COLUMBUS CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INC -- SODIUM SILICATE-LIQUID GRADE 42 -- 6810-00N084497 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM SILICATE-LIQUID GRADE 42
MSDS Date:10/08/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N084497
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:COLUMBUS CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Box:8
City:COLUMBUS
State:WI
ZIP:53925-0008
Country:US
Info Phone Num:414-623-2140
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:5Y144
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:COLUMBUS CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Address:N 4335 TEMKIN RD
Box:8
City:COLUMBUS
State:WI
ZIP:53925-0008
Country:US
Phone:920-623-2140
CAGE:5Y144

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

Ingred Name:SODIUM SILICATE
CAS:1344-09-8
Fraction by Wt: 37-41%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 59-63%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:WASTE DISPOSAL: ACTION BEING TAKEN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) 2000-3000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: IRRITATING TO EYES, SKIN,
    MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT, MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS
    AND STOMACH. INHALATION: EXPOSURE TO MIST OR SPRAY MAY CAUSE
    COUGHING, SNEEZING OR OTHER SYMPTOMS O F UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION. SKIN: CAUSES IRRITATION. EYE CONTACT: CAUSES IRRITATION
    WITH (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS: PAIN, REDNESS AND TEARING.
    INGESTION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF MOUTH,
    THROAT, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH. CHRONIC: NO KNOWN CHRONIC EFFECTS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/DIRECTED STREAM OF WATER FOR AT LST 15
    MINS WHILE FORCIBLY HOLDING EYELIDS APART TO ENSURE COMPLETE
    IRRIGATION OF ALL EYE & LID TISS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: FLUSH
    THORO W/COOL W ATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. REMOVE COMTAM CLTHG & WASH
    CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. IF IRRIT OCCURS, GET MED ATTN. INHAL: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. IF BRTHG DFCLT, HAVE TRAINED PERS ADMIN OXYG. IF RESP
    STOPS, (SUPDAT)

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

Extinguishing Media:PRODUCT IS NON-COMBUST. WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL,
    CO*2, OR FOAM MAY BE USED IN AREAS WHERE PROD IS STORED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SEE REACTIVITY SECTION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:IF MATERIAL IS SPILLED, STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN
    TO CONTAIN LIQUIDS AND PREVENT DISCHARGES TO STREAMS OR SEWER
    SYSTEMS. SPILLS SHOULD BE REPORTED, IF REQUIRED, TO APPROPRIATE
    LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REG ULATORY AGENCIES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE IN ALUMINUM CONTAINERS AS
    FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS CAN BE GENERATED. DO NOT USE ALUMINUM
    FITTINGS OR TRANSFER LINES.
Other Precautions:CONTACT WITH ACIDS WILL CAUSE GELLING OF THE SILICATE
    AND EVOLUTION OF SOME HEAT.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOLLOWING
    MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS WHERE MIST OR SPRAY MAY BE
    GENERATED.
Ventilation:WHERE MIST OR SPRAY MAY BE GENERATED, USE ADEQUATE LOCAL
    EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . STD
    WORK CLTHG, WORK SHOES. WASH SOILED CLTHG & DRY BEFORE REUSE.
Work Hygienic Practices:GLOVES MAY BE CLEANED BY WASHING WITH MILD SOAP
    AND WATER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID: GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. GET PROMPT MED ATTN IF
    SYMPS DEVELOP. INGEST: NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS.
    DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE LG QTIES OF WATER. (IF AVAIL, GIVE SEV
    ERAL GLASSES OF MILK). IF VOMIT OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY, KEEP AIRWAY
    CLEAR. GET MED ATTN IMMED.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>214F,>101C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:30.0F,-1.1C
Spec Gravity:1.41 (H*2O=1)
pH:11.2
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, TURBID LIQUID; NONE TO SLIGHTLY SOAPY
    ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
THIS PRODUCT IS ALKALINE AND GELS WHEN MIXED WITH ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:CLEAN-UP ACTION SHOULD BE CAREFULLY PLANNED &
    EXECUTED. SHIPMENT, STOR &/DISP OF WASTE MATLS MAY BE REGD & ACTION
    TO HANDLE SPILLED MATLS MUST MEET APPLIC RULES. IF ANY QUESTIONS
    EXIST, APPROP AGENCIE S SHOULD BE CONTACTED TO ASSURE PROPER (ING
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