Product ID:BUFFER SALTS PH 5 THRU PH 8, PHA-7, PART A
MSDS Date:07/28/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N072238
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CBXTJ

Emergency Phone: 203-359-1660

Info Phone: 203-359-1660

Cage: 29907

Telephone: 203-359-1660

Cage: 29907

POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOBASIC (OR POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN

CAS: 7778-77-0

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:NO HARMFUL EFFECTS EFFECTS
INDICATED FROM AVAILABLE INFORMATION. CHRONIC:PROLONGED SKIN
CONTACT WITH BULK POWDER HANDLING COULD CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION OR
ALLERGIC REACTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT WITH BULK
POWDER HANDLING COULD CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION OR ALLERGIC REACTION.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IF ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS SHOULD DEVELOP.
EYES:FLUSH THOROUGH WITH COLD WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & COLD WATER. INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
INGESTION:I F CONSCIOUS INDUCE VOMITING.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY SUITABLE MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP POWDER INTO CONTAINER. CLEAN SPILL AREA
WITH WATER. IF PREPARED BUFFER SOLUTION IS SPILLED NEUTRALIZE AND
MOP AREA.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AS MATL IS HYGROSCOPIC, STORE IN COOL,
DRY PLACE W/CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD. OMEGA BUFFERS ARE MFRD & FORMULATED
FOR LAB USE ONLY & REQ NO SPECIAL (SUPDAT)
Other Precautions:FOLLOWING SPECIAL HANDLING INFORMATION PERTAINS ONLY
TO BULK POWDER HANDLING:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY.
STORE AT CONTROL LED ROOM TEMPERATURE IN DRY LOCATIONS.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE DUST CONCENTRATION IS HIGH USE
APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
DUST RESPIRATOR WHEN EXPOSED TO BU LK POWDER HANDLING.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL VENTILATION TO KEEP FUME &
DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:NATURAL RUBBER, BUTYL, NEOPRENE/EQUIV.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . WEAR FULL COVER CLTHG WHEN EXPOS TO (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH COLD WATER AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE:PROD IS BLENDED MIX OF TWO (2) SEPARATE COMPONENTS. THIS IS
REFLECTED BY PART A & PART B COMBINED IN THIS PACKAGE. HNDLG/STOR
PROC:HNDLG, LABELLING/MARKINGS. OMEGA BUFFERS ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN
INT ERNALLY. MFR'S BUFFER PRODS ARE SAFE FOR SHIPMENT BY AIR,
SEA/GROUND TRANSPORTATION. OTHER PROT EQUIP:BULK PWDR HNDLG.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:752F,400C
Spec Gravity:2.34 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:18% BY WT AT 20C.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GRANULAR OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:NEUTRALIZE BUFFER SOLUTIONS BEFORE DISPOSAL.
DISPOSE AT APPROVED "SITE". NOTE:DISPOSE OF ALL WASTES I/A/W
FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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