Product ID:IC 531, PART 1, POTASSIUM SILICATE
MSDS Date:08/02/1990
FSC:8010
NIIN:01-350-2068
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: BRQSV

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POTASSIUM SILICATE

CAS: 1312-76-1

Fraction By Weight: 30%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SWALLOWING: MAY CAUSE VOMITING AND
DIARRHEA. INHALATION: SPRAY MIST MAY DAMAGE RESPIRATION TRACT. EYE:
CAUSES IRRITATION. SKIN: CAUSES IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:WE DO NOT KNOW OF ANY MEDICAL
CONDITIONS THAT MIGHT BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.

First Aid:INGEST: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. IMMEDIATELY DILUTE W/2 GLASSES
WATER OR ACTIVATED CHARCOAL SLURRY (50 G ACTIVATED CHARCOAL IN 400
ML WATER). CALL DR. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING TO UNCONSCIOUSNESS PERSON.
INHA L: SYMPTOMS RESULTING FROM INHALATION OVEREXPOSURE USUALLY
DISAPPEAR WITHIN 24 HOURS. CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY
OF WATER 15 MIN. SEE DR. FLUSH SKIN W/WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHES.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL QUANTITIES (< 100 GALLONS) MOP UP AND
FLUSH TO SEWER WITH PLENTY OF WATER. LARGE QUANTITIES, ISOLATE,
DIKE AND STORE MATERIAL IF POSSIBLE
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE ACID.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PREVENT FROM FREEZING. KEEP CONTAINERS
COVERED. DO NOT STORE ABOVE 120F.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED MIST RESPIRATOR WHILE
SPRAYING.
Ventilation:VENTILATE AREAS WHILE SPRAYING.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES FOR HYPERSENSITIVE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:B3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:213F,101C
Spec Gravity:1.19 - 1.22
pH:11-12

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
GELS WHEN MIXED WITH ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE PRODUCED ON
PROLONGED CONTACT WITH METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM, TIN, LEAD AND ZINC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:NEUTRALIZE WITH DILUTE ACID AND LANDFILL SOLIDS
ACCORDING TO STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. FLUSH NEUTRAL LIQUID TO
SEWER WITH PLENTY OF WATER.

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