Product ID:POTASSIUM CARBONATE, ANYHDROUS, 3012WS
MSDS Date:03/09/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N055431
MSDS Number: BWDJC

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 908-859-2151

Cage: DO803

Telephone: 800-582-2537

Cage: 70829

1); (POTASSIUM CARBONATE, ANHYDROUS)

CAS: 584-08-7

RTECS: TS7750000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION OF UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT. SKIN & EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. SKIN
ABSORPTION: NONE IDENTIFIED. INGESTION: IRRITATION AND BURNS TO
MOUTH AND STOMACH. CHRONIC EFFECTS: NON E IDENTIFIED. TARGET
ORGANS: EYES, SKIN, MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE IDENTIFIED.

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF
CONSCIOUS, GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER. FOLLOW W/DILUTED VINEGAR, FRUIT
JUICE OR WHITES OF EGGS BEATEN W/WATER. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
IF NOT B RTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN.
SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN WHILE
REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CLTHG BEFORE RE-USE. EYES:
IMMED FLUSH (SUPDAT)

Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOTE: DECOMPOSES AT BOILING POINT.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL,
CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER & COVER; REMOVE
FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL ARE A WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA. DO NOT STORE NEAR
ACIDS.
Other Precautions:MATERIAL IS HYGROSCOPIC. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. AVOID
CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. USE WITH
ADEQUATE VENTILATION. NOTE: WHEN HANDLING LIQUID PRODUCTS,
SECONDARY PROTECTIVE C ONTAINERS MUST BE USED FOR CARRYING.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, USE AN
APPROPRIATE, NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . UNIFORM.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. EYE PROT: AND
FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1636F,891C
Spec Gravity:2.29 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE (>10%)
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULES; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, DUSTING, HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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