Product ID:Q-PEX PRE-PLATE PRODUCT CODE 12930
MSDS Date:10/20/1992
FSC:6850
NIIN:01-010-9172
MSDS Number: BGDCV

Emergency Phone: 203-575-5700/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 203-575-5700

Cage: DO438

Telephone: 203-575-5606/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 0PX54

POTASSIUM PERSULFATE

CAS: 7727-21-1

RTECS: SE0400000

Fraction By Weight: 80-95%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SEVERE EYE AND SKIN IRRITANT.
VERY CORROSIVE TO EYES, SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. PROLONGED
CONTACT WITH EYES MAY CAUSE PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE OR BLINDNESS.
INHALATION MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA. I NGESTION MAY CAUSE VIOLENT
PAIN IN THROAT, NAUSEA, AND VOMITING. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY
MANUFACTURER.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: SEVERE BURNS, INTENSE WATERING. SKIN:
ITCHING, TINGLING, SEVERE IRRITATION. INHALATION: NOSE, MOUTH,
THROAT AND RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. INGESTION: BURNS TO MOUTH,
THROAT AND STOMACH, ABDOM INAL PAIN, VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING EYE, SKIN, OR
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS MAY WORSEN.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES, WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH AND THROAT
WITH PL ENTY OF WATER, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. SEE DOCTOR
IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRODUCT WILL SUPPLY OXYGEN WHICH MAY
SUSTAIN OR INTENSIFY FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID DUSTING. SWEEP UP AND COLLECT FOR
DISPOSAL IN PLASTIC RECOVERY DRUM. DO NOT RETURN TO ORIGINAL
CONTAINER. FLUSH RESIDUE TO CHEMICAL DRAIN WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF
WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM ACIDS AND COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. DO NOT BREATHE
DUST.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR AN APPROVED NIOSH DUST RESPIRATOR IF
EXCESSIVE DUST OCCURS.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION RECOMMENDED. USE LOCAL
EXHAUST VENTILATION WHERE DUST MAY BE RELEASED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER.
Eye Protection:GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER APRON AND RUBBER BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. LAUNDER
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH OF 10% SOLUTION = 1.6.

HCC:D1
Spec Gravity:1.1
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER. SLIGHT ACRID ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH CHLORIDES, HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND COMBUSTIBLES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE BY AN APPROVED METHOD AT AN APPROVED
SECURE UTILITY. DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO CONTACT HYDROCHLORIC ACID
OR CHLORIDES. CHLORINE GAS WILL EVOLVE.

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