Product ID:OXONE, MONOPERSULFATE COMPOUND, 228036
MSDS Date:04/01/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N014537
MSDS Number: CFNNQ

SIGMA CHEMICAL CO

ST LOUIS, MO 63178
US

Emergency Phone: 516-467-3535

Info Phone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY

14508 ST LOUIS, MO 63178 US

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

PEROXYSULFURIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT

CAS: 10361-76-9

RTECS: SE1000000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATLS, HEAT, SPARKS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AND FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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:ACUTE: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED,
INHALED/ABSORBED THRU SKIN. CAUSES SEV IRRIT. HIGH CONCS EXTREMELY
DESTRUCTIVE TO TISS OF MUC MEMB & UPPER RESP TRACT, EYES & SKIN.
SYMPS OF EXPOS MAY INCL BURNING SENSATI ON, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HDCH, NAUS & VOMIT. (EFTS OF
OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: TO THE BEST OF MANUFACTURER'S
KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND
SHOES. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RES PIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE OXYGEN.
INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
CALL MD. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . STRONG OXIDIZER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE
FIRE. EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA,
RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER WITH DRY LIME OR SODA
ASH, PICK UP, KEEP IN CLOSED CONTAINER AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH S PILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS
COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:OXONE(R) MONOPERSULFATE (POTASSIUM
HYDROGEN PEROXOMONOSULFATE) MELTS W/DECOMP AT 100C & IT FORMS EXPLO
MIXTURES W/AS LITTLE AS 1% ORGANIC MATTER.
Other Precautions:DECOMPOSES ON CONT W/HEAVY METAL SALTS SUCH AS
COBALT, NICKEL, COPPER, MANGANESE W/EVOLUTION OF OXYGEN. AVOID
BRTHG DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/ON CLTHG. AVOID PRLNG/RPTD
EXPOS. CAUSES SEV IRRIT . KEEP TIGHTLY CLSD. (ING 2)

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG (ING 3)
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WASTE DISP METH: SODIUM BISULFITE SOLN INITIATE IT BY CAUTIOUSLY ADDING
MORE ACID. IF MANGANESE, CHROMIUM/MOLYBDENUM ARE PRESENT ADJUST PH
OF SOLN TO 7 & TREAT W/SULFIDE TO PRECIPITATE FOR BURIAL AS H AZ
WASTE. DESTROY EXCESS SULFIDE, NEUTRALIZE & FLUSH SOLN DOWN DRAIN.
OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC ENVIRON REGS.

Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, FINELY POWDERED METALS, STRONG BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR OXIDES, OXYGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:CAUTIOUSLY ACIDIFY 3% SOLN/SUSPENSION OF MATL TO
PH 2 W/SULFURIC ACID. GRADUALLY ADD 50% EXCESS OF AQUEOUS SODIUM
BISULFITE W/STIRRING AT ROOM TEMP. INCR IN TEMP INDICATES THAT RXN
IS TAKING PLACE. IF NO RXN IS OBSERVED ON ADDN OF ABOUT 10% (SUP
DAT)

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