MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC -- SODIUM SALICYLATE -- 6505-00N082309 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM SALICYLATE
MSDS Date:10/10/1985
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N082309
=== 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:SALICYLIC ACID, SODIUM SALT; (SODIUM O-HYDROXYBENZOATE)
CAS:54-21-7
RTECS #:VO5075000
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 1600 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: INHAL: INHALATION OF DUST MAY
    CAUSE IRRIT DUE TO ITS ACIDIC CHARACTER. COUGHING, SNEEZING, AND
    SHORTNESS OF BREATH MAY OCCUR. INGEST: INGEST OF SIZEABLE AMTS CAN
    CAUSE "SALICYLISM", AS EVIDENCE D BY ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING,
    INCREASED RESPIRATION, AND MENTAL DISTURBANCES. FATALITIES
    RESULTING (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: FROM RESP/CARDIOVASCULAR FAILURE ARE
    KNOWN. SKIN CONT: IRRITATING BECAUSE OF SLIGHT ACIDIC NATURE. WILL
    CAUSE RASH. EYE CONT: MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS & PAIN. CHRONIC:
    CNS DISTURB SUCH AS R APID BRTHG, CONFUSN & EVEN CONVULSIONS MAY
    DEVELOP. KIDNEYS & PANCREAS CAN BE AFFECTED BY PRLNGD INGEST OF
    SALICYLATES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED KIDNEY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE
    SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. CALL PHYS. INGEST: INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY
    GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER/MILK IF AVAIL & STICKING FINGER DOWN
    THROAT.  CALL PHYS IMMED. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BYMOUTH TO UNCON
    PERSON. SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH W/SOAP OR MILD
    DETERGENT & WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT
    DEVELOPS/PERSISTS.(SUPDAT)

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
    DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE: AS W/MOST ORG SOLIDS, FIRE IS POSS
    @ ELEVATED TEMPS/BY CONT W/IGNIT SOURCE. EXPLOSION: FINE DUST
    DISPERSED IN AIR IN SUFFICIENT CONCS, AND IN (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERSON
    MAY REQ NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT FROM DUST. SWEEP UP & CONTAINERIZE
    FOR RECLAMATION OR DISP. VACUUMING OR WET SWEEPING MAY BE USED TO
    AVOID DUST DISPERSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR. PROTECT
    FROM PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
    SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE & INCOMPATIBILITIES.
Other Precautions:STORE IN DARK. WARNING! MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
    CAUSES IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES & RESP TRACT. AVOID CONTACT WITH
    EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
    APPARENT, A NIOSH APPRVD DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
    EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE
    NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHAUST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT @ ITS SOURCE IS
    REC TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    IMPERVIOUS CLTHG, INCL BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON/COVERALLS TO PVNT
    SKIN CONT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O: 111 G/10 G WATER @ 15C (59F). APPEAR/ODOR: CHARACTERISTIC
    ODOR. EXPLO HAZ: PRESENCE OF IGNIT SOURCE IS POTNTL DUST EXPLO
    HAZARD. FIRST AID PROC: EYE: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 M
    INS. CALL PHYS.

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

Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFORMATION FOUND
Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE CRYSTALS OR HAVING PALE PINK OR
    VIOLET TINGE. (SUPDAT)

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
FERRIC SALTS, LIME WATER, SPIRIT NITROUS ETHER, MINERAL ACIDS, LEAD
    ACETATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE POWDER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
    AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION, EMITS
    ACRID SMOKE AND SODIUM OXIDE FUMES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
    DELIVERED TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE
    WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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