Product ID:P4379, POTASSIUM CARBONATE
MSDS Date:01/27/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N028565
MSDS Number: BMYDB

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Cage: 0DK69

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Cage: 0DK69

POTASSIUM CARBONATE

CAS: 584-08-7

RTECS: TS7750000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 1870 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:(ACUTE) HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED
OR ABSORBED THRU SKIN. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION. DEPENDING ON THE
INTENSITY & DURATION OF EXPOSURE, EFFECTS MAY VARY FROM MILD
IRRITATION TO SEVERE DESTRUCTION OF TISSUE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING
SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: IMMED FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUTS OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CONTAM CLTHG
BEFORE REUSE. ASSURE FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING LIDS W/
FINGERS. INHA L: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTF
RESP. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGEST: WASH OUT
MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL MD.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY. CO2, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR
APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL
SAFETY GOGGLES, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP,
PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST.
VENT AREA AND WASH SPILL SIT E AFTER MATL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:HARMFUL SOLID. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
HYGROSCOPIC. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON
CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. SEVERE IRRITANT.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY
SHOWER AND EYEBATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1636F,891C
Spec Gravity:2.290
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. AVOID CONTACT WITH ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF: CO, CO2.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE
SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGUL ATIONS .

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