*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Ventilation:FUME HOOD
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:UNIVER 3 HARDNESS REAGENT
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM CARBONATE (SODA ASH, TRONA, CARBONIC ACID, CRYSTOL
    CARBONATE, DISODIUM CARBONATE)
Ingred Name:SODIUM SULFITE
Other REC Limits:5 MG/CUM (DUST)
Ingred Name:AMMONIUM CHLORIDE
    GASIL, GEMODEZ, KIESELGEL, LICHROPREP, NEOBEAD, POLYPOR
Fraction by Wt: <5%
Fraction by Wt: <1%
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC
    RESPIRATORY REACTION DUE TO SULFITE CONTENT. SKIN: BURN  EYES:
    BURN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: BURN TO RESPIRATORY TRACT, AND MAY
    CAUSE ALLERGIC RESPIRATORY REACTION.  SKIN: & EYES: BURNS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS
    ASTHMA. PERSONS W/LIVER DISEASES MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO
    SYSTEMIC AMMONIA INTOXICATION.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER
    GIVE AT LEAST 1 OUNCE OF VINEGAR IN AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF WATER. NEVER
    GIVE A NYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. INHALATION:
    REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY.
    OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:WATER, DRY CHEMICAL
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY EMIT TOXIC FUMES.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:COVER SPILL W/SODA ASH OR SODIUM BICARBONATE.
    MIX & SPRAY W/WATER. IF EFFERVESCENT WAIT UNTIL REACTION IS
    COMPLETE. SCOOP INTO A LARGE BEAKER & CAUTIOUSLY ADD EQUAL VOLUME
    OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (REA CTION MAY BE VIGOROUS).
*Handling and Storage  *
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/EYES & SKIN. DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
    WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
pH:1.6%
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT PINK POWDER, SULFITE
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAMES; CONTACT W/MOISTURE, SULFURIC
    OXIDIZER
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:IN ACCORDANCE W/ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.
