| Common Name: | POTASSIUM CHLORATE, CRYSTAL, REAGENT, ACS |
| Manufacturer: | SPECTRUM CHEMICALS & LABORATORY PRODUCTS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 11/18/2016 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 6MMV5, 6MMV6 |
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SPECTRUM(R*)
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ISO 9001-2008 REGISTERED
SAFETY DATA SHEET
PREPARATION DATE: 11/18/2016
REVISION DATE: 11/18/2016
REVISION NUMBER: G1
| 1. IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
PRODUCT CODE: P1245
PRODUCT NAME: POTASSIUM CHLORATE, CRYSTAL, REAGENT, ACS
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION:
SYNONYMS:
CHLORATE OF POTASH
CHLORATE DE POTASSIUM (FRENCH)
BERTHOLLET SALT
BERTHOLLET'S SALT
POTASSIO (CHLORATO DI) (ITALIAN)
CHLORIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
POTASSIUM (CHLORATE DE) (FRENCH)
POTASSIUM OXYMURIATE
SALT OF TARTER
OXYMURIATE OF POTASH
CAS #: 3811-04-9
RTECS #: FO0350000
CI#: NOT AVAILABLE
RECOMMENDED USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE:
RECOMMENDED USE: TEXTILE PRINTING. BLEACHING AGENT.
USES ADVISED AGAINST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
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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 ACCORDING TO THE 2012 OSHA HAZARD
COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200)
CONSIDERED A DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE ACCORDING TO THE GLOBALLY
HARMONIZED SYSTEM (GHS)
ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL: CATEGORY 4
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2B
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (SINGLE EXPOSURE): CATEGORY 3
OXIDIZING SOLIDS: CATEGORY 1
LABEL ELEMENTS:
DANGER
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED
CAUSES EYE IRRITATION
MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION
MAY CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSION; STRONG OXIDIZER
EXCLAMATION MARK
FLAME OVER CIRCLE
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NOT APPLICABLE
OTHER HAZARDS: CAUSES MILD SKIN IRRITATION
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - PREVENTION:
WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT/SPARKS/OPEN FLAMES/HOT SURFACES. - NO SMOKING
KEEP/STORE AWAY FROM CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
TAKE ANY PRECAUTION TO AVOID MIXING WITH COMBUSTIBLES
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES
WEAR EYE/FACE PROTECTION
WEAR FIRE/FLAME RESISTANT/RETARDANT CLOTHING
AVOID BREATHING DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY
IN CASE OF MAJOR FIRE AND LARGE QUANTITIES:
EVACUATE AREA. FIGHT FIRE REMOTELY DUE TO THE RISK OF EXPLOSION.
IN CASE OF FIRE:
USE WATER TO EXTINGUISH. DO NOT USE DRY CHEMICALS OR FOAMS. CO2 OR HALON
MAY PROVIDE LIMITED CONTROL.
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF
PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING.
IF EYE IRRITATION PERSISTS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION.
IF ON CLOTHING:
RINSE IMMEDIATELY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER
BEFORE REMOVING CLOTHES
IF INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING.
IF SWALLOWED:
CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL RINSE MOUTH
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL PLANT
| 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. WEIGHT %
POTASSIUM CHLORATE 3811-04-9 100
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
FIRST AID MEASURES:
GENERAL ADVICE:
NATIONAL CAPITAL POISON CENTER IN THE UNITED STATES CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
IF YOU HAVE A POISON EMERGENCY AND NEED TO TALK TO A POISON SPECIALIST.
CALL 1-800-222-1222.
SKIN CONTACT:
WASH OFF IMMEDIATELY WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER REMOVING ALL
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
DEVELOPS. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IF NECESSARY.
EYE CONTACT:
FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. IF SYMPTOMS
PERSIST, CALL A PHYSICIAN.
INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE. NEVER
GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IF
NECESSARY.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED:
SYMPTOMS:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MILD SKIN IRRITATION. CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. MAY
CAUSE CORNEAL OPACITY. MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS. NOSE AND THROAT
IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. MAY CAUSE PULMONARY
EDEMA. MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS. MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA AND
CYANOSIS. MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS. STAGGERING GAIT. DIZZINESS. FAINTING. CONVULSIONS.
COMA. MAY CAUSE CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS. MAY CAUSE LIVER INJURY AND
HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA. RENAL FAILURE. IT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. CHRONIC EXPOSURE
MAY AFFECT LIVER, KIDNEYS/URINARY SYSTEM, AND BLOOD.
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:
WATER. CO2 MAY BE OF NO VALUE IN EXTINGUISHING FIRES INVOLVING OXIDIZERS
AND MAY ONLY PROVIDE LIMITED CONTROL.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY CHEMICAL. FOAM. HALONS.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL:
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS:
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE. POTASSIUM OXIDES. CHLORINE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS:
OXIDIZER. KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, CLOTHING,
ETC.)
THE PRODUCT IS NOT FLAMMABLE, BUT IT MAY CAUSE FIRE WHEN IN CONTACT WITH
OTHER MATERIAL
CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE OR ORGANIC MATERIALS MAY CAUSE FIRE
WILL ACCELERATE BURNING WHEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE
CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS OR WHEN HEATED
IT IS A STRONG OXIDIZER, REACTING WITH ORGANIC MATERIALS (WOOD, PAPER,
OILS, CHLOTHING, ETC.).
PAPER IMPREGNATED WITH SODIUM CHLORATE CAN BE IGNITED BY STATIC SPARKS.
MAY REACT EXPLOSIVELY WITH HYDROCARBONS (FUELS).
MIXTURES WITH AMMONIUM SALTS, POWDERED METALS, PHOSPHORUS, SILICON, SULFUR,
OR SULFIDES ARE READILY IGNITED. AND POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE.
MIXTURES WITH FIBROUS OR ABSORBENT ORGANIC MATERIALS (CHARCOAL, FLOUR,
SHELLAC, SAWDUST, SUGAR) ARE HAZARDOUS AND CAN BE CAUSED TO EXPLODE BY
STATIC FRICTION OR SHOCK.
IT MAY REACT EXPLOSIVELY WITH ALKENES + POSTASSIUM OSMATE, ALUMINUM +
RUBBER, GREASE, LEATHER, SULFIDES, CYANIDES, CYANOBORANE OLIGOMER, ORGANIC
MATTER, PAINT + POLYETHYLENE, SODIUM PHOSPHINATE.
MIXTURES WITH FINELY DIVIDED COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS CAN REACT EXPLOSIVELY.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
SPECIFIC METHODS:
WATER MIST MAY BE USED TO COOL CLOSED CONTAINERS. FOR LARGE FIRES, FLOOD
FIRE AREA WITH WATER FROM A DISTANCE. APPLY WATER FROM AS FAR A DISTANCE
AS POSSIBLE. COOL AFFECTED CONTAINERS WITH FLOODING QUANTITIES OF WATER.
DO NOT USE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS SAWDUST. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE
CONTAINERS.
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:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID
CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND OF
SPILL/LEAK. DO NOT TOUCH DAMAGED CONTAINERS OR SPILLED MATERIAL UNLESS
WEARING APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. AVOID DUST FORMATION. DO NOT USE
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS SAWDUST. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. PREVENT FROM ENTERING
INTO SOIL, DITCHES, SEWERS, WATERWAYS, AND/OR GROUND WATER. PREVENT PRODUCT
FROM ENTERING DRAINS. DO NOT LET THIS CHEMICAL ENTER THE ENVIRONMENT.
METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT:
STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT RISK. COVER WITH PLASTIC SHEET TO
PREVENT SPREADING.
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
CLEAN CONTAMINATED SURFACE THOROUGHLY. SWEEP UP AND SHOVEL. USE APPROPRIATE
TOOLS TO PUT THE SPILLED MATERIAL IN A SUITABLE CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL
CONTAINER. DO NOT USE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS, SAWDUST,
CLOTHING, ETC. TO CLEAN UP SPILL.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/PRECAUTIONS:
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AIR EXCHANGE AND/OR EXHAUST IN WORK ROOMS. AVOID DUST
FORMATION. KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
SAFE HANDLING ADVICE:
WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND
CLOTHING. USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS. DO NOT INGEST. DO NOT BREATHE
DUST. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION. WHEN USING DO NOT SMOKE.
KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. 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. DO NOT
STORE NEAR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN THE
ORIGINAL CONTAINER. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. STORE IN A
SEGREGATED AND APPROVED AREA.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
REDUCING AGENTS
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
POWDERED METALS
ORGANIC MATERIALS
STRONG ACIDS
SULFUR
SULFIDES
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
AMMONIUM SALTS
AMMONIUM SULFATE
CYANIDES
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
CONTROL PARAMETERS:
NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
UNITED STATES:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. OSHA NIOSH ACGIH AIHA WHEEL
POTASSIUM CHLORATE 3811-04-9 NONE NONE NONE NONE
CANADA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CANADA - CANADA - CANADA - CANADA - QUEBEC
ALBERTA BRITISH ONTARIO
COLUMBIA
POTASSIUM 3811-04-9 NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHLORATE
AUSTRALIA AND MEXICO:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. AUSTRALIA MEXICO
POTASSIUM CHLORATE 3811-04-9 NONE NONE
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
ENGINEERING MEASURES TO REDUCE EXPOSURE:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. USE PROCESS ENCLOSURES, LOCAL EXHAUST
VENTILATION, OR OTHER ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW
RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS. IF USER OPERATIONS GENERATE DUST, FUME OR
MIST, USE VENTILATION TO KEEP EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS BELOW THE
EXPOSURE LIMIT.
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE PROTECTION: GOGGLES OR SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE-SHIELDS
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION:
CHEMICAL RESISTANT APRON. GLOVES. LONG SLEEVED CLOTHING. FLAME RETARDANT
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
EFFECTIVE DUST MASK. USE A DUST RESPIRATOR UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE EXPOSURE
TO THE SUBSTANCE IS APPARENT (E.G. GENERATION OF HIGH CONCENTRATION OF DUST
(DUST CLOUDS), INADEQUATE VENTILATION, DEVELOPMENT OF RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION), AND ENGINEERING CONTROLS ARE NOT FEASIBLE. BE SURE TO USE AN
APPROVED/CERTIFIED RESPIRATOR OR EQUIVALENT.
HYGIENE MEASURES:
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. WHEN USING, DO NOT EAT, DRINK
OR SMOKE. WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING THE
PRODUCT.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID
APPEARANCE: CRYSTALLINE SOLID. CRYSTALS.
COLOR: COLORLESS. WHITE.
ODOR: ODORLESS.
TASTE: SALINE. COOL.
FORMULA: KClO3
MOLECULAR/FORMULA WEIGHT: 122.55 G/MOL
FLAMMABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FLASHPOINT (DEG. C / DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
FLASH POINT TESTED ACCORDING TO: NOT AVAILABLE
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C / DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MELTING POINT/RANGE (DEG. C / DEG. F): 368 DEG. C/694.4 DEG. F
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C / DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BOILING POINT/RANGE (DEG. C / DEG. F): 400 DEG. C/752 DEG. F (DEC)
BULK DENSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DENSITY (G/CM3): 2.32
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PH: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VAPOR PRESSURE @ 20 DEG. C (KPA): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VAPOR DENSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
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: SOLUBLE IN WATER
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 8.61 G/100 WATER AT 25 DEG. C
INSOLUBLE IN ACETONE
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY:
CAN REACT EXPLOSIVELY WITH MANY REDUCING AGENTS
CONTACT WITH POWDERED METALS MAY CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSION
HIGHLY REACTIVE WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS AND ORGANIC MATERIALS
REACTIVE WITH STRONG ACIDS
CONTACT WITH ACIDS OR ACID FUMES MAY EVOLVE HIGHLY TOXIC HYDROGEN CHLORIDE
FUMES
VIOLENT REACTION OR IGNITION WITH... AMMONIUM SALTS, AMMONIUM SULFATE,
Sb2S3, ARSENIC, BARIUM HYPOPHOSPHITE, BaS, CALCIUM HYPOPHOSPHITE, CaS,
CHARCOAL, Cu3P2, FABRICES,... LACTOSE, (Mg + CuSO4 (ANHYDROUS) + NH4NO3 +
WATER), MnO2, DINICKEL TRIOXIDE, DIBASIC ORGANIC ACIDS, ORGANIC MATTER,
NaNH2, SUGAR + SULFURIC ACID, SUCROSE, SO2, SULFURIC ACID, THIOCYANATES,
THORIUM DICARBIDE, SODIUM AMIDE, KOH, METAL HYPOPHOSPHITES
FORMS SENSITIVE EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS,...
ALUMINUM + ANTIMONY TRISULFIDE POWDERS, ARSENIC TRISULFIDE, CARBON,
CHARCOAL + POTASSIUM NITRATE + SULFUR, CHARCOAL + SULFUR, CYANIDES,
CYANOGUANIDINE, HYDROCARBONS, MANGANESE DIOXIDE + TRACES OF ORGANIC MATTER,
MANGANESE DIOXIDE + POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, METAL + WOOD, METAL PHOSPHIDES,...
METAL PHOSPHINATES,... FINELY DIVIDED METALS,... METAL PHOSPHIDES,... METAL
THIOCYANATES,... NITRIC ACID + ORGANIC MATERIALS, POWDERED NONMETALS,...
REDUCING AGENTS,... SUGARS,... SULFUR, SULFUR + METAL DERIVATIVES,...
SULFURIC ACID, SODIUM AMIDE, TANNIC ACID
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
AVOID DUST FORMATION. CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS (WOOD, PAPER, OIL,
CLOTHING, ETC.). HEAT, FLAMES AND SPARKS. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. CONTACT
WITH FINELY DIVIDED (POWDERED) METALS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
REDUCING AGENTS
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
POWDERED METALS
ORGANIC MATERIALS
STRONG ACIDS
SULFUR
SULFIDES
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
AMMONIUM SALTS
AMMONIUM SULFATE
CYANIDES
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE. CHLORINE. POTASSIUM OXIDES. DECOMPOSES ON HEATING ABOVE
400 DEG. C, ON CONTACT WITH STRONG ACIDS PRODUCING TOXIC FUMES INCLUDING
CHLORINE DIOXIDE AND CHLORINE.
OTHER INFORMATION:
CORROSIVITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIAL REMARKS ON CORROSIVITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
PRINCIPAL ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: INGESTION. INHALATION.
ACUTE TOXICITY:
COMPONENT INFORMATION:
POTASSIUM CHLORATE:
CAS-NO.: 3811-04-9
LD50/ORAL/RAT: 1870 MG/KG ORAL LD50 RAT
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT: >2000 MG/KG DERMAL LD50 RABBIT
LD50/DERMAL/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
OTHER LD50 OR LC50 INFORMATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
LD50/ORAL/RAT:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX ORAL: 1870 MG/KG
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX ORAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT:
VALUE-ACUTE TOX DERMAL: >2000 MG/KG
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: MILD SKIN IRRITATION.
EYE CONTACT:
CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS. MAY CAUSE CORNEAL OPACITY.
INHALATION:
IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING AND
SHORTNESS OF BREATH. MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA (THE FORMATION OF
METHEMOGLOBIN IN THE BLOOD WHICH CAUSES DEFICIENT OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD
DUE TO DECREASED AVAILABLE HEMOGLOBIN). METHEMOGLOBINEMIA CAN LEAD TO
CYANOSIS (BLUISH SKIN AND LIPS DUE TO DEFICIENT OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD).
INGESTION:
CAUSES DIGESTIVE (GASTROINTESTINAL) TRACT IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL
PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. MAY AFFECT LIVER. MAY AFFECT URINARY
SYSTEM (KIDNEYS). MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, (THE FORMATION OF
METHEMOGLOBIN IN THE BLOOD WHICH CAUSES DEFICIENT OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD
DUE TO DECREASED AVAILABLE HEMOGLOBIN). SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
METHEMOGLOBINEMIA INCLUDE SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CYANOSIS (A BLUISH
DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN, LIPS, MUCOUS MEMBRANES), MENTAL STATUS CHANGES
SUCH AS HEADACHE, MENTAL IMPAIRMENT, FATIGUE, MUSCULAR WEAKNESS, EXERCISE
INTOLERANCE, LIGHTHEADNESS, DIZZINESS, INCOORDINATION, SEIZURES, AND LOSS
OF CONSCIOUSNESS. ARTERIAL BLOOD WITH ELEVATED METHEMOGLOBIN LEVELS HAS A
CHARACTERISTIC CHOCOLATE-BROWN COLOR AS COMPARED TO NORMAL BRIGHT RED
OXYGEN CONTAINING ARTERIAL BLOOD. SEVERE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA IS CHARACTERIZED
BY BRADYCARDIA OR TACHYDARDIA (SLOW OR FAST HEART BEAT), DYSRHYTHMIAS,
SEIZURES, COMA AND DEATH. MAY AFFECT THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
(HYPOTENSION). MAY CAUSE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA. MAY AFFECT RESPIRATION
(HYPOXIA). MAY AFFECT RESPIRATION (DYSPNEA - DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND
SHORTNESS OF BREATH). MAY AFFECT BEHAVIOR/CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (MUSCLE
WEAKNESS, CONVULSIONS).
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 CAN CAUSE DERMATITIS, AND SKIN LESIONS.
REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE BRONCHITIS TO DEVELOP WITH COUGH, PHLEGM,
AND/OR SHORTNESS OF BREATH. PROLONGED OR REPEATED INGESTION MAY AFFECT THE
LIVER, AND KIDNEYS. PROLONGED OR REPEATED INHALATION OR INGESTION MAY
AFFECT BEHAVIOR/CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS)
(SEE ACUTE INGESTION AND INHALATION). PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY
CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA WITH CYANOSIS, ANEMIA.
SENSITIZATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS:
MUTATIONS IN MICROORGANISMS
EXPERIMENTS WITH BACTERIA AND/OR YEAST HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC EFFECTS
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT CONSIDERED CARCINOGENIC.
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. IARC ACGIH - CARCINOGENS NTP
POTASSIUM CHLORATE 3811-04-9 NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS OSHA HCS - AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIA -
CARCINOGENS NOTIFIABLE PROHIBITED
CARCINOGENIC CARCINOGENIC
SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES
POTASSIUM CHLORATE NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
ACGIH (AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS)
IARC (INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER)
NTP (NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM)
OSHA (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OF THE US DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR)
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: LIVER. KIDNEYS. BLOOD. METHEMOGLOBIN FORMATION.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY:
ECOTOXICITY EFFECTS: AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
POTASSIUM CHLORATE - 3811-04-9:
FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES DATA:
1750 MG/L LC50 ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS 96 H 1
13500 MG/L LC50 PIMEPHALES PROMELAS 96 H 1
WATER FLEA DATA: 1093 MG/L EC50 DAPHNIA MAGNA 24 H
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 CAS-NO. RCRA - F RCRA - K RCRA - P RCRA - U
SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
WASTES WASTES WASTES WASTES
POTASSIUM CHLORATE 3811-04-9 NONE NONE NONE NONE
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT:
UN-NO: UN1485
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM CHLORATE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
SUBSIDIARY CLASS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE NUMBER: 140
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
DOT RQ (LBS): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: A9, IB8, IP2, IP4, N34, T3, TP33
SYMBOL(S): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: UN1485, POTASSIUM CHLORATE, 5.1, II
TDG (CANADA):
UN-NO: UN1485
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM CHLORATE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: UN1485, POTASSIUM CHLORATE, 5.1, II
ADR:
UN-NO: UN1485
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM CHLORATE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
PACKING GROUP: II
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION:
UN1485, POTASSIUM CHLORATE, 5.1, II, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS
IMO / IMDG:
UN-NO: UN1485
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM CHLORATE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EMS: F-H
DESCRIPTION: UN1485, POTASSIUM CHLORATE, 5.1, II, MARINE POLLUTANT
RID:
UN-NO: UN1485
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM CHLORATE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
DESCRIPTION: UN1485, POTASSIUM CHLORATE, 5.1, II, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS
ICAO:
UN-NO: UN1485
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM CHLORATE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
DESCRIPTION: UN1485, POTASSIUM CHLORATE, 5.1, II
IATA:
UN-NO: UN1485
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: POTASSIUM CHLORATE
HAZARD CLASS: 5.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: II
ERG CODE: 5L
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: UN1485, POTASSIUM CHLORATE, 5.1, II
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. U.S. TSCA KOREA KECL PHILIPPINES (PICCS)
POTASSIUM CHLORATE 3811-04-9 PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
KE-29085
COMPONENTS JAPAN ENCS CHINA AUSTRALIA (AICS) EINECS-NO.
POTASSIUM CHLORATE PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
(1)-229 223-289-7
U.S. REGULATIONS:
POTASSIUM CHLORATE:
MASSACHUSETTS RTK: PRESENT
NEW JERSEY RTK HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: 1560
PENNSYLVANIA RTK: PRESENT
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 CAS-NO.
POTASSIUM CHLORATE 3811-04-9
COMPONENTS CARCINOGEN DEVELOPMENTAL MALE FEMALE
TOXICITY REPRODUCTIVE REPRODUCTIVE
TOXICITY TOXICITY
POTASSIUM CHLORATE NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
CERCLA/SARA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CERCLA - SECTION 302
HAZARDOUS EXTREMELY
SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS
THEIR REPORTABLE SUBSTANCES
QUANTITIES AND TPQS
POTASSIUM CHLORATE 3811-04-9 NONE NONE
COMPONENTS SECTION 302 SECTION 313 - SECTION 313 -
EXTREMELY CHEMICAL CATEGORY REPORTING
HAZARDOUS DE MINIMIS
SUBSTANCES AND
RQS
POTASSIUM CHLORATE NONE NONE NONE
U.S. TSCA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. TSCA SECTION 5(A)2 - TSCA 8(D) -
CHEMICALS WITH SIGNIFICANT HEALTH AND SAFETY
NEW USE RULES (SNURS) REPORTING
POTASSIUM 3811-04-9 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE
CHLORATE
CANADA:
WHMIS HAZARD CLASS: NON-CONTROLLED
COMPONENTS WHIMHAZ
POTASSIUM CHLORATE C
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.
INVENTORY:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CANADA (DSL) CANADA (NDSL)
POTASSIUM CHLORATE 3811-04-9 PRESENT NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CEPA SCHEDULE I - TOXIC SUBSTANCES
POTASSIUM CHLORATE 3811-04-9 NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CEPA - 2010 GREENHOUSE GASES SUBJECT
TO MANDATORY REPORTING
POTASSIUM CHLORATE 3811-04-9 NOT LISTED
EU CLASSIFICATION:
R-PHRASE(S): NOT DETERMINED (NOT APPLICABLE)
S-PHRASE(S): NONE
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CLASSIFICATION CONCENTRATION SAFETY PHRASES
LIMITS
POTASSIUM 3811-04-9 XN; R20/22 NO INFORMATION S2 S13 S16 S27
CHLORATE N; R51-53 S61
O; R9
THE PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX VI TO DIRECTIVE
67/548/EEC
INDICATION OF DANGER: NONE.
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
PREPARATION DATE: 11/18/2016
REVISION DATE: 11/18/2016
PREPARED BY: SONIA OWEN
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