Product ID:POTASSIUM PERSULFATE
MSDS Date:06/23/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-137-3300
MSDS Number: BVFVY

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 310-516-8000

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 706-863-5529

Cage: 0Y625

POTASSIUM PERSULFATE

CAS: 7727-21-1

RTECS: SE0400000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS 802 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:INHALATION-MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION WITH COUGHING, CHOKING & POSSIBLY BURNS OF THE MUCOUS
MEBRANES. SKIN-DIRECT CONTACT MAY CAUSE SEVERE PAIN, BURNS &
POSSIBLY BROWNISH OR YELLOWISH STAI NS. EYE-DIRECT CONTACT MAY
CAUSE PAIN, LACRIMATION, PHOTOBIA & BURNS. INGESTION-MAY CAUSE
CIRCUMORAL BURSN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALE-DIZZINESS, HEADACHE & WEAKNESS.
SKIN-BURNS MAY BE DEEP WITH SHARP EDGES & HEAL SLOWLY WITH SCAR
TISSUE FORMATION. EYE-MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS. INGESTION-MAY DISTURB
THE HEART, CAUSING A SLOW, WEAK PULSE, ARRHYTHMIAS & FALL IN BLOOD
PRESSURE. RESPIRATION MAY BE ACCELERATED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALATION-MOVE TO FRES AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, PERFORM CPR.
GIVE OXYGEN IF NEEDED. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
SKIN-REMOVE CONTAMINATE CLOTH/SHOES. WASH AREA WITH SOAP OR MILD
DETERGENT & WATER . GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYE-WASH EYE WITH WATER.
IRRIGATE WITH NORMAL SALINE UNTIL THE PH HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION-DO NOT USE GASTRIC LAVAGE OR
EMISIS. DRINK WATER.

Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR
HALON. FOR LARGER FIRES, FLOOD AREA WITH WATER FROM A DISTANCE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE ARE WITHOUT RISK.
APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FLAMES UNTIL
WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:KEEEP COMBUSTIBLES AWAY FROM SPILLED MATERIAL.
DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. FOR SMALL DRY SPILLS, WITH CLEAN
SHOVEL PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER, MOVE
CONTAINER FROM SPILL AREA . ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & DENY ENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
SEPERATE FROM COMBUSTIBLES, ORGANICS AND OTHER READILY OXIDIZABLE
MATERIALS. STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS.
Other Precautions:PREVENT EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE. CONSULT NFPA
PUBLICATION 43A, STORAGE OF LIQUID AND SOLID OXDIZING MATERIALS,
FOR STORGAE REQUIREMENTS. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
ON CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE, MUST BE BASED ON
THE SPECIFIC OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED THE WORKING LIMITS OF THE
RESPIRATOR & MUST BE JOINTLT APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM
Protective Gloves:MUST WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GOGG.
Other Protective Equipment:EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE
(IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT WITH THIS
SUBSTANCE.
Work Hygienic Practices:THE EMPLOYER SHOULD PROVIDE AN EYE WASH
FOUNTAIN & QUICK DRENCH SHOWER WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE WORK ARE FOR
EMERGENCY USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CORROSIVE.

HCC:D1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:<212F,<100C
Spec Gravity:2.477
Solubility in Water:6.2% @20C
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS OR WHITE POWDER OR CRYSTALLINE
SOLID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ALKALIS, ALUMINUM, BROMIDES, CHLORATES, CHLORIDES, FLUORIDES,
IODIDES, METALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, PERCHLORATES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:THIS MATERIAL MAY REACT WITH MOISTURE.
TEMPERATURE AND/OR PRESSURE INCREASE MAY RESULT IN RUPTURE OF
CLOSED CONTAINERS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC HAZARDOUS OXIDES OF SULFUR AND POTASSIUM.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION HAS NOT
BEEN REPORTED TO OCCUR UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. FOR ASSISTANCE,
CONTACT THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PEOTECTION
AGENCY.

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