AKZO SALT INC -- ROCK SALT  -- 6810-00-227-0437
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ROCK SALT
MSDS Date:12/03/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-227-0437
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:AKZO SALT INC
Address:ABINGTON EXECUTIVE PARK
City:CLARKS SUMMIT
State:PA
ZIP:18411
Country:US
Info Phone Num:717-587-5131
Emergency Phone Num:717-587-5131
CAGE:0HX06
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AKZO SALT INC
Address:MORGAN HWY ABINGTON EXECUTIVE PK
Box:352
City:CLARKS SUMMIT
State:PA
ZIP:18411-0352
Country:US
Phone:717-587-5131
CAGE:0HX06

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

Ingred Name:NONHAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NO ACUTE SYSTEMIC. NO CHRONIC SYSTEMIC
    OR CHRONIC LOCAL TOXICITY.
Effects of Overexposure:IN SENSITVE PERSONS SOME DERMAL OR EYE
    IRRITATION EFFECTS, OR AFTER EXCESSIVE INGESTION, EDEMA AND/OR
    TEMPORARY ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE EFFECTS. AVERAGE INGESTION OF
    15-50 G MAY INDUCE VOMITING RESULT ING IN PARTIAL VACATING OF
    STOMACH CONTENTS.

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

First Aid:SKIN & EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER. INGESTION: HIGH FLUID INTAKE
    FACILITATES URINARY EXCRETION AND RELIEF OF EDEMA AND TEMPORARY
    ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE.

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

Flash Point:NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE-NOT COMBUSTIBLE

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

Spill Release Procedures:NONHAZARDOUS. SWEEP UP AND FLUSH WITH WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE UNDER DRY (<75% RH) CONDITIONS
    TO PREVENT CAKING OF SALT. STORE ON PALLETS UNDER PROTECTIVE COVER.
    DO NOT STORE ON DAMP/CONCRETE FLOORS. AVOID*
Other Precautions:*PRESSURE PACKING/CAKING OF BAGS BY STACKING PALLETS
    NO GREATER THAN 3 HIGH.

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

Respiratory Protection:UNNECESSARY, BUT MAY BE USED FOR COMFORT.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL TO CONTROL DUST COLLECTION.
Protective Gloves:OPTIONAL, NOT REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:OPTIONAL, GOGGLES.
Work Hygienic Practices:FOLLOW GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2669F,1465C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1474F,801C
Vapor Pres:2.4@746.9C
Spec Gravity:2.165
Solubility in Water:36.0 @ 20C
Appearance and Odor:SOLID WHITE OR OFF-WHITE CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL IS
    ODORLESS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONCENTRATED ACIDS SUCH AS SULFURIC OR NITRIC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROCHLORIC ACID FROM THE ABOVE
    MIXTURE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DRY LAND FILL OR DISSOLVE IN SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS
    OF WATER TO MEET EXISTING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.

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