Sodium Metal
Fisher Scientific UK
Revision date : 1998-10-13
General Information
Revision date
1998-10-13
Product name
Sodium Metal
Product Synonyms
Natrium
Icons in SDS
Company Information
Company name
Fisher Scientific UK
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Reacts violently with water liberating extremely flammable gases. Causes burns.Corrosive.Water reactive.
Potential health effects
Eye: May cause irreversible eye injury. Contact with eyes may cause severe irritation, and possible eye burns. Skin: Causes skin burns. May cause deep, penetrating ulcers of the skin. Ingestion: Causes gastrointestinal tract burns. Inhalation: May cause severe irritation of the respiratory tract with sore throat, coughing, shortness of breath and delayed lung edema. Chronic: Chronic inhalation and ingestion may cause effects similar to those of acute inhalation and ingestion.
