Attachment 16: Sodium Bisulfite Specification

Attachment 16

SPECIFICATION FOR SODIUM BISULFITE

(a)

SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION

This specification covers Sodium Bisulfite 38% by weight in an aqueous solution. At the time of delivery, it shall be largely free of priority pollutants and impurities. It shall be no less than 38% by weight Sodium Bisulfite in an aqueous solution, free of all contaminates and shall meet the chemical and physical properties listed below.
(b)

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

PROPERTY

Color
Physical State
Molecular Weight
Chemical Formula
Odor
Specific Gravity
Solubility in Water (weight %)
pH
Boiling Point
Vapor Pressure
Evaporation Rate
Flash Point

(c)

REQUIREMENT

Yellow
Liquid
104.06

NaHSO3

Pungent Sulfur Dioxide

1.33 (for a 38% solution)

100%

4.3 -> 4.6

104 ° Celsius
Estimated 78 mm Hg @ 20 ° Celsius
<1
Not Flammable

RELATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

A safety data sheet of the product shall be forwarded by the Supplier and received by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing two weeks before the first delivery and upon any material changes. The following specifications, standards and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein.
(1)

Certification of Compliance with Environmental and Safety Regulations
Certificates are required to show that the material complies with the following regulations:
a.

40 CFR 720 – Pre-manufacture Notification: Premanufacture Notification Requirements and Review Procedures.

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(2)

b.

40 CFR 761 - Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB's)
Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and use Prohibitions.

c.

40 CFR Part 268, Subpart B - Schedule for Land Disposal Prohibitions and Establishments of Treatment Standards.

d.

Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA),
Title III.

e.

Test Methods for Evaluation of Solid Waste; EPA Procedure 1030 and Number 7420 SW - 846, Third Edition, November, 2004.

f.

District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984. (Copies may be obtained from the District of Columbia Office of Documents, Room 523, the District Building, Washington, D.C. 20004.)

g.

District of Columbia Rules and Regulations - Title 8 - Health regulations, Chapter 2, Part 7. (Published by the Office of Air and Water Quality, Environmental Control Division,
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs,
Government of the District, 510 Overlook Avenue, S. W., Washington, D. C. 20032.)

h.

California's "Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act" of 1986. Request for copies should be addressed to the