Disposal of Water Reactive Chemicals
This table of water reactive materials was taken from the 2004 North American Emergency Response Guidebook. These materials produce large amounts of "toxic-by-inhalation" gases when spilled in water.
ID # Guide # Name of Material Toxic Vapor Produced 1162 155 Dimethyldichlorosilane HCI 1196 155 Ethylitrichlorosilane HCI 1242 139 Methyldichlorosilane HCI 1250 155 Methyltrichlorosilane HCI 1295 139 Trichlorosilane HCI 1298 155 Trimethylchlorosilane HCI 1305 155P Vinyltrichlorosilane HCI 1305 155P Vinyltrichlorosilane, inhibited HCI 1305 155P Vinyltrichlorosilane, stabilized HCI 1340 139 Phosphorus pentasulfide, free from yellow and white H2S 1340 139 Phosphorus pentasulphide, free from yellow and white H2S 1360 139 Calcium phosphide PH3 1384 135 Sodium dithionite H2S; SO2 1384 135 Sodium hydrosulfite H2S; SO2 1384 135 Sodium hydrosulphite H2S; SO2 1397 139 Aluminium phosphide PH3 1412 139 Lithium amide SO3 1419 139 Magnesium aluminum phosphide PH3 1432 139 Sodium phosphide PH3 1541 155 Acetone cyanohydrin, stabilized NH3 1680 157 Potassium cyanide NH3 1680 157 Potassium cyanide, solid NH3 1689 157 Sodium cyanide NH3 1689 157 Sodium cyanide, solid NH3 1716 156 Acetyl bromide H2S 1717 132 Acetyl chloride HCI 1724 155 Allyltrichlorosilane, stabilized HCI 1725 137 Aluminum bromide, anhydrous H2S 1726 137 Aluminum chloride, anhydrous HCI 1728 155 Amyltrichlorosilane, stabilized HCI 1732 157 Antimony pentafluoride PH 1736 137 Benzoyl chloride HCI 1745 144 BR2 pentafluoride PH; H2S; BR2 1746 144 BR2 trifluoride PH; H2S; BR2 1747 155 Butytrichlorosilane HCI 1752 156 Chloroacetyl chloride HCI 1754 137 Chlorosulfonic acid HCI 1754 137 Chlorosulfonic acid and sulfur trioxide mixture HCI 1754 137 Chlorosulphonic acid and Sulphur trioxide mixture HCI 1754 137 Sulfur trioxide and Chlorosulfonic acid HCI 1754 137 Sulphur trioxide and Chlorosulphonic acid HCI 1758 137 Chromium oxychloride PH 1777 137 Fluorosulfonic acid PH 1777 137 Fluorosulphonic acid PH 1801 156 Octytrichlorosilane HCI 1806 137 Phosphorus pentachloride HCI 1809 137 Phosphorus trichloride HCI 1810 156 Octytrichlorosilane HCI 1818 156 Silicon tetrachloride HCI 1828 137 Sulfur chlorides HCI; SO2; H2S 1828 137 Sulphur chlorides HCI; SO2; H2S 1834 137 Sulfuryl chloride HCI; SO3 1834 137 Sulphuryl choride HCI; SO3 1836 137 Thionyl chloride HCI, SO2 1838 137 Titanium tetrachloride HI 1898 156 Acetyl iodide HI 1923 135 Calcium dithionite SO2; SO2 1923 135 Calcium hydrosulfide SO2; SO2 1923 135 Calcium hydrosulphite SO2; SO2 1939 137 Phosphorus oxybromide H2S 1939 137 Phosphorus oxybromide, solid H2S 2004 135 Magnesium diamide SO3 2011 139 Magnesium phosphide PH3 2012 139 Potassium phosphide PH3 2013 139 Strontium phosphide PH3 2442 156 Trichloroacetyl chloride HCI 2495 144 Iodine pentafluoride PH 2576 137 Phosphorus oxybromide, molten H2S 2691 137 Phosphorous pentabromide H2S 2692 157 Boron tribromide H2S 2806 138 Lithium nitride SO3 2977 166 Radioactive material, Uranium hexafluoride, fissile PH 2977 166 Uranium hexafluoride, fissile containing more than 1% Uranium-235 PH 2977 166 Uranium hexafluoride, fissile containing more than 1% Uranium-235 PH 2978 166 Radioactive material, Uranium hexafluoride, non-fissile or fissile excepted PH 2978 166 Uranium hexafluoride, fissile excepted PH 2978 166 Uranium hexafluoride, low specific activity PH 2978 166 Uranium hexafluoride, non-fissile PH 2985 155 Chlorosilanes, flammable, corrosive, n.o.s. HCI 2985 155 Chlorosilanes, n.o.s. HCI 2986 155 Chlorosilanes, corrosive, flammable, n.o.s. HCI 2986 155 Chlorosilanes, n.o.s. HCI 2987 156 Chlorosilanes, corrosive, n.o.s. HCI 2987 156 Chlorosilanes, n.o.s. HCI 2988 139 Chlorosilanes, n.o.s HCI 2988 139 Chlorosilanes, water-reactive, flammable, corrosive, n.o.s. HCI 3048 157 Aluminum phosphide pesticide PH3 3049 138 Metal alkyl halides, n.o.s. HCI 3049 138 Metal alkyl halides, water-reactive, n.o.s. HCI 3049 138 Metal aryl halides, n.o.s. HCI 3049 138 Metal aryl halides, water-reactive, n.o.s. HCI 3052 143 Chlorine dioxide, hydrate, frozen HCI 9191 143 Chlorine dioxide, hydrate, frozen CI2 For additional information, please contact Environmental Affairs staff at x4999 or x2883 or refer to the Reactive Chemical Disposal information on our website.
October 2, 2007 by SAK