Product ID:POTASSIUM CARBONATE, ANHYDROUS, 5157
MSDS Date:02/14/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N055429
MSDS Number: CFGYJ

Emergency Phone: 800-424-8802;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 908-859-2151

Cage: DO803

Telephone: 800-582-2537

Cage: 70829

POTASSIUM CARBONATE; (POTASSIUM CARBONATE, ANHYDROUS)

CAS: 584-08-7

RTECS: TS7750000

Fraction By Weight: 99-100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 1870 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION: IRRITATION OF UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT. SKIN CONTACT: SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. EYE
CONTACT: SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. INGESTION: IRRITATION AND
BURNS TO MOUTH AND STOMACH. TARGE T ORGANS: EYES, SKIN, MUCOUS
MEMBRANES.CHRONIC: NONE LISTED BY MANUFACTURER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE IDENTIFIED.

First Aid:INGEST: CALL PHYS. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF
CONSCIOUS, GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER. FOLLOW W/DILUTED VINEGAR, FRUIT
JUICE/WHITES OF EGGS BEATEN W/WATER. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
NOT BRTHG , GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. PROMPT
ACTION IS ESSTNL. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15
MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CLTHG BEFORE
RE-USE. (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT CLTHG. WITH
CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER
AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA 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. IRRITANT. AVOID CONT W/EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CONTAINER.
USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION. MODERATELY
DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, USE AN NIOSH
APPRVD APPROP 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:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
UNIFORM.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS.
EYE PROT:& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1635F,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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