Product ID:POTASSIUM FLUORIDE DIHYDRATE
MSDS Date:07/18/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-023-9682
MSDS Number: BCVNW

Emergency Phone: 213-516-8000

Info Phone: 714-864-2310 (CHEM COMMODITIES)

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

POTASSIUM FLUORIDE

CAS: 7789-23-3

RTECS: TT0700000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 2.5 MG/M3 (F)

ACGIH TLV: 2.5 MG/M3 (F); 8990

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: 245 MG/KG (ORAL RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: RESPIRATORY IRRITATION, SKIN &
EYE IRRITATION OR BURNS. INGESTION MAY CAUSE SALIVATION, NAUSEA,
ABDOMINAL PAIN & BURNING, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, CONVULSIONS,
GENERALIZED & MUSCULAR WEAKNESS, COLLA PSE, DYSPNEA, PARESIS,
DIFFICULTY IN ARTICULATION, THIRST, WEAK PULSE, DISTURBED COLOR
VISION & UNCONSCIOUSNESS, SEE SUP
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION TO EYES, NOSE & SKIN. INGESTION:
INCREASED NERVOUS SYSTEM IRRITABILITY W/HYPERACTIVE REFLEXES,
CONVULSIONS, HYPOCALCEMIA, HYPOGLYCEMIA, HYPOTENSION, MUSCULAR
PAIN, ALBUMINURIA, ACUTE NEPHRI TIS, HEMORRHAGIC GASTROENTERITIS,
PATHOLOGICAL DAMAGE, AND DEATH FROM RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS OR
CARDIAC FAILURE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF NOT
BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP & WATER. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. EY E: WASH IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. ANTIDOTE: CALCIUM
GLUCONATE,10ML/10% SOL'N,I.V.

Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
FOR LARGE FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
USE WATER IN FOODING QUANTITIES AS FOG. COOL CONTAINERS W/ FLOODING
AMTS OF WATER. AVOID BREATHING CORROSIVE VAPORS
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE AND NEGLIGIBLE EXPLOSION
HAZARD IN DUST FORM WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. STOP LEAK IF NO
RISK. SMALL SPILL: TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL &
PLACE INTO CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID HEATING TO DECOMPOSITION AND
CONTACT WITH OR STORAGE WITH INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:POTASSIUM FLUORIDE DIHYDRATE IS A SKIN, EYE AND
MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITANT AND MAY BE TOXIC BY INGESTION.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED FULL FACEPIECE
RESPIRATOR WITH ACID GAS CANISTER HAVING A HIGH-EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE FILTER OR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR
WITH A FULL FACEPIECE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE TO MEET PUBLISHED
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF OR DUST-RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,SAFETY SHOWER,EYE
WASH STATION
Work Hygienic Practices:EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE
GLOVES TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CHRONIC EXPOSURE: PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY INCREASE
OSTEOBLASTIC ACTIVITY, CAUSE DERMATITIS, CONJUNCTIVITIS, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, ANOREXIA, DIARRHEA OR CONSTIPATION, WEIGHT LOSS AND
"FLUOROSIS" (OSTEOSCLEROSIS, OSTEOMALACIA, CALCIFICATION OF
LIGAMENTS & MOTTLING OF TEETH).

HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:313F, 156C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:106F, 41C
Spec Gravity:2.5
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:MONOCLINIC,DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS WITH ACIDS TO FORM CORROSIVE AND TOXIC HYDROGEN FLUORIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CRYSTALS ARE HYDROSCOPIC. WHEN DISSOLVED
IN WATER, TOXIC AND CORROSIVE HYDROFLUORIC ACID IS FORMED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS OXIDES OF FLUORIDE AND POTASSIUM AND
CORROSIVE HF.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF COLLECTED MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL,STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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