Product ID:GENERAL PURPLE K DRY CHEMICAL
MSDS Date:05/06/1986
FSC:4210
NIIN:01-220-6376
MSDS Number: BQXXP

Emergency Phone: 312-729-8800

Info Phone: 312-272-7500

Preparer: WILLIAM R. WARNOCK

Cage: 99539

Telephone: (708) 847-272-7500; 847-272-7500

Cage: 99539

NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENT.POTASSIUM BICARBONATE BASE.DRY

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT KNOWN
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NOT KNOWN
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:NOT KNOWN
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT KNOWN

First Aid:EYES:WASH FROM EYES WITH WARM WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.

Flash Point:NOT KNOWN
Lower Limits:NOT KNOWN
Upper Limits:NOT KNOWN
Extinguishing Media:FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA)
AND FULL TURNOUT GEAR .

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP IN NORMAL MANNER.USE VACUUM TO AVOID
CAUSING DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT KNOWN

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT FROM MOISTURE.
Other Precautions:NOT KNOWN

Respiratory Protection:USE PARTICLE MASK 3M 8506 NON-TOXIC,WHEN
HANDLING.
Ventilation:USE TO REMOVE DUST.
Protective Gloves:NOT NEEDED
Eye Protection:NOT NEEDED
Other Protective Equipment:NOT NEEDED
Work Hygienic Practices:AFTER HANDLING,WASH EXPOSED SKIN WITH WARM
WATER AND SOAP.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CONTRACT NUMBER DAAE07-87-C-1047.SOLUBILITY IN WATER:WATER REPELLANT.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT KNOWN
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT KNOWN
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT KNOWN
Vapor Pres:NOT KNOWN
Vapor Density:NOT KNOWN
Spec Gravity:2.17 (WATER=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:94% SOL (SEE SUPP)
Appearance and Odor:FINE PURPLE POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
DO NOT MIX WITH AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE BASE FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT KNOWN
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES TO POTASSIUM
CARBONATE,CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER AT HIGH TEMPERATURES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL,STATE,AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.COORDINATE WITH SUPPORTING
INSTALLATION AND/OR MACOM ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE PRIOR TO DISPOSAL
.USE CLOSED CONTAINER TO PREVE NT DUST.

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