Control Measures 
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Proprietary Ind: Y
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Contractor Summary 
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Ingredients 
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Health Hazards Data 
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: NO
Skin: YES
Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: EYES: CORR W/POSS PERM DMG DEPENDING ON LENGTH OF
  EXPOS & ON FIRST AID ACTION GIVEN. SKIN: CORR, POSS RSLTG IN THIRD DEGREE
  BURNS, DEPENDING ON LENGTH OF EXPOS & ON FIRST AID ACTION GIVEN. CAN 
  CAUSE ALLERGIC CONT DERM IN SUSCEPTIBLEINDIVIDUALS. INGEST: CAN CAUSE KIDNEY
  DMG. CAN BE HARMFUL/FATAL.
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: SODIUM NITRITE CAUSES FORM OF
  METHAEMOGLOBINAEMIA LEADING TO CYANOSIS & POSS DEATH IF INGESTED. RPTD
  INGEST OF SML AMTS CAUSES BLOOD PRESS TO DROP, RAPID PULSE, HDCH & VISUAL
  DISTURBS. CAUSES CNS EFTS  (E.G. HDCH, TREMORS, DROW & CONVLS). TOX INFO:
  TOX STUDIES HAVE NOT BEEN CONDUCTED ON THIS PROD, BUT TOX 
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: SODIUM NITRITE. PREGNANT WOMEN ARE
  PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO METHAEMOGLOBINAEMIA.
  MD. INGEST: INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE WATER. CALL MD AT ONCE. IN HAL: REMOVE TO
  FRESH AIR. TREAT SYMPS. CALL MD AT ONCE. NOTE TO MD: BASED ON INDIVIDUAL RXNS
  OF PATIENT, MD'S JUDGMENT SHOULD BE USED TO CTL SYMPS & CLINICAL CNDTN.
  CAUTION: IF UNCON, HAVING (SUP DAT)
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: SML LIQ SPILL: CONTAIN W/ABSORB MATL, SUCH AS CLAY,
  SOIL/ANY COMMERCIALLY AVAIL ABSORB. SHOVEL RECLAIMED LIQ & ABSORB INTO
  RECOVERY/SALVAGE DRUMS FOR DISP. REFER TO CERCLA IN ING SECTION. LGE LIQ SPIL
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: IF THIS PROD BECOMES WASTE, IT MEETS CRITERIA OF HAZ
  IT MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN LICENSED HAZ WASTE TREATMENT, STOR & DISP FAC
  ILITY I/A/W LOC, STATE, & FED REGS.
Handling And Storage Precautions: KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information 
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Flash Point Method: PMCC
Flash Point Text: NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
  EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: MAY EVOLVE NO*X UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
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Respiratory Protection: WEAR EITHER NIOSH APPROVED DISPOSABLE DUST
  MASK/CARTRIDGE RESP W/PREFILTER/HIGH EFFICIENCY CARTRIDGE. FOR LARGE SPILLS,
  ENTRY INTO LARGE TANKS, VESSELS/ENCLOSED SMALL SPACES W/INADEQ VENT, NIOSH
  APPRO VED POS PRESSURE, SCBA IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation: USE GENERAL VENTILATION WITH LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN
  DUST LEVELS TO WITHIN THE TLV.
Other Protective Equipment: EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
  DESIGN CRITERIA (FP N). BOOTS, APRON. FULL SLICKER SUIT RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices: IF CLOTHING IS CONTAMINATED, REMOVE AND THOROUGHLY
  WASH AFFECTED AREA. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health: USERS OF "L" VERSION OF  SHOULD CONSULT "LR"
  W/NITROUS ACID, ORG/INORG NITRITES/ATMS W/HIGH NITROUS OXIDE CONCS. FIRST AID
  PVC, NATRL RUBB, VITON & BUTYL).
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Physical/Chemical Properties 
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PH: SUPDAT
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: OFF-WHITE POWDER PRESSED INTO A PELLET, WITH PURPLE SPECS.
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Reactivity Data 
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials To Avoid: N-NITROSAMINES (MANY ARE CANCER-CAUSING AGENTS TO LAB
  ANIMALS) MAY BE FORMED WHEN CERTAIN AMINES ARE MIXED (SUP DAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: IN EVENT OF COMBUST CARBON MONOXIDE &
  DIOXIDE, NO*X MAY BE FORMED. DO NOT BREATHE SMOKE/FUMES. WEAR SUITABLE PROT
  EQUIP.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT.
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Toxicological Information 
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Ecological Information 
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Regulatory Information 
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Other Information 
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HAZCOM Label 
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Company Name: ONDEO NALCO COMPANY
Street: ONDEO NALCO CENTER
Label Required IND: Y
Status Code: C
Origination 
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Severe
Contact Hazard: Severe
Fire Hazard: Slight
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: CORROSIVE. ACUTE: EYES: CORROSIVE WITH POSSIBLE
  PERMANENT DAMAGE DEPENDING ON LENGTH OF EXPOSURE AND ON FIRST AID ACTION
  GIVEN. SKIN: CORROSIVE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN THIRD DEGREE BURNS, DEPENDING
  ON  LENGTH OF EXPOSURE AND ON FIRST AID ACTION GIVEN. CAN CAUSE ALLERGIC
  CONTACT DERMATITIS IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS. INGESTION: CAN CAUSE KIDNEY
  DAMAGE. CAN BE HARMFUL OR FATAL. CHRONIC: OVEREXPOSURE M AY CAUSE SKIN
  SENSITIZATION. OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS BASED ON
  LABORATORY ANIMAL STUDIES.
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