Product ID:P220-500 POTASSIUM CHROMATE
MSDS Date:03/15/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-241-8422
MSDS Number: BMDNW

FISHER SCIENTIFIC, CHEMICAL DIV.

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

POTASSIUM CHROMATE (SARA 313) (CERCLA); (CHROMIC ACID

CAS: 7789-00-6

RTECS: GB2940000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL C 0.1 MG(CRO3)/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG(CR)/M3,A4; 96

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL MOUSE LD50+180MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:CONTACT MAY CAUSE SEVERE
IRRIT,POSSIBLE EYE BURNS.EXPO TO PARTICULATES/SOLN MAY CAUSE
CONJUNCTIVITIS,ULCERATION,CORNEAL ABNORMALITIES.SKIN:SENS,ALLERGIC
RX WHICH BECOMES EVIDENT UPON RE-EXPO TO MA TL.IRRIT,POSSIBLE
BURNS,ESPECIALLY IF SKIN IS WET/MOIST,CAUSE DEEP PENETRATING
ULCERS,DERM.INGEST:MAY CAUSE (SUPPLMENT)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCI:CA-CARCI AS CR VI
CMPDS;IARC:GROUP 3 AS CR;NTP:KNOWN CARCI;OSHA:SELECT CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:CAUSES SEVERE EYE/SKIN BURNS.CAUSES SEVERE
DIGESTIVE TRACT & RESPIRATORY TRACT BURNS.REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY
CAUSE SENSITIZATION.REPEATED INHAL MAY CAUSE
CONGESTION,COUGHING,SHORTNESS OF BREATH,POSS IBLY ALLERGIC
BRONCHITIS.MAY CAUSE CANCER IN HUMANS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:TARGET ORGANS:KIDNEYS,LIVER.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/PLENTY OF H2O FOR @15MINS,LIFT EYELIDS.GET MED
AID IMMED.SKIN:GET MED AID IMMED.FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP/H2O FOR
@LEAST 15MINS.REMOVE CONTAM CLOTH/SHOES.INGEST:DONT INDUCE
VOMIT.CONSC/ALERT GIVE 2-4CUPFULS OF MILK/H2O.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC.GET MED AID IMMED.INHAL:GET MED AID IMMED.MOVE
TO FRESH AIR.NOT BREATH GIVE ART RESP;DIFF BREATH GIVE OXY.DR:TREAT
SYMPT/SUPPORT

Flash Point:NONE REPORTED
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE REPORTD
Upper Limits:NONE REPORTD
Extinguishing Media:IN CASE OF FIRE USE WATER,DRY CHEMICAL,CHEMICAL
FOAM,OR ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:AS IN ANY FIRE WEAR SCBA IN PRESSURE-DEMAND
MSHA/NIOSH(APPROV/EQUIV)& FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGER!CORROSIVE.STRONG OXIDIZER.CONTACT
W/COMBUSTIBLE MATLS MAY CAUSE FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PPE.ABSORB W/INERT MATL(DRY
SAND,EARTH)THEN PLACE INTO CHEM WASTE CNTNR.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE W/ADEQU VENTI.AVOID CONTACT
W/CLOTH/OTHER COMBUST MATL.DONT GET ON SKIN/EYES.DONT
INGEST/INHAL.DONT STORE NEAR COMBUST MATL.STORE IN COOL DRY PLAC
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM REDUCING AGENTS.KEEP CNTNRS TIGHTLY
CLSD.

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW OSHA RESPIRATOR REGS FOUND IN
29CFR1910.134.ALWAYS USE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE VENTI TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCEN LOW.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Eye Protection:PROT EYEGLASS,CHEM SAF GOG-29CFR1910.133
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROT CLOTH TO MIN CONTACT
W/SKIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFT HNDLG.REMOVE CONTAM
CLOTH/WASH BEF REUSE.DISCARD CONTAM SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:>7 IN SOLN. HEALTH:LIVER/KIDNEY DMG.MAY CAUSE SEVERE GI TRACT IRRIT
W/ABD PAIN,NAU,VOMIT,DIARR.INHAL:ASTHMATIC ATTACKS DUE TO ALLERGIC
SENS OF RESP TRACT.ULCERATION/PERFOR OF NASAL SEPTUM,SEV IRRIT
UPPER RESP TRACT,CHEM BRONCHITIS.CHRONIC:ASTHMA,PERF OF NASAL
SEPTUM,CHRONIC BRONCHITIS,LIV/KID DMG,CAN IN HUMANS.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:N/AVAI
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1787F,975C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/AVAI
Vapor Pres:NA
Vapor Density:NA
Spec Gravity:2.7320
pH:SUPPLE
Viscosity:NA
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID,YELLOW CRYSTALS OR POWDER,ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS,HYDRAZINE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF POTASSIUM.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPO OF IN MANNER CONSISTENT W/FED/STATE/LOC
REGS.NOT LISTED AS MATL BANNED FROM LAND DISPO ACCORDING TO
RCRA.HAZ SUBST UNDER CWA.

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