MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC -- SODA LIME  -- 6810-00N082250
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODA LIME
MSDS Date:11/08/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082250
=== 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:SODA LIME, SOLID
CAS:8006-28-8
RTECS #:VX9650000
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: APPRVD WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. DO NOT FLUSH TO
    SEWER. CAUTION! FLOOR & OTHER SURFACES MAY BE (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: SLIPPERY. DO NOT CONTACT W/WATER. NEUTRALIZE TRACES
    WITH DILUTE ACID.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT: EXHAUST VENT IS GENERALLY PREFERRED BECAUSE IT CAN
    CONTROL THE EMISSIONS OF THE CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE, (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: PREVENTING DISPERSION OF IT INTO THE GENERAL WORK
    AREA. PLEASE REFER TO ACGIH DOCUMENT, "INDUSTRIAL (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: VENTILATION, A MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICES,"
    MOST RECENT EDITION, FOR DETAILS.
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:INHAL: SEVERE IRRITANT. EFFECTS FROM
    INHAL OF DUST/MIST VARY FROM MILD IRRIT TO SERIOUS DAMAGE OF UPPER
    RESPIRATORY TRACT, DEPENDING ON SEVERITY OF EXPOS. SEVERE
    PNEUMONITIS MAY OCCUR. INGEST: SWALLOW ING MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS
    OF MOUTH, THROAT & STOMACH. SEVERE SCARRING OF TISSUE & DEATH MAY
    RESULT. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SKIN CNTCT: CORROSIVE! CONTACT OF
    SKIN CAN CAUSE IRRIT OR SEVERE BURNS & SCARRING W/GREATER
    EXPOSURES. EYE CNTCT: CORROSIVE! MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF EYES, &
    W/GREATER EXPOSURES, SEVERE BURNS W/PO SSIBLE BLINDNESS RESULTING.
    CHRONIC: PRLNGD CONTACT W/DILUTE SOLUTIONS OR DUST HAS A
    DESTRUCTIVE EFFECT UPON TISSUE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN, EYE
    OR RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF
    THIS SUBSTANCE.

=======================  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: DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING! GIVE LARGE QTYS OF WATER OR MILK IF AVAILABLE. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY  MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: IN
    CASE OF CONTACT, IMMED FLUSH SKIN W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.
    (SUPDAT)

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

Extinguishing Media:FLOOD AREA WITH WATER USING CARE NOT TO SPLATTER OR
    SPLASH MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . SOLUTION PROCESS CAUSES FORMATION OF CORROSIVE VAPORS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUSTIBLE, BUT CNTCT W/WATER OR
    MOISTURE MAY GENERATE ENOUGH HEAT TO IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATLS. MAY
    CAUSE FIRE & EXPLO WHEN IN CNTCT W/INCOMPATIBLE MATLS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
    & NIOSH APPRVD RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. SWEEP, SCOOP OR
    PICK UP SPILLED MATL. AVOID DUSTING. COLLECTED WASTE MAY BE
    TRANSFERRED TO A CLOSED, PRE FERABLY METAL CONTAINER & SENT TO A
    RCRA- (ING 2)
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE TRACES WITH DILUTE ACID.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
    STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
    DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. AVOID
    BREATHING DUST. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE WITH ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF TLV IS EXCEEDED, NIOSH APPRVD DUST/MIST RESP
    W/CHEM GOGGS MAY BE WORN, IN GEN, UP TO TEN TIMES THE TLV. CONSULT
    RESP SUPPLIER FOR LIMITATIONS. ALTERNATIVELY, NIOSH APPRVD SUPPLIED
    AIR FULL FACEPIEC E RESP OR AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:SYSTEM OF LOCAL &/OR GENERAL EXHAUST IS RECOMD TO KEEP
    EMPLOYEE EXPOS BELOW THE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS. LOCAL (ING 4)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 7)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    IMPERVIOUS BOOTS, APRON OR COVERALLS AS NEEDED IN AREAS OF UNUSUAL
    EXPOS.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
    WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID: FORMATION OF SHOCK-SENSITIVE SALTS. CONTACT W/METALS
    SUCH AS ALUMINUM, TIN & ZINC CAUSE FORMATION OF FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN
    GAS. FIRST AID PROC: CALL MD IMMED. EYES: WASH EYES W/PLENTY OF W
    ATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, LIFTING LOWER& UPPER EYELIDS
    OCCASIONALLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED.

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

Vapor Pres:0 @ 20C
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE DELIQUESCENT PELLETS; ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
WATER, STEAM, ACIDS, FLUORINE & MANY ORGANIC MATLS. CONTACT
    W/NITROMETHANE & OTHER SIMILAR NITRO COMPOUNDS CAUSE(SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:RAPIDLY DETERIORATES ON EXPOSURE TO AIR
    THROUGH ABSORPTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

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

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

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