RHONE-POULENC -- TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE -- 6810-00N079562 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE
MSDS Date:09/12/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N079562
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:RHONE-POULENC
Address:CN 7500
City:CRANBURY
State:NJ
ZIP:08512-7577
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-243-5052
Emergency Phone Num:800-334-7577;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:RHONP
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:RHONE-POULENC
Address:9808 BLUEGRASS PKWY
Box:125
City:LOUISVILLE
State:KY
ZIP:40299
Country:US
Phone:502-635-8877
CAGE:RHONP

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

Ingred Name:PHOSPHORIC ACID, TRISODIUM SALT, DODECAHYDRATE; (SODIUM
    PHOSPHATE, TRIBASIC)
CAS:10101-89-0
RTECS #:TC9575000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:VICTIM IS NOT BRTHG, ADMIN CPR. SEEK ATTN. INGEST:IF
    VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-3 GLASSES OF (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:WATER TO DRINK & DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. SEEK IMMED MED
    ATTN. DO NOT LEAVE VICTIM UNATTENDED. TO PVNT ASPIR (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:OF SWALLOWED PROD, LAY VICTIM ON SIDE W/HEAD LOWER
    THAN WAIST. VOMIT MAY OCCUR SPONT. IF VOMIT OCCURS & (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER TO FURTHER DILUTE
    CHEM. NOTE TO PHYS:ALL TREATMENTS SHOULD BE BASED ON (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:OBSERVED SIGNS & SYMPS OF DISTRESS IN PATIENT.
    CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO POSSIBILITY THAT OVEREXP (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:TO MATLS OTHER THAN THIS PROD MAY HAVE OCCURRED.
    TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE AVAIL. INGEST (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:OF LG QTYS OF PHOSPHATE SALTS (>1 GRAMS FOR ADULT)
    MAY CAUSE AN OSMOTIC CATHARSIS RSLTG IN DIARR & PROBABLE(ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:ABDOM CRAMPS. LGR DOSES SUCH AS 4-8 GRAMS WILL ALMOST
    CERTAINLY CAUSE THESE EFTS IN EVERYONE. IN HEALTHY (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:INDIVIDUALS MOST OF INGESTED SALT WILL BE EXCRETED IN
    FECES W/DIARR &, THUS, NOT CAUSE ANY SYSTEMIC TOX. (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:DOSES >10 GRAMS HYPOTHETICALLY MAY CAUSE SYSTEMIC
    TOX. TREATMENT SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION  (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:BOTH ANIONIC & CATION PORTION OF MOLECULE. FOLLOWING
    TREATMENTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR SPECIFIC (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:GROUP(S) OF PHOSPHATE SALTS FOUND IN THIS PROD. ALL
    PHOSPHATE SALTS, EXCEPT CALCIUM SALTS, HAVE (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:HYPOTHETICAL RISK OF HYPOCALCEMIA, SO CALCIUM LEVS
    SHOULD BE MONITORED. AMMONIUM SALTS HAVE HYPOTHETICAL(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:RISK OF AMMONIA TOX. IN ADDN TO CALCIUM LEVELS,
    AMMONIA & PHOSPHATE LEVELS SHOULD BE MONITORED. POTASSIUM(ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:SALTS HAVE HYPOTHETICAL RISK OF HYPERKALEMIA WHICH
    CAN CAUSE CARD ARRHY. IN ADDN TO CALCIUM LEVELS, (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:POTASSIUM & PHOSPHATE LEVELS SHOULD BE MONITORED.
    ALSO CONSIDER CONTINUOUS EKG MONITORING TO DETECT (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:HYPERKALEMIA. SODIUM SALTS HAVE HYPOTHETICAL RISK OF
    HYPERNATREMIA. IN ADDN TO CALCIUM LEVELS, SODIUM (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:AND PHOSPHATE LEVELS SHOULD BE MONITORED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:TO PREDETERM PLAN. WEAR APPROPRIATE PPE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:DIFFERENT FROM FED LAWS & REGS. CONSULT
    STATE & LOC REGS REGARDING PROPER DISP OF THIS MATL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:FACE POS PRESS AIR-SUPPLIED RESP EQUIPPED W/EMER
    ESCAPE AIR SUPPLY UNIT/USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA UNIT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:CTL TECHNIQUES MAY BE USED TO EFTIVELY MIN EMPLOYEE
    EXPOS:LOC EXHAUST VENT @ POINT OF GENERATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRACT:FACE CAREFULLY BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, USING
    TOCACCO, COSMETICS/TOILET. CONT NEHC FOR MORE INFO .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT:& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 7400 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:EYE:MAY CAUSE BURNS, IRRIT, PERM
    DMG TO CORNEA. SKIN:MAY CAUSE BURNS, IRRIT, IRRIT IS LIKELY TO BE
    MORE SEV IF SKIN IS MOIST/WET. INHAL:MAY CAUSE IRRIT, CHEST PAIN,
    SHORTNESS OF BREATH, UPPER RE SP TRACT IRRIT, SERIOUS DMG TO LUNG
    TISS & RESP TRACT. INGEST:MAY CAUSE IRRIT, CORR, BURNS TO MOUTH &
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:ESOPHAGUS. ASPIR OF SWALLOWED/VOMITED
    PROD CAN CAUSE SEV PULM COMPLICATIONS. TOX INFO:EYE:IRRIT, RABBIT.
    CORR. SKIN:IRRIT, RABBIT. NON-IRRITATING. UNCOVERED. DRY SKIN(AT
    4HRS). SKIN-IRRIT, RA BBIT. CORR. COVERED. MOIST SKIN (AT 24 HRS.).
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYE:HOLD EYELIDS OPEN & FLUSH W/STEADY, GENTLE STREAM OF
    WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN, PREF
    W/OPHTHALMOLOGIST. IF PHYS IS NOT IMMED AVAIL, EYE IRRIGATION
    SHOULD BE CONTINUED FOR ADDNL  15 MINS. IF IT IS NEC TO TRANSPORT
    PATIENT TO PHYS & EYE NEEDS TO BE BANDAGES, USE DRY STERILE CLOTH
    PAD & COVER BOTH EYES. SKIN:IMMED WASH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR
    @ LST 15 MINS. SEEK (SUPDAT)

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

Extinguishing Media:NOT COMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING METHOD SUITABLE
    FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUSTIBLES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP/VACUUM UP & PLACE IN APPROP CLSD CNTNR.
    CLEAN UP RESIDUAL MATL BY WASHING AREA W/WATER. RUNOFF FROM FIRE
    CTL/DILUTION WATER MAY CAUSE POLLUTION. PVNT MATL FROM ENTERING
    PUBLIC SEWER SYS/ANY WATE RWAYS. LG SPILLS SHOULD BE HNDLD
    ACCORDING(ING 20)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN AREA THAT IS COOL, DRY,
    WELL-VENTILATED, AWAY FROM FOODSTUFFS/ANIMAL FEED. STORE IN TIGHLY
    CLSD CNTNRS. DO NOT INGEST.
Other Precautions:AVOID DIRECT/PRLNGD CONT W/SKIN & EYES.
    ATTENTION:POTNTLY DEADLY CO GAS FORM IN ENCLOSED AREAS/TANKS WHEN
    ALKALINE PRODS CONT MATLS THAT CONTAIN SUGERS. FOR MORE SPECIFIC
    INFORMATION CONT NEHC .

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

Respiratory Protection:WHEN RESPS ARE REQD, SELECT NIOSH APPRVD EQUIP
    BASED ON ACTUAL/POTNTL AIRBORNE CONDS & I/A/W APPROP REGULATORY
    STDS &/OR INDUST REC. UNDER CNDNTS IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH, OR
    EMER CNDTNS W/UNKNOWN  CONCS, USE NIOSH APPRVD FULL-(ING 22)
Ventilation:WHERE ENGINEERING CTLS ARE INDICATED BY USE CNDTNS/POTNTL
    FOR EXCESS EXPOS EXISTS, FOLLOWING TRADITIONAL EXPOS (ING 23)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 25)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    SUITABLE LONG-SLEEVED CLTHG(I.E., SHIRTS & PANTS).
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT STORE, USE, &/OR CONSUME FOODS,
    BEVERAGES. TOBACCO PRODS/COSMETICS IN AREAS MATL IS STORED. WASH
    HANDS & (ING 24)
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:11.8 @ 1 WT/WT%. SOL IN H*2O:SOLUBLE 30 WT/WT% @ 25C. FIRST AID
    PROC:MED ATTN. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES WHILE WASHING. CLEAN
    CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES BEFORE RE-USE/DISCARD IF CANNOT BE THORO
    CLEAN ED. INHAL:REMOVE FROM SOURCE OF EXPOS &ASSURE VICTIM IS
    BRTHG. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, ADMIN OXYG, IF AVAIL. IF (ING 2)

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:167F,75C
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULES SOLID, ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, MAGNESIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:UNDER FIRE CNDTNS:OXIDES OF SODIUM.
    OXIDES OF PHOSPHOROUS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:CHEM ADDITIONS, PROCESSING/OTHERWISE ALTERING
    MATL MAY MAKE WASTE MANAGEMENT INFO PRESENTED IN MSDS INCOMPLETE,
    INACCURATE/OTHERWISE INAPPROP. PLEASE BE ADVISED STATE & LOC
    REQUIREMENTS FOR WASTE DISP  MAY BE MORE RESTRICTIVE/OTHERWISE
    (ING21)

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