAN CONTNRS. WASH AWAY
    UNCONTAM RESIDUE W/WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY AREAS AWAY FROM
    INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. SODIUM BICARBONATE REACTS W/ACIDS TO YIELD
    CARBON DIXOIDE WHICH CAN ACCUMULATE IN ***
Other Precautions:NK ***CONFINED SPACES. DO NOT ENTER AREA UNTIL WELL
    VENT & CO2/OXYGEN LEVELS ARE DETERMINED SAFE.

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

Respiratory Protection:DUST MASK REQUIRED IF TOTAL DUST EXCEEDS
    10MG/M3.
Protective Gloves:GENERAL PURPOSE/IMPERVIOUS.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES FOR DUST & BULK MATLS.
Other Protective Equipment:FULL COVER CLOTHING, APRON WHEN WORKING
    W/SOLUTIONS.
Work Hygienic Practices:NO SPECIAL RQUIREMENTS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH 1% SOLUTION 8.2

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NA
Vapor Pres:NA
Vapor Density:NA
Spec Gravity:2.2
pH:NA
Solubility in Water:8.6 G/100 ML @ 68F
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NA

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS W/ACIDS TO YIELD CARBON DIOXIDE YIELDS FREE CAUSTIC IN PRESENCE
    OF LIME DUST & MOISTURE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPS >228F
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HEATING >228F MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS AMTS
    CO2 IN CONFINED AREA SODIUM OXIDE:AVOID INHAL/EYE/SKIN CONTACT.
    TEMPS >1564F.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:BURRY IN SECURED LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE
    W/LOCAL/STATE/FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EMPTY CNTNRS MAY
    BE INCINERATED OR DISCARDED AS GENERAL TRASH.

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