Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
51580-86-0
Name of the chemical
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate
Concentration
98-100
General Information
Revision date
2005-05-20
Product name
TOWERCHLOR(R) 56 GRANULES
Substance name
TOWERCHLOR(R) 56 GRANULES
Product Synonyms
Sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate; Sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione dihydrate; Dichlor dihydrate; 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione,1,3-dichloro-, sodium salt dihydrate; Troclosene sodium,
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
algaecide, microbiocide/microbiostat, disinfectant, sanitizer, bactericide, fungicide
Emergency telephone
1-800-733-3665, 1-972-404-3228, 1800-033-111, 1-972-404-3245, 1-972-404-3419, 1-800-752-5151, 1-972-404-3800
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Company Information
company name
Occidental Chemical Corporation
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
MSDS@oxy.com
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
NFPA Ratings
(SCALE 0-4) HEALTH=2 FIRE=0 REACTIVITY=2
HMIS® ratings
(SCALE 0-4) HEALTH=3 FLAMMABILITY=0 REACTIVITY=1 EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: COLOR: white PHYSICAL FORM: crystals, granules ODOR: chlorine odor
Health hazards
CORROSIVE. CAUSES IRREVERSIBLE EYE DAMAGE. MAY CAUSE BURNS TO MOIST SKIN IF NOT PROMPTLY REMOVED. MAY BE FATAL IF INHALED. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
Physical hazards
Oxidizer
Potential health effects
INHALATION: SHORT TERM EXPOSURE: irritation (possibly severe), burns LONG TERM EXPOSURE: not a likely route of exposure, ulcers SKIN CONTACT: SHORT TERM EXPOSURE: irritation (possibly severe), burns LONG TERM EXPOSURE: dermatitis EYE CONTACT: SHORT TERM EXPOSURE: burns, eye damage, blindness LONG TERM EXPOSURE: eye damage, blindness INGESTION: SHORT TERM EXPOSURE: not a likely route of exposure, irritation (possibly severe), burns LONG TERM EXPOSURE: not a likely route of exposure, ulcers CARCINOGEN STATUS