Product ID:ROCHELLE SALTS, GRANULAR, FCC
MSDS Date:10/20/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N069431
MSDS Number: CBKKQ

Emergency Phone: 617-969-0901;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

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Cage: 0UGZ0

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Cage: 0UGZ0

SODIUM POTASSIUM TARTRATE

CAS: 5381-59-5

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

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:INHALATION:INHALATION OF DUST MAY
CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. EYE:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
SKIN:PROLONGED AND REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE CAUSE IRRITATION.
INGESTION:INGESTION OF LARGE QUANTITIES MAY HA VE CATHARTIC EFFECT.
CHRONIC:NONE KNOWN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP.
KEEP WARM & QUIET. GET MED ATTN. EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER
FOR @ LST 15 MIN WHILE OCCAS LIFTING LIDS. IF IRRIT DEVELOPS &
PERSISTS G ET MED ATTN. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG &SHOES. WASH SKIN
THORO W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT. IF IRRIT DEVELOPS & PERSISTS SEE MD.
INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS GIVE 2-4 GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE VOMIT. GET
MED ATTN.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY OR EXTINGUISHING AGENTS FOR
SURROUNDING MATERIALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
AVOID BREATHING FUMES AND DUST. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE TOXIC
FUMES OF CARBON AND SODIUM.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. SWEEP OR
VACUUM INTO CLEAN, CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL ACCORDING TO
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STOR TEMP:AMBIENT. STOR
TEMP:ATMOSPHERIC. AVOID EYE CONT. GROUND CNTNRS WHEN DISPENSING
PROD. USE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PRACT TO PVNT ACCUM OF DUST.
Other Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA. KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD.
PROT FROM DMG. EMPTIED CNTNRS RETAIN PROD RESIDUE & VAPS. OBSERVE
ALL LBL PRECS EVEN AFTER CNTNR IS EMPTIED. DO NOT REUSE UNLESS
THORO CLEANED. CONTAC T LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR IN AREAS OF
HIGH DUST COCENTRATIONS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND DELUGE
SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:7.0-8.5 (10% SOLN).

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>122F,>50C
Spec Gravity:1.9
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, TRANSPARENT, EFFLORESCENT CRYSTALS WITH
COOL, SALINE TASTE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MATERIAL DECOMPOSES ABOVE 225C.
RELEASING TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON AND SODIUM.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS .

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