Product ID:POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE
MSDS Date:04/01/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N084498
MSDS Number: CGTHH

COLUMBUS CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INC

COLUMBUS, WI 53925-0008
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 414-623-2140

Cage: 5Y144

COLUMBUS CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INC

8 COLUMBUS, WI 53925-0008 US

Telephone: 920-623-2140

Cage: 5Y144

PERMANGANIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT; (POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE)

CAS: 7722-64-7

RTECS: SD6475000

Fraction By Weight: >97%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 (MN) C

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (MN)

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

PEL, MAINLY IN FORM OF MANGANESE OXIDES, MAY LEAD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PARKINSON'S DISEASE. NO KNOWN CASES OF CNS DISORDERS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, RESUSCITATE & ADMIN OXYG

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON/CONVULSING PERS. IF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FLOORS, FLUSH W/ABUNDANT QTIES OF WATER INTO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PERMITTED, COLLECT WATER AND TREAT CHEMICALLY. (SEE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TO NEUTRAL PH. DECANT/FILTER & MIX SLUDGE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PERMITTED, SLUDGE CAN BE DRAINED INTO SEWER W/LG

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FREEZE AND HYDRAULIC FLUIDS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) 780 MG/KG MALE (14 DAYS)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: TOX DATA NOT AVAIL;
HOWEVER, AIRBORNE POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE IN FORM OF DUST,
MIST/SPRAY MAY IRRITATE & CAUSE DMG TO RESP TRACT. SKIN CONT: PRLNG
CONT OF SOLNS AT ROOM TEMP MAY BE IRRITA TING, LEAVING BROWN STAINS
ON SKIN. CONC SOLNS AT ELEV TEMP & CRYSTALS ARE DAMAGING. EYE CONT:
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE IS DAMAGING
TO EYE TISS ON CONT. IT MAY CAUSE SEV BURNS THAT RSLT IN DMG TO
EYE. INGEST: POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE MAY CAUSE SEV BURNS TO MUC
MEMBS OF MOUTH, THROAT, ESO PHAGUS & STOM. FATAL HUMAN DOSE IS
ESTIMATED TO BE 10 G OR 0.35 OZ. CHRONIC: PRLNG EXPOS, USUALLY MANY
YRS, TO (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE WILL CAUSE
FURTHER IRRITATION OF TISSUE OR OPEN WOUNDS, BURNS AND MUCOUS
MEMBRANES.

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS
HOLDING EYELIDS APART TO ENSURE FLUSHING OF ENTIRE SURF. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO USE CHEM ANTIDOTE. SEEK MED ATTN IMMED. NOTE TO PHYS:
DECOMP PRODS ARE ALKALINE. SKIN: IMMED WASH CONTAM AREAS W/WATER.
REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & FOOTWEAR. WASH CLTHG & DECONTAM FOOTWEAR
BEFORE REUSE. SEEK MED ATTN IMMED. INHAL: REMOVE FROM CONTAM AREA
TO FRESH AIR.(ING 4)

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONFLAM
Upper Limits:NONFLAM
Extinguishing Media:USE LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER. WATER WILL TURN PINK
TO PURPLE IF IN CONTACT W/ POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE. DIKE TO CONTAIN.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF YELLOW, WHITE/BROWN FUMES PRESENT, USE
NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . WATCH FOR RAPID BURNING & BE
PREPARED TO RETREAT TO SAFE DIST.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:POWERFUL OXIDIZING MATL. MAY DECOMPOSE
SPONTANEOUSLY IF EXPOS TO INTENSE HEAT (150C/302F). MAY BE EXPLO IN
CONT W/CERTAIN OTHER CHEMS. MAY REACT (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP SPILLS IMMED BY SWEEP/SHOVELING UP
MATL; DO NOT RETURN SPILLED MATL TO ORIGINAL CNTNR. TRANSFER TO
CLEAN METAL DRUM. EPA BANNED LAND DISP OF D001 IGNITABLE WASTE
OXIDIZERS. THESE WASTES HAVE TO BE DEACTIVATED BY REDUCTION. TO
CLEAN (ING 6)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA IN CLSD
CNTNRS. SEGREGATE FROM ACIDS, PEROXIDES, FORMALDEHYDE & ALL
COMBUST, ORG/EASILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS INCLG ANTI- (ING 11)
Other Precautions:PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.

Respiratory Protection:IN CASE WHERE OVEREXPOSURE MAY EXIST, USE OF A
NIOSH APPROVED DUST AND MIST RESPIRATOR OR AN AIR-SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR IS ADVISED. ENGINEERING OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS
SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO CONTROL DUST.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT MECHANICAL AND/OR LOCAL EXHAUST TO
MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL).
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR PLASTIC GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . NORM
WORK CLTHG COVERING ARMS & LEGS, & RUBB/PLASTIC APRON SHOULD BE
WORN.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER,
AFTER HANDLING POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE AND BEFORE EATING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MELT PT: STARTS TO DECOMPOSE W/EVOLUTION OF OXYG (O*2) @ TEMPS
>150C(302F). FIRE/EXPLO HAZ: VIOLENTLY W/WATER. INCREASES
FLAMMABILITY OF COMBUST MATLS. MATLS TO AVOID(STAB): INCLUDING
METAL POWDERS. W /HYDROCHLORIC ACID, TOX CHLORINE GAS ISLIBERATED.
EFTS OF OVEREXP: HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF DUST & FUMES ABOVE (ING 2)

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:2.7
Solubility in Water:6% @ 20C, 20% @ 65C
Appearance and Odor:DARK PURPLE SOLID WITH METALLIC LUSTER, ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONVOL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, PEROXIDES, FORMALDEHYDE, ANTIFREEZE, HYDRAULIC FLUIDS & ALL
COMBUST ORG/READILY OXIDIZABLE INORG MATLS (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS OR
HEAT (>150C/302F).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE, POTASSIUM
PERMANGANATE MAY FORM CORROSIVE FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:REDUCE POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE IN AQUEOUS SOLNS
W/SODIUM THIOSULFATE (HYPO), BISULFITE/FERROUS SALT SOLN.
BISULFITE/FERROUS SALT MAY REQ SOME DILUTE SULFURIC ACID TO PROMOTE
RAPID REDUCTION. IF ACID W AS USED, NEUTRALIZE W/SODIUM BICARBONATE
(ING 8)

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