Product ID:290 HARDNESS INDICATOR
MSDS Date:10/31/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F017053
MSDS Number: BKTYN

Emergency Phone: (215) 355-3300

Info Phone: (215) 355-3300

Preparer: HAROLD M. HERSCH

Cage: 0PMX2

Telephone: 215-942-3355

Cage: 57394

NON-HAZARDOUS FOR INGREDIENTS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION. INHALATION:
DUST MAY CAUSE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. INGESTION:
HARMFUL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION. INHALATION: DUST MAY
CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. INGESTION: HARMFUL.

First Aid:SKIN: WASH W/PLENTY OF SOAP SOLUTION OR WATER FOR 15 MINS.
EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
APPLY NECESSARY FIRST AID TREATMENT. INGESTION: DON'T GIVE ANYTHING
BY MOUT H TO AN UNCONSCIOUS OR CONVULSIVE PERSON. DILUTE CONTENTS
OF STOMACH. INDUCE VOMITING BY ONE OF THE STANDARDS METHODS. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, FOAM, OR WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS (FULL FACE-PIECE).

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. USE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
SWEEP UP & PLACE IN WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINER. FLUSH AREA W/WATER.
WET AREA MAY BE SLIPPERY. IF SO, SPREAD SAND/GRIT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE
& DRY.

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRATORS WITHIN USE LIMITATIONS OR USE
SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATORS. IF VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE OR
SIGNIFICANT REAGENT EXPOSURE IS LIKELY, USE A RESPIRATOR W/DUST &
MIST FILTERS.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:AIRTIGHT CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:BLACK POWDER, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ELEMENTAL OXIDES SUCH AS CO, CO2.

Waste Disposal Methods:SENT CONTAMINATED WATER TO A SANITARY SEWER, IN
ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL REGULATIONS, A TREATMENT FACILITY OR DISCHARGED
UNDER A NPDES PERMIT. REAGENT (AS IS) INCINERATE OR BURY IN
APPROVED LANDFILL IN ACCO RDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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