Product ID:SODIUM PERSULFATE
MSDS Date:03/09/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-337-5558
MSDS Number: BPPJC

FMC CORP

1735 MARKET ST
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
US

Emergency Phone: 303-595-9048;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 215-299-6000

Cage: 0TYC8

FMC CORP AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL DIV

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-3230 US

Telephone: 303-595-9048/800-321-1362

Cage: 91976

PEROXYDISULFURIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT; (SODIUM PERSULFATE)

CAS: 7775-27-1

RTECS: SE0525000

Fraction By Weight: 99%

RXN.FLOODING OF EXPOS AREAS W/H*2O IS SUGGESTED,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CONSIDER POSS AGGRAVATION OF ESOPHAGEAL INJ &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TREATMENT OTHERWISE IS SUPPORTIVE AND SYMPTOMATIC.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REGULATORY AGENCIES SHOULD BE CONTACTED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OF H*2O TO CNTRL DECOMP. FOR STORAGE REQ, REFER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MATLS. NFPA HAZ CLASS 1 OXIDIZING IMCO HAZ CLASS 5.1

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

THROAT & SKIN UPON CONT. CONTINUOUS CONT MAY PRDCE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PRDCE SHORTNESS OF BRTH IN ALLERGIC PERSONS. PHYS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MOISTURE (H*2O, H*2O VAP) CAUSING RELS OF OXIDES OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SUPPORTS COMBUSTION. REACTS WITH ACIDS, ALKALIS,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 895 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:DUST MAY BE HARMFUL & IRRIT.MAY
BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CHRONIC: ALLERGIC PERSONS MAY DEVELOP
DERMATITIS AND ASTHMA. REF. RESPIRATION 38:144 (1979). GROUPS OF
MALE & FEMALE RATS WERE FED 0, 300 OR 3000 PPM SODIUM PERSULFATE
IN DIET FOR 13 WEEKS, FOLLOWED BY 5000 PPM FOR 5 WEEKS BECAUSE NO
TOX (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: WAS NOTED AT 1000 PPM AFTER 8 WEEKS.
MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF TISSUES REVEALED SOME INJURY TO
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AT HIGH DOSE (3000 PPM) ONLY. THIS EFFECT IS
NOT UNEXPECTED FOR AN OXID IZER AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS.
REFERENCE:FMC STUDY 187-980, TOXICOLOGIST 1: 149, 1981.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ALLERGIC PERSONS MAY DEVELOP
DERMATITIS AND ASTHMA.

First Aid:EYES:WASH THORO W/H*2O FOR AT LST 15 MINS.IF IRRIT OCCURS &
PERSISTS, OBTAIN MED ATTN. SKIN:WASH THORO W/SOAP & H*2O.IF IRRIT
PERSISTS, OBTAIN MED ATTN. INHAL: REMOVE SUBJECT TO FRESH AIR. IF
DISCOMFO RT OCCURS & PERSISTS OBTAIN MED ATTN. INGEST: DRINK H*2O.
CALL PHYS. DECONTAM PROC: WASH THORO W/SOAP & H*2O. NOTES TO
PHYS:ASIDE FROM ALLERGIC RXNS SUCH AS DERM & ASTHMA REPORTED IN ONE
CASE (SUPDAT)

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:DELUGE WITH WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
NONCOMBUST-CONSIDER MATL AS STRONG OXIDIZER W/ACIDIC MIST ALSO
BEING PRESENT.DO NOT USE CO*2/OTHER (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES WHEN HEATED WITH LIBERATION OF
OXYGEN WHICH MAY INTENSIFY FIRE IN COMBUSTIBLE SURROUNDINGS.

Spill Release Procedures:MATERIAL SHOULD BE PUT INTO AN APPROVED DOT
CONTAINER THEN DILUTED WITH LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER AND DISPOSED OF
ACCORDING TO METHODS OUTLINED FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE (UNOPENED) IN COOL, CLEAN, DRY
PLACE & AWAY FROM POINT SOURCE HEAT I.E. RADIANT HEATERS OR STEAM
PIPES. USE FIRST IN FIRST OUT STORAGE SYSTEM.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTAM OF OPENED PROD. AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN
CONT. USE GOOD PERS HYGIENE. WEAR SUITABLE PROT CLTHG. IN CASE OF
FIRE/DECOMP CNDTNS (SMOKING) USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA W/FULL FACE
PIECE, ACID RE SISTANT CLTHG & DELUGE W/PLENTY (ING 6)

Respiratory Protection:WHEN EXPOSURE ABOVE ESTABLISHED STANDARD IS
LIKELY, A RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM WHICH COMPLIES W/OSHA GEN
INDUSTRY STD 1910.134(E) AND NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESP EQUIP SUCH AS
DUST MASK SHOULD BE I MPLEMENTED.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS. CONTROL DUST IN
WORKPLACE AREA AT OR BELOW PROPOSED TLV(5 MG/M3 AS S208 FOR 8
HOURS).
Protective Gloves:GEN PURPOSE RUB/NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:USE NORMAL WORK CLOTHES WITH GOOD PERSONAL
HYGIENE. GENERAL PURPOSE RUBBER OR NEOPRENE FOOTWEAR.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: GAS-FILLED EXTING,THEY WILL HAVE NO EFT ON DECOMP
PERSULFATE. FIRST AID PROC:ONLY,EXPOS PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES & RESEMBLE,& ARE TREATED LIKE, THOSE CAUSED BY
STR ONG ACIDS.HOWEVER, ATTEMPTS TO NEUT W/BASIC/HALIDE-CONTAINING
MATLS SHOULD BE AVOIDED BECAUSE OF POSS EXOTHERMIC (ING 2)

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Spec Gravity:2.6 (H*2O=1)
pH:6-8
Solubility in Water:43% @ 25C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
HEAVY METALS, REDUCING AGENTS, MOISTURE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, MOISTURE, REDUCING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FUMES OF SULFURIC ACID MIST, OXYGEN
WHICH SUPPORTS COMBUSTION AND OXIDES OF SULFUR AND NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:AN ACCEPTABLE METH OF DISP IS TO DISSOLVE IN
H*2O & DISP VIA A TREATMENT SYS I/A/W ALL LOC, ST & FED ENVIRON
LAWS, RULES, REGS, STD & OTHER REQS. BECAUSE ACCEPTABLE METHS OF
DISP MAY VARY BY LOCATION, & BECAUSE REG REQS MAY CHANGE, APPROP
(ING 5)

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