SDS

SAFETY DATA SHEET
HTH® ALKALINITY PLUS
REVISION DATE : 05/27/2015 Page 5 of 8
Component Animal Toxicology
Dermal LD50 value:
Sodium Bicarbonate
LD50 > 2,000 mg/kg Rabbit
Component Animal Toxicology
Inhalation LC50 value:
Sodium Bicarbonate
Inhalation LC50 4 h (Whole-body) > 4.74 mg/l Rat
Product Animal Toxicity
Oral LD50 value:
LD50 > 5,000 mg/kg Rat
Dermal LD50 value:
LD50 > 2,000 mg/kg Rabbit
Inhalation LC50
value:
Inhalation LC50 4 h (Whole-body) > 4.74 mg/l Rat
Skin Irritation:
Contact would be expected to cause transient redness if not washed off and left on
the skin for an extended period of time.
Eye Irritation:
This material is expected to be slightly irritating.
Skin Sensitization:
This material is not known or reported to be a skin or respiratory sensitizer.
Acute Toxicity:
There are no known or reported target organ effects from acute exposure.
Subchronic / Chronic
Toxicity:
Not known or reported to cause subchronic or chronic toxicity.
Reproductive and
Developmental Toxicity:
This product did not cause developmental effects in a study with laboratory
animals.
Sodium Bicarbonate
This product did not cause developmental effects in a
study with laboratory animals.
Mutagenicity:
This chemical has been tested and was shown to be non-mutagenic.
Sodium Bicarbonate
This chemical has been tested and was shown to be
non-mutagenic.
Carcinogenicity:
This material did not cause cancer in long-term animal studies.
Sodium Bicarbonate
This material did not cause cancer in long-term animal
studies.
SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Overview:
Practically non- toxic to fish and other aquatic organisms.
Ecological Toxicity Values for: Sodium Bicarbonate
Bluegill sunfish
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(measured, flow-through) 96 h LC50 = 7,100 mg/l
Bluegill sunfish
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(nominal, static). 96 h LC50 = 8,600 mg/l
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus
mykiss)
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(measured, flow-through) 96 h LC50 = 7,700 mg/l
Mosquito fish
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(nominal, static). 96 h LC50 = 7,550 mg/l