Product ID:POTASSIUM CHLORATE
MSDS Date:03/24/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-241-1150
MSDS Number: BRGHQ

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523

Info Phone: 800-766-7000

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

POTASSIUM CHLORATE

CAS: 3811-04-9

RTECS: FO0350000

Fraction By Weight: 99.7%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50, RAT-ORAL IS 1870 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION WITH
REDNESS AND PAIN. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION WITH REDNESS AND PAIN.
CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION TO THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES, SOR E THROAT, COUGHING,
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, BLUISH SKIN. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE NAUSEA,
VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, DIARRHEA.
Effects of Overexposure:NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, SORE THROAT,
COUGHING, BLUISH SKIN, DIZZINESS, DERMATITIS, CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING KIDNEY
DISORDERS

First Aid:EYES: WASH EYES IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
AND SHOES IMMEDIATELY. WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH MILD DETERGENT AND
LARGE A MOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. GET
MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: INDUCE EMESIS. GET MEDICAL AID
IMMEDIATELY

Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR
HALON
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA, IF POSSIBLE
WITHOUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO
FLAME UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS IS AN OXIDIZER WHICH DECOMPOSE WHEN
HEATED TO YIELD OXYGEN OR OTHER GASES WHICH INCREASE THE BURNING
RATE OF COMBUSTIBLE MATTER. IT MAY RESULT AS EXPLOSION

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUSTIBLES AWAY FROM SPILLED MATERIAL.
DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATERIAL
INTO CLEAN DRY CONTAINER AND COVER. MOVE CONTAINER FROM SPILLED
AREA. LIQUID SPILLS, TAKE UP WITH SAND, EARTH OR OTHER ABSORBENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
SEPARATE FROM COMBUSTIBLE, ORGANIC OR OTHER READILY OXIDIZABLE
MATERIALS, ACIDS, AMMONIUM SALTS, SULFUR.
Other Precautions:SEPARATE FROM FLAMMABLE VAPORS. AVOID STORAGE ON WOOD
FLOORS.IMMEDIATELY REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF ANY SPILLED
CHLORATE.PROTECT CONTAINERS AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
ON CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION SYSTEM
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK DRENCH SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER EACH USE OF THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:752F,400C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:694F,368C
Spec Gravity:2.32
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS, TRANSPARENT LUSTROUS
MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS OR WHITE POWDER

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS,POWDERED METALS,IODIDES,TARTARIC
ACID,PHOSPHORUS,SULFUR, ACIDS,ZINC AND MANY OTHER CHEMICALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS (WOOD,
PAPER, FUEL, OILS).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF CHLORIDES AND POTASSIUM
OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS
APPLICIABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE.

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