Product ID:POTASSIUM CHLORATE
MSDS Date:09/02/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N011327
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHSGD

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 740-282-9776

Cage: DO062

Telephone: 740-282-9776

Cage: 20865

(ORAL, RAT) 1870 MG/KG.

CAS: 3811-04-9

RTECS: FO0350000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: MAY CAUSE MOD IRRIT. MAY CAUSE
EYE BURNS. SKIN: CNTCT W/SKIN CAUSES IRRIT & POSS BURNS; ESP IF
SKIN IS WET/MOIST. INGEST: MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT W/NAUS, VOMIT &
DIARR. MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, CY ANOSIS, CONVULSIONS & DEATH.
METHEMOGLOBINEMIA IS CHARACTERIZED BY DIZZ, DROW, HDCH, BREATH
SHORTNESS, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CYANOSIS W/BLUISH SKIN, RAPID HEART
RATE & CHOCLATE-BROWN COLORED BLOOD. INHAL: DUST IS IRRITATING TO
RESP TRACT. MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, CYANOSIS, CONVULSIONS,
TACHYCARDIA, DYSPNEA & D EATH. CHRONIC: PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN CNTCT MAY
CAUSE DERM. MAY CAUSE LIVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE. TARGET ORGANS: BLOOD,
KIDNEYS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,
OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MED AID IMMED. SKIN: GET
MED AID IMMED. FLUSH SKIN W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MIN WHILE R EMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. INGEST: IF VICTIM IS
CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK OR WATER. NEVER GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. GET MED AID IMMED. INHAL: GET
MED AID (SUPDAT)

Extinguishing Media:IN CASE OF FIRE, USE WATER, DRY CHEMICAL, CHEMICAL
FOAM OR ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . MATERIAL WILL NOT BURN. STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS MAY CAUSE A FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS
INDICATED. AVOID RUNOFF INTO STORM SEWERS AND DITCHES WHICH LEAD TO
WATERWAYS. SWEEP UP OR ABSORB MATERIAL, THEN PLACE INTO A SUITABLE
CLEAN, DRY CLOSED CON TAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME.
DO NOT STORE NEAR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. STORE IN A COOL, DRY
PLACE. KEEP AWAY FROM REDUCING AGENTS.
Other Precautions:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HNDLG. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG &
WASH BEFORE REUSE. AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES. KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY
CLOSED. AVOID CONTACT W/HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME. AVOID CONTACT W/CLTHG
& OTHER COMBUS T MATLS. AVOID INGEST & INHAL. (SUPDAT)

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
29 CFR 1910.134. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS
LOW.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID: METAL-SULFUR CMPDS; SUGARS; METAL-PHOSPHOROUS CMPDS.
FIRST AID PROC: IMMED. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RRESP. IF BRTHG IS
DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. NOTES TO MD: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIV
ELY. OTHER PRECS: USE W/ADEQ VENT. EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH
FACESHIELD .

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:673F,356C
Spec Gravity:2.52
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AMMONIA; COMBUSTIBLE MATLS; STRONG REDUCING AGENTS; FINELY POWDERED
METALS; ALCOHOLS; STRONG ACIDS; SULFUR & (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHLORINE, OXYGEN, OXIDES OF POTASSIUM.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. NOT LISTED AS A MATERIAL BANNED FROM
LAND DISPOSAL ACCORDING TO RCRA.

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