POLY RESEARCH CORPORATION -- SODIUM SULFITE -- 6810-00-264-9020 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM SULFITE
MSDS Date:04/16/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-9020
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:POLY RESEARCH CORPORATION
Address:125 CORPORATE DRIVE
City:HOLTSVILLE
State:NY
ZIP:11742
Country:US
Info Phone Num:516-758-0460
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:64713
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:POLY RESEARCH CORPORATION
Address:125 CORPORATE DRIVE
Box:City:HOLTSVILLE
State:NY
ZIP:11742-2007
Country:US
Phone:516-758-0460
CAGE:64713

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

Ingred Name:SODIUM SULFITE
CAS:7757-83-7
RTECS #:WE2150000
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SWALLOWING: INGESTION MAYIRRITATE
    GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. ESTIMATED TO BE MODERATELY TOXIC. MAY CAUSE
    SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION IN SOME ASTHMATICS AND SULFITE SENSITIVE
    INDIVIDUALS. LARGE DOSES MAY CAU SE VIOLENT COLIC AND DIARRHEA,
    CIRCULATORY DISTURBANCES, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION AND
    EVEN DEATH. SKIN: DUST OF MIST CAN CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION AFTER
    PROLONGED CONTACT.	EYE CONTACT: DUST OF M IST MAY IRRITATE OR BURN
    EYES. INHALATION: INHALATION OF PRODUCT DUST MAY IRRITATE
    RESPIRATORY TRACT. CONTACT WITH ACIDS LIBERATES IRRITATING AND
    POTENTIALLY FATAL SULFUR DIOXIDE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:N/A.
Effects of Overexposure:SWALLOWING: INGESTION MAYIRRITATE
    GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. ESTIMATED TO BE MODERATELY TOXIC. MAY CAUSE
    SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION IN SOME ASTHMATICS AND SULFITE SENSITIVE
    INDIVIDUALS. LARGE DOSES MAY CAU SE VIOLENT COLIC AND DIARRHEA,
    CIRCULATORY DISTURBANCES, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION AND
    EVEN DEATH. SKIN: DUST OF MIST CAN CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION AFTER
    PROLONGED CONTACT.	EYE CONTACT: DUST OF M IST MAY IRRITATE OR BURN
    EYES. INHALATION: INHALATION OF PRODUCT DUST MAY IRRITATE
    RESPIRATORY TRACT. CONTACT WITH ACIDS LIBERATES IRRITATING AND
    POTENTIALLY FATAL SULFUR DIOXIDE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTION IN SOME
    ASTHMATICS AND SULFITE SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS.

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

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES.
    GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: PROMPTLY WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND
    WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, GET
    MEDICAL  ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY GIVE 2-4
    GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK, AND INDUCE VOMITING BY TOUCHING FINGER TO
    BACK OF THROAT. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS. USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP CONTAINERS COOL AND TO KNOCK
    DOWN FUMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:N/A.

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

Spill Release Procedures:PROMPTLY SHOVEL UP DRY CHEMICAL INTO AN EMPTY
    CONTAINER AND COVER. CAUTIOUSLY SPRAY RESIDUE WITH PLENTY OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:ACID.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND
    CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST OR MIST. USE WITH ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION. STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA AWAY FROM ACIDS AND
    OXIDIZERS. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED. PROTECT FROM P HYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:CONTACT WITH ACIDS RELEASES IRRITATING AND
    POTENTIALLY FATAL SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS. WHEN DISSOLVING, ADD WATER
    CAUTIOUSLY AND WITH STIRRING.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF DUSTY OR MISTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, USE DUST
    OR MIST RESPIRATOR APPROVED BY NIOSH. IF SULFUR DIOXIDE SHOULD BE
    RELEASED, USE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION APPROVED BY NIOSH FOR THIS
    GAS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:DRY-COTTON GLOVES. WET/SOLUTIONS: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION. HARD HAT OR HEAD COVERING,
    NO CONTACT LENSES. WET/SOLUTIONS: IMPERVIOUS APRON, CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

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

HCC:B3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NO DATA AVAILABLE
Decomp Temp:=900.C, 1652.F
Spec Gravity:2.63
pH:9(SOLN
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT, 17%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULAR CRYSTALS OR POWDER,	MILD SULFITE
    ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES (BEFORE MELTING) YIELD
    SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS AND HAZARDOUS RESIDUE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS, TOXIC AND
    CORROSIVE. SODIUM SULFITE RESIDUE: FLMMABLE , DANGEROUS FIRE RISK,
    STRONG IRRITANT TO SKIN & TISSUE.  INCOMPATIBLE WITH ACIDS.

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

Toxicological Information:SODIUM SULFITE HAS PROVEN TO MUTAGENIC IN
    MICROBIAL SYSTEMS; HOWVEER, IT IS NOT MUTAGENIC  IN STUDIES
    INVOLVING INSECTS AND IS NOT CONSIDERED TO PRESENT A MUTAGENIC
    THREAT TO MULTICELL ORGANISMS (IE A NIMALS AND HUMANS).

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

Ecological:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISOLVE IN WATER USING CAUTION AS SOLUTION CAN
    GET HOT. NEUTRALIZE WITH ACID AND FLUSH TO SEWER WITH PLENTY OF
    WATER IF PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. GOOD
    VENTILATION REQUIRED DURING N EUTRAIZATION DUE TO RELEASE OF SO2
    GAS. OXIDATION TO SODIUM SULFATE SOLUTIION MAY BE REQUIRED. SLIGH T
    EXCESS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE STIRRED CAREFULLY.

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

Transport Information:NON-HAZARDOUS.

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

SARA Title III Information:NOT LISTED.
Federal Regulatory Information:REPORTABL;E QUANTITY UNDER US EPA
    CERCLA: N/A.
State Regulatory Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

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