*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED
Ventilation:LABORATORY FUME HOOD & GOOD LOCAL VENTILATION.
Other Protective Equipment:BODY COVERING TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: IF SUBSTANTIAL INGESTION OCCURS & METHEMOGLOBINEMIA
    RESULTS, ADMINISTER OXYGEN. A 1% METHYLENE BLUE SOLUTION SHOULD BE
    GIVEN INTRAVENOUSLY FOR TREATMENT OF EXCESSIVE METHEMOGLOBINEM IA.
    TRANSFUSION OF WHOLE FRESH BLOOD SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:SODIUM NITRITE INJECTION
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM NITRITE
Ingred Name:WATER
Fraction by Wt: <1%
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NOSkin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: MAY CAUSE OCULAR & DERMAL
    IRRITATION. EXCESSIVE DOSES INDUCES METHEMOGLOBINEMIA & CAN CAUSE
    DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, BLUE SKIN, VOMITING, SHOCK, COMA
*  First Aid Measures  *
    SKIN: WASH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR.
    IF NOT BREATHING, CPR IF NEEDED. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING.
    GIVE AC TIVATED CHARCOAL (6-8 HEAPING TEASPOONFULS) W/2-3 GLASSES
    OF WATER. DON'T GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. OBTAIN
    MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. (SEE SUPP)
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM/HALON
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:PREVENT FURTHER MIGRATION INTO THE
    ENVIRONMENT. USE ABSORBENT MATERIAL TO SOLIDIFY LIQUIDS. VACUUMING
    LIQUIDS/SOLIDIFIED MATERIAL MAY DISPERSE VAPORS. WEAR PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING EYE PROTECTI ON TO AVOID EXPOSURE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
pH:7-9
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW AQUEOUS
    SOLUTION
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, AMMONIA COMPOUNDS, REDUCING AGENTS PARTICULARLY CYANIDES,
    THIOCYANIDES & ORGANICS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
