Product ID:POTASSIUM NITRATE
MSDS Date:04/19/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N018327
MSDS Number: BLFNB

Emergency Phone: 614-282-7197

Info Phone: 614-282-9776

Preparer: ALBERT PAVLEK JR

Cage: DO062

Telephone: 740-282-9776

Cage: 20865

POTASSIUM NITRATE

CAS: 7757-79-1

RTECS: TT3700000

Fraction By Weight: 95.5%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGEST: LOW TOXICITY. LARGE AMOUNTS
MAY CAUSE NITRATE POISIONING. SKIN: NORMALLY NOT HAZARDOUS. EYE:
IRRITANT AND MAY BURN. INHAL: DUST MAY BE IRRITATING. SMALL
AMOUNTS-WEAKNESS, GENERAL DEPRESSION, H EADACHE AND MENTAL
IMPAIRMENT. LARGE AMOUNTS-DIZZINESS, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, VOMITING,
BLOODY DIARRHEA, CONVULSIONS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:INGEST: GIVE LG QUANTITIES OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMIT. SEEK
MED HELP. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMD CLOTHES.
INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. EYES: FLUSH WITH FLOWING WATER FOR AT
LEAST 30 MIN. SEEK MED HELP.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOXIOUS FUMES MAY FORM. OXIDES OF
NITROGEN. POTASSIUM NITRATE IS AN OXIDIZER AND THEREFORE INCREASES
THE INTENSITY OF ANY FIRE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXPLOS.

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN MATERIAL. PICK UP MATERIAL AND STORE
IN PLASTIC BAGS AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLES. DO NOT CONTAMINATE STREAMS
AND WATER SUPPLIES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING, OR IN
EYES. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUSTS.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY NEEDED. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
DUST MASK IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE-WASH FOUNTAIN. COVERALLS.
Work Hygienic Practices:SHOWER AFTER HANDLING. NO SMOKING OR EATING IN
WORK AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1486F,808C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1172F,633C
Spec Gravity:2.11
Solubility in Water:13.3G/100ML
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO BUFF CRYSTALS. NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CORROSIVE TO METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FIRE CONDITIONS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN NON-CROP AREA AWAY FROM WATER
SUPPLIES OR IN AN APPROVED LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE,
FEDERAL, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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