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PRODUCT NAME: PURPLE K DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER OTHER IDENTIFIERS: POTASSIUM BICARBONATE, KDC, PK PRODUCT CODE(S): CH 515, 517, 542, 553 MODEL CODE(S) FOR EXTINGUISHERS: 410, 413, 415, 416, 452,460, 466, 469, 472, 478, 479, 483, 486, 490, 493, 497, 566, 569, 575, 580, 584,591, 595, 599, 652, 688, 689, 690, 691, 693, 722, 759, 762, 764, 783, A413, V10PK, V13PK, V25PK, VH25PK, V50PK, VS50PK RECOMMENDED USE: FIRE SUPPRESSION, AGRICULTURE, MEDICAL NOT FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL DRUG USE. MANUFACTURER: AMEREX CORPORATION INTERNET ADDRESS: WWW.AMEREX-FIRE.COM ADDRESS: 7595 GADSDEN HIGHWAY P.O. BOX 81 TRUSSVILLE, AL 35173-0081 COMPANY TELEPHONE: (205) 655-3271 E-MAIL ADDRESS: INFO@AMEREX-FIRE.COM EMERGENCY CONTACTS: CHEMTREC: 1(800) 424-9300 OR (703)527-3887 REVISED: DECEMBER 1, 2021 REVISION: K
GHS - CLASSIFICATION: HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICAL ACUTE TOXICITY: CATEGORY 5 NONE NONE SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2 NONE WARNING SKIN SENSITIZATION: NO NONE NONE EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2A NONE WARNING EYE DAMAGE: CATEGORY 1 NONE DANGER STOT - CATEGORY 3 NONE WARNING CARCINOGEN: CATEGORY NONE NONE NONE GHS - LABEL SYMBOL(S): CORROSION EXCLAMATION MARK IF PRESSURIZED: GAS UNDER PRESSURE GAS CYLINDER GHS - SIGNAL WORD(S): DANGER OTHER HAZARDS NOT RESULTING IN CLASSIFICATION: MICA MAY CONTAIN SMALL QUANTITIES OF QUARTZ (CRYSTALLINE SILICA). PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA DUST AT CONCENTRATIONS EXCEEDING THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING A DISABLING LUNG DISEASE KNOWN AS SILICOSIS. IARC FOUND LIMITED EVIDENCE FOR PULMONARY CARCINOGENICITY OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA IN HUMANS. IN THE CASE OF NORMAL USE OF THIS PRODUCT, EXPOSURE TO SILICA SHOULD BE NIL. THE ATTAPULGITE CLAY USED IN THIS PRODUCT IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE CARCINOGENIC TO ANIMALS OR HUMANS. GHS - HAZARD PHRASES: GHS HAZARD GHS CODES CODE PHRASES PHYSICAL H229 *- CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE; MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED. HEALTH H315 CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. 318 CAUSES SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE. 319 CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. 335 MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. ENVIRONMENTAL NONE PRECAUTIONARY: GENERAL P101 IF MEDICAL ADVICE IS NEEDED, HAVE PRODUCT CONTAINER OR LABEL AT HAND. PREVENTION P251 DO NOT PIERCE OR BURN, EVEN AFTER USE. 261 AVOID BREATHING DUST/FUMES/GAS/MIST/VAPOURS/SPRAY. 264 WASH EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. 270 DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT. 271 USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. 280 WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION. RESPONSE P312 CALL A DOCTOR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL. 321 SPECIFIC TREATMENT (SEE SECTION 4. FIRST AID MEASURES). 302+352 IF ON SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. 304+340 IF INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. 305+351+338 IF IN EYES: RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO - CONTINUE RINSING. 332+313 IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. 342+311 IF EXPERIENCING RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS: CALL A DOCTOR. 337+313 IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. 362 IF EXPOSED OR CONCERNED, GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION. STORAGE P403+233 STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. 405 STORE LOCKED UP. 410+403 *- PROTECT FROM SUNLIGHT. STORE IN WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. DISPOSAL P501 DISPOSE OF CONTENTS THROUGH A LICENSED DISPOSAL COMPANY. CONTAMINATED CONTAINER SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF AS UNUSED PRODUCT. *- IF UNDER PRESSURE
CHEMICAL NAME EC NO. REACH REG. NO. CAS-NO. WEIGHT % POTASSIUM BICARBONATE 206-059-0 01-2119532640- 298-14-6 >35 (POTASSIUM HYDROGEN 48-0002 CARBONATE)-MAY CONTAIN MINOR CALCIUM CARBONATE CALCIUM CARBONATE 215-279-6 NOT AVAILABLE 1317-65-3 >40 ATTAPULGITE CLAY 601-805-5 NOT AVAILABLE 12174-11-7 >4 MICA-POTASSIUM NA NOT AVAILABLE 12001-26-2 >2 ALUMINUM SILICATE SILICONE OIL METHYL NA NOT AVAILABLE 63148-57-2 <0.5 HYDROGEN POLYSILOXANE VIOLET 23 PIGMENT 228-767-9 NOT AVAILABLE 6358-30-1 <0.2 OXAZINE DYE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS: A MILD IRRITANT TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES, AND SKIN. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND IRRITATION OF THE LUNGS, EYES, AND SKIN. INGESTION, ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY, MAY CAUSE GASTRIC DISTRESS.
EYE EXPOSURE: CAUSES IRRITATION. CAN CAUSE DAMAGE. IRRIGATE EYES WITH WATER AND REPEAT UNTIL PAIN FREE. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION CONTINUES, OR IF VISION CHANGES OCCUR. SKIN EXPOSURE: MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. IN CASE OF CONTACT, WASH WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, ALONG WITH COUGHING. IF RESPIRATORY IRRITATION OR DISTRESS OCCURS REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INGESTION: OVERDOSE SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE NUMBNESS OR TINGLING IN HANDS OR FEET, UNEVEN HEART RATE, PARALYSIS, FEELING FAINT, CHEST PAIN OR HEAVY FEELING, PAIN SPREADING TO THE ARM OR SHOULDER, NAUSEA, SWEATING, GENERAL ILL FEELING, OR SEIZURE (CONVULSIONS). IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS AND ALERT, GIVE 2-3 GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK. IF CONSCIOUS, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT LEAVE VICTIM UNATTENDED. TO PREVENT ASPIRATION OF SWALLOWED PRODUCT, LAY VICTIM ON SIDE WITH HEAD LOWER THAN WAIST. MEDICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: INHALATION OF PRODUCT MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING CHRONIC RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, OR BRONCHITIS. SKIN CONTACT MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING SKIN DISEASE. CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE PNEUMOCONIOSIS ("DUSTY LUNG" DISEASE).
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES: NOT FLAMMABLE FLASH POINT: NOT DETERMINED SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NON-COMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: CALCIUM AND CARBON OXIDES EXPLOSION DATA: SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT: NOT SENSITIVE SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NOT SENSITIVE UNUSUAL FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARDS: IN A FIRE THIS MATERIAL MAY DECOMPOSE, RELEASING OXIDES OF CARBON AND CALCIUM, POTASSIUM AND NITROGEN, AND CO2. IGNITES WHEN IN CONTACT WITH FLUORINE. (SEE SECTION 10). PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS: AS IN ANY FIRE, WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (PRESSURE-DEMAND, NIOSH APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT), AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES, AND CLOTHING. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: MINIMUM - SAFETY GLASSES, GLOVES, AND A DUST RESPIRATOR. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES: NA METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT: PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. METHODS FOR CLEAN UP: AVOID DUST FORMATION; CLEAN UP RELEASED MATERIAL USING VACUUM OR WET SWEEP AND SHOVEL TO MINIMIZE GENERATION OF DUST. BAG AND TRANSFER TO PROPERLY LABELED CONTAINERS. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. OTHER: IF PRODUCT IS CONTAMINATED, USE PPE AND CONTAINMENT APPROPRIATE TO THE NATURE OF THE MOST TOXIC CHEMICAL OR MATERIAL IN THE MIXTURE.
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS: USE APPROPRIATE PPE WHEN HANDLING OR MAINTAINING EQUIPMENT, AND WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING (SEE SECTION 8). CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE/HANDLING: KEEP PRODUCT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER OR EXTINGUISHER. PREVENT FALLING. DO NOT ALLOW NEAR HEAT SOURCES. CONTENTS MAY BE UNDER PRESSURE - INSPECT EXTINGUISHER CONSISTENT WITH PRODUCT LABELING TO ENSURE CONTAINER INTEGRITY. INCOMPATIBLE PRODUCTS: DO NOT MIX WITH OTHER EXTINGUISHING AGENTS, PARTICULARLY AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE. INCOMPATIBLE WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACIDS, ALUMINUM, AMMONIUM SALTS, FLUORINE AND MAGNESIUM. DO NOT STORE IN HIGH HUMIDITY. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: GASEOUS CO2 AND CALCIUM OXIDE. HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
CHEMICAL NAME OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV DFG MAK * EU BLV POTASSIUM BICARBONATE PNOC** PNOC** PNOC** NA (POTASSIUM HYDROGEN TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST, CARBONATE)-MAY 15 MG/M3 10 MG/M3 4 MG/M3 CONTAIN MINOR RESPIRABLE RESPIRABLE RESPIRABLE CALCIUM CARBONATE FRACTION, FRACTION, FRACTION, 5 MG/M3 3 MG/M3 1.5 MG/M3 ATTAPULGITE CLAY PNOC** PNOC** PNOC** NA TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST, 15 MG/M3 15 MG/M3 4 MG/M3 50 UG/M3 25 UG/M3 RESPIRABLE SILICA SILICA FRACTION, 1.5 MG/M3 CALCIUM CARBONATE PNOC** PNOC** NR*** NA TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST, 15 MG/M3 10 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE FRACTION, 5 MG/M3 MICA-POTASSIUM PNOC** PNOC** PNOC** NA ALUMINUM SILICATE TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST, TOTAL DUST, 15 MG/M3 10 MG/M3 4 MG/M3 RESPIRABLE RESPIRABLE RESPIRABLE FRACTION, FRACTION, FRACTION, 50 UG/M3 25 UG/M3 1.5 MG/M3 SILICA SILICA SILICONE OIL METHYL NR*** NR*** NR*** NA HYDROGEN POLYSILOXANE VIOLET 23 PIGMENT NR*** NR*** NR*** NA OXAZINE DYE * GERMAN REGULATORY LIMITS ** PNOC: PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (ACGIH) ALSO KNOWN AS PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE REGULATED (OSHA) *** NR: NOT REGULATED. ALL VALUES ARE 8 HOUR TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS. ENGINEERING CONTROLS: SHOWERS EYEWASH STATIONS VENTILATION SYSTEMS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT - PPE CODE E: THE NEED FOR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NOT PROBABLE DURING SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE. PPE USE DURING PRODUCTION PROCESS MUST BE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED. CHEMICAL GOGGLES GLOVES FULL SUIT DUST MASK EYE/FACE PROTECTION: TIGHTLY FITTING SAFETY GOGGLES SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/COVERALLS RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: IF EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED OR IRRITATION IS EXPERIENCED, NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHOULD BE WORN. USE P100 RESPIRATORS FOR LIMITED EXPOSURE, USE AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR (APR) WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA) FILTERS FOR PROLONGED EXPOSURE. POSITIVE-PRESSURE SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATORS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR HIGH AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION MUST BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS. THE NEED FOR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NOT LIKELY FOR SHORT-TERM USE IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS. HYGIENE MEASURES: GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICE IS ESSENTIAL, SUCH AS AVOIDING FOOD, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, OR OTHER HAND-TO-MOUTH CONTACT WHEN HANDLING. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
APPEARANCE: LIGHT PURPLE POWDER, ODORLESS MOLECULAR WEIGHT: KHCO3: 100.11 G/MOL CaCO3: 100.09 G/MOL ODOR: KHCO3: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE CaCO3: NONE ODOR THRESHOLD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE DEG. C: KHCO3: 100 - 110 CaCO3: 825 FREEZING POINT DEG. C: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE INITIAL BOILING POINT DEG. C: KHCO3: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE CaCO3: 2850 PHYSICAL STATE: CRYSTALLINE POWDER PH: KHCO3: APPROXIMATELY 8.2 CaCO3: 8-9 FLASH POINT DEG. C: NONE AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE DEG. C: NONE BOILING POINT/RANGE DEG. C: KHCO3: NOT APPLICABLE CaCO3: 2850 MELTING POINT/RANGE DEG. C: KHCO3: 100 - 110 CaCO3: 825 FLAMMABILITY: NOT FLAMMABLE FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR DEG. C: UPPER: NOT FLAMMABLE LOWER: NOT FLAMMABLE EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: KHCO3: NONE CaCO3: IF HEATED WITH A MIXTURE OF MAGNESIUM AND HYDROGEN, A VIOLENT EXPLOSION CAN OCCUR. OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: KHCO3: NONE CaCO3: NO DATA AVAILABLE VOLATILE COMPONENT (%VOL): NOT APPLICABLE EVAPORATION RATE: NOT APPLICABLE MMHG @ 37.8 C: NOT APPLICABLE VAPOR DENSITY: NOT APPLICABLE VAPOR PRESSURE 20 DEG. C: KHCO3: <1 MMHG CaCO3: APPR. 0 MMHG SPECIFIC GRAVITY: KHCO3: APPROXIMATELY 2.17; 0.88 IN AERATED CONDITION CaCO3: 2.7 SOLUBILITY: KHCO3: PRODUCT IS COATED, NOT IMMEDIATELY SOLUBLE IN WATER CaCO3: 0.013 G/L AT 25 DEG. C PARTITION COEFFICIENT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE VISCOSITY: NOT APPLICABLE.
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE AND HANDLING CONDITIONS. REACTIVITY: NONE INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS; ACIDS AND ACID SALTS; AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, AMMONIUM SALTS, LITHIUM, ALUMINUM, FLUORINE, MAGNESIUM. PROTECT FROM MOISTURE CONDITIONS TO AVOID: STORAGE OR HANDLING NEAR INCOMPATIBLES. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CARBON, NITROGEN, AND POTASSIUM OXIDES, CO2. HEAT OF FIRE MAY RELEASE CARBON MONOXIDE. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: KHCO3: NONE CaCO3: IGNITES IN CONTACT WITH FLUORINE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: DOES NOT OCCUR
LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: INHALATION, SKIN AND EYE CONTACT. SYMPTOMS: IMMEDIATE: INHALATION: IRRITATION, COUGHING. EYES: IRRITATION, PERHAPS SEVERE. SKIN: IRRITATION. DELAYED: SYMPTOMS APPEAR TO BE RELATIVELY IMMEDIATE ACUTE TOXICITY: RELATIVELY NON-TOXIC. CHRONIC TOXICITY: SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE: NONE KNOWN. LONG-TERM EXPOSURE: AS WITH ALL DUSTS, PNEUMOCONIOSIS, OR "DUSTY LUNG" DISEASE, MAY RESULT FROM CHRONIC EXPOSURE. ACUTE TOXICITY VALUES - HEALTH: CHEMICAL NAME LD50 LC50 (INHALATION) ORAL DERMAL POTASSIUM BICARBONATE 2825 MG/KG >2000 MG/KG 4.96 MG/L (RAT) (RABBIT) (RAT) MICA NONE NONE NONE CALCIUM CARBONATE 6450 MG/KG 500 MG/KG 24 HR NONE (RAT) (RABBIT) ATTAPULGITE CLAY NONE NONE NONE SILICONE OIL NONE NONE NONE VIOLET 23 PIGMENT NONE NONE NONE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: THIS PRODUCT'S INGREDIENTS ARE NOT KNOWN TO HAVE REPRODUCTIVE OR TERATOGENIC EFFECTS. TARGET ORGANS AND EFFECTS (TOST): RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (MILD IRRITANT). THIS PRODUCT IS A MILD IRRITANT TO EPITHELIAL TISSUE, (EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES, SKIN) AND MAY AGGRAVATE DERMATITIS. NO INFORMATION WAS FOUND INDICATING THE PRODUCT CAUSES SENSITIZATION. OTHER TOXICITY CATEGORIES: CHEMICAL NAME GERM CELL CARCINOGENICITY REPRODUCTIVE MUTAGENICITY POTASSIUM BICARBONATE 12 NONE NONE NONE ATTAPULGITE CLAY NONE NONE NONE MICA NONE NONE NONE SILICONE OIL NONE NONE NONE VIOLET 23 PIGMENT NONE NONE NONE OXAZINE DYE CHEMICAL NAME TOST SINGLE EXP TOST REPEATED EXP ASPIRATION POTASSIUM BICARBONATE 12 CAT 3 NONE NONE ATTAPULGITE CLAY NONE KIDNEY NONE MICA NONE NONE NONE SILICONE OIL NONE NONE NONE VIOLET 23 PIGMENT NONE NONE NONE OXAZINE DYE
ECOTOXICITY: LOW RISK. PERSISTENCE/DEGRADABILITY: DEGRADES RAPIDLY IN HUMID/WET ENVIRONMENT. PROBABILITY OF RAPID BIODEGRADATION: KHCO3 EST: 0.718 (RAPID) CaCO3: (RAPID) ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION PROBABILITY: KHCO3 EST: 0.836 (RAPID) CaCO3: (RAPID) BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR: KHCO3: 3.16 L/KG CaCO3: 3.162 L/KG BIOACCUMMULATION POTENTIAL: KHCO3: LOW. EST BIOTRANSFORMATION HALF-LIKE 0.012 DAYS CaCO3: LOW. EST BIOTRANSFORMATION HALF-LIKE 0.004 DAYS MOBILITY IN SOIL: KHCO3: LOG KOC: EST -2.062 CaCO3: LOG KOC: EST -0.478 LOG KOA: NOT APPLICABLE LOG KAW: NOT APPLICABLE FRACTION SORBED TO AIRBORNE PARTICULATES: KHCO3: 0.886 CaCO3: 0.052 ATMOSPHERIC OXIDATION HALF-LIFE: KHCO3: 20.6 DAYS CaCO3: NOT APPLICABLE LEVEL III FUGACITY MODEL: KHCO3: 62% SOIL, 37% WATER, <0.1% SEDIMENT, AIR CaCO3: 93% SOIL, 37.69% WATER, <0.1% SEDIMENT AIR NOTE: KHCO3 - POTASSIUM BICARBONATE CaCO3 - CALCIUM CARBONATE OTHER ADVERSE ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS: NO OTHER KNOWN EFFECTS AT THIS TIME. AQUATIC TOXICITY VALUES - RESEARCH: CHEMICAL NAME ACUTE (LC50) CHRONIC (LC50) POTASSIUM BICARBONATE CAT IV; 1300 MG/L (RAINBOW TROUT), N/A 96 HR. 630 MG/L (WATER FLEA) 48 HR., MORTALITY MIN. AT 94 MG/L 260 MG/L (FLATHEAD MINNOW), MORTALITY MIN. DOSE MICA N/A N/A CALCIUM CARBONATE N/A N/A ATTAPULGITE CLAY N/A N/A SILICONE OIL N/A N/A VIOLET 23 PIGMENT N/A N/A AQUATIC TOXICITY VALUES - CALCULATED ESTIMATES: CHEMICAL NAME ACUTE (LC50) CHRONIC (LC50) POTASSIUM BICARBONATE 8259 MG/L FISH 96 HR 1088 MG/L GR. ALGAE 96 HR 3737 MG/L DAPHNID 48 HR MICA N/A N/A CALCIUM CARBONATE N/A N/A ATTAPULGITE CLAY N/A N/A SILICONE OIL N/A N/A VIOLET 23 PIGMENT N/A N/A
SAFE HANDLING: USE APPROPRIATE PPE WHEN HANDLING, AND WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING (SEE SECTION 8). WASTE DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS: DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. NOTES: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A RCRA CHARACTERISTICALLY HAZARDOUS OR LISTED HAZARDOUS WASTE. DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO STATE OR LOCAL LAWS, WHICH MAY BE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN FEDERAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS. USED PRODUCT MAY BE ALTERED OR CONTAMINATED, CREATING DIFFERENT DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS.
UN NUMBER: NA UN PROPER SHIPPING NAME: NA TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS: NA PACKING GROUP: NA MARINE POLLUTANT?: NO SEE CURRENT APPLICABLE TRANSPORT REGULATIONS (DOT - GROUND, IATA - AIR, IMDG - MARITIME) PRIOR TO SHIPPING. NOTES: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT DEFINED AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) 49 CFR 172, OR BY TRANSPORT CANADA "TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS" REGULATIONS. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR SHIPPING: THE TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION ABOVE COVERS THE PURPLE K DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER AGENT AS SHIPPED IN BULK CONTAINERS AND NOT WHEN CONTAINED IN FIRE EXTINGUISHERS OR FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYSTEMS. IF SHIPPED IN A STORED PRESSURE-TYPE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AND PRESSURIZED WITH A NON-FLAMMABLE, NON-TOXIC INERT EXPELLANT GAS, THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSPORT CANADA. THE PROPER SHIPPING NAME SHALL BE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE UN DESIGNATION IS UN 1044. THE DOT HAZARD CLASS/DIVISION IS LIMITED QUANTITY HEN PRESSURIZED TO LESS THAN 241 PSIG AND WHEN SHIPPED VIA HIGHWAY OR RAIL. UN CLASS 2.2. NONFLAMMABLE GAS WHEN SHIPPING VIA AIR. PACKING GROUP: N/A
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORY STATUS: ALL INGREDIENTS ARE ON THE FOLLOWING INVENTORIES COUNTRY(IES) AGENCY STATUS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TSCA YES CANADA DSL YES EUROPE EINECS/ELINCS YES AUSTRALIA AICS YES JAPAN MITI YES SOUTH KOREA KECL YES REACH TITLE VII RESTRICTIONS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE CHEMICAL NAME DANGEROUS ORGANIC HARMFUL SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES SOLVENTS WHOSE NAMES ARE TO BE INDICATED ON LABEL POTASSIUM NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE BICARBONATE CALCIUM CARBONATE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE CHEMICAL NAME POLLUTION POLLUTION POISON AND RELEASE AND RELEASE AND DELETERIOUS TRANSFER TRANSFER SUBSTANCES REGISTRY REGISTRY CONTROL LAW (CLASS II) (CLASS I) POTASSIUM NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE BICARBONATE CALCIUM CARBONATE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE COMPONENT ISHA - HARMFUL ISHA - HARMFUL TOXIC CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES CLASSIFICATION PROHIBITED FOR REQUIRING LISTING (TCCL) - MANUFACTURING, PERMISSION TOXIC CHEMICALS IMPORTING, TRANSFERRING, OR SUPPLYING POTASSIUM NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE BICARBONATE 298-14-6 (>35) ATTAPULGITE CLAY NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 298-14-6 (>4) MICA-POTASSIUM NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE ALUMINUM SILICATE 120001-26-2 (>2) CALCIUM CARBONATE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1317-65-3 (>40) SILICONE OIL NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE METHY HYDROGEN POLYSILOXANE 63148-57-2 (<0.5) VIOLET 23 PIGMENT NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE OXAZINE DYE 6358-30-1 (<0.2) COMPONENT TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY (TRI) - GROUP I (TRI) - GROUP II POTASSIUM BICARBONATE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE ATTAPULGITE CLAY NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE MICA-POTASSIUM NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE ALUMINUM SILICATE CALCIUM CARBONATE NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE SILICONE OIL METHY NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE HYDROGEN POLYSILOXANE VIOLET 23 PIGMENT NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE OXAZINE DYE EUROPEAN RISK AND SAFETY PHRASES: EU CLASSIFICATION: XI: IRRITANT R PHRASES: 20: HARMFUL BY INHALATION. 36/37: IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. 38: IRRITATING TO SKIN. 39: DANGER OF VERY SERIOUS IRREVERSIBLE EFFECTS. 40: LIMITED EVIDENCE OF CARCINOGENIC EFFECT. 41: RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYES. S PHRASES: 22: DO NOT BREATH DUST. 24/25: AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. 26: IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. 36/37/39: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION. U.S. FEDERAL REGULATORY INFORMATION: SARA 313: SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA) - THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN AND CHEMICALS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND TITLE 40 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 372. NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE UNDER SARA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OR HAVE SARA THRESHOLD PLANNING QUANTITIES (TPQS) OR CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITIES (RQS) OR ARE REGULATED UNDER TSCA 8(D). SARA 311/312: HAZARD CATEGORIES: ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD: NO CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARD: NO FIRE HAZARD: NO SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE HAZARD-*: YES REACTIVE HAZARD: NO * - ONLY APPLICABLE IF MATERIAL IS IN A PRESSURIZED EXTINGUISHER. CLEAN WATER/CLEAN AIR ACTS: THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES REGULATED AS POLLUTANTS PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT (40 CFR 122.21 AND 40 CFR 122.42) OR CLEAN AIR ACT, SECTION 112 HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (HAPS) (SEE 40 CFR 61) AND SECTION 112 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990. U.S. STATE REGULATORY INFORMATION: CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE COVERED UNDER SPECIFIC STATE REGULATIONS, AS DENOTED BELOW: ALASKA: DESIGNATED TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NONE CALIFORNIA: PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS: NONE FLORIDA: SUBSTANCE LIST: MICA DUST ILLINOIS: TOXIC SUBSTANCE LIST: NONE KANSAS: SECTION 302/303 LIST: NONE MASSACHUSETTS: SUBSTANCE LIST: MICA DUST MINNESOTA: LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NONE MISSOURI: EMPLOYER INFORMATION/TOXIC SUBSTANCE LIST: NONE NEW JERSEY: RIGHT TO KNOW HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: NONE NORTH DAKOTA: LIST OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS, REPORTABLE QUANTITIES: NONE PENNSYLVANIA: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: NONE RHODE ISLAND: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: MICA DUST TEXAS: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: NONE WEST VIRGINIA: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: NONE WISCONSIN: TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NONE CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: NO COMPONENT IS LISTED ON THE CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 LIST. OTHER: MEXICO - GRADE: NO COMPONENT LISTED CANADA - WHMIS HAZARD CLASS: NO COMPONENT LISTED
THIS INFORMATION SHEET COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF US, UK, CANADIAN, AUSTRALIAN AND EUROPEAN REGULATIONS OR STANDARDS, AND CONFORMS TO THE PROPOSED FORMAT, ANSI Z400.1,2003. NO MODIFICATION OF THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET IS PERMITTED BY AMEREX CORPORATION. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO AMEREX CORPORATION (SEE SECTION 1). ISSUING DATE: 17-JUNE-2012 REVISION DATE: 1-DECEMBER-2021 REVISION: K REVISION NOTES: NONE THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS GIVEN IN GOOD FAITH BUT NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE. UPDATED BY WILLIAM GARVIN, CIH. PURPLE - K SDS PART NUMBER: 27011 |