Product ID:POTASSIUM NITRATE 37-4821
MSDS Date:11/30/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00D003535
MSDS Number: BXGDC

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 716-359-2502(CHEMTREC)

Preparer: MICHAEL RASZEJA

Cage: EO227

Telephone: (716) 359-2502

Cage: 63759

POTASSIUM NITRATE

CAS: 7757-79-1

RTECS: TT3700000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL,RAT LD50:3750MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:WARNING! STRONG OXIDIZER! HARMFUL IF
SWALLOWED. EYE/SKIN:MILDLY IRRIT TO SKIN/EYE/MUCOUS MEMBRANE.
INHAL:PROLONGED INHAL OF DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT. INGEST:OF LARGE AMTS
CAUSE VIOLENT GASTROENTERITIS. PR OLONGED EXPOSURE TO SMALL AMTS
MAY PRODUCE ANEMIA, METHEMOGLOBINEMIA,NEPHRITIS.
Effects of Overexposure:MILDLY EYE/SKIN/MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRIT. INHAL
MAY CAUSE IRRIT. LG AMTS INGESTED CAUSES IVOLENT GASATROENTERITIS.
ANEMIA, METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, NEPHRITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGEST:IF CONSC GIVE 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK.INDUCE
VOMIT.CALL PHYSICIAN.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF
UNCONSC.EYE:FLUSH W/WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS LIFTING EYELIDS.GET MED
ATTN.SKIN:FLUSH W/ WATER.THEN WASH W/MILD SOAP/WATER.INHAL:REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR.IF SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS DEVELOP GET MED ATTN.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:FLOOD W/WATER SPRAY OR FOG, DRY CHEMICAL (ABC),
CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2).
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
SCBA.USE FLOODING AMTS OF WATER IN EARLY STAGES OF FIRE.WHEN LG
AMTS INVOLVED NITRATES MAY FUSE/MELT IN WHICH (SUPPLEMEN)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXIDIZING MATL.IN CTONCT W/EASILTY
OXIDIZABLE SUBS MAY REACT RAPIDLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE ING VIOLENT
COMBUST/EXPLO.INCRE FLAMM OF COMBUST MATL.YIELDS TOXIC (SUPPLE)

Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER DRY IF POSSIBLE DISPOSE OF IN
APPROPRIATE MANNER. IMMED SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY,PLACE AWAY FROM
REDUCING AGETNS,ORG MATL,FIRE HAZ.KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD WHEN NOT
IN USE.AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES/CLOTH.
Other Precautions:FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG,FOOD,HOUSEHOLD
USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE
USING. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.

Respiratory Protection:NOT NEEDED FOR NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL WORK IN FUME HOOD OR WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST & MECHANICAL (GENERAL) ARE RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:GENERAL PURPOSE WORK GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:SMOCK,APRON,PROPER GLOVES,EYEWASH
STATION,FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Work Hygienic Practices:DECONTAMINATE CLOTH/SHOES BEFORE REUSE. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING
W/CHEM.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIREFIGHTING:CONDITIONS APPLICATION OF WATER MAY RESULT IN EXTENSIVE
SCATERING OF MOLTEN MATL. FIRE/EXPLO HAZ:GASESOUS OXIDES OF
NITROGEN WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMP@400C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:633F,334C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:752F,400C
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Vapor Density:3.5
Spec Gravity:2.109 @16C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:35.5GRAMS/100ML @20C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE CRYSTALS OR GRANULES. NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONVOL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, COMBUSTIBLE MATLS, FLAME, HEAT (SODIUM
HYPOSULFITE;LEAD PHOSPHITE;TIN SOLDER).
Stability Condition to Avoid:MIXTURES WITH REDUCING AGENTS MAY DETONATE
BY HEAT OR SHOCK.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE YEILDS TOXIC
GASEOUS OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE/TREATMET/DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJ TO
FED/STATE/LOC LAWS.FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR DISPOSAL OF
CATALOG-SIZE QUANT ONLY:DISSOLVE IN WATER & FLUSH TO SEWER WITH
COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER.

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