Product ID:POTASSIUM SULFATE, 7153
MSDS Date:12/08/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N087676
MSDS Number: CHJZN

MALLINCKRODT INC

18305 SWINGLEY RIDGE DR
CHESTERFIELD, MO 53017
US

Emergency Phone: 613-996-6666;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 314-539-1800

Cage: DO440

MALLINCKRODT INC, SPECIALTY PRODUCTS DIV

UNKNOW PARIS, KY 40362

Telephone: 314-982-5000

Cage: DO440

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CAS: 7778-80-5

RTECS: TT5900000

Fraction By Weight: 90-100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

WHERE EXPOSURE LEVELS ARE NOT KNOWN, USE NIOSH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NIOSH APPRVD AIR-PURIFYING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TO WORKER, A LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM SHOULD BE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 6600 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: POSSIBLE NUISANCE
DUST EFFECT, SNEEZING OR COUGHING. INGESTION: LARGE ORAL DOSAGES
MAY PRODUCE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES AND IRRITATION. SKIN
CONTACT: NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEALTH HAZARD FROM EXPOSURE. EYE CONT:
NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED BUT DUST MAY CAUSE MECHANICAL
IRRITATION. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CHRONIC EXPOSURE: NOT EXPECTED TO BE
A HEALTH HAZARD. POTASSIUM POISONING MAY OCCUR IN RARE CASES OF
LONG EXPOSURE OR INGESTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS EXPECTED.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR
ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: IF LARGE AMOUNTS WERE
SWALLOWED, GIVE WATER TO DRINK AND GET MEDICAL ADVICE. SKIN
CONTACT: WASH EXPOSED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. GET MEDICAL ADVICE
IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. EYE CONTACT: WASH THOROUGHLY WITH RUNNING
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ADVICE IF IRRITATION
DEVELOPS.

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. WEAR
APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS SPECIFIED. SPILLS:
SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. VACUUMING OR
WET SWEEPING MAY BE USED TO AV OID DUST DISPERSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR, STORED IN
COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG.
Other Precautions:CNTNRS OF MATL MAY BE HAZ WHEN EMPTY SINCE THEY
RETAIN PROD RESIDUES(DUST,SOLIDS); OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS & PREC
LISTED FOR PROD. AS PART OF GOOD INDUST & PERSONAL HYGIENE & SFTY
PROC, AVOID ALL UNNEC E XPOS TO CHEM SUBSTANCE & ENSURE (SUPDAT)

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOS LIMIT IS EXCEEDED, NIOSH APPRVD
HALF-FACE DUST/MIST RESP MAY BE WORN FOR UP TO 10 TIMES EXPOS
LIMIT/MAX USE CONC SPECIFIED BY APPROP REGULATORY AGENCY/RESP
SUPPLIER, WHICHEVER IS LOWEST. A NI OSH APPRVD FULL-FACE PIECE
(SUPDAT)
Ventilation:IN GEN, DILUTION VENT IS SATISFACTORY HLTH HAZ CTL FOR
SUBSTANCE. HOWEVER, IF CNDTNS OF USE CREATE DISCOMFORT (ING 4)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . CLEAN
BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WASTE DISP METH: CNTNR & UNUSED CONTENTS I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REQUIREMENTS. OTHER PREC: PROMPT REMOVAL FROM SKIN, EYES & CLTHG.
RESP PROT: DUST/MIST RESP MAY BE WORN UP TO 50 TIMES EXPOS LIM
IT/MAX USE CONC SPECIFIED BY APPROP REGULATORY AGENCY/RESP
SUPPLIER, WHICHEVER IS LOWEST. FOR EMER/INSTANCES (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:3072F,1689C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1953F,1067C
Spec Gravity:2.66
pH:7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULES OR POWDER. ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUMINUM AND MAGNESIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR AND POTASSIUM.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING
SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROP & APPRVD WASTE DISP FACILITY.
PROCESSING, USE/CONTAM OF PROD MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS.
STATE & LOCAL DISP REGS MA Y DIFFER FROM FED DISP REGS. DISPOSE
OF(SUPDAT)

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