Sodium Nitrate PURE

CAS #

Component

Percent

95 - 100

Emergency Overview

This product is a clear, colorless liquid. This product is an oxidizer. This product is irritating to the eyes and skin. Inhalation of mists or sprays of this product has potential for moderate irritation of mucous membranes. This product may react with combustible materials to cause ignition.

Contact with the eyes can cause moderate irritation. Symptoms may include discomfort or pain and redness. Severe overexposure can result in swelling of the conjunctiva along with tissue damage.

This product is moderately irritating to the skin and other contaminated tissue. Depending on the duration of contact, symptoms will include reddening, discomfort, irritation, and possible tissue damage.   Prolonged and/or repeated skin contact with this product may cause irritation/dermatitis. No components in this product are known to be absorbed through the skin.

Potential Health Effects:  Ingestion

Ingestion of this product can be harmful or fatal. Immediately upon contact, this product will cause irritation and burns of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and other tissues of the digestive system. Overexposure symptoms include: nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Severe ingestion overexposures can result in convulsions and collapse. The nitrate component of this product may damage the oxygen transport system of the blood. Severe ingestion exposures can be fatal. Repeated ingestion of small amounts of this product may cause weakness, depression, headaches, and mental impairment.

Potential Health Effects:  Inhalation

Inhalation of vapors, mists, or sprays of this product may irritate the nose, throat, and lungs. Symptoms may include: sneezing, coughing and difficulty breathing. Most symptoms are alleviated, when the overexposure ends.

Hazard Scale:  0 = Minimal  1 = Slight  2 = Moderate  3 = Serious  4 = Severe   * = Chronic hazard

In case of contact, immediately flush eyes with large amounts of water, continuing to flush for 15 minutes. Have contaminated individual "roll" their eyes. Seek immediate medical attention.

Immediately take off all contaminated clothing. For skin contact, flush with large amounts of water.  If irritation persists, get medical attention.

First Aid:  Ingestion

Do not induce vomiting. Call a physician immediately.

First Aid:  Inhalation

Move person to non-contaminated air. Call a physician if symptoms develop or persist.

First Aid:  Notes to Physician

Provide general supportive measures and treat symptomatically.

Flash Point:

Not Flammable

Stop the flow of material, if this is without risk. Wear appropriate protective equipment and clothing during clean up. Contain the discharged material and dike the spilled material where possible. Prevent entry into sewers, drains, underground or confined spaces, water intakes and waterways. Avoid contact with combustible  materials.

Absorb spill with inert material.  Shovel material into appropriate container for disposal.

Isolate area.  Keep unnecessary personnel away.

Do not get this material in your eyes, on your skin, or on your clothing. Avoid breathing vapors or mists of this product. Wash thoroughly after handling. Do not eat, drink or use tobacco products when handling this material. Use this product with adequate ventilation. Launder work clothes frequently. See Section 8 for appropriate protective clothing, equipment and air monitoring procedures.

Open containers slowly, on a stable surface. Containers of this product must be properly labeled. Empty containers may contain residual liquid or vapors. Empty containers should be handled with care.

Storage Procedures

Store containers in a cool, dry location, away from direct sunlight, sources of intense heat, or where freezing is possible. Store away from incompatible materials (see SECTION 10: Stability and Reactivity). Material should be stored in secondary containers, or in a diked area, as appropriate. Keep container tightly closed when not in use.
Inspect all incoming containers before storage, to ensure containers are properly labeled and not damaged.

 A: Component Exposure Limits

 ACGIH, OSHA, and NIOSH have not developed exposure limits for any of this product's components.

 Engineering Controls

 Provide adequate local exhaust ventilation to maintain worker exposure below exposure limits.

 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Appearance:

Odor:

Odorless

Physical State:

Powder

pH:

~7

Vapor Pressure:

18 mm Hg @ 20°C (68 °C)

Stable under normal conditions.

Conditions to Avoid

Avoid exposure to extreme temperatures, contact with incompatible chemicals, and all contact with combustible materials.

Incompatibility

This product can act to initiate and sustain the combustion of combustible materials. This product is incompatible with water-reactive materials. Reacts violently with reducing agents.

Hazardous Decomposition

Sodium and nitrogen oxides.

Hazardous Polymerization

Will not occur.

This product is moderately irritating to contaminated tissue.

B: Component Analysis - LD50/LC50

Sodium nitrate (7631-99-4)

Carcinogenicity

A: General Product Information

No carcinogenicity data available for this product.

Ecotoxicity

A: General Product Information

Sodium Nitrate:
6650 ppm/ 96 hours/ Mosquito Fish/ TLm/ turbid water
10,000 ppm/ 96 hours/ bluegill/ TLm
11,060 ppm/ 96 hours/ stickleback/ TLm/ tap water

B: Component Analysis - Ecotoxicity - Aquatic Toxicity

No ecotoxicity data are available for this product's components.

Environmental Fate

Based on the physical properties of this product, significant environmental persistence and bioaccumulation would not be expected.

US EPA Waste Number & Descriptions

A: General Product Information

Wastes must be tested using methods described in 40 CFR Part 261 to determine if it meets applicable definitions of hazardous wastes.  As packaged this product is a D001 ignitable waste [40 CFR 261.21(a)(4)].

US DOT Information

Shipping Name:

Sodium Nitrate Solution

US Federal Regulations

A: General Product Information

All components are on the U.S. EPA TSCA Inventory List.

 Component

 CA

 No

 Component

Minimum Concentration

1 % (English Item 1452, French Item 1211)

 Component

 TSCA

 Yes