
MSDS - SODIUM SILICATE SOLUTION

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   1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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PRODUCT NAME:     SODIUM SILICATE SOLUTION
FORMULA:          NA2O(SIO2)X (H2O)Y
FORMULA WT:            .00
CAS NO.:          01344-09-8
COMMON SYNONYMS:  WATER GLASS;  SOLUBLE GLASS;  SILICATE OF SODA
PRODUCT CODES:    3877
  EFFECTIVE: 10/24/85
  REVISION #01

                            PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING
BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM

                      HEALTH        -  1  SLIGHT
                      FLAMMABILITY  -  0  NONE
                      REACTIVITY    -  0  NONE
                      CONTACT       -  2  MODERATE
HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).

LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT

PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS

                                   WARNING
                               CAUSES IRRITATION
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING.
KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.  WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)

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   2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
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                          COMPONENT                         %      CAS NO.

SODIUM SILICATE                                          35-40   1344-09-8

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   3 - PHYSICAL DATA
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BOILING POINT:      102 C (   216 F)          VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 18

MELTING POINT:    N/A                         VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1):  N/A

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:  1.30                       EVAPORATION RATE:      N/A
   (H2O=1)                                       (BUTYL ACETATE=1)

SOLUBILITY(H2O):    COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 70-80

APPEARANCE & ODOR: COLORLESS, TURBID LIQUID WITH NO ODOR OR SLIGHTLY
                   SOAPY ODOR

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   4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
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FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP   N/A

FLAMMABLE LIMITS:  UPPER - N/A  %       LOWER - N/A  %

FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
  USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.

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   5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
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CARCINOGENICITY:  NTP: NO     IARC: NO     Z LIST: NO     OSHA REG: NO

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
  CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.

TARGET ORGANS
  NONE IDENTIFIED

MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
  NONE IDENTIFIED

ROUTES OF ENTRY
  NONE INDICATED

EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
  IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
  LEAST 15 MINUTES.  FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER.

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   6 - REACTIVITY DATA
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STABILITY:  STABLE                 HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:  WILL NOT OCCUR

INCOMPATIBLES:          MINERAL ACIDS, ORGANIC ACIDS, MOST COMMON METALS,
                        ORGANIC MATERIALS

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   7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
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STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE
  WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.  TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NONCOM-
  BUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
  FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.

DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
  DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
  ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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   8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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VENTILATION:             USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
                         TO KEEP VAPOR AND MIST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:  NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
                         CONDITIONS EXIST.  IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS
                         HIGH, USE AN APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.

EYE/SKIN PROTECTION:     SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, RUBBER GLOVES ARE
                         RECOMMENDED.

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   9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
  KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.  SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE
  AREA.

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  10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)

INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)

