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POTASSIUM OXALATE, MONOHYDRATE
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MSDS for POTASSIUM OXALATE, MONOHYDRATE Page 1
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1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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PRODUCT NAME: POTASSIUM OXALATE, MONOHYDRATE
FORMULA: KOCOCOOK H2O
FORMULA WT: 184.24
CAS NO.: 6487-48-5
PRODUCT CODES: 3212
EFFECTIVE: 11/14/85
REVISION #01
PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING
BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM
HEALTH - 2 MODERATE
FLAMMABILITY - 1 SLIGHT
REACTIVITY - 1 SLIGHT
CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (CORROSIVE)
HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).
LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES
PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS
DANGER
CAUSES BURNS
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE (CORROSIVE)
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2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
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COMPONENT % CAS NO.
POTASSIUM OXALATE, MONOHYDRATE 90-100 6487-48-5
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3 - PHYSICAL DATA
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BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A
MELTING POINT: N/A VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 2.13 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A
(H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
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SOLUBILITY(H2O): APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0
APPEARANCE & ODOR: COLORLESS, ODORLESS CRYSTALS.
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4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
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FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A %
FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
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5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
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CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO
EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF DUST IS IRRITATING AND MAY BE SEVERELY DAMAGING
TO RESPIRATORY PASSAGES AND/OR LUNGS.
INGESTION MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNING OF MOUTH AND STOMACH.
INGESTION MAY BE FATAL.
TARGET ORGANS
NONE IDENTIFIED
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
NONE IDENTIFIED
ROUTES OF ENTRY
NONE INDICATED
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER, MILK, OR
MILK OF MAGNESIA.
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES. FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER.
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6 - REACTIVITY DATA
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STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT
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7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
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STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS.
TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE
INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.
DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D002 (CORROSIVE WASTE)
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8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
TO KEEP FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS
HIGH, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED.
IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF RESPIRATOR,
A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED.
EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, RUBBER GLOVES ARE
RECOMMENDED.
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9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE (CORROSIVE)
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN CORROSION-PROOF AREA.
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10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)
PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)
INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)
PROPER SHIPPING NAME OXALATES, WATER SOLUBLE (POTASSIUM OXALATE,
HAZARD CLASS 6.1
UN/NA UN2449
LABELS HARMFUL - STOW AWAY FROM FOOD STUFFS
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