Product ID:438, REAGENT: CHROMATE STANDARD 500PPM
MSDS Date:02/16/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N031572
MSDS Number: BNSHL

BETZ LABORATORIES INC

4636 SOMERTON RD
TREVOSE, PA 19047
US

Emergency Phone: 800-877-1940

Info Phone: 215-355-3300

Cage: 24774

BETZDEARBORN INC.

TREVOSE, PA 19053 US

Telephone: 215-355-3300

Cage: 24774

DICHROMIC ACID, DIPOTASSIUM SALT; (POTASSIUM BICHROMATE)

CAS: 7778-50-9

RTECS: HX7680000

Fraction By Weight: 0.1-1.0%

OSHA PEL C,0.1 MG/M3 CRO3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG CR/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

TREATMENT FACILITY OR DISCHARGED UNDER NPDES

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: SKIN: MOD IRRIT. POTNTL SKIN
SENSITIZER. EYES: MOD IRRIT. INHAL: MISTS/AEROSOLS MAY CAUSE IRRIT
TO UPPER RESP TRACT. CHRONIC EFTS: NO EVIDENCE OF POTNTL CHRONIC
EFTS. SYMP OF EXPOS: INHAL MAY C AUSE IRRIT OF RESP TRACT; SKIN
CONTACT MAY CAUSE ITCHING &/OR REDNESS. POTASSIUM BICHROMATE IS
POTNTL (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:POTASSIUM DICHROMATE: GROUP 1 (IARC).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH EFTS: LIVER/KIDNEY TOXIN; CORR; SUSPECT
CARCIN. ALTHOUGH EVIDENCE IS INCONCLUSIVE, EPA/OSHA CONSIDER ALL
CRVI CMPDS POTNTL HUMAN CARCIN. INCRD RISK OF LUNG CANCER HAS BEEN
OBSERVED IN CHROME PROD UCING/PLATING/ALLOY & PIGMENT INDUS. RSLTS
OF ANIMAL TEST INDICATE SOME CRVI CMPDS MAY BE CARCIN TO MAN BY
(SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT KNOWN.

First Aid:SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH EXPOSED AREA W/LG QTY OF
SOAP SOLN OR WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN. EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/ WATER
FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MIN. IMMED CONT MD FOR ADDL TREATMENT. INHAL:
MOVE TO FRE SH AIR. APPLY APPROP FIRST AID TREAT ASNEC. INGEST: DO
NOT FEED ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON/ CONVULSIVE VICTIM. DILUTE
CONTENTS OF STOM. INDUCE VOMIT BY ADMINISTERING SOAP SOLN EMETIC,
OR(SUPP DATA

Flash Point Method:SCC
Flash Point:>200F,>93C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, FOAM OR WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . SLIPPERY CONDITION . USE SAND/GRIT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:GENERAL-VENT AREA, USE SPECIFIED PROT EQUIP.
CNTN/ABSORB ON ABSORBENT MATL. PLACE IN WASTE DISP CONTR. WASTE
CHARACT OF ABSORBED MATL, OR ANY CONTAMD SOIL, SHLD BE DETERM I/A/W
RCRA REGS. SPECIFIC-SPI LL RESIDUE MAY BE REDUCED W/ACID BISULFITE
SOLN.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NORMAL CHEMICAL HANDLING. KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE. STORE AWAY FROM OXIDIZABLE AND
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:USE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT I/A/W WITH 29CFR SECTION
1910.132-134.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPIRATORS W/IN USE
LIMITATIONS OR ELSE USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATORS.
IF VENTILATION IS INADEQ OR SIGNIFICANT REAGENT EXPOSURE IS LIKELY,
USE NIOSH/ MSHA APPRV D HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE CARTRIDGES
Ventilation:ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN AIR CONTAMINANTS BELOW
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH OFF AFTER EACH USE. REPLACE GLOVES AS
NECESSARY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: INHAL. IT IS THEREFORE PRUDENT TO TREAT ALL CRVI CMPDS
AS SUSPECT CARCIN & TO MINIMIZE WORKER EXPOS TO DUSTS/MISTS. FIRST
AID PROC: OTHER STD METHOD IF SOAP SOLN IS NOT AVAIL. IMMED C ONT
MD. WASTE DISP METH: SEWER TREATMENT FACILITY, I/A/W ANY LOCAL,
STATE & FEDERAL AGREEMENT, A PERMITTED WASTE (ING 2)

HCC:C2
Spec Gravity:0.994 (70F)
pH:7.7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW LIQUID, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:BETZ TANK CLEAN-OUT CATEGORY 'B'.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION (DESTRUCTIVE
FIRES) YIELDS ELEMENTAL OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:FOR DISPOSAL, USE COMMERCIAL WASTE TREATMENT/
DISPOSAL COMPANY OR IN-HOUSE USE CHROMATE REMOVAL SYS I/A/W RCRA
REGS. INCIN OF CHROMATES W/CHLORIDES OR CHLORINE BEARING ORGANICS
MAY BE HAZ. WATER CONTA MD W/THIS PROD MAY BE SENT TO SANITARY
(SUPP DATA)

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