SASKATOON CHEMICALS LTD -- AQUA PURE  -- 6850-00N036672
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:AQUA PURE
MSDS Date:06/01/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N036672
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SASKATOON CHEMICALS LTD
Box:1586
City:SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
Info Phone Num:306-931-7767
Emergency Phone Num:306-931-7767
Preparer's Name:TECHNICAL DEPT
CAGE:0Z521
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:SASKATOON CHEMICALS LTD
Box:1586
City:SASKATOON SASK CANADA
Phone:306-931-7767
CAGE:0Z521

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:ING 11:HAVE VICTIM DRINK 1 CUP (240-300 ML, 8-10 OZ) OF
    WATER TO DILUTE MATL IN STOM. IF VOMIT OCCURS NATURALLY,(ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:RINSE MOUTH & REPEAT ADMIN OF WATER. IF BRTHG HAS
    STOPPED, TRAINED PERS SHLD BEGIN ARTF RESP/IF HEART HAS(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:STOPPED, CPR IMMED. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
    IMMEDIATELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:CNTNRS. FLUSH AREA W/WATER. CONTAM MATLS MAY BE
    DISSOLVED IN WATER, THEN TREATED W/REDUCING AGENT (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:SUCH AS SODIUM SULPHITE. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE
    HNDLG CONTAM MATLS, DUE TO FIRE RISK.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:USING A REDUCING AGENT SUCH AS SODIUM
    SULPHITE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:POLYURETHANE, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE). HAVE
    SFTY SHOWER/EYE WASH FOUNTAIN READILY AVAIL IN IMMED WORK AREA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HYPOCHLOROUS ACID, CALCIUM SALT; (CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE) 
    (SARA III). LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 1300 MG/KG.
CAS:7778-54-3
RTECS #:NH3485000
Fraction by Wt: 65%
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

Ingred Name:CALCIUM HYDROXIDE
CAS:1305-62-0
RTECS #:EW2800000
Fraction by Wt: 4%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 TDUST
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3; 9293

Ingred Name:INERT INGREDIENTS; (INERTS)
Fraction by Wt: 31%

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:CIGARETTES, COMBUST MATLS, GARBAGE, DIRT, DIRTY
    RAGS, ORG MATLS & OTHER POOL CHEMS. MIXING W/ANY OF ABOVE (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:MATLS CAN INITIATE HAZ DECOMP OF CALCIUM
    HYPOCHLORITE. CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE SHLD NOT BE MIXED W/ANYTHING
    (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:BUT WATER. AMMONIA, UREA & AMINES FORM REACTIVE, TOX
    CHLORAMINES. ACIDS RELEASE CHLORINE GAS. METAL OXIDES (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:CAN REACT VIOLENTLY. CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE IS STRONG
    OXIDIZING AGENT. MIX ONLY W/WATER. CONTAM MAY START (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:CHEM RXN W/GEN OF HEAT, LIBERATION OF HAZ GASES &
    POSS FIRE & EXPLOSION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:W/LUKEWARM, GENTLY RUNNING WATER FOR @ LST
    15 MINS. UNDER RUNNING WATER, REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG, (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:SHOES & LEATHER GOODS. OBTAIN MED ATTN IMMED.
    INGEST:NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF VICTIM IS RAPIDLY (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS/IF UNCON/CONVULSING. HAVE
    VICTIM RINSE MOUTH THORO W/WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:DUST & MIST IRRIT NOSE &
    THROAT. WHEN MIXED W/ACIDS, CHLORINE GAS IS RELS. THIS GAS CAUSES
    IRRIT OF RESP TRACT. PRLNG EXPOS TO HIGH CONCS OF CHLORINE GAS MAY
    RSLT IN SEV LUNG DMG. EYE:EXPO S TO CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE CAN CAUSE
    IRRIT. CONC SOLNS CAUSE BURNS WHICH MAY RSLT IN PERM DMG IF NOT
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:PROMPTLY TREATED. SKIN:CALCIUM
    HYPOCHLORITE DUST & SOLNS CAN CAUSE IRRIT & IN SEV CASES, CHEM
    BURNS. INGEST:BURNING IN MOUTH & THROAT. CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE CAN
    CAUSE ABDOM CRAMPS & NAUS WHICH  MAY LEAD TO CONVLS, COMA, & DEATH.
    CHRONIC:SKIN IRRIT MAY OCCUR FROM RPTD/PRLNG CONTACT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE SOURCE OF CONTAM/MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF
    BRTHG HAS STOPPED, TRAINED PERS SHLD BEGIN ARTF RESP/IF HEART HAS
    STOPPED, CPR IMMED. OBTAIN MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:IMMED FLUSH CONTAM
    EYE(S) W/ LUKEWARM, GENTLY FLOWING WATER FOR 20 MINS, HOLDING
    EYELID(S) OPEN. TAKE CARE NOT TO RINSE CONTAM WATER INTO
    NON-AFFECTED EYE. OBTAIN MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:AS QUICKLY AS POSS,
    FLUSH CONTAM AREA (ING 9)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER ONLY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . DRENCH W/WATER & COOL SURROUNDING PRODUCTS
    W/WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER IN CONT W/HOT HYPOCHLORITES CAN
    RELS HYDROCHLORIC ACID/CHLORINE GAS. BE AWARE THAT CALCIUM
    HYPOCHLORITE CAN DECOMPOSE VIOLENTLY AT TEMPS >100C, (SUPDAT)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:RESTRICT ACCESS TO AREA UNTIL COMPLETION OF
    CLEAN-UP. WEAR ADEQ PERSONAL PROT EQUIP. EXTING/REMOVE ALL IGNIT
    SOURCES. VENT AREA. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. PVNT MATL FROM
    ENTERING SEWERS/CONFINED SPAC ES. SHOVEL INTO CLEAN, DRY, LABELLED
    (ING 15)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID GENERATING DUST. AVOID MIXING
    PURE MATERIAL W/CONTAMINATED MATERIAL. USE SMALLEST POSSIBLE
    AMOUNTS IN DESIGNATED AREAS W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:STORE IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER. STORE TIGHTLY CLOSED
    CONTAINERS IN A CLEAN, COOL, OPEN OR WELL VENTILATED AREA. KEEP OUT
    OF SUN.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK OR CANISTER TYPE
    RESPIRATORS SUITABLE FOR CHLORINE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION REQUIRED WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST
    MIGHT OCCUR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG W/FULL LGTH FCSHLD 
Other Protective Equipment:BODY SUITS, BOOTS &/OR OTHER RESISTANT PROT
    CLTHG (BUTYL/NATRL RUB, NEOPRENE, NITRILE/POLYVINYL, CHLORIDE, (ING
    18)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:2-2.2 @ 20C (WATER = 1 @ 4C). MP:DECOMPOSES AT TEMPS
    >212F,>100C. PH:11.5 (5% SOLN). EXPLO HAZ:RELEASING HEAT & OXYGEN
    GAS. HAZ COMBUST PRODS:OXYGEN, CHLORINE & CHLORINE MONOXIDE. CNDTNS
    (ST AB):HYPOCHLORITE MAY GEN ENOUGH HEAT TOINITIATE HAZ DECOMP OF
    MATL. MATLS TO AVOID:BEVERAGES, LIGHTED (ING 4)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:D1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
pH:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, FREE FLOWING GRANULAR SOLID, W/STRONG
    CHLORINE ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE SHLD BE KEPT AWAY FROM HOUSEHOLD SOAP, SUNTAN
    LOTIONS, PAINT PRODS, SOLVS, ACIDS, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, ACIDS & ORG CMPDS MAY CAUSE HAZ
    DECOMP OF CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE. WATER ADDED TO CNTNR OF CALCIUM
    (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORINE, OXYGEN, & CHLORINE MONOXIDE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT APPROP FED, STATE/PROVINCIAL & LOC
    REGULATORY AUTHS TO ASCERTAIN PROPER DISP PROCS. CARE SHLD BE TAKEN
    NOT TO MIX WASTE CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE W/INCOMPAT MATL. CALCIUM
    HYPOCHLORITE SHLD BE DISSO LVED IN WATER & AVAIL CHLORINE TREATED
    (ING 17)

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