MALLINCKRODT BAKER, INC. -- SODIUM BICARBONATE, 7397 -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM BICARBONATE, 7397
MSDS Date:12/08/1996
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT  BAKER, INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:S2954
Preparer's Name:STRATEGIC SERVICES DIV
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:70829
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:J T BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:1-800-582-2537
CAGE:DO803
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829

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

Ingred Name:SODIUM BICARBONATE
CAS:144-55-8
RTECS #:VZ0950000
Minumum % Wt:99.
Maxumum % Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:N/K 
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
ACGIH STEL:N/K 

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT): 4220 MG/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: INHALATION: HIGH CONCENTRATIONS
    OF DUST MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND SNEEZING. INGESTION: EXTREMELY LARGE
    ORAL DOSES MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES. SKIN: NO
    ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED. EYES:  CONTACT MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION,
    REDNESS, AND PAIN. CHRONIC: NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR
    ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER
    TO DRINK TO DILUTE. IF LARGE AMOUNTS WERE SWALLOWED, GET MEDICAL
    ADVICE. S KIN: NOT EXPECTED TO REQUIRE FIRST AID MEASURES. FLUSH
    WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. SEE MD . EYES: WASH THOROUGHLY WITH
    RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ADVICE IF
    IRRITATION	DEVELOPS.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. NOT
    CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. WEAR
    APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS SPECIFIED IN CONTROL
    MEASURES SECTION. SPILLS: SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION
    OR DISPOSAL. VACUUMING OR WE T SWEEPING MAY BE USED TO AVOID DUST
    DISPERSAL. SMALL AMOUNTS OF RESIDUE MAY BE FLUSHED TO SEWER WITH
    PLENTY OF WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
    STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
    DAMAGE. CONTAINERS OF THIS MATERIAL MAY BE HAZARDOUS WHEN EMPTY
    SINCE THEY RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUES	(DUST, SOLIDS); OBSERVE ALL
    WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS LISTED FOR THE PRODUCT.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
    OR MIST IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED HALF-FACE DUST/MIST
    RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES OR INSTANCES WHERE THE
    EXPOSURE LEVELS ARE NOT KNOWN,  USE A NIOSH APPROVED FULL-FACE
    POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATOR. WARNING: AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATORS DO
    NOT PROTECT WORKERS IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES.
Ventilation:IN GEN, DILUTION VENT IS A SATISFACTORY HLTH HAZ CTL FOR
    THIS PROD. HOWEVER, IF CNDTNS OF USE CREATE DISCOMFORT TO WORKER,
    LOC EXHST SYS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
Protective Gloves:WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
    DESIGN CRITERIA . USE CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: DENSITY: 2.2; PH: 8.3 (0.1 MOLAR @
    25C/77F).

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:=60.C, 140.F
pH:SEE SUP DAT
Solubility in Water:7.8G/100G WATER @ 18C/64F
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER, ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0 @ 21C/70F

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS WITH ACIDS TO FORM CARBON DIOXIDE. DANGEROUS REACTION WITH
    MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE OR A SODIUM-POTASSIUM ALLOY.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, MOISTURE, INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:GASEOUS CARBON DIOXIDE.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:INVESTIGATED AS A MUTAGEN, REPRODUCTIVE
    EFFECTOR. ORAL RAT LD50: 4220 MG/KG. IRRITATION DATA: HUMAN, SKIN,
    30MG/3D-I MILD, RABBIT, EYE, 100MG/30S, MILD.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. ENVIRONMENTAL
    TOXICITY: NO INFORMATION FOUND.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING
    SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROP & APPRVD WASTE DISP FACILITY.
    PROCESSING, USE/CONTAM OF THIS PROD MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT
    OPTIONS. STATE & LOC DISP REGS  MAY DIFFER FROM FED DISP REGS.
    DISPOSE OF CONTR & UNUSED CONTENTS I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC
    REQUIREMEN TS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SODIUM BICARBONATE (144-55-8): SARA 302
    RQ/TPQ: NO; SARA 313 LIST/CHEMICAL CATG: NO; SARA 311/312:
    ACUTE/CHRONIC/FIRE/PRESSURE/REACTIVITY: NO.
Federal Regulatory Information:SODIUM BICARBONATE (144-55-8):
    TSCA/EC/JAPAN/AUSTRALIA: YES. CANADA: KOREA/DSL/PHIL: YES; NDSL:
    NO. CERCLA/RCRA 261.33/TSCA 8(D): NO; CHEMICAL WEAPONS
    CONVENTION/TSCA 12(B)/CDTA: NO. AUSTRALIAN HAZCHE M CODE: NO
    INFORMATION FOUND. POISON SCHEDULE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. WHMIS:
    THIS MSDS HAS BEEN PREPATED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE
    CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS (CPR) AND THE MSDS CONTA INS ALL OF
    THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.

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