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http://www.chem. utah.edu/MSDS/C/CALCI U M_HYPOCHLORITE <br />SOLUBILITY (HZO): APPR•ABLE (MORE THAN 10 %) VOLAT~ES BY VOLUME: 0 <br />APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE POWDER WITH STRONG CHLORINE-LIKE ODOR. <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- <br />4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA <br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br />FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP: N/A <br />FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A <br />FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA <br />USE WATER SPRAY. <br />NFPA 704M RATING: 1-0-2 OXY <br />LOWER - [J/A ; <br />SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES <br />FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PP.OTECTZl~E EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED <br />BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. <br />MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER <br />TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. <br />UNUSUAL FIRE S EXPLOSION HAZARDS <br />STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. <br />CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. <br />TOXIC GASES PRODUCED <br />HYDROGEN CHLORIDE <br />5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA <br />TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 850 <br />CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: CJO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO <br />EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE <br />CONTACT WITH SKIN h1AY CAUSE ULCERS, LOCAL DISCOLORATION, ECZEMA. <br />CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. <br />EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF DUST IS IRRITATING AND MAY BE SEVERELY DAMAGING <br />TO RESPIRATORY PASSAGES AND/OR LUNGS. <br />INGESTION MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNING OF MOUTH AND STOMACH. <br />INGESTION MAY BE FATAL. <br />TARGET ORGANS <br />NONE IDENTIFIED <br />MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE <br />NONE IDENTIFIED <br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br />MSDS for CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE Page 3 <br />ROUTES OF ENTRY <br />NONE INDICATED <br />EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES <br />CALL A PHYSICIAN. <br />IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, INQ4EDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING. <br />IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR <br />AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. <br />WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. <br />6 - REACTIVITY DATA <br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br />of 4 1023/98 12:00 PM <br />