Product ID:37W4621 POTASSIUM CHLORATE
MSDS Date:12/23/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-241-1150
MSDS Number: BZJDT

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 716-359-2502

Preparer: MICHAEL RASZEJA

Cage: EO227

Telephone: (716) 359-2502

Cage: 63759

POTASSIUM CHLORATE

CAS: 3811-04-9

RTECS: FO0350000

Fraction By Weight: 99.7%

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:INHAL:REPEATED/PROL EXPO TO HIGH DUST
CONCEN MAY RESULT IN METHERROGLOBIN FORMATION & RUPTURING OF RED
BLOOD CELLS. SKIN/EYE CONTACT:PROL EXPO TO DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO
SKIN,MUC MEMBRANE,EYES.DIRECT CONTACT MAY CAUSE BURNING.INGEST:OF
RELATIVELY LG QUANT MAY BE FATAL.CAUSES NAU,VOMIT,DIARR,ABD
PAIN,CONFUSION,CONVUL.
Effects of Overexposure:METHERROGLOBIN FORMATION & RUPTURING OF RED
BLOOD CELLS. EYE/SKIN IRRIT,BURNING. MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRIT. INGEST
OF RELATIVELY LG QUANT MAY BE FATAL. CAUSES NAUSEA, VOMITING,
DIARRHEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN, C ONFUSION, CONVULSIONS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGEST:IF CONSC GIVE 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK.CALL
PHYSICIAN IMMED.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC.EYES:FLUSH
THOROUGHLY W/WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS,HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN.GET MED
ATTN IMM ED.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.STOP BREATH GIVE ART
RESP.BREATH DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN.GET IMMED MED ATTN.SKIN:FLUSH
THOROUGHLY W/WATER,THEN WASH W/MILD SOAP/WATER.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:FLOOD W/WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. DO
NOT USE FIRE BLANKET OR SMOTHERING TYPE EXTINGUISHER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES @400C GIVE OFF OXY.POWERFUL
OXIDIZING MATL.FORMS EXPLOI MIXTURES W/COMBUST,ORG/OTHER EASILY
OXIDIZABLE MATLS.THESE MIXTURES EASILY IGN BY (SUPPLEMEN)

Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH TO SEWER W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER. FLUSH
SPILL AREA W/SSOAP/WATER. DO NOT USE WATER TO CLEAN SPILLS ON
POROUS OR WOOD FLOORS, SURFACES WILL BECOME IMPREGNATED & EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY,PLACE AWAY FRM
FLAMM/COMBUST MATLS.CLOTH/CONTAMIN W/CHLORATE/ITS SOLN IS
DANGEROUSLY FLAMM.DO NOT GET IN EYES/SKIN/CLOTH.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ON CNTNR BEF USING.DO NOT WEAR CONTACT
LENSES WHEN WORKING W/CHEMS.FOR LAB USE ONLY.NOT FOR
DRUG,FOOD,HOUSEHOLD USE.KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.KEEP CNTNR
TIGHTLY CLOSD WHEN NOT IN USE.

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY
HANDLING. IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL WORK IN FUME HOOD OR WEAR A
NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL (GENERAL):RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, VINYL, ETC GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:SMOCK, APRON, EYE WASH STATION, GOGGLES,
VENTILATION HOOD, PROPER GLOVES, FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFT HNDLG.REMOVE CLOTH & KEEP
WET UNTIL WASHED THOROUGHLY W/WATER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE/EXPLO:FRICTION/HEAT.CONTAINERS MAY RUPTURE WHEN INVOLVED IN
FIRE.EXPLODES W/SULFURIC ACID.

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMP@400F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:694F,368C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:400F,204C
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Vapor Density:4.24
Spec Gravity:2.337
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE.
Solubility in Water:6.8 G/100ML @20C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, WHITE GRANULES OR POWDER, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NON-VL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS.ANY OXIDIZABLE MATLS;ORG SUBSTANCES,FINELY DIVIDED
METALS,SULFUR,PHOSPHOROUS & AMMONIA CMPDS,IODIDES,ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:IN FLAMES W/EXPLOSION IF SATURATED
W/ORGANIC SUBSTANCES;FULFUR,PHOSPHOROUS,SULFITE,HYPOPHOSPHITE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXYGEN, CHLORINE, CHLORINE DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE/TREAT/DISPO MAY BE SUBJ TO
FED/STATE/LOC LAWS.THESE DISPO GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED FOR DISPO OF
CAT-SIZE QUANT ONLY.DISSOLVE IN WATER & FLUSH TO SEWER W/COPIOUS
AMTS OF WATER.

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