Product ID:BARIUM PERMANGANATE, 212077
MSDS Date:01/30/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N056344
MSDS Number: BWNCT

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 216-562-1500

Preparer: TC

Cage: IO030

Telephone: 216-831-3000

Cage: IO030

PERMANGANIC ACID, BARIUM SALT; (BARIUM PERMANGANATE)

CAS: 7787-36-2

RTECS: SD6405000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THE SOLUBLE BARIUM SALTS, SUCH AS
CHLORIDE & SULFIDE, ARE POISONOUS WHEN TAKEN BY MOUTH. INSOLUBLE
SULFATE USED IN RADIOGRAPHY IS NOT ACUTELY TOX. FEW CASES OF INDUS
SYSTEMIC POISONING HAVE BEEN REPOR TED, BUT ONE INVESTIGATOR
DESCRIBES FATAL CASE OF POISONING ATTRIBUTED TO BARIUM OXIDE
W/SYMPS OF SEV (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ABDOM PAIN W/VOMIT, DYSPNOEA, RAPID
PULSE, PARALYSIS OF ARM & LEG & EVENTUALLY CYANOSIS & DEATH. ALSO
PRDCED PARALYSIS IN ANIMALS W/BARIUM OXIDE & CARBONATE. USUAL RSLT
OF EXPOS TO SULFIDE, OXIDE & CARBONATE IS IRRIT OF EYES, NOSE &
THROAT & OF SKIN PRODUCING DERM. SALTS MENTIONED ARE SOMEWHAT
CAUSTIC.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. RINSE LIBERALLY WITH SOAP
AND WATER FOR A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD. INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH SEVERAL
TIMES WITH WATER; PATIENT MAY NOT SWALLOW THE WATER. ALWAYS CALL
MD. E YES: RINSE LIBERALLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
INHALATION: TAKE PATIENT INTO FRESH AIR & ALLOW TO REST. ALWAYS
CALL MD.

Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PERMANGANATES: MOD, WHEN SHOCKED OR
EXPOSED TO HEAT. SILVER PERMANGANATE & OTHER METALLIC PERMANGANATES
MAY DETONATE WHEN EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMP OR WHEN (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES, MASK, GOGGLES AND
USE A HOOD. ROOM TEMPERATURE.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM REQUIRED. USE A HOOD.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GLASSES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: INVOLVED IN FIRES OR SEVERELY SHOCKED. STORE IN COOL, VENT
AREA, AWAY FROM ACUTE FIRE HAZS & EASILY OXIDIZED MATLS. THEY MAY
BE DISPOSED OF BY DISSOLVING IN WATER. PRACTICALLY ALL PERMANGAN
ATES ARE SOL IN WATER. DANGEROUS; SHOCK/HEAT MAY EXPLODE THEM; THEY
CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY ON CTNCT W/REDUCING MATLS.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:392F,200C
Spec Gravity:3.77
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:DARK PURPLE CRYSTALLINE POWDER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS. ACETIC ACID, ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, (H*2SO*4 + C*6H*6).
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, OPEN FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACRID SMOKE AND FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE OR LANDFILL AS COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.

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