FMC CORP,PHOSPHORUS CHEMICALS DIV -- DISODIUM PHOSPHATE  -- 6810-00-584-4298
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:DISODIUM PHOSPHATE
MSDS Date:08/01/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-584-4298
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FMC CORP,PHOSPHORUS CHEMICALS DIV
Address:1735 MARKET ST.
City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-299-6000
Emergency Phone Num:303-595-9048
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:7558-79-4
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:KO220
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FMC CORP,PHOSPHORUS CHEMICALS DIV
Address:1735 MARKET ST.
Box:City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103
Country:US
Phone:215-299-6000
CAGE:KO220
Company Name:JEM SALES INC   INCHEMCO DIV
Address:430 LAVENDER DR
Box:City:ROME
State:GA
ZIP:30165-2262
Country:US
Phone:706-232-1709
Contract Num:SP0450-00-M-SC22
CAGE:0AZD7

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

Ingred Name:DISODIUM PHOSPHATE
CAS:7558-79-4
RTECS #:WC4500000
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARD EXPECTED.
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRODUCT IS IRRITATING TO EYES AND
    SKIN. CONTINUOUS CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION.
    MINIMALLY IRRITATING TO EYES AND SKIN. SKIN IRRITATION FROM
    CONTINUOUS CONTACT HAS BEEN REPORTED DURING MA NUFACTURING WHEN
    PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR CONTACT PROCEDURES ARE NOT FOLLOWED. HUMAN
    INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT NO SIGNIFICANT INHALATION OR
    SKIN IRRITATION  WHEN EXPOSURES ARE PROPERLY CONTR OLLED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN BY IARC, NTP,
    OSHA, ACGIH.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN AND EYES: IRRITATION. INGESTION: NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, DIARRHEA, ACIDOSIS, HYPOCALCERMIC TETANY.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
    IRRITATION OCCURS AND PERSISTS. SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND
    WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION OCCURS OR PERSISTS.
    INGESTION:	DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
    AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF ANY DISCOMFORT PERSISTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING DIFFICULTY
    OR DISCOMFO RT OCCURS OR PERSISTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. NOTE
    TO DOCTOR: LARGE DOSES MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.
    SYSTEMIC ORAL TOXICITY IS EXTREMELY RARE AND HAS CONSISTED OF
    ACIDOSIS AND HYPOCAL CEMIC TETANY.

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

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:NON- COMBUSTIBLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NOT APPLICIABLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:MATERIAL SHOULD BE SWEPT UP FOR SALVAGE OR
    DSPOSAL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:ANIMAL STUDIES AND MANUFACTURING
    EXPERIENCE INDICATE THAT EXPOSURE TO THE PRODUCT MAY RESULT IN EYE
    AND SKIN IRRITATION UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. IN THE EVENT OF
    CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES  WITH WATER, WASH SKIN WITH SOAP
    AND WATER.
Other Precautions:THE PRODUCT AHOULD BE STORED IN A CLEAN DRY AREA TO
    MAINTAIN PRODUCT QUALITY AND TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION BY
    OTHER CHEMICALS.CONTROL MEASURES SUCH AS LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
    MAY BE REQUIRED  WHERE EXCESSIVE AIRBORNE DUST LOADING MAY BE
    PRESENT.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IF RELEASE
    OF PRODUCT INTO THE WORK AREA IS EXPECTED.
Ventilation:CONTROL MEASURES SUCH AS LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION MAY BE
    REQUIRED WHERE EXCESSIVE AIRBORNE DUST LOADING MAY BE GENERATED.
Protective Gloves:USE IMPERVIOUS GLOVES WHEN CONTINUOUS CONTACT IS
    EXPECTED.
Eye Protection:WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES WHEN AIRBORNE DUST IS EXPECTED,
Other Protective Equipment:USE LONG SLEEVED WORK SHIRT TO REDUCE
    EXPOSED SKIN AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:AGITATION OR DISPERSION  MAY REQUIRE ENCLOSURE
    OF PROCESS AND LOCAL EXHAUST TO PREVENT RELEASE INTO THE AIR. IF
    CONTROLS ARE NOT ADEQUATE,THEN PERSONAL PROTECTION FOR INHALATION,
    SKIN, EYES IS REQUIRED.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:=180.C, 356.F
M.P/F.P Text:MINUS WATER.
Vapor Pres:NON VOLATILE
Spec Gravity:0.8 G/ML BULK
pH:9 @25C 1% SOLN
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NON VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:12@25C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULES OR POWDER: ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT APPLICIABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:EYE EFFECTS: MINIMALLY IRRITATING TO UNWASHED
    EYES. PRACTICALLY NON-IRRITATING TO WASHED EYES.(RABBIT)  (FMC
    186-0931). SKIN EFFECTS: MILDLY IRRITATING (RTECS 1981-82). DERMAL
    LD50: NO DATA AVAILABLE  FOR THE PRODUCT. ORAL LD50: NO SIFNIFICANT
    HAZARD EXPECTED. (FED. REG. 44. 1979). INHALATION LC50: NO DATA
    AVAILABLE FOR THE PRODUCT. ACUTE EFFECTS FROM OVEREXPOSURE: PRODUCT
    IS IRRITATING TO EYES AND  SKIN. CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM OVEREXPOSURE:
    NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR THE PRODUCT. CARCINOGENICITY: NOT LISTED BY
    IARC, NTP, OSHA, ACGIH.

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

Ecological:96 HR. LC50 >100 MG/L, NON-T0XIC (RAINBOW TROUT, INLAND
    SILVERSIDES AND MYSID SHRIMP). (FMC I89-1086 & 1087). 48 HR. EC50
    >100 MG/L. NON-TOXIC (DAPHNIS MAGNA) (FMC I89-1088). CHEMICAL FATE
    INFORMATION : INORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN CONTACT WITH THE SOIL,
    SUB-SURFACE  OR SURFACE WATERS MAY BE TAKEN UP BY PLANTS AND
    UTILLIED AS ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS. PHOSPHATES MAY ALSO FORM
    PRECIPITATES, USUALLY WITH CALCIU M OR  MAGNESIUM. THE RESULTANT
    COMPOUNDS ARE INSOLUBLE IN WATER AND BECOME A PART OF THE SOIL OR
    SEDIMENT. THE TERM BIODEGRADABILITY, AS SUCH, IS NOT APPLICABLE TO
    INORGANIC COMPOUNDS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT PRESENT A DANGER OR HAZARD
    FOR DISPOSAL. EXCEPT FOR FOOD APPLICATIONS, SALVAGE AND RETURN TO
    CONTAINER. PROCESS OR RECYCLE FOR OTHER USES. MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN
    LANDFILLS ACCORDI NG TO LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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

Transport Information:U.S. DOT (DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION): PROPER
    SHIPPING NAME: NOT REGULATED. UN/NA NUMBER: NONE. PLACARDS: NOT
    REQUIRED. LABEL: NOT REQUIRED. OTHER SHIPPING INFORMATION: NONE.

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

SARA Title III Information:SECTION 311 HAZARD CATEGORY (40 CFR 370):
    NOT APPLICABLE. SECTION 312 THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITY (40 CFR
    370): NOT APPLICABLE. SECTION 313 REPORTABLE INGREDIENTS (40 CFR
    372): NOT LISTED. SECTION 302  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (40
    CFR 355): NOT LISTED.
Federal Regulatory Information:CERCLA (COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE
    COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT), CERCLA REGULATORY (40 CFR 302.4):
    NOT LISTED. TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT) TSCA STATUS (40 CFR
    710): LISTED. CANADA: WHMIS (WORKE R HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
    INFORMATION SYSTEM): PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NO.: NONE. HAZARD
    CLASSIFICATION: NONE. INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST: NOT LISTED.

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