CALABRIAN CORP -- SODIUM METABISULFITE  -- 6810-01-335-2227
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM METABISULFITE
MSDS Date:08/01/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-335-2227
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CALABRIAN CORP
Address:5500 HIGHWAY 366
City:PORT NECHES
State:TX
ZIP:77651
Country:US
Info Phone Num:409-727-1471
Emergency Phone Num:409-727-1471/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:CALAB
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:BARTLETT CHEMICALS
Address:4955 RIVER ROAD
Box:10710
City:JEFFERSON
State:LA
ZIP:70121
Country:US
Phone:504-734-1971
CAGE:1V771
Company Name:CALABRIAN CORP
Address:1445 NORTH LOOP WEST STE 800
Box:City:HOUSTON
State:TX
ZIP:77008
Country:US
Phone:713-880-9981
CAGE:CALAB

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

Ingred Name:SODIUM METABISULFITE
CAS:7681-57-4
RTECS #:UX8225000
Fraction by Wt: 98% %
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3; 9192

Ingred Name:SULFITES/SULFATES
Fraction by Wt: 2% %
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

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

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER SPRAY
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. MOVE CONTAINER IF
    POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ABOVE 300F DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS OF
    ELEMENTAL SULFUR CAN BURN.

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

Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT GIVEN
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:302F,150C
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:1.5
pH:4.5 1%
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO OFF WHITE POWDER OR CRYSTALS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SODIUM NITRATE. FORMS ACIDIC SOLUTION WITH WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES, WATER

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