MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC -- PYRUVIC ACID, SODIUM SALT, 2694 -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PYRUVIC ACID, SODIUM SALT, 2694
MSDS Date:12/08/1996
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:P8130
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:70829
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829

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

Ingred Name:PYRUVIC ACID, SODIUM SALT
CAS:113-24-6
Minumum % Wt:90.
Maxumum % Wt:100.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE FOUND
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: NO ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS
    EXPECTED FROM INHALATION. INGESTION: LARGE DOSES MAY CAUSE
    GASTROINTESTINAL UPSET. SKIN CONTACT: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED.
    EYE CONTACT: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPE CTED. CHRONIC EXPOSURE: NO
    INFORMATION FOUND.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE
    OXYGEN/ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION) . NOT EXPECTED TO REQUIRE FIRST AID
    MEASURES. INGESTION: IF LARGE AMOUNTS WERE SWALLOWED, GIVE WATER TO
    DR INK AND GET MEDICAL ADVICE. SKIN CONTACT: WASH EXPOSED AREA WITH
    SOAP AND WATER. GET MEDICAL ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. EYE
    CONTACT: IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF
    WATER  FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS
    OCCASIONALLY. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM OR CARBON
    DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE: AS WITH MOST ORGANIC SOLIDS, FIRE
    IS POSSIBLE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES OR BY CONTACT WITH AN IGNITION
    SOURCE. EXPLOSION: FINE DUST DISPERSED IN AIR IN SUFFICIENT
    CONCENTRATIONS, AND IN THE PRESE NCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS A
    POTENTIAL DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD.

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

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. VENTILATE AREA
    OF LEAK OR SPILL. WEAR APPROP PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIP AS
    SPECIFIED IN SECTION ON EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION.
    CLEAN UP SPILLS IN MANNER THAT  DOES NOT DISPERSE DUST INTO AIR.
    USE NON-SPKG TOOLS & EQUIP. REDUCE AIRBORNE DUST & PVNT SCATTERING
    BY MOISTENING W/WATER. PICK UP SPILL FOR RECOVERY OR DISPOSAL &
    PLACE IN A CLOSED CONTAINER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR, STORED IN
    COOL, DRY, VENTD AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. AVOID DUST
    FORM & CONTROL IGNIT SOURCES. EMPLOY GROUNDING, VENTING & EXPLOSION
    RELIEF PROVISIONS I/A/W ACCEPT ED ENGINEERING PRACTS IN ANY PROCESS
    CAPABLE OF GENERATING DUST &/OR STATIC ELEC. EMPTY (SUPDAT)

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

Respiratory Protection:PERSONAL RESPIRATORS (NIOSH APPROVED): FOR
    CNDTNS OF USE WHERE EXPOS TO DUST OR MIST IS APPARENT, A HALF-FACE
    DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES OR INSTANCES
    WHERE THE EXPOS LEVELS ARE	NOT KNOWN, USE A FULL-FACE
    POSITIVE-PESSURE, AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR. WARNING: AIR-PURIFYING
    RESPIRATORS DO NOT PROTECT WORKERS IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES.
Ventilation:IN GEN, DILUTION VENT IS SATISFACTORY HLTH HAZ CTL FOR THIS
    SUBSTANCE. HOWEVER, IF CNDTNS OF USE CREATE WORKER DISCOMFORT, LOC
    EXHST SYS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
    DESIGN CRITERIA . WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:LABEL HAZ WARNING:AS PART OF GOOD INDUS &
    PERSONAL HYGIENE & SAFETY PROCEDURE, AVOID ALL UNNECESSARY EXPOS TO
    THE CHEM SUBSTANCE & ENSURE PROMPT REMOVAL FROM SKIN, EYES & CLTHG.
    LABEL PRECAUTIONS: NONE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HNDLG/STOR PRECS: ONLY INTO INERT OR NON-FLAM ATMOSPHERE. EMPTYING
    CONTENTS INTO NON-INERT ATMOSPHERE WHERE FLAMMABLE VAPS MAY BE
    PRESENT COULD CAUSE FLASH FIRE OR EXPLOSION DUE TO ELECTROSTATIC
    DISCH ARGE. AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS: NONE ESTABLISHED.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NO INFO FOUND
Melt/Freeze Pt:>300.C, 572.F
Vapor Pres:NO INFO FOUND
Vapor Density:NO INFO
Spec Gravity:NO INFO FOUND
pH:7(10% IN WATER)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFO FOUND
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0 @ 21C

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
    AND STORAGE. AVOID HEAT, INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MAY
    FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NO LD50/LC50 INFORMATION FOUND RELATING TO
    NORMAL ROUTES OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE. CANCER LISTS - PYRUVIC
    ACID, SODIUM SALT (113-24-6): NTP CARCINOGEN, KNOWN-NO,
    ANTICIPATED-NO; IARC CATEGORY: NONE.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. ENVIRONMENTAL
    TOXICITY: NO INFORMATION FOUND.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY OR
    RECYCLING SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROP & APPRVD WASTE DISP FACILITY.
    PROCESSING, USE OR CONTAM OF THIS PROD MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT
    OPTIONS. STATE & LOCAL D ISP REGS MAY DIFFER FROM FED DISP REGS.
    DISPOSE OF CNTNR & UNUSED CONTENTS I/A/W FED, STATE & LOCAL  REQS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:PYRUVIC ACID, SODIUM SALT (113-24-6):
    FEDERAL, STATE & INTERNATIONAL REGS - PART 1: SARA 302: RQ-NO;
    TPQ-NO. SARA 313: LIST-NO; CHEM CATG-NO. SARA 311/312: ACUTE:NO;
    CHRONIC:NO; FIRE:NO; PRESSURE:NO;  REACTIVITY:NO (PURE / SOLID).
Federal Regulatory Information:PYRUVIC ACID, SODIUM SALT (113-24-6):
    CHEMICAL INVENTORY STATUS - PART 1: TSCA-YES, EC-YES; JAPAN-YES;
    AUSTRALIA-YES. CHEMICAL INVENTORY STATUS - PART 2: KOREA-YES;
    DSL-YES; NDSL-NO; PHIL-NO. FEDERAL,  STATE & INTERNATIONAL
    REGULATIONS - PART 2: CERCLA-NO; RCRA 261.33-NO; TSCA 8(D)-NO.
    CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: NO. TSCA 12(B): NO. CDTA: NO.
    AUSTRALIAN HAZCHEM CODE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. POISON S CHEDULE: NO
    INFORMATION FOUND. WHMIS: THIS MSDS HAS BEEN PRREPARED ACCORDING TO
    THE HAZARD CRITERIA  OF THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS (CPR)
    AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.

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