Product ID:P243 100 POTASSIUM HYDROGEN PHTHALATE
MSDS Date:03/04/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-275-8134
MSDS Number: BMDQB

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

Info Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

POTASSIUM ACID PHTHALATE

CAS: 877-24-7

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN/EYE:MAY CAUSE IRRIT.LOW HAZ FOR
NORMAL INDUSTRIAL HNDLG.INGEST:MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRIT
W/NAU,VOMIT,DIARR.INHAL:IF HEATED DUST OR FUME MAY CAUSE
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITL.CHRONIC:NO INFO F OUND.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGENICITY:NOT LISTED BY
ACGIH,IARC,NIOSH,NTP,OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:RESP TRACT/EYE/SKIN/GI TRACT
IRRIT.NAUSEA,VOMITING,DIARRHEA
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
TARGET ORGANS:NONE.

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS
OCCASIONALLY LIFT UPPER/LOWER LIDS.GET MED AID.SKIN:IRRIT
DVLPS/PERSIST GET MED AID.FLUSH SKIN W/PLENTY OF
SOAP/WATER.INGEST:VICTIM CONSC/ALERT GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF
MILK/WATER.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC.GET MED
AID.INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPO TO FRESH AIR IMMED.NOT BREATH GIVE ART
RESP;DIFFI BREATH GIVE OXY.COUGH/OTHER SYMT APPEAR (SUPPLE)

Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:N/AVAI
Upper Limits:N/AVAI
Extinguishing Media:SM FIRE USE DRY CHEMICAL,CARBON DIOXIDE,WATER SPRAY
OR ALCHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:AS IN ANY FIRE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS IN PRESSURE-DEMAND,MSHA/NIOSH(APPROV/EQUIV)&FULL
PROTECTIVE FEAR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQPMT AS
INDICATED IN MSDS.VACUUM/SWEEP UP MATL & PLACE INTO SUITABLE
DISPOSAL CNTNR.AVOID GENERATING DUSTY CONDITIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID PROL/REP CONTACT W/SKIN.USE
W/ADEQU VENTI.STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.STORE IN DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
29CFR1910.134.ALWAYS USE NIOSH-APPROV RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS
LOW.
Protective Gloves:APPROPRIATE GLOVES
Eye Protection:EYEGLASSES,CHEM SAF GOGG FACE PROTECTION
Other Protective Equipment:EYE PROTECTION IAW 29CFR1910.133.WEAR PROT
CLOTH TO MIN SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:4.1-4.5 5%SOLN. 1STAID:GET MED AID.NOTE TO DR:TREAT
SYMPT/SUPPORTIVELY.

HCC:C3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:N/AVAI
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:487F,253C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/AVAI
Vapor Pres:N/AVAI
Vapor Density:N/AVAI
Spec Gravity:2.338
pH:SUPPLE
Viscosity:N/AVAI
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/AVAI
Solubility in Water:33%, APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID, COLORLESS CRYSTALLINE POWDER, ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAY VIOLENTLY REAC W/STRONG BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF PHOSPHORUS

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN MANNER CONSISTENT W/LOCAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.RCRA NOT LISTED.NO SARA CHEM.

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