*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:AVOID BREATHING DUST. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
    RESPIRATORY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT WHEN AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE
    EXCEEDED. CONSULT THE RESPIRATOR MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE
    APPROPRIATE TYPE EQUIPMENT F OR A GIVEN APPLICATION.
Ventilation:PROVIDE NATURAL OR MECHANICAL VENTILATION TO CONTROL
    EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS. LOCAL PREFERRED AT
    SOURCES SUCH AS PROCESS EQUIPMENT
    AVOID CONTACT RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:NOT PROVIDED
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE TO AVOID EYE
    CONTACT. WASH HANDS AND CONTAMINATED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER
    HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOT RELEVANT
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE
CAGE:1CHP6
CAGE:1CHP6
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE
*  Hazards Identification  *
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE CONTACT: NO MORE THAN SLIGHTLY
    IRRITATING BASED ON TOXICITY STUDIES. THE DRY MATERIAL MAY CAUSE
    FOREIGN BODY IRRITATION IN SOME INDIVIDUALS. SKIN CONTACT: NO MORE
    THAT SLIGHTLY TOXIC OR SLIGHTLY I RRITATING BASED ON TOXICITY
    STUDIES. PROLONGED CONTACT WITH THE DRY MATERIAL MAY CAUSE DRYING
    OR CHAPPING OF THE SKIN. INHALATION: INHALATION OF THE DUST MAY
    CAUSE COUGHING AND SNEEZING. INGESTION: NO T TOXIC IF SWALLOWED
    BASED ON TOXICITY STUDIES. NO SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS
    ARE EXPECTED IF ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS (LESS THAN A MOUTHFUL) ARE
    SWALLOWED. REFER TO SECTION ON TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMA TION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH
    THIS MATERIAL.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE CONTACT: NO MORE THAN SLIGHTLY IRRITATING
    BASED ON TOXICITY STUDIES. THE DRY MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FOREIGN BODY
    IRRITATION IN SOME INDIVIDUALS. SKIN CONTACT: NO MORE THAT SLIGHTLY
    TOXIC OR SLIGHTLY I RRITATING BASED ON TOXICITY STUDIES. PROLONGED
    CONTACT WITH THE DRY MATERIAL MAY CAUSE DRYING OR CHAPPING OF THE
    SKIN. INHALATION: INHALATION OF THE DUST MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND
    SNEEZING. INGESTION: NO T TOXIC IF SWALLOWED BASED ON TOXICITY
    STUDIES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT PROVIDED
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:IF IN EYES OR ON SKIN, IMMEDIATE FIRST AID IS NOT LIKELY TO
    BE REQUIRED. HOWEVER, THIS MATERIAL CAN BE REMOVED WITH WATER. WASH
    HEAVILY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. IF INHALED. IMMEDIATE
    FIREST  AID IS NOT LIKELY TO BE REQUIRED. HOWEVER, IF SYMPTOMS
    OCCUR, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. REMOVE MATERIAL FROM EYES, SKIN AND
    CLOTHING. IF SWALLOWED, IMMEDIATE FIRST AID IS NOT LIKELY TO BE
    REQUIRED. A PHYS ICIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER CAN BE CONTACTED
    FOR ADVICE. WASH HEAVILY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NON COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NOT PROVIDED
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE KNOWN.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:IN CASE OF SPILL, SWEEP, SCOOP OR VACUM AND
    REMOVE. FLUSH RESIDUAL SPILL AREA WITH WATER. REFER TOECOLOGICAL
    SECTION FOR DISPOSAL INFORMATION AND REGULATORY SECTION FOR
    REPORTABLE QUANTITY INFORMATION .
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD
    INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICES. THESE PRACTICES INCLUDE
    AVOIDING UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE AND REMOVAL OF MATERIAL FROM EYES,
    SKIN, AND CLOTHING. STORE IN A COOL, DR Y PLACE TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT
    PERFORMANCE.
Other Precautions:NOT PROVIDED
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Vapor Pres:
Spec Gravity:
pH:7.0 (1% SOLN)
Viscosity:
Evaporation Rate & Reference:
Solubility in Water:INFINITE, BUT SLOW
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER, GRANULES, OR GLASS PLATES. NO ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SOLUTIONS OF THIS PRODUCT WILL HYDROLYZE
    TO FORM ORTHO PHOSPHATE AND OTHER SHORTER CHAIN PHOSPHATES.
    DISSOLUTION IS IMPACTED BY TEMPERATURES AND PH OF THE SYSTEM.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.
*  Toxicological Information*
Toxicological Information:HAZARDOUS UNDER OSHA HAZCOM. DRY POWDER MAY
    CAUSE FOREIGN BODY IRRITATION IN SOME PEOPLE. EXCESSIVE INHALATION
    OF DUST MAY BE ANNOYING & CAN MECHANICALLY IMPEDE RESPIRATION.
    PROLONGED CONTACT W/DRY PO WDER MAY CAUSE DRYING/CHAPPING OF SKIN.
    MATERIAL IN DIET FOR 1 MONTH SHOWED DECREASED GROWTH, INCREASED
    KIDNEY, LUNG, SPLEEN WEIGHT & KIDNEY DAMAGE. AFTER 2 YRS, SI MILAR
    EFFECTS. NO INCREASE IN TUMORS.
*  Ecological Information  *
Ecological:SOLUTIA HAS NOT CONDUCTED ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICITY STUDIES
    WITH PRODUCT. SOLUTIA HAS NOT CONDUCTED BIODEGRADATION STUDIES WITH
    THIS PRODUCT SINCE WHEN DISSOLVED/HYDROLYZED IN WATER IT YIELDS
    COMPLETELYMINERALIZED MATERIALS. DISCARDED MATERIAL NOT HAZARDOUS
    UNDER RCRA. DRY MATERIAL MAY BE LANDFILLED OR RECYCLED IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:THIS MATERIAL WHEN DISCARDED IS NOT A HAZARDOUS
    WASTE AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED BY THE RESOURCE, CONSERVATION AND
    RECYCLED IN ACCORDANCE  WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
    CONSULT YOUR ATTORNEY OR APPROPRIATE REGULATORY OFFICIALS  FOR
    INFORMATION ON SUCH DISPOSAL
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:NOT HAZARDOUS UNDER DOT, ICAO/IATA, OR IMDG
    REGULATIONS.
*  Regulatory Information  *
SARA Title III Information:NOT REGULATED
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA: LISTED AS POLYPHOSPHORIC ACIDS,
    SODIUM SALTS. CERCLA: NOT APPLICABLE. FDA: FOOD GRADES OF MATERIAL
    SANCTIONED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE (GRAS).
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED
*  Other Information  *
