Product ID:POTASSIUM CARBONATE, ANHYDROUS
MSDS Date:09/08/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-227-0405
MSDS Number: BDKNZ

Emergency Phone: 201-859-2151

Info Phone: 201-859-2151

Cage: HO852

Telephone: 800-582-2537

Cage: 70829

POTASSIUM CARBONATE

CAS: 584-08-7

RTECS: TS7750000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
OVEREXPOSURE.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION OF DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE
IRRITATION OR BURNS. INGESTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNING TO
MOUTH AND STOMACH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE

First Aid:INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER. FOLLOW WITH DILUTE VINEGAR, FRUIT JUICE OR WHITE
OF EGGS, BEATEN WITH WATER. INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
BREATHI NG, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,
GIVE OXYGEN. EYES & SKIN: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MIN. WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:AS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINER BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOTE: DECOMPOSES AT BOILING POINT.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SLF-CONTND BREATH APPARATUS & FULL
PROTECT CLOTH. W/CLEAN SHOVEL,CAREFULLY PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN,DRY
CONTNR & COVER. REMOVE FM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA W/WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTNRS TIGHTLY CLOSED.

Respiratory Protection:IF AIRBORNE CONC IS HIGH,USE APPROPRIATE
RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDESHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:APPROVED WORKING CLOTHES
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:B3
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Melt/Freeze Pt:=891.1C, ######F
Spec Gravity:2.42
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE />10%/
Appearance and Odor:WHITE,ODORLESS GRANULES

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, DUSTING, HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:IAW ALL APPLICABLE FED,STATE & LOCAL REGS.

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