Product ID:POTASSIUM CARBONATE
MSDS Date:05/09/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-135-9000
MSDS Number: BSHRM

Emergency Phone: NONE KNOWN

Cage: 37940

Telephone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 37940

POTASSIUM CARBONATE

CAS: 584-08-7

RTECS: TS7750000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT)=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:INHAL:IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT. INGEST:MODERATE TOXIC EFFECTS IF CONSUMED IN LG ENOUGH
QUANTITIES. LG AMTS MAY BE CORROSIVE TO MOUTH,THROAT,GI TRACT.
SKIN:IRRITATION. AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS IS A STRONG CAUSTIC.
EYE:EXTREME IRRITATION. CHRONIC:DEMATITIS MAY FOLLOW REPEATED
CONTACT WITH MATERIAL.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL:COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, LIGHTNESS
IN CHEST. INGEST:BURNS MOUTH/THROAT/GI TRACT, ABDOMINAL PAINS,
VOMITING, DIARRHEA, CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE. SKIN:REDNESS, SWELLING,
ITCHING, DISCOMFORT. AQU EOUS SOLUTIONS BURNS SKIN. EYE:CORNEAL
DAMAGE, REDNESS, BLURRED VISION, DISCOMFORT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PER MFG'S MSDS NO INFORMATION
FOUND.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEE DOCTOR FOR ANY BREATHING
DIFFICULTY. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER OR
MILK. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM INATED CLOTHING. WASH AREA W/SOAP OR MILD
DETERGENT & WATER FOR @ LEAST 15MINS. EYE:WASH W/LOTS OF WATER FOR
@ LEAST 15MINS LIFTING EYELIDS. SEE DOCTOR IN ALL CASES.

Lower Limits:NONE SPECIF.
Upper Limits:NONE SPECIF.
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A FIRE HAZARD OR
EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA/AVOID DUST DISPERSAL. CLEANUP
CREW MAY REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & RESP PROTECTION FROM DUST.
SWEEPUP/CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION/DISPOSAL. NEUTRALIZE W/DILUTE
ACID & HANDLE AS NONHA Z WASTE. FLUSH TRACE RESIDUE W/LOTS WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:DILUTE ACID

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER STORED
IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
APPARENT, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES, A
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT SOURCE
IS RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT IN WORKARE
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES,FULL-FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN, QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES
IN WORK AREA. CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING. CONTACT LENSES
SHOULDN'T BE WORN.
Work Hygienic Practices:LAUNDRY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH HANDS
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:B3
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=891.1C, ######F
Vapor Pres:NONE SPEC.
Vapor Density:NONE SPEC.
Spec Gravity:2.43
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFA.
Solubility in Water:EQUAL PARTS IN WATER
Appearance and Odor:FINE WHITE GRANULES WITH NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE, MAGNESIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CONTACT W/ACIDS & FIRE CAN CAUSE
FORMATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE. THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY FORM
POTASSIUM OXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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