| Common Name: | POTASSIUM CHROMATE, GRANULAR, REAGENT, ACS |
| Manufacturer: | SPECTRUM CHEMICALS & LABORATORY PRODUCTS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 1/23/2019 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 6MMW7 |
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SPECTRUM(R*)
S
ISO 9001-2015 REGISTERED
SAFETY DATA SHEET
PREPARATION DATE: 06/23/2015
REVISION DATE: 1/23/2019
REVISION NUMBER: G2
| 1. IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
PRODUCT CODE: P1260
PRODUCT NAME: POTASSIUM CHROMATE, GRANULAR, REAGENT, ACS
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION:
SYNONYMS:
BIPOTASSIUM CHROMATE; CHROMATE OF POTASS; DIPOTASSIUM CHROMATE; NEUTRAL
POTASSIUM CHROMATE; POTASSIUM CHROMATE (VI)
CAS #: 7789-00-6
RTECS #: GB2940000
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: TOM TYNER (USA - WEST COAST)
CONTACT PERSON: IBAD TIRMIZ (USA - EAST COAST)
| 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
CLASSIFICATION:
THIS CHEMICAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS BY 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 3
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 2
SKIN SENSITIZATION: CATEGORY 1
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: CATEGORY 1B
CARCINOGENICITY: CATEGORY 1A
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY (SINGLE EXPOSURE): CATEGORY 3
LABEL ELEMENTS:
DANGER:
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
TOXIC IF SWALLOWED
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION
CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION
MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION
MAY CAUSE GENETIC DEFECTS
MAY CAUSE CANCER
MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION
EXCLAMATION MARK
SKULLS AND CROSSBONES
HEALTH HAZARD
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NOT APPLICABLE
OTHER HAZARDS:
VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG LASTING EFFECTS
VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - PREVENTION:
OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE
DO NOT HANDLE UNTIL ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN READ AND UNDERSTOOD
USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED
WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT
AVOID BREATHING DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY
CONTAMINATED WORK CLOTHING MUST NOT BE ALLOWED OUT OF THE WORKPLACE
USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - RESPONSE:
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 SKIN: WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER
TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH IT BEFORE REUSE
IF SKIN IRRITATION OR RASH OCCURS: GET MEDICAL ADVICE/ATTENTION
IF INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING.
IF SWALLOWED: IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN
RINSE MOUTH
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - STORAGE:
STORE LOCKED UP
STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL PLANT
| 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
COMPONENT CAS NO WEIGHT-%
POTASSIUM CHROMATE 7789-00-6 100
| 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 SKIN IRRITATION
PERSISTS, CALL A PHYSICIAN.
EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
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.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED.
TOXIC IF SWALLOWED.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED:
SYMPTOMS:
CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION
EYE CONTACT MAY RESULT IN REDNESS OR PAIN CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION
SKIN CONTACT MAY RESULT IN REDNESS, PAIN, INFLAMMATION, ITCHING, SCALING
MAY CAUSE AN ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION
IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. USE 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. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. PREVENT PRODUCT
FROM ENTERING DRAINS. 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. COVER WITH PLASTIC SHEET TO
PREVENT SPREADING.
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
SWEEP UP AND SHOVEL INTO SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. 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. DO NOT INGEST. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. 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.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: ORGANIC MATERIALS
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
CONTROL PARAMETERS:
NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
UNITED STATES:
COMPONENT CAS NO OSHA NIOSH ACGIH AIHA WEEL
POTASSIUM 7789-00-6 5 UG/M3 TWA NONE 0.0002 MG/M3 NONE
CHROMATE (TOTAL AS TWA
Cr)(CHROMIUM (INHALABLE
(VI)COMPOUNDS) PARTICULATE
MATTER, AS
Cr(VI))
CANADA:
COMPONENT CAS NO
POTASSIUM CHROMATE 7789-00-6
COMPONENT CANADA - CANADA - CANADA - CANADA -
ALBERTA BRITISH ONTARIO QUEBEC
COLUMBIA
POTASSIUM 0.05 MG/M3 0.05 MG/M3 0.05 MG/M3 0.05 MG/M3
CHROMATE TWA (AS TWA (TOTAL AS TWA (TOTAL AS TWAEV (TOTAL AS
Cr)(CHROMIUM Cr)(CHROMIUM Cr)(CHROMIUM Cr)(CHROMIUM
(VI) WATER (VI)COMPOUNDS, (VI)COMPOUNDS, (VI)COMPOUNDS,
SOLUBLE INORGANIC, INORGANIC, INORGANIC,
COMPOUNDS) SOLUBLE IN SOLUBLE IN SOLUBLE IN
WATER) WATER) WATER)
AUSTRALIA AND MEXICO:
COMPONENT CAS NO AUSTRALIA MEXICO
POTASSIUM CHROMATE 7789-00-6 0.05 MG/M3 TWA 0.05 MG/M3 TWA
(AS Cr)(CHROMIUM (TOTAL AS
(VI) WATER SOLUBLE Cr)(CHROMIUM
COMPOUNDS) (VI)COMPOUNDS,
WATER SOLUBLE)
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: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE-SHIELDS. OR GOGGLES
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION:
CHEMICAL RESISTANT APRON
GLOVES
LONG SLEEVED CLOTHING
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
EFFECTIVE DUST MASK. OR. WEAR RESPIRATOR WITH DUST FILTER. 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. 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: SOLID
APPEARANCE: CRYSTALS. GRANULAR.
COLOR: YELLOW.
ODOR: ODORLESS.
TASTE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
FORMULA: K2CrO4
MOLECULAR/FORMULA WEIGHT (G/MOLE): 194.19
FLAMMABILITY (SOLID, GAS): NON-FLAMMABLE
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): 975 DEG. C/1787 DEG. F
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BOILING POINT/RANGE (DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BULK DENSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DENSITY (G/CM3): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 2.73
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:
EASILY SOLUBLE IN COLD WATER
EASILY SOLUBLE IN HOT WATER
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY: REACTIVE WITH ORGANIC MATERIALS
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: ORGANIC MATERIALS
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
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. SKIN.
ACUTE TOXICITY:
COMPONENT INFORMATION:
POTASSIUM CHROMATE:
CAS NO: 7789-00-6
LD50/ORAL/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE: 180 MG/KG ORAL LD50 MOUSE
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
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: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX ORAL: 180 MG/KG
LD50/DERMAL/RABBI: T
VALUE - ACUTE TOX: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RA: T
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 WITH BROKEN SKIN MAY CAUSE ULCERS (CHROMIC SORES) AND ABSORPTION,
WHICH MAY CAUSE SYSTEMIC POISONING AFFECTING BEHAVIOR/CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM(MUSCLE WEAKNESS, SOMNOLENCE), KIDNEYS AND LIVER AND RESPIRATION.
MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION.
EYE CONTACT:
CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION, BLURRED VISION, REDNESS, PAIN AND POSSIBLE EYE
BURNS. MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS, ULCERATION, AND CORNEAL
INJURY/ABNORMALITIES OR BLINDESS.
INHALATION:
CORROSIVE. IT IS DESTRUCTIVE TO THE TISSUES OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANE AND
THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. IT MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF THE UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT, MUCOUS MEMBRANES, WITH PAIN, BURNS, AND INFLAMMATION.
IT MAY CAUSE BURNS TO THE RESPIRATORY, CHEMICAL BRONCHITIS WITH COUGHING
AND DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING, ULCERATION AND PERFORATION OF THE NASAL
SEPTUM. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE SORE THROAT, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
LABORED BREATHING. IT MAY CAUSE PULMONARY SENSITIZATION OR ALLERGIC
ASTHMA. HIGHER EXPOSURES MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA.
INGESTION:
TOXIC IF SWALLOWED. IT CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS OF THE MOUTH, THROAT AND
STOMACH LEADING TO DEATH. SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE SORE THROAT, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, DIARRHEA, VIOLENT GASTROENTERITIS, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR COLLAPSE,
DIZZINESS, INTENSE THIRST, MUSCLE CRAMPS, SHOCK, ABNORMAL BLEEDING, FEVER,
LIVER DAMAGE, AND KIDNEY DAMAGE (ACUTE RENAL FAILURE, TOXIC NEPHRITIS,
ALBUMINURIA, NECROSIS IN THE KIDNEY), VIOLENT GASTROINTESTINAL DISTRESS,
POSSIBLE METHEMOGLOBIN FORMATION, COMA, AND CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE.
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT
AND LONG-TERM EXPOSURE:
CHRONIC TOXICITY:
ALTHOUGH RARE, SYSTEM EFFECTS ON THE BLOOD, LIVER, AND KIDNEYS FROM
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. PRINCIPAL TOXIC EFFECTS OF
CHROMATES FROM OCCUPATIONAL POINT OF VIEW ARE EXERTED ON SKIN, NASAL
MUCOSA, EYE, LARYNX, AND LUNGS. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC EYE AND
SKIN CONTACT MAY INCLUDE LACRIMATION, CONJUNCTIVITIS, ECZEMATOUS CONTACT
DERMATITIS, PENETRATING ULCERS THAT DON'T HEAL. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
CHRONIC INHALATION MAY INCLUDE PERFORATION OF THE NASAL SEPTUM,
CONGESTION, CHRONIC RHINITIS, POLYPS OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT,
INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS, EMPHYSEMA, TRACHEITIS, BRONCHITIS, PHARYNGITIS,
ADHESIONS OF THE DIAPHRAGM, INFLAMMATON OF THE LARYNX, RESPIRATORY
IRRITATIONS. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC INGESTION ARE LOSS OF APPETITE,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER OR EVEN ACUTE HEPATITIS WITH
JAUNDICE, LEUKOCYTOSIS, LEUKOPENIA, MONOCYTOSIS, AND EOISINOPHILIA.
SENSITIZATION: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY SKIN CONTACT.
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS:
MAY AFFECT GENETIC MATERIAL
MAY CAUSE GENETIC DEFECTS
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: MAY CAUSE CANCER.
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. IARC ACGIH - NTP
CARCINOGENS
POTASSIUM 7789-00-6 GROUP 1 - NOT LISTED KNOWN HUMAN
CHROMATE CARCINOGENIC CARCINOGEN
TO HUMANS - CHROMIUM
MONOGRAPH HEXAVALENT
49 [1990] COMPOUNDS
CHROMIUM[VI]
SUPPLEMENT 7
[1987]
MONOGRAPH
23 [1980]
MONOGRAPH
2 [1973]
COMPONENTS OSHA HCS - AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIA -
CARCINOGENS NOTIFIABLE PROHIBITED
CARCINOGENIC CARCINOGENIC
SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES
POTASSIUM CHROMATE PRESENT 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: MAY CAUSE ADVERSE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS
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. KIDNEYS. LIVER. LUNGS. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. SKIN.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY:
ECOTOXICITY EFFECTS: NO DATA AVAILABLE.
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
MOBILITY IN SOIL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: 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 CHROMATE 7789-00-6 NONE NONE NONE NONE
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT:
UN-NO: UN3288
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S.(POTASSIUM CHROMATE)
HAZARD CLASS: 6.1
SUBSIDIARY CLASS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: III
EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE NUMBER: 151
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
DOT RQ (LBS): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: IB8, IP3, T1, TP33
SYMBOL(S):
[DOT]:
(G) - IDENTIFIES PROPER SHIPPING NAMES FOR WHICH ONE OR MORE TECHNICAL
NAMES OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MUST BE ENTERED IN PARENTHESES, IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE BASIC DESCRIPTION.
DESCRIPTION: UN3288, TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S., 6.1, III
TDG (CANADA):
UN-NO: UN3288
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S.(POTASSIUM CHROMATE)
HAZARD CLASS: 6.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: III
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: UN3288, TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S., 6.1, III
ADR:
UN NUMBER: UN3288
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S.(POTASSIUM CHROMATE)
TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES): 6.1
PACKING GROUP: III
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 274
DESCRIPTION:
UN3288, TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S., 6.1, III, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS
IMDG:
UN-NO: UN3288
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S.(POTASSIUM CHROMATE)
HAZARD CLASS: 6.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: III
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EMS: F-A
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 223, 274
DESCRIPTION:
UN3288, TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S. (POTASSIUM CHROMATE), 6.1, III,
MARINE POLLUTANT
RID:
UN NUMBER: UN3288
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S.(POTASSIUM CHROMATE)
TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES): 6.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: III
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 274
DESCRIPTION:
UN3288, TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S., 6.1, III, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS
ICAO (AIR):
UN-NO: UN3288
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S.(POTASSIUM CHROMATE)
HAZARD CLASS: 6.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: III
DESCRIPTION: UN3288, TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S., 6.1, III
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: A3, A5
IATA:
UN NUMBER: UN3288
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S.(POTASSIUM CHROMATE)
TRANSPORT HAZARD CLASS(ES): 6.1
SUBSIDIARY RISK: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PACKING GROUP: III
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - RESPONSE: 6L
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: UN3288, TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S., 6.1, III
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. U.S. TSCA KOREA KECL PHILIPPINES
(PICCS)
POTASSIUM CHROMATE 7789-00-6 PRESENT ACTIVE PRESENT PRESENT
KE-29089
COMPONENT JAPAN ENCS CHINA IECSC AUSTRALIA AICS EINECS-NO.
POTASSIUM CHROMATE PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
(1)-661 232-140-5
U.S. REGULATIONS:
POTASSIUM CHROMATE:
MASSACHUSETTS RTK: PRESENT
NEW JERSEY RTK HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: SN 1561
NEW JERSEY - DISCHARGE PREVENTION - LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PRESENT
PENNSYLVANIA RTK: ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD
PENNSYLVANIA RTK - ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD LIST: PRESENT
MINNESOTA - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST:
PRESENT(CHROMIUM (VI), WATER-SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS)
NEW YORK RELEASE REPORTING - LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: 10 LB RQ
LOUISANA REPORTABLE QUANTITY LIST FOR POLLUTANTS: LISTED
CALIFORNIA DIRECTORS LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PRESENT
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65: SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986.
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER:
WARNING:
THIS PRODUCT CAN EXPOSE YOU TO CHEMICALS INCLUDING (SEE TABLE BELOW) WHICH
IS (ARE) KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER. FOR MORE
INFORMATION GO TO WWW.P65WARNINGS.CA.GOV.
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
WARNING:
THIS PRODUCT CAN EXPOSE YOU TO CHEMICALS INCLUDING (SEE TABLE BELOW) WHICH
IS (ARE) KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER
REPRODUCTIVE HARM. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WWW.P65WARNINGS.CA.GOV.
COMPONENT CAS NO
POTASSIUM CHROMATE 7789-00-6
COMPONENT CARCINOGEN DEVELOPMENTAL MALE FEMALE
TOXICITY REPRODUCTIVE REPRODUCTIVE
TOXICITY TOXICITY
POTASSIUM CARCINOGEN DEVELOPMENTAL MALE FEMALE
CHROMATE (CHROMIUM TOXICITY REPRODUCTIVE REPRODUCTIVE
HEXAVALENT (CHROMIUM TOXICITY TOXICITY
COMPOUNDS) HEXAVALENT (CHROMIUM (CHROMIUM
COMPOUNDS) HEXAVALENT HEXAVALENT
COMPOUNDS) COMPOUNDS)
CERCLA/SARA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. CERCLA - SECTION 302 SECTION 302
HAZARDOUS EXTREMELY EXTREMELY
SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS HAZARDOUS
AND THEIR SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES
REPORTABLE AND TPQS AND RQS
QUANTITIES
POTASSIUM 7789-00-6 10 LB FINAL RQ NONE NONE
CHROMATE 4.54 KG FINAL RQ
COMPONENTS SECTION 313 - CHEMICAL SECTION 313 - REPORTING
CATEGORY DE MINIMIS
POTASSIUM CHROMATE CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT 0.1% DE MINIMIS
COMPOUNDS CONCENTRATION
U.S. TSCA:
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. TSCA SECTION TSCA 8(D) - HEALTH
5(A)2 - CHEMICALS AND SAFETY REPORTING
WITH SIGNIFICANT NEW
USE RULES (SNURS)
POTASSIUM CHROMATE 7789-00-6 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE
CANADA:
WHIMIS 2015 - GHS CLASSIFICATIONS:
WHMIS 2015 HAZARD CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION:
COMPONENT WHMIS 2015 HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
POTASSIUM CHROMATE OXIDIZING SOLIDS - UNDEFINED:
7789-00-6 (100) OXIDIZING SOLIDS - UNDEFINED CATEGORY (HAZARD CLASS
WAS ESTABLISHED FROM CONSULTED SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE
BUT DID NOT ALLOW TO SPECIFY HAZARD CATEGORY)
ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL -CATEGORY 3:
H301:
TOXIC IF SWALLOWED. (CLASSIFICATION IS BASED ON
AVAILABLE DATA FOR ALL WATER-SOLUBLE HEXAVALENT
CHROMIUM (Cr(VI)) AS POTASSIUM DICHROMATE)
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION - CATEGORY 2:
H315:
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. (CLASSIFICATION IS BASED
ON AVAILABLE DATA FOR ALL WATER-SOLUBLE HEXAVALENT
CHROMIUM (Cr(VI)) AS POTASSIUM DICHROMATE)
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION - CATEGORY 2:
H319:
CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION. (CLASSIFICATION IS
BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA FOR ALL WATER-SOLUBLE
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (Cr(VI)) AS POTASSIUM DICHROMATE)
RESPIRATORY SENSITIZERS - CATEGORY 1:
H334:
MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC OR ASTHMATIC SYMPTOMS OR BREATHING
DIFFICULTIES IF INHALED. (CLASSIFICATION IS BASED ON
AVAILABLE DATA FOR ALL WATER-SOLUBLE HEXAVALENT
CHROMIUM (Cr(VI)) AS POTASSIUM DICHROMATE)
SKIN SENSITIZERS - CATEGORY 1A:
H317:
MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION. (CLASSIFICATION
IS BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA FOR ALL WATER-SOLUBLE
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (Cr(VI)) AS POTASSIUM DICHROMATE)
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY - CATEGORY 2:
H341:
SUSPECTED OF CAUSING GENETIC DEFECTS. (CLASSIFICATION
IS BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA FOR ALL WATER-SOLUBLE
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (Cr(VI)) AS POTASSIUM DICHROMATE)
CARCINOGENICITY - CATEGORY 1A:
H350:
MAY CAUSE CANCER. (CLASSIFICATION IS BASED ON
AVAILABLE DATA FOR ALL WATER-SOLUBLE HEXAVALENT
CHROMIUM (Cr(VI)) AS POTASSIUM DICHROMATE)
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY - CATEGORY 1B:
H360:
MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD.
(CLASSIFICATION IS BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA FOR ALL
WATER-SOLUBLE HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (Cr(VI)) AS
POTASSIUM DICHROMATE)
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY - CATEGORY 2:
H361:
SUSPECTED OF DAMAGING FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD.
(CLASSIFICATION IS BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA FOR ALL
WATER-SOLUBLE HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (Cr(VI)) AS
POTASSIUM DICHROMATE)
CANADA HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS REGULATION:
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE
HPR (HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS REGULATION) AND THE SDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE HPR
DSL/NDSL:
COMPONENT CAS NO CANADA (DSL) CANADA (NDSL)
POTASSIUM CHROMATE 7789-00-6 PRESENT NOT LISTED
COMPONENT CAS NO CEPA SCHEDULE I - TOXIC SUBSTANCES
POTASSIUM CHROMATE 7789-00-6 NOT LISTED
COMPONENT CAS NO CEPA - 2010 GREENHOUSE GASES
SUBJECT TO MANDATORY REPORTING
POTASSIUM CHROMATE 7789-00-6 NOT LISTED
EU CLASSIFICATION:
EU GHS - SV - CLP 1272/2008:
COMPONENT CAS NO EU GHS - SV - CLP (1272/2008)
POTASSIUM CHROMATE 7789-00-6 SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION - SKIN
IRRIT. 2:
H315: CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION.
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION - EYE
IRRIT. 2:
H319: CAUSES SERIOUS EYE IRRITATION.
SKIN SENSITIZERS - SKIN SENS. 1:
H317:
MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION.
(C >=0.5%)
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY - MUTA. 1B:
H340: MAY CAUSE GENETIC DEFECTS.
CARCINOGENICITY - INHALATION - CARC. 1B:
H350: MAY CAUSE CANCER BY INHALATION.
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY - SINGLE
EXPOSURE - STOT SE 3:
H335: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
HAZARDOUS TO AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT - ACUTE
HAZARD - AQUATIC ACUTE 1:
H400: VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE.
HAZARDOUS TO AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT -
CHRONIC HAZARD - AQUATIC CHRONIC 1:
H410:
VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG
LASTING EFFECTS. 024-006-00-8
SKIN SENSITIZERS - SKIN SENS. 1:
H317:
MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION.
(C >=0.5%)024-006-00-8
EU - CLP (1272/2008):
R-PHRASE(S):
R43: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY SKIN CONTACT
R46: MAY CAUSE HERITABLE GENETIC DAMAGE
R49: MAY CAUSE CANCER BY INHALATION
R36/37/38: IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN
R50/53:
VERY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS, MAY CAUSE LONG-TERM ADVERSE EFFECTS IN
THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT
S-PHRASE(S):
S45:
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY
(SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE)
S53: AVOID EXPOSURE - OBTAIN SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE
560:
THIS MATERIAL AND ITS CONTAINER MUST BE DISPOSED OF AS HAZARDOUS WASTE
561:
AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. REFER TO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS/SAFETY
DATA SHEETS.
COMPONENT CAS NO CLASSIFICATION CONCENTRATION SAFETY PHRASES
LIMITS
POTASSIUM 7789-00-6 XI; R36/37/38 0.5%<=C R43 S53 S45 S60 S61
CHROMATE R43
MUTA.CAT.2; R46
CARC.CAT.2; R49
N; R50-53
THE PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX VI TO DIRECTIVE
67/548/EEC:
INDICATION OF DANGER:
XN: HARMFUL
XI: IRRITANT
N: DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
PREPARATION DATE: 06/23/2015
REVISION DATE 1/23/2019
PREPARED BY: SONIA OWEN
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THIS PRODUCT IS COMBINED WITH OTHER MATERIALS, DETERIORATES, OR BECOMES
CONTAMINATED, IT MAY POSE HAZARDS NOT MENTIONED IN THIS SDS. THE PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES REPORTED IN THIS SDS ARE OBTAINED FROM THE LITERATURE AND DO
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