*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ARE LACKING OR IN
    ENCLOSED SPACES USE EITHER A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR
    A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST AND MISTS,DEPENDING ON
    THE AIRBORN CONCENTRA TION.
Ventilation:PROCESS ENCLOSURE RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,AS NEEDED.PROVIDE A
    LOCAL EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:EXECISE GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES.WASH HANDS
    AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    MINUTES.IF METHYLENE BLUE IS NOT AVAILABLE GIVE ASCORBIC
    ACID,1GM,SLOWLY BY IV.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:SODIUM NITRIATE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM NITRITE (CERCLA)
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:**TOXIC-METHEMOGLOBIN FORMER**
    EYES:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.INGEST:MAY
    CAUSE GI TRACT IRRITATION.INHAL:MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:RTECS NOTES THE POSSIBILITY OF TUMORS IN
    THE GI TRACT,LIVER AND LUNGS WITH POSSIBLE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS.
Effects of
    Overexposure:INHAL:HEADACHE,DIZZINESS,WEAKNESS,DYSPNEA.SKIN:REDNESS
    .INGEST:NAUSEA,VOMITING,DIARRHEA,ABDOMINAL PAIN,DILATION OF
    PUPILS,VERTIGO,TACHYCARDIA,ROARING IN THE EARS,TINGLING
    SENSATION,VISUAL DISTURBANCES,
    HYPOTENSION,METHEMOGLOBINEMIA(DELAYED SYMPTOMS INCLUDE
    HEADACHE,SHALLOW RESPIRATION,DIZZINESS,CONFUSION,STUPOR).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING;WASH WITH SOAP OR MILD
    DETERGENT AND WATER.GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.EYES:FLUSH WITH NORMAL
    TO FRESH AIR .GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
    NEEDED.INGEST:GET PROMPT QUALIFIED MEDICAL ATTENTION.MAINTAIN
    RESPIRATION.REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE(BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL ONLY).SEE
    SUPPLIMENTAL.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
    FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER
    FOG.FIGHT FIRE FROM UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:**OXIDIZER**
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:DIG A HOLE(EG A PIT,POND OR LAGOON) TO CONTAIN
    SPILLED MATERIAL.COVER WITH A PLASTIC SHEET TO AVOID DISSOLVING BY
    FIRE FIGHT CONTROL WATER OR RAIN.FOR WATER SPILL NEUTRALIZE WITH
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH,CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL,DRY,WELL-VENTILATED
    PLACE.KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.KEEP AWAY FROM
    INCOMPATIBLE OR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:AVOID SKIN AND EYE CONTACT.DO NOT INHALE DUST.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:D2
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS,WHITE OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW HYGROSCOPIC
    GRANULES RODS OR POWDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS,CYANIDES,CELLOULOSE,ALKALI METALS,PHENOL,PHTHALIC
    ACID(OR ANHYDRIDE),SODIUM THIOSULFATE(OR THIOCYANATE).
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SODIUM OXIDE AND NITROGEN OXIDES.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND
    LOCAL REGULATIONS.
