Product ID:SC-192-100 CHROMIUM REFERENCE STANDARD SOLUTION 100 ML
MSDS Date:06/27/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F016820
MSDS Number: BKTLB

FISHER SCIENTIFIC, CHEMICAL DIVISION

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WATER, H2O

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 99.8%

POTASSIUM BICHROMATE, POTASSIUM DICHROMATE

CAS: 7778-50-9

RTECS: MX7680000

Fraction By Weight: 0.2%

OSHA PEL C,0.1 MG/M3 CRO3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG CR/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (MOUSE): 190 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: NASAL/LUNG & MUCOUS
MEMBRANE IRRITATION/COUGHING/LABORED BREATHING/WHEEZING/CHEST
PAIN/ULCERATION & PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM/JAUNDICE. SKIN:
SENSITIZER/CORROSIVE/IRRITATION/PAIN/ULCERAT ION & ALLERGIC
INFLAMMATION. EYES: IRRITATION/REDNESS/PAIN/TEARING/BLURRED
VISION/INFLAMMATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:POTASSIUM DICHROMATE IS A SUSPECTED A2
CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: PULMONARY EDEMA/CORROSIVE/LUNG
CANCER. SKIN: DERMATITIS. EYES: CONJUNCTIVITIS/CORROSIVE.
INGESTION: DIZZINESS/INTENSE THIRST/ABDOMINAL
PAIN/VOMITING/NAUSEA/SHOCK/OLIGURIA/ANURIA/DEATH/LIVE R & KIDNEY
DAMAGE/EROSION/DISCOLORATIONOF TEETH/NOSE
BLEEDS/HEPATITIS/PERFORATED EARDRUMS/CORROSIVE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE
ARTIFICAL RESPIRATION/OXYGEN. MAINTAIN AIRWAY/BLOOD PRESSURE. SKIN:
WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. COVER
W/STERILE/DRY D RESSING/BANDAGE SECURELY. EYES: WASH W/WATER.
IRRIGATE W/NORMAL SALINE. COVER W/STERILE BANDAGES. INGESTION: IF
PERSON IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER/INDUCE VOMITING. NO SPECIFIC
ANTIDOTE. OBTAIN MED ATTN.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, HALON, WATER SPRAY, STANDARD
FOAM OR FOG
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
KEEP UPWIND. WEAR ESCAPE-TYPE SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
PRESSURE DEMAND/POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR OPEN FLAME. IGNITION OR EXPLOSION MAY RESULT UPON CONTACT
W/COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

Spill Release Procedures:SOAK UP SPILL W/VERMICULITE OR OTHER ABSORBENT
MATERIAL & PLACE INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. AVOID
CONTAMINATION OF WATER COURSES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR DUSTS. STORE
AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES & PRESSURES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AVOID CONTACT
W/SKIN & EYES. DON'T WEAR CONTACT LENSES.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR DUST/MIST/POWERED AIR-PURIFYING
FULL/TIGHT-FITTING FACEPIECE W/HIGH-EFFIECIENCY PARTICULATE
FILTER/SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS FLOW
MODE/PRESSURE DEMAND/POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE W/FULL
FACEPIECE/HALFMASK.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:DUST-RESISTANT/SPLASH-PROOF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK DRENCH SHOWER,
IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & FACE SHIELD
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING/SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313 ANNUAL TOXIC CHEMICAL
RELEASE REPORTING & IS SUBJECT TO CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65
CANCER/REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY WARNING/RELEASE REQUIREMENT.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:32F
Vapor Pres:14
Vapor Density:0.7
Spec Gravity:1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(ETHER = 1): >1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:ORANGE LIQUID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS WOOD, PAPER, FUEL & OILS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT OR OPEN FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC & HAZARDOUS GASES

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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