Product ID:ELECTROSTATIC SOLUTION
MSDS Date:04/01/1989
FSC:6850
NIIN:00-843-6702
MSDS Number: BTKRV

Emergency Phone: 312-870-5121 (DAY) 398-1900 (NIGHT)

Info Phone: 312-870-5121/708-870-5087

Cage: 09177

Telephone: 847-375-1700

Cage: 09177

POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE

CAS: 13943-58-3

RTECS: LJ8219000

Fraction By Weight: 2-5%

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE-MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
SKIN-PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. INGESTION-LARGE
DOSES MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:HEXACYANOFERRATE SALTS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE OF
SLIGHT TOXICITY TO HUMANS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER EXPOSURE IS ACUTE
DERMAL, ACUTE INGESTION OR CHRONIC SYSTEMIC. ANY EFFECTS ON THE
HUMAN BODY IS SLIGHT, TEMPORARY & REVERSIBLE & THE EFFCETS
DISSAPPEAR FOLLOWING TERMINATION OF EXPOSURE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE

First Aid:EYES-FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS,
SEEK MEDICAL AID. SKIN-WASH WITH SOAP & WATER. INHALATION-NOT A
NORMAL ROUTE OF ENTRY. INGESTION-INDUCE VOMITING, GET MEDICAL AID
IMMEDIAT ELY.

Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures:RESPONSE PERSONNEL WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS DUE TO, &
DEPENDENT UPON, THE QUANTITIES OF CYANIDE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENTS, INVOLVING LARGE
QUANTITIES OF PRODUCT & ACCOMPANIED BY FIRE OR CONTACT WITH LARGE
QUANTITIES OF STRONG ACIDS.

Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH WITH WATER TO DRAIN. SMALL QUANTITIES
SUCH AS EMPLOYED IN NORMAL USE MAY BE FLUSHED WITH WATER TO DRAIN.
DO NOT MIX WITH ACIDS WASTES. LARGE QUANTITIES SHOULD NOT BE DUMPED
INTO WATERWAYS, CHECK LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DARK PLACE, AWAY FROM
STRONG ACIDS AND FIRE HAZARDS.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL PRECAUTIONS. DO NOT REUSE CONTAINER.

Ventilation:NORMAL AIR CONDITIONING.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:OPTIONAL.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DO NOT REUSE CONTAINER.

HCC:C3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Vapor Pres:15
Spec Gravity:1.08
pH:4.5
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN WATER
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW GREEN LIQUID, SLIGHT ALMOND ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CHLORINE BLEACH, STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STRONG LIGHT & HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:PRODUCT WILL SLOWLY DECOMPOSE WITH
FORMATION OF HYDROCYANIC ACID, COMPLEX CYANOFERRATES AND CYANIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:CHECK LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
REGARDING DISPOSAL OF HEXACYANOFERRATE SALTS (GENERALLY 2 PPM
MAXIMUM IN STREAMS AND LAKES).

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