| Common Name: | POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, 45 PERCENT (W/W) AQUEOUS SOLUTION, REAGENT |
| Manufacturer: | SPECTRUM CHEMICALS & LABORATORY PRODUCTS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 4/23/2015 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 39D989 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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PREPARATION DATE: NO DATA AVAILABLE
REVISION DATE: 04/23/2015
REVISION NUMBER: G1
| 1. IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
PRODUCT CODE: P1320
PRODUCT NAME:
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, 45 PERCENT (W/W) AQUEOUS SOLUTION, REAGENT
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION:
SYNONYMS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
CAS #: MIXTURE
RTECS #: NOT AVAILABLE
CI#: NOT AVAILABLE
RECOMMENDED USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE:
RECOMMENDED USE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
USES ADVISED AGAINST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SUPPLIER:
SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG. CORP
14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST.
GARDENA, CA 90248
(310) 516-8000
ORDER ONLINE AT: HTTPS://WWW.SPECTRUMCHEMICAL.COM
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300
CONTACT PERSON: MARTIN LABENZ (WEST COAST)
CONTACT PERSON: IBAD TIRMIZ (EAST COAST)
| 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
CLASSIFICATION:
THIS CHEMICAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS BY THE 2012 OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION
STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200)
ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL: CATEGORY 4
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1
CORROSIVE TO METALS: CATEGORY 1
LABEL ELEMENTS:
DANGER:
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED
CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND EYE DAMAGE
MAY BE CORROSIVE TO METALS
CORROSION
EXCLAMATION MARK
CORROSION
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NOT APPLICABLE
OTHER HAZARDS: NOT AVAILABLE
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - PREVENTION:
WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT
DO NOT BREATHE DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION
KEEP ONLY IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - RESPONSE:
IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN
SPECIFIC TREATMENT (SEE.. ON THIS LABEL)
ABSORB SPILLAGE TO PREVENT MATERIAL DAMAGE
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES,
IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING.
IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN.
IF ON SKIN (OR HAIR):
REMOVE/TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. RINSE SKIN WITH
WATER/SHOWER
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE
IF INHALED:
REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE
FOR BREATHING. IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN.
IF SWALLOWED: CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL
RINSE MOUTH
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - STORAGE:
STORE LOCKED UP
STORE IN CORROSIVE RESISTANT/.. CONTAINER WITH A RESISTANT INNER LINER
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL PLANT
| 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. WEIGHT % TRADE SECRET
WATER 7732-18-5 55 *
7732-18-5
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1310-58-3 45 *
1310-58-3
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
FIRST AID MEASURES:
GENERAL ADVICE:
POISON INFORMATION CENTERS IN EACH STATE CAPITAL CITY CAN PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SCHEDULED POISONS (13 1126). ENSURE THAT MEDICAL
PERSONNEL ARE AWARE OF THE MATERIAL(S) INVOLVED AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES. FIRST AIDER NEEDS TO PROTECT HIMSELF.
SKIN CONTACT:
WASH OFF IMMEDIATELY WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER. CONTINUE FLUSHING
WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE ALL CONTAMINATED
CLOTHES AND SHOES. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. CALL A
PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
EYE CONTACT:
FLUSH EYE WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS
REQUIRED. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IF NOT
BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.
WARNING!
IT MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO THE PERSON PROVIDING AID TO GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH
RESUSCITATION WHEN THE INHALED OR INGESTED MATERIAL IS TOXIC, INFECTIOUS
OR CORROSIVE. DO NOT USE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION IF VICTIM INGESTED
OR INHALED THE SUBSTANCE; INDUCE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION WITH THE AID OF A
POCKET MASK EQUIPPED WITH A ONE-WAY VALVE OR OTHER PROPER RESPIRATORY
MEDICAL DEVICE. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. CALL A PHYSICIAN
IMMEDIATELY.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER OR MILK.
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED. CALL A PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL
CENTER IMMEDIATELY.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED:
SYMPTOMS:
SEVERE SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION OR BURNS. CAUSES DIGESTIVE
(GASTROINTESTINAL) TRACT IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL (DIGESTIVE)
TRACT BURNS. MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. CAUSES
CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY CAUSE INFLAMMATION OF THE
LUNGS (PNEUMONITIS). MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA. COUGHING. DYSPNEA
(SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING).
INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED:
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY
PROTECTION OF FIRST-AIDERS:
FIRST-AID PROVIDERS:
AVOID EXPOSURE TO BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS. WEAR GLOVES AND OTHER NECESSARY
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. DISPOSE OF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT AS
BIO-HAZARDOUS WASTE
| 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
THE PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE. IF IT IS INVOLVED IN A FIRE, EXTINGUISH
THE FIRE USING AN AGENT SUITABLE FOR THE TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL:
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
SPECIFIC METHODS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
AS IN ANY FIRE, WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS PRESSURE-DEMAND,
MSHA/NIOSH (APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT) AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS:
KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND OF SPILL/LEAK. ENSURE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. DO NOT TOUCH DAMAGED CONTAINERS OR SPILLED MATERIAL UNLESS
WEARING APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES
AND CLOTHING. USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. SHOULD NOT BE
RELEASED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. DO NOT LET PRODUCT ENTER DRAINS. DO NOT
FLUSH INTO SURFACE WATER OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. PREVENT ENTRY INTO
WATERWAYS, SEWERS, BASEMENTS OR CONFINED AREAS.
METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT: STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT RISK.
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
NEUTRALIZE WITH A DILUTE SOLUTION OF ACETIC ACID. DILUTE WITH WATER.
ABSORB SPILL WITH INERT MATERIAL (E.G. DRY SAND OR EARTH), THEN PLACE IN
A CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER. CLEAN CONTAMINATED SURFACE THOROUGHLY.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/PRECAUTIONS:
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AIR EXCHANGE AND/OR EXHAUST IN WORK ROOMS. KEEP AWAY
FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
SAFE HANDLING ADVICE:
WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND
CLOTHING. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION. DO NOT INGEST. DO
NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR SPRAY MIST. HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY PRACTICE.
CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/STORAGE CONDITIONS:
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A DRY AND WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. STORE AT
ROOM TEMPERATURE IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS. MOISTURE SENSITIVE.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
OXIDIZING AGENTS. ACIDS. METALS. POWDERED METALS. ORGANIC MATERIALS.
WATER. ALCOHOLS. HALOGENS. HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS. ACID ANHYDRIDES.
ACID CHLORIDES. NITRO COMPOUNDS.
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
CONTROL PARAMETERS:
NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
UNITED STATES:
COMPONENTS OSHA NIOSH ACGIH AIHA WHEEL
WATER NONE NONE NONE NONE
7732-18-5
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE NONE 2 MG/M3 CEILING 2 MG/M3 CEILING NONE
1310-58-3
CANADA:
COMPONENTS ALBERTA BRITISH COLUMBIA ONTARIO QUEBEC
WATER NONE NONE NONE NONE
7732-18-5
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 2 MG/M3 2 MG/M3 2 MG/M3 2 MG/M3
1310-58-3 CEILING CEILING CEILING CEILING
AUSTRALIA AND MEXICO:
COMPONENTS AUSTRALIA MEXICO
WATER NONE NONE
7732-18-5
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE NONE NONE
1310-58-3
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
ENGINEERING MEASURES TO REDUCE EXPOSURE:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. PROVIDE EXHAUST VENTILATION OR OTHER
ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP THE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPORS AND
MIST BELOW THEIR RESPECTIVE THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE.
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE PROTECTION: FACE-SHIELD
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION:
CHEMICAL RESISTANT PROTECTIVE SUIT. GLOVES. BOOTS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
VAPOR RESPIRATOR. BE SURE TO USE AN APPROVED/CERTIFIED RESPIRATOR OR
EQUIVALENT
HYGIENE MEASURES:
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS AND
IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING THE PRODUCT. WHEN USING, DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR
SMOKE.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
APPEARANCE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
COLOR: CLEAR. COLORLESS.
ODOR: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
TASTE: ALKALINE.
MOLECULAR/FORMULA WEIGHT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FORMULA: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FLAMMABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FLASH POINT (DEG. C): NO DATA AVAILABLE
FLASHPOINT (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
FLASH POINT TESTED ACCORDING TO: NOT AVAILABLE
LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PH: BASIC
MELTING POINT/RANGE (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BOILING POINT/RANGE (DEG. C/DEG. F):
THE LOWEST KNOWN VALUE IS 100 DEG. C/212 DEG. F (WATER)
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BULK DENSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
WEIGHTED AVERAGE: 1.3
VAPOR PRESSURE @ 20 DEG. C (KPA): THE HIGHEST KNOWN VALUE IS 2.3 (WATER)
DENSITY (G/CM3): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VAPOR DENSITY: THE HIGHEST KNOWN VALUE IS 0.62 (WATER)
VOC CONTENT (G/L): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ODOR THRESHOLD (PPM): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VISCOSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MISCIBILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SOLUBILITY:
EASILY SOLUBLE IN COLD WATER
EASILY SOLUBLE IN HOT WATER
INSOLUBLE IN DIETHYL ETHER
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY:
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH ACIDS, HALOGENS, HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS, MALEIC
ANHYDRIDE, ORGANIC ANHYDRIDES, ISOCYANATES, ALKYLENE OXIDES,
EPICHLORHYDRIN, ALDEHYDES, ALCOHOLS, GYLCOLS, PHENOLS, CRESOLS,
CAPROLACTUM SOLUTION.
ALSO INCOMPATIBLE WITH NITRO COMPOUNDS (NITROBENZENE, NITROMETHANE,
NITROGEN TRICHLORIDE), ORGANIC MATERIALS, ACID ANHYDRIDES, ACID CHLORIDES,
MAGNESIUM, PEROXIDIZED TETRAHYDROFURAN, TRICHLORETHYLENE, CHLORINE DIOXIDE,
MALEIC DICARBIDE, SUGARS.
SOLID POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE IN CONTACT WITH MOISTURE OR WATER MAY GENERATE
SUFFICIENT HEAT TO IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
WHEN WET ATTACKS METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM, TIN, LEAD, AND ZINC.
VIOLENT REACTION OR IGNITION UNDER APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS WITH ACIDS,
ALCOHOLS, P-BIS(1,3-DIBROMOETHYL) BENZENE, CYCLOPENTADIENE, GERMANIUM,
HYPONITROUS ACID, MALEIC ANHYDRIDE, NITROALKANES, 2-NITROPHENOL, POTASSIUM
PEROXODISULFATE, SUGARS, 2,2,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPANOL, THORIUM DICARBIDE.
MOLTEN ORTHO -NITROPHENOL REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE. WHEN
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE AND TETRACHLOROETHANE ARE HEATED, A SPONTANEOUSLY
FLAMMABLE GAS, CHLOROACETYLENE, IS FORMED.
WHEN PHOSPHORUS IS BOILED IN A SOLUTION OF POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PHOSPHINE
GAS IS EVOLVED WHICH IS SPONTANEOUSLY FLAMMABLE. 1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE
AND POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE REACTION PRODUCES CHLOROACETYLENE WHICH IS
SPONTANEOUSLY FLAMMABLE IN AIR.
POTASSIUM PERSULFATE AND A LITTLE POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE AND WATER WILL
IGNITE.
WHEN WET, ATTACKS METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM, TIN, LEAD, AND ZINC, PRODUCING
FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.
WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION IT EMITS TOXIC FUMES OF K2O.
POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE REACTION WITH BROMOFORM + CROWN ETHERS, CHLORINE
DIOXIDE, NITROBENZENE, NITROMETHANE, NITROGEN TRICHLORIDE, PEROXIDIZED
TETRAHYDROFURAN, 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE.
REACTION WITH AMMONIUM HEXACHLOROPLATIATE(2-) + HEAT FORMS HEAT SENSITIVE
EXPLOSIVE PRODUCT.
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE WILL CAUSE EXPLOSIVE DECOMPOSITION OF MALEIC ANHYDRIDE.
DETONATION WILL OCCUR WHEN POTASSIUIM HYDROXIDE IS MIXED WITH
n-METHYL-NITROSO UREA AND METHYLENE CHLORIDE.
NITROGEN TRICHLORIDE EXPLODES ON CONTACT WITH POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE.
WHEN HEATED, TRICHLOROETHYLENE & POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXT
OF DICHLOROACETYLENE.
NITROGEN TRICHLORIDE EXPLODES ON CONTACT WITH CONCENTRATED POTASSIUM
HYDROXIDE.
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
OXIDIZING AGENTS. ACIDS. METALS. POWDERED METALS. ORGANIC MATERIALS.
WATER. ALCOHOLS. HALOGENS. HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS. ACID ANHYDRIDES.
ACID CHLORIDES. NITRO COMPOUNDS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
OTHER INFORMATION:
CORROSIVITY:
EXTREMELY CORROSIVE IN PRESENCE OF ALUMINUM, BRASS, AND ZINC.
SLIGHTLY CORROSIVE IN PRESENCE OF COPPER, OF STAINLESS STEEL(304).
NON-CORROSIVE IN PRESENCE OF STAINLESS STEEL(316).
SPECIAL REMARKS ON CORROSIVITY:
SEVERE CORROSIVE EFFECT ON BRASS AND BRONZE.
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
PRINCIPAL ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: EYES. INGESTION. INHALATION. SKIN.
ACUTE TOXICITY:
COMPONENT INFORMATION:
WATER - 7732-18-5:
LD50/ORAL/RAT: >90 ML/KG ORAL LD50 RAT
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
OTHER LD50 OR LC50 INFORMATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE - 1310-58-3:
LD50/ORAL/RAT:
284 MG/KG ORAL LD50 RAT (LOLI)
273 MG/KG (RTECS)
214-429 MG/KG (EUROPEAN COMMISSION IUCLID DATASET)
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE: NO INFOMATION AVAILABLE
OTHER LD50 OR LC50 INFORMATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
LD50/ORAL/RAT:
VALUE-ACUTE TOX ORAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX ORAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT:
VALUE-ACUTE TOX DERMAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RAT:
VALUE-ACUTE TOX DERMAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT:
VALUE-VAPOR: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE-GAS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE-DUST/MIST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE:
VALUE - VAPOR: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE - GAS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE - DUST/MIST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SYMPTOMS:
SKIN CONTACT: CONTACT CAUSES SEVERE SKIN IRRITATION AND POSSIBLE BURNS.
EYE CONTACT:
CAUSES SEVERE EYE IRRITATION AND POSSIBLE BURNS. MAY CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE
EYE DAMAGE.
INHALATION:
INHALATION OF MIST OR VAPOR CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION AND BURNS OF THE
RESPIRATORY TRACT AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES, COUGHING, DIFFICULTY BREATHING.
IRRITATION MAY LEAD TO CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS, AND PULMONARY EDEMA.
INGESTION:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE SEVERE AND PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE
DIGESTIVE TRACT. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION AND BURNS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL
(DIGESTIVE) TRACT WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING, BLOODY DIARRHEA,
CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE, AND POSSIBLE DEATH. MAY CAUSE PERFORATION OF THE
DIGESTIVE TRACT.
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT
AND LONG-TERM EXPOSURE:
CHRONIC TOXICITY:
PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT WITH DILUTE SOLUTIONS OF POTASSIUM
HYDROXIDE CAN CAUSE DERMATITIS.
PROLONGED OR REPEATED EYE CONTACT WITH DILUTE SOLUTIONS CAN CAUSE
CONJUNCTIVITIS.
PROLONGED OR REPEATED INHALATION CAN PRODUCE CHRONIC PRODUCTIVE COUGH,
AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
SENSITIZATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS:
FOR POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE:
CYTOGENIC ANALYSIS - HAMSTER OVARY 12 MMOL/L (REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS
OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES)
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT CONSIDERED CARCINOGENIC
COMPONENTS IARC ACGIH - NTP OSHA HCS -
CARCINOGENS CARCINOGENS
WATER NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS AUSTRALIA - PROHIBITED AUSTRALIA - NOTIFIABLE
CARCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES CARCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES
WATER NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NO DATA IS AVAILABLE
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY:
STOT - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
STOT - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
TARGET ORGANS: EYES. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. SKIN.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY:
ECOTOXICITY EFFECTS: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MOBILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
DISPOSAL METHODS:
WASTE FROM RESIDUES / UNUSED PRODUCTS:
WASTE MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATION.
CONTAMINATED PACKAGING:
EMPTY CONTAINERS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR LOCAL RECYCLING, RECOVERY OR WASTE
DISPOSAL
COMPONENTS RCRA - F RCRA - K RCRA - P RCRA - U
SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
WASTES WASTES WASTES WASTES
WATER NONE NONE NONE NONE
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE NONE NONE NONE NONE
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT:
UN-NO: UN1814
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
ERG NO: 154
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
DOT RQ (LBS): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SYMBOL(S): R4
TDG (CANADA):
UN-NO: UN1814
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ADR:
UN-NO: UN1814
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION
HAZARD CLASS: 8
PACKING GROUP: II
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
CLASSIFICATION CODE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
CEFIC TREMCARD NO: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
IMO / IMDG:
UN-NO: UN1814
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
IMDG PAGE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EMS: F-A
MFAG: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MAXIMUM QUANTITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
RID:
UN-NO: UN1814
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
CLASSIFICATION CODE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ICAO:
UN-NO: UN1814
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
IATA:
UN-NO: UN1814
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
ERG CODE: 8L
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES:
COMPONENTS U.S. TSCA KOREA KECLL PHILIPPINES JAPAN ENCS
(PICCS)
WATER PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT NOT PRESENT
KE-35400
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
KE-29139 (1)-369
COMPONENTS CHINA AUSTRALIA (AICS) EINECS-NO.
WATER PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
231-791-2
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
215-181-3
U.S. REGULATIONS:
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE:
MASSACHUSETTS RTK: PRESENT
NEW JERSEY RTK HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: 1571
NEW JERSEY - DISCHARGE PREVENTION - LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PRESENT
PENNSYLVANIA RTK: ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD
PENNSYLVANIA RTK - ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD LIST: PRESENT
MINNESOTA - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: PRESENT
NEW YORK RELEASE REPORTING - LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES:
1000 LB RQ
100 LB RQ
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE:
LOUISANA REPORTABLE QUANTITY LIST FOR POLLUTANTS:
1000 LB FINAL RQ
454 KG FINAL RQ
CALIFORNIA DIRECTORS LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PRESENT
FDA - FOOD ADDITIVES GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE (GRAS): 21 CFR 184.1631
FDA - 21 CFR - TOTAL FOOD ADDITIVES:
163.110 163.111 163.112 172.841 175.210 176.180 176.210 177.1600 177.2800
184.1631 73.85
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65: SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986.
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL REQUIRING A WARNING UNDER
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65. (SEE TABLE BELOW)
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL REQUIRING A WARNING UNDER
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65. (SEE TABLE BELOW)
COMPONENTS CARCINOGEN DEVELOPMENTAL MALE FEMALE
TOXICITY REPRODUCTIVE REPRODUCTIVE
TOXICITY TOXICITY
WATER NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
POTASSIUM NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
HYDROXIDE
CERCLA/SARA:
COMPONENTS CERCLA - HAZARDOUS SECTION 302 SECTION 302
SUBSTANCES AND EXTREMELY EXTREMELY
THEIR REPORTABLE HAZARDOUS HAZARDOUS
QUANTITIES SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES
AND TPQS AND RQS
WATER NONE NONE NONE
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1000 LB FINAL RQ NONE NONE
454 KG FINAL RQ
COMPONENTS SECTION 313 - CHEMICAL SECTION 313 - REPORTING
CATEGORY DE MINIMIS
WATER NONE NONE
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE NONE NONE
U.S. TSCA:
COMPONENTS TSCA SECTION TSCA 8(D) - HEALTH
5(A)2 - CHEMICALS WITH AND SAFETY REPORTING
SIGNIFICANT NEW USE
RULES (SNURS)
WATER NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE
CANADA:
WHMIS HAZARD CLASS:
E: CORROSIVE MATERIAL
WATER: UNCONTROLLED PRODUCT ACCORDING TO WHMIS CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE:
D1B
E
E 0.056% IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION, 0.11%, 0.56% IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION, 2.5%,
2.8%, 5.6% IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION, 25%, 28%, 33.3%, 40%, 50% IN AQUEOUS
SOLUTION
CANADA CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATION:
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE
CPR (CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATION) AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.
COMPONENTS WHMIS INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 1%
INVENTORY:
COMPONENTS CANADA (DSL) CANADA (NDSL)
WATER PRESENT NOT LISTED
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE PRESENT NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS CEPA SCHEDULE CEPA - 2010 GREENHOUSE GASES
I - TOXIC SUBSTANCES SUBJECT TO MANDITORY REPORTING
WATER NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
EU CLASSIFICATION:
R-PHRASE(S):
R22: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
R34: CAUSES BURNS.
S-PHRASE(S):
S26:
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND
SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
S45:
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY
(SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
S36/37/39:
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION.
COMPONENTS CLASSIFICATION CONCENTRATION SAFETY PHRASES
LIMITS
WATER NO INFORMATION
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE XN; R22 NO INFORMATION S1/2 S26
C; R35 S36/37/39 S45
THE PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX VI TO DIRECTIVE
67/548/EEC:
INDICATION OF DANGER:
C: CORROSIVE.
C: CORROSIVE
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
REVISION DATE: 04/23/2015
PREPARED BY: SONIA OWEN
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