Product ID:AMMONIUM PERSULFATE
MSDS Date:09/13/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N033642
MSDS Number: BPTHD

VAN WATERS & ROGERS INC

1600 NORTON BLVD
SEATTLE, WA 98104-1564
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 619-262-0711

Cage: DO735

VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC., UNIVAR CORP.

SEATTLE, WA 98104-1564 US

Telephone: 206-447-5911/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 87664

AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PEROXYDISULFURIC ACID, DIAMMONIUM SALT; (AMMONIUM

CAS: 7727-54-0

RTECS: SE0350000

Fraction By Weight: 99%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

=/< 1 PPM

CAS: 7440-38-2

RTECS: CG0525000

Fraction By Weight: <0.1%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: 0.01 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

=/< 0.05 PPM

CAS: 7440-47-3

RTECS: GB4200000

Fraction By Weight: <0.1%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

=/< 1 PPM

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

Fraction By Weight: <0.1%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: 0.15 MG/M3 DUST

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

LIKE THOSE CAUSED BY STRONG ACIDS. HOWEVER,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BE AVOIDED BECAUSE OF POSS EXOTHERMIC RXN. FLOODING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LAVAGE OR EMESIS INDUCTION FOR INGESTION MUST

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ABSENCE OF SYSTEM EFTS. DEMULCENTS MAY BE HELPFUL.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AVOID CONTAM OF OPENED PROD. IN CASE OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WATER TO CONTROL DECOMP. FOR STORAGE, REFER TO NFPA

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MATLS. PROVIDE MECH GEN &/OR LOC EXHST VENT TO PVNT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

COLLECTED INTO SUITABLE CNTNRS TO PVNT DISPERSION

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EXCESSIVE HEAT &/OR MOISTURE (WATER/WATER VAP)

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (OARL, RAT) 600 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:AIRBORNE DUST MAY BE IRRITATING TO
EYES, NOSE, LUNGS, THROAT AND SKIN UPON CONTACT. MAY BE HARMFUL IF
SWALLOWED. EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS OF DUST MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN
BREATHING IN SENSITIVE PERSONS. SENSITIVE PERSONS MAY DEVELOP
DERMATITIS AND ASTHMA. LEAD APPEARS ON THE NAVY LISTING OF
OCCUPATIONAL (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CHEMICAL REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS. SEEK
CONSULTATION FROM APPROPRIATE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING
LATEST HAZARD LIST INFO & SAFE HANDLING & EXPOSURE INFO .
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN LIFTING UPPER &
LOWER LIDS INTERMITTENTLY. SEE MD. SKIN: WASH W/LG AMTS OF WATER.
IF IRRIT PERSISTS, OBTAIN MED ATTN. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
BRTHG DFCLTY OCCURS, CALL MD. INGEST: DRINK 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF
WATER & INDUCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING BACK OF THROAT W/FINGER OR GIVING
SYRUP OF IPECAC. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT OR GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
(SUPDAT)

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Lower Limits:NON-COMBUST
Upper Limits:NON-COMBUT
Extinguishing Media:DELUGE WITH WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
DO NOT USE CARBON DIOXIDE/OTHER GAS-FILLED FIRE EXTINGS; THEY WILL
HAVE NO EFT ON DECOMPOSING PERSULFATES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRODUCT IS NON-COMBUSTIBLE. IN
DECOMPOSITION RELEASES OXYGEN WHICH MAY INTENSIFY FIRE. PRESENCE OF
WATER ACCELERATES DECOMPOSITION.

Spill Release Procedures:MATERIAL SHOULD BE PUT INTO AN APPROVED DOT
CONTAINER, DILUTED WITH A LARGE QUANTITIY OF WATER AND DISPOSED OF
ACCORDING TO REGULATORY AGENCIES PROCEDURES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE (UNOPENED) IN COOL, CLEAN, DRY
PLACE AWAY FROM POINT SOURCES OF HEAT, E.G. RADIANT HEATERS/STEAM
PIPES. USE FIRST IN, FIRST OUT STORAGE (ING 9)
Other Precautions:USE ADEQ VENT WHEN TRANSFERRING PROD FROM BAGS OR
DRUMS. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPIRATORY PROT IF VENT IS
INADEUQATE OR NOT AVAILABLE. USE EYE & SKIN PROT WHEN CONTACT IS
EXPECTED. USE CLEAN PLASTIC OR STAINLESS STEEL SCOOPS ONLY.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR WHEN
AIRBORNE DUST IS EXPECTED.
Ventilation:PROVIDE MECHANICAL LOCAL &/OR GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION TO
PREVENT RELEASE OF DUST INTO THE WORK AREA.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR NEOPRENE.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 14)
Other Protective Equipment:NORMAL WORK CLOTHES. RUBBER OR NEOPRENE
FOOTWEAR.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING IMMEDIATELY AND
WASH BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 1% SOLN: TYPICALLY 4-6. MATLS TO AVOID: CHLORIDES, BROMIDES),
COMBUST MATLS, HEAVY METALS OXIDIZABLE MATLS. FIRST AID PROC: UNCON
PERSON. CALL MD. NOTES TO MD: ASIDE FROM ALLERGIC RXNS SUCH AS DER
M & ASTHMA REPORTED IN ONE CASE ONLY, EXPOS PROBS ARE RELATED TO
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES & RESEMBLE & ARE TREATED (ING 5)

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Spec Gravity:1.98 (H*2O=1)
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:51% BY WT @ 25C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HEAVY METALS, REDUCING AGENTS. CONTAMINANTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
INSTABILITY:ACIDS, ALKALIS, HALIDES, (FLUORIDES, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, MOISTURE, REDUCING AGENTS. (BECOMES
UNSTABLE IN PRESENCE OF MOISTURE.)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXYGEN THAT SUPPORTS COMBUSTION AND
OXIDES OF SULFUR AND NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DILUTE WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND DISPOSE VIA
TREATMENT SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROPRIATE FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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