Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

ThinRite (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE)  Emergency Overview  WARNING! CAUSES RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION

Principle Routes of Exposure

Inhalation, eye and skin contact Target Organs: Acute Effects EYE CONTACT: This product may cause pain, redness, and tearing. High dust concentrations were reported to cause mild eye irritation. SKIN CONTACT: This product may cause pain, redness, and swelling. High dust concentrations were reported to cause mild skin irritation. INHALATION: This product causes coughing, chest pain, runny nose, and burning throat. Workers exposed to dust of this product reported moderate irritation of the nose and throat, with five of the eighteen workers reporting nasal stuffiness and nosebleeds INGESTION: No more than slightly toxic if swallowed based on toxicity studies. No significant adverse health effects are expected to develop if only small amounts (less than a mouthful) are swallowed. Swallowing large quantities may cause gastrointestinal tract irritation, nausea, vomiting, cramps, and diarrhea. Carcinogenicity: IARC, NTP, and OSHA do not list Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate as a carcinogen.

Potential chronic health

The dry powder may cause foreign body irritation in some individuals. Prolonged contact with the dry powder may cause drying or chapping of the skin. Workers exposed to dust of this product reported moderate irritation of the nose and throat, with five of the eighteen workers reporting nasal stuffiness and nosebleeds. High dust concentrations were reported to cause mild eye and skin irritation. 2