Product ID:POTASSIUM SODIUM TARTRATE
MSDS Date:10/10/2000
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-264-3935
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLCSD

Emergency Phone: (800)424-9300

Info Phone: 920-623-2140

Cage: 5Y144

Telephone: 264-5535

Cage: 0YED2

POTASSIUM SODIUM TARTRATE TETRAHYDRATE

CAS: 6381-59-5

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF SKIN OR EYES
UPON CONTACT. MAY BE IRRITATING TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY BE HARMFUL BY INGESTION.
Effects of Overexposure:SIN, EYE AND MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:UNKNOWN.

First Aid:SKIN: UPON CONTACT WITH SKIN, IMMEDIATELY WASH AFFECTED AREAS
WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYES: IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES,
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYS WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
INHALATION: IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING,
GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF DIFFICULTY BREATHING, GIVE OXYGEN.
INGESTED: IF INGESTED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICI AN.

Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR DRY CHEMICAL POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE SPILL. TAKE UP SPILL WITH DUST
INHIBITING ABSORBENT, PICK UP, PLACE INTO CONTAINER, AND HOLD FOR
DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED AND
STORE IN A COOL, DRY LOCATION
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH OXIDIZERS. AVOID BREATHING AND
RAISING DUST.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH DUST/ MIST
CARTRIDGE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL) REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:COMPATIBLE CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT BOOTS.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
AVOID BREATHING DUST. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. WASH
THOTOUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING THOROUGHLY
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:1.79
Solubility in Water:66 G/100 CC AT 26 C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALA

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH OXIDIZERS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:CONTACT WITH OXIDIZERS.

Waste Disposal Methods:MIX MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT AND BURN
IN A CHEMICAL INCENERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTER BURNER AND
SCRUBBER. COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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