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Contractor Summary 
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Toxicological Information 
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Toxicological Information: CARCINOGENICITY: SODIUM HYDROXIDE - NOT LISTED BY
  ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH, NTP OR OSHA. EPIDEMIOLOGY: NO INFO REPORTED.
  TERATOGENICITY: NO INFO REPORTED. REPRODUCTIVE EFTS: NO INFO REPORTED.
  NEUROTOXICITY:  NO INFO REPORTED. MUTAGENICITY: MUTATION DATA REPORTED. OTHER
  STUDIES: NO INFO REPORTED.
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Ecological Information 
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  IN SOLID FORM, ALTHOUGH IT ABSORBS MOISTURE VERY EASILY.  ONCE LIQUID, SODIUM
  HYDROXIDE LEACHES RAPIDLY INTO THE SOIL, POSSIBLY CONTAMINATING WATER
  SOURCES. PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL: NO INFO FOUND. OTHER: NO INFO FOUND.
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Transport Information: US DOT - SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID. HAZ
  PACKING GROUP: 2. RID/ADR - SHIPPING NAME: SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID. DANGEROUS
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Regulatory Information 
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  THIS MATL DOES NOT CNTN ANY CLASS 1 OZONE DEPLETORS. THIS MATL DOES NOT CNTN 
  HAZ SUBSTANCE UNDER CWA. NONE OF CHEMS IN PROD ARE LISTED AS PRIORITY
  POLLUTANTS UNDER CWA. NONE OF CHEMS IN PROD ARE LISTED AS TOX POLLUTANTS
  UNDER CWA. 
OSHA: NONE OF CHEMS  IN PROD CONSIDERED HIGHLY HAZ BY OSHA.
  INVENTORY. HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTING LIST: NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS
  THE CHEMICALS IN THIS MATERIAL HAVE A SNUR UNDER TSCA.
State Regulatory Information: SODIUM HYDROXIDE CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING
  STATE RIGHT TO KNOW LISTS: CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY, FLORIDA, PENNSYLVANIA,
  MINNESOTA, MASSACHUSETTS. CALIFORNIA NO SIGNIFICANT RISK LEVEL: NONE OF THE
  CHE MICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED.
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Other Information 
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HAZCOM Label 
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Company Name: FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Street: 1 REAGENT LANE
Label Required IND: Y
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: Severe
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: Slight
Hazard And Precautions: GENERATES LARGE AMOUNTS OF HEAT WHEN IN CONTACT WITH
  WATER. ACUTE: EYE: CAUSES SEVERE EYE BURNS. SKIN: CAUSES SKIN BURNS. MAY
  CAUSE DEEP, PENETRATING ULCERS OF THE SKIN. INGESTION: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWE D.
  CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BURNS. CAUSES SEVERE PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
  DIARRHEA AND SHOCK. INHALATION: IRRITATION MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS
  AND PULMONARY EDEMA. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION  OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
  WITH COUGHING. BURNS, BREATHING DIFFICULTY AND POSSIBLE COMA. CHRONIC:
  PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. TARGET ORGANS: NONE.
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