Product ID:CAIROX POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE
MSDS Date:05/01/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-6620
MSDS Number: BDQTD

CARUS CHEMICAL CO INC

1500 8TH ST
LASALLE, IL 61301
US

Emergency Phone: 800-435-6856/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-435-6856/815-433-9070

Preparer: HORST R. ADOLF

Cage: 9C265

CARUS CHEMICAL CO INC

LASALLE, IL 61301-1964 US

Telephone: 815-223-1500

Cage: 9C265

POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE (SARA III)

CAS: 7722-64-7

RTECS: SD6475000

Fraction By Weight: >97%

OSHA PEL 5 MG MN/M3;CEILING

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG MN/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50:780MG/KG MALE; 525 FEMALE.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: PRODUCT IS CORROSIVE TO EYE
TISSUE AND MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS WITH DAMAGE. INHALATION: AS
AIRBORNE DUST OR MIST MAY IRRITATE AND DAMAGE THE RESPIRITORY
TRACT. SKIN: SOLUTIONS AND CRYSTALS MAY BE CORROSIVE TO THE SKIN.
INGESTION: MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO MUCUS MEMRANES OF THE MOUTH,
THROAT, ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION.
PROLONGED EXPOSURE, MANY YEARS, TO HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF DUST AND
FUMES ABOVE THE TLV'S, MAINLY AS MANGANESE OXIDES, MAY CAUSE LUNG
IRRITATION AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER. THE SYMPTOMS MAY
SIMULATE PARKINSON'S DISEASE. NO KNOWN CASES FOR POTASSIUM
PERMANGANATE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRODUCT WILL CAUSE FURTHER
IRRITATION OF TISSUE OR OPEN WOUNDS, BURNS AND MUCUS MEMBRANES.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS
OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION IS
SEVERE. IN HALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPRIF NOT BREATHING.
GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING DIFFICULT. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: IF CONCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATCH FOR RAPID BURNING AND BE PREPARED TO
RETREAT TO A SAFE DISTANCE. IF YELLOW, WHITE OR BROWN FUMES ARE
PRESENT, WEAR APPROVED SCBA AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:POWERFUL OXIDIZING MATERIAL. MAY
DECOMPOSE SPONTANEOUSLY IF EXPOSED TO INTENSE HEAT (302F). MAY BE
EXPLOSIVE IN CONTACT WITH SOME OTHER CHEMICALS.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP SPILLS AND PLACE IN CLEAN METAL DRUM.
FLUSH FLOOR WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER TO SEWER IF PERMITTED. IF
NOT, TREAT WATER AS THE SOLID.
Neutralizing Agent:REDUCER:SODIUM THIOSULFATE, A BISULFITE OR FERROUS
SALT. PH:SODIUM BICARBONATE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY AREA IN CLOSED
CONTAINERS. SEGRAGATE FROM ACIDS, PEROXIDES, AND ALL COMBUSTABLE,
ORGANIC OR EASILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM DAMAGE.

Respiratory Protection:IN THE CASE WHERE OVEREXPOSURE MAY EXIST, WEAR A
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST AND MIST RESPIRATOR OR AN AIR SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL AND MECHANICAL(GENERAL) EXHAUST SUFFICIENT TO KEEP
EXPOSURE BELOW PEL.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR PLASTIC GLOVES SHOULD BE WORN.
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD OR GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR NORMAL WORK CLOTHSING COVERING ARMS AND
LEGS AND RUBBER APRON.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
EATING, DRINKING OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT GIVEN
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT GIVEN
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:302F,150C
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:2.7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:6% @ 69F; 20% @ 149F
Appearance and Odor:DARK PURPLE SOLID WITH A METALIC LUSTER, ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT WITH ACIDS, PEROXIDES, ALL COMBUSTABLE ORGANIC MATERIALS, ALL
READILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS AND METAL POWDERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH INCOMPATABLE MATERIALS
OR HEAT >302F(150C). DO NOT MIX WITH FORMALDEHYDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CORROSIVE FUMES OR SMOKE MAY BE
FORMED. CONTACT WITH HYDROCHLORIC ACID WILL LIBERATE CHLORINE GAS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:MATERIAL IS NOT KNOWN TO POLYMEERIZE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS. D001 WASTE BANNED FROM LANDFILLS. DISOLVE AND REDUCE
SOLUTION. NEUTRALIZE TO PROPER PH. REMOVE SOLIDS FOR LAND DISPOSAL.
LIQUID IS NOW NOT HAZAR DOUS.

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