Product ID:POTASSIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE
MSDS Date:10/11/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N018938
MSDS Number: BLGFK

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POTASSIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE

CAS: 13845-36-8

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: NO HUMAN DATA AVAILABLE. ANIMAL
EYE IRRITATION STUDIES NOTED THIS MATERIAL IS MILD IRRITANT TO
UNWASHED EYES AND NON-IRRITANT TO WASHED EYES. CHRONIC: HUMAN
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN NO S IGNIFICANT INHALATION HAZARD
OR SKIN IRRITATION WHEN GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES ARE
FOLLOWED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/LRG AMTS OF H2O FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. IF IRRIT
PERSISTS, GET MED ATTN. SKIN: WASH OFF W/H2O. INHAL: REMOVE FROM
EXPOSURE. INGEST: RINSE MOUTH & DILUTE STOMACH CONTENTS W/H2O/
PREFERABLY W /MILK IF AVAIL. NOTE TO MD: LRG DOSES MAY CAUSE
NAUSEA, VOMIT & DIARRHEA. SYSTEMIC ORAL TOX IS EXTREMELY RARE & HAS
CONSISTED OF ACIDOSIS & HYPOCALCEMIC TETANY. TRTMT IS SYMPTOMATIC &
SUPPORTIVE.

Flash Point:NON COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:MATERIAL SHOULD BE SWEPT UP FOR SALVAGE OR
DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN DRY AREA FOR PRODUCT QUALITY
ASSURANCE. MATERIAL IS HYGROSCOPIC.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION,
IF AIRBORNE DUST IS EXPECTED.
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENT.
Protective Gloves:NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENT.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>2732F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1148F,620C
Vapor Pres:NON-VOLAT
Vapor Density:NON-VOLAT
Spec Gravity:0.95 G/ML
pH:9.6
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:66% @ 25 C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:IF MATERIAL CAN NOT BE SALVAGED, A METHOD OF
DISPOSAL IS IN A LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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