Product ID:POTASSIUM METABISULFITE, P1577
MSDS Date:01/10/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N059294
MSDS Number: BXJJJ

VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC

1600 NORTON BLDG
SEATTLE, WA 98104
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 408-435-8700

Cage: 87664

VAN WATERS AND ROGERS INC., UNIVAR CORP.

SEATTLE, WA 98104-1564 US

Telephone: 206-447-5911/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 87664

POTASSIUM PYROSULFITE; (POTASSIUM METABISULFITE)

CAS: 16731-55-8

RTECS: TT4920000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

& SOIL. COMPLY W/ALL APPLIC GOVERNMENTAL REGS ON

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& ARE SUBJECT TO PROPER WASTE DISPOSAL.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IS GENERATED), A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA IN THE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING EMISSIONS BELOW THE EXPOSURE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: BREATHING DUST MAY IRRITATE
NOSE & THROAT & MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INHAL OF DECOMP PRODUCTS CAUSES
IRRIT & MAY RESULT IN PULMONARY EDEMA. EYE: DUSTS WILL IRRITATE
EYES. SKIN: DUST CAUSES SKIN IRRITA TION. INGEST: SWALLOWING
DUSTS/SOLIDS MAY CAUSE NAUSEA & VOMITING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EXPOSURE TO SULFITES MAY CAUSE
ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTF RESP IF NOT BRTHG. GET
IMMED MED ATTN. EYE: IMMED FLUSH EYES W/LOTS OF RUNNING WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MIN, LIFTING UPPER/LOWER EYELIDS OCCAS. GET IMMED MED
ATTN. S KIN: IMMED WASH W/LOTS OF SOAP & WATER.REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG
& SHOES; WASH BEFORE REUSE. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT PERSISTS AFTER
WASHING. INGEST: IF CONSCIOUS, IMMED INDUCE VOMIT BY GIVING 2
(SUPDAT)

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:THIS MATERIAL IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE. USE MEDIA
SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CNTNRS &
STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HEAT CAUSES RELEASE OF SULFUR DIOXIDE
GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROT EQUIP INCLG RUBBER/ BOOTS, RUBBER
GLOVES, RUBBER APRON & NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA IN PRESS DEMAND
MODE/SUPPLIED-AIR RESP. IF SPILL/LEAK IS SMALL, A FULL FACEPIECE
AIR-PURIFYING CARTRIDGE RESP EQUIPPED W/PARTICLE FILTERS MAY BE
(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENT PLACE
AWAY FROM INCOMP MATLS. KEEP BAGS/FIBER DRUMS DRY AT ALL TIMES.
WASH THORO AFTER HNDLG.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/ON CLTHG. CNTNRS, EVEN
THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN EMPTIED, WILL RETAIN PROD RESIDUE & VAPS.
ALWAYS OBEY HAZARD WARNING & HANDLE EMPTY CONTAINERS AS IF THEY
WERE FULL.

Respiratory Protection:IF USE CNDTNS GENERATE DUSTS, WEAR NIOSH/MSHA
APPRVD RESP APPROP FOR THOSE EMISSION LEVELS, APPROP RESPS MAY BE
FULL FACEPIECE/HALF MASK AIR-PURIFYING CARTRIDGE RESP W/PARTICULATE
FILTERS(OR EQUIPPED FOR ACID GASES IF SULFUR DIOXIDE(ING 4)
Ventilation:LOC MECH EXHST VENT CAPABLE OF MIN DUST EMISSIONS AT POINT
OF USE. IF SO*2 GAS IS GENERATED, LOC EXHST VENT (ING 5)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS.
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH & SAFETY SHOWER SHOULD BE NEARBY &
READY FOR USE. LONG-SLEEVED SHIRT, TROUSERS, SAFETY SHOES & GLOVES.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT, GET
IMMED MED ATTN. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN
UNCON/CONVULSING PERS. SPILL PROC: SATISFACTORY. IN ANY EVENT,
ALWAYS WEAR EYE P ROT. FOR SMALL SPILLS, SHOVEL INTO DOT-APPROVED
WASTE CNTNRS. KEEP OUT OF SEWERS, STORM DRAINS, SURFACE WATERS (ING
2)

Spec Gravity:1.0-1.2(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, CRYSTALLINE POWDER W/SULFUR DIOXIDE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, STEAM, METALS & NITRITES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXPOSURE TO AIR, MOISTURE & HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY LIBERATE SULFUR DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN
SULFIDE OR SULFUROUS ACID.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP OF CONTAMD PRODUCT & MATLS USED IN CLEANING
UP SPILLS/LEAKS IN A MANNER APPRVD FOR THIS MATL. CONSULT APPROP
LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES TO ASCERTAIN PROPER DISP
PROCS. NOTE: EMPTY CNTNRS CAN HAVE RESIDUES, GASES & MISTS(ING 3)

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