Product ID:ANTIMONY POTASSIUM TARTRATE, TRIHYDRATE, A-865
MSDS Date:07/03/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N078834
MSDS Number: CGYNR

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

ANTIMONY POTASSIUM TARTRATE (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 28300-74-5

RTECS: CC6825000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3 (SB)

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3 (SB)

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

NO DATA AVAIL.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ON EXPOS MOIST AREAS OF BODY, RARELY INCL FACIAL

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RPTD/PRLNGD INGEST MAY CAUSE NAUS,

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TEMP. LIVER & KIDNEY DEGENERATIVE CHANGES INCL

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MANIFESTATIONS. CHRONIC INCORPORATION OF ANTIMONY

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MORTALITY RATE & DECRD SERUM GLUCOSE LEVELS IN RATS.

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SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES

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LOWER LIDS UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LST

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RETURNS TO NORM(30-60 MIN). COVER W/STERILE BANDAGE.

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DO NOT PERFORM GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS IF UNCON. GET

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QUALIFIED MED PERS. FOLLOWING ANTIDOTE HAS BEEN

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SHOULD BE MADE BY QUALIFIED MED PERS. ADMIN

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2 DAYS & THEN 2 MG/KG EVERY 12 HRS FOR TOTAL OF 10

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INTRAMUSC ADMIN. ANTIDOTE SHOULD BE ADMIN BY

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DISSOLVES, USE SODIUM SULFIDE SOLN TO

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IMMOBILIZED MASSES OF POLLUTION & PRECIPITATES.

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FLAME & OTHER SOURCES OF IGNIT AWAY. KEEP MATL OUT

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ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESP OPERATED

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RESP W/DUST & MIST FILTER (IF NOT PRESENT AS FUME).

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. ANY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE. ANY SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SUPPLIED-AIR RESP OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND OR OTHER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FACEPIECE RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 115 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: INHAL: MAY CAUSE MUC MEMB IRRIT
W/SORE THROAT, COUGH & DYSPNEA. SKIN: CNTCT W/ANTIMONY CMPDS MAY
CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS, PAIN & POSS ULCERATION. EYE: CNTCT MAY CAUSE
IRRIT W/REDNESS & PAIN. KERA TITIS & ULCERATION HAVE BEEN REPORTED
FROM EXPOS TO ANTIMONY CMPDS. INGEST: ANTIMONY CMPDS MAY CAUSE
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:VIOLENT IRRIT OF NOSE, MOUTH, STOMACH
& INTESTINES, NAUS, VOMIT, SEV DIARR W/MUC & BLOOD & ABDOM CRAMPS.
SLOW & SHALLOW RESPIRATION, PULM CONGESTION, MUSC PAIN, SHOCK,
COLLAPSE & COMA MAY OCC UR. DEATH MAY OCCUR DUE TO CIRCULATORY &
RESP FAILURE A FEW HRS FOLLOWING INGEST. HUMAN PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS
MAY (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE:
PERSONS WITH HEPATIC DISEASE.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. PERFORM ARTF RESP IF NEC.
KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMP & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH W/SOAP OR MILD
DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LST
15-20 MIN). IF BURNS OCCUR, PROCEED W/FOLLOWING:COVER AFFECTED AREA
SECURELY W/STERILE, DRY, LOOSE-FITTING DRESSING. TREAT SYMP & (ING
8)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF W/OUT RISK. EXTING USING AGENT INDICATED;
KEEP UPWIND. AVOID BRTHG VAPS OR DUST.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:SOIL SPILL:DIG HOLDING AREA SUCH AS PIT, POND
OR LAGOON TO CNTN SPILLED MATL. USE PROT COVER SUCH AS PLASTIC
SHEET TO PVNT DISSOLVING IN FIRE FIGHT WATER/RAIN. AIR SPILL:
VAPS/DUST ARE IRRIT/TOX. WATE R SPILL: NEUT W/CAUSTIC SODA. IF MATL
IS (ING 16)
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WATER SPILL WITH CAUSTIC SODA.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH ACIDS AND STRONG OXIDIZERS.

Respiratory Protection:RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM LEVELS
FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP & BE
NIOSH APPRVD. 5 MG/M3:ANY DUST & MIST RESP EXCEPT SINGLE USE &
QUARTER-MASK RESPS (IF NOT PR ESENT AS FUME). ANY SUPPLIED-AIR(ING
19)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER. WEAR
APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN
CNTCT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 5-6 (AQ SOLN). MATL TO AVOID: BICHLORIDE, OXIDIZERS, TANNIC ACID:
INCOMPAT. ACIDS: INCOMPAT; MAY RLES HAZ & TOX STIBINE. TRIVALENT
ANTIMONY & PERCHLORIC ACID: EXPLO MIX WHEN HOT. EFTS OF OVEREXP:
INCL ULCERATIONS OF ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH. IN SUBACUTE CASES, FATTY
DEGENERATION OF LIVER, KIDNEY & HEART MAY BE (ING 2)

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:2.6 @ 20C
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:8.3%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER OR COLORLESS CRYSTALS WITH A SWEET,
METALLIC TASTE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACACIA, ALKALIES & THEIR CARBONATES, ANTIPYRINE, ASTRINGENT INFUSIONS,
HALOGENATED ACIDS, LEAD SALTS, MERCURY (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF ANTIMONY AND CARBON.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS
WHEN STORING OR DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.

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