Product ID:P-AMINOBENZOIC ACID POTASSIUM, A0254
MSDS Date:01/01/1999
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N092622
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJTRV

Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765

Info Phone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

P-AMINOBENZOIC ACID POTASSIUM

CAS: 138-84-1

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: CAUSES IRRITATION. MAY BE
HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION OR SKIN ABSORPTION. MATERIAL IS
IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.

First Aid:INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
CONSCIOUS. CALL MD. SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. CALL
MD. INHALATI ON: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING BECOMES
DIFFICULT, CALL MD. EYES: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING THE
EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. C ALL MD.

Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTVE EQUIPMENT. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A
BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE
AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE WITH
ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:IRRITANT. IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND
SKIN.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR SUITABLE OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR'S INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS: MOLECULAR FORMULA: C7H6KNO2. EC NO:
205-338-4. -- PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: SOLUBILITY: ETHER -
INSOLUBLE; ETHANOL - SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:N/P'
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID; SALINE TASTE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND NITROGEN OXIDES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE
SOLVENT AND BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN
AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

Ecological:DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.

Transport Information:CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION
INFORMATION.

Federal Regulatory Information:EUROPEAN INFORMATION: IRRITANT. R
36/37/38 - IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN. S 26 -
IN CASE OF CONATCT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. S 36 - WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.

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