Product ID:A-601, POTASSIUM ALUM SULPHATE, DODECAHYDRA
MSDS Date:05/27/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N015814
MSDS Number: BPPRT

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

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CAS: 7784-24-9

RTECS: WS5690000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

&/OR SKIN MAY BE EXPOSED TO SUBSTANCE,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SHOWER W/IN IMMEDIATE WORK AREA FOR EMERGENCY USE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IRRITANT TO EYES, SKIN & MUC MEMBS.
ACUTE:INHAL:MAY CAUSE COUGH, DYSPNEA, PAIN IN MOUTH & THROAT, VOMIT
& DIARR. SKIN:DIRECT CONT MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PAIN & IRRIT.
EYE:DIRECT CONT MAY CAUSE REDNESS, PA IN, CONJ, EDEMA OF EYELIDS &
CORNEAL ULCERATION. INGEST:MAY CAUSE BURNING PAIN IN MOUTH &
THROAT, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:VOMIT, WATERY/BLOODY DIARR, TENESMUS,
HEMOLYSIS, ANURIA, LIVER DMG W/JAUNDICE, HYPOTENSION, COLLAPSE &
CONVULSING. CHRONIC: INHAL:RPTD/PRLNG CONT MAY CAUSE MUC MEMB
IRRIT. SKIN:RPTD/PRLNG EXP OS MAY CAUSE DERM, ERYTHEMATOUS, PAPULAR
& GRANULOMATOUS RXNS & NECROSIS. EYE:RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS MAY CAUSE
(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & @ REST. GET MD IMMED.
SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA
W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF H*2O UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM
REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MD IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS
OF H*2O, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM
REMAINS (SUPDAT)

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO*2, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR STANDARD
FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . NO ACUTE HAZ. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF
POSS. AVOID BRTHG VAPS/DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO KNOWN FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUPATIONAL SPILL:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN
SUITABLE (FIBERBOARD) CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:HIGH LEVELS:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG & FULL LGTH FCSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO
PVNT RPTD/PRLNG SKIN CONT. WHERE THERE IS ANY POSS THAT EMPLOYEE'S
EYES(ING 2)
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:3.3 @ 0.2 M. EFTS OF OVEREXP:CONJ & CORNEAL DMG. INGEST:MAY CAUSE
LIVER & KIDNEY DMG. FIRST AID PROC:(APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MD
IMMED. INGEST:IF VICTIM IS CON, IMMED GIVE 2-4 GLASSES OF H*2O &
IND UCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OFTHROAT. GET MD IMMED. NO
SPEC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:393F,200C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:199F,93C
Spec Gravity:1.8
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:14%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS, CRYSTALS/WHITE CRYSTALLINE
PWDR W/SWEETISH ASTRIGENT TASTE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
TOXIC SO*X.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS .

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