FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO, CHEMICAL MFG DIV. -- POTASSIUM CHLORATE  -- 6810-00-241-1150
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:POTASSIUM CHLORATE
MSDS Date:03/24/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-241-1150
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO, CHEMICAL MFG DIV.
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-766-7000
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM CHLORATE
CAS:3811-04-9
RTECS #:FO0350000
Fraction by Wt: 99.7%
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50, RAT-ORAL IS 1870 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION WITH
    REDNESS AND PAIN. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION WITH REDNESS AND PAIN.
    CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION TO THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES, SOR E THROAT, COUGHING,
    HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, BLUISH SKIN. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, DIARRHEA.
Effects of Overexposure:NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, SORE THROAT,
    COUGHING, BLUISH SKIN, DIZZINESS, DERMATITIS, CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING KIDNEY
    DISORDERS

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES: WASH EYES IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
    AND SHOES IMMEDIATELY. WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH MILD DETERGENT AND
    LARGE A MOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
    INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. GET
    MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: INDUCE EMESIS. GET MEDICAL AID
    IMMEDIATELY

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR
    HALON
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA, IF POSSIBLE
    WITHOUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO
    FLAME UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS IS AN OXIDIZER WHICH DECOMPOSE WHEN
    HEATED TO YIELD OXYGEN OR OTHER GASES WHICH INCREASE THE BURNING
    RATE OF COMBUSTIBLE MATTER. IT MAY RESULT AS EXPLOSION

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUSTIBLES AWAY FROM SPILLED MATERIAL.
    DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATERIAL
    INTO CLEAN DRY CONTAINER AND COVER. MOVE CONTAINER FROM SPILLED
    AREA. LIQUID SPILLS, TAKE  UP WITH SAND, EARTH OR OTHER ABSORBENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
    SEPARATE FROM COMBUSTIBLE, ORGANIC OR OTHER READILY OXIDIZABLE
    MATERIALS, ACIDS, AMMONIUM SALTS, SULFUR.
Other Precautions:SEPARATE FROM FLAMMABLE VAPORS. AVOID STORAGE ON WOOD
    FLOORS.IMMEDIATELY REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF ANY SPILLED
    CHLORATE.PROTECT CONTAINERS AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
    ON CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION SYSTEM
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK DRENCH SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER EACH USE OF THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:752F,400C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:694F,368C
Spec Gravity:2.32
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, COLORLESS, TRANSPARENT LUSTROUS
    MONOCLINIC CRYSTALS OR WHITE POWDER

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS,POWDERED METALS,IODIDES,TARTARIC
    ACID,PHOSPHORUS,SULFUR, ACIDS,ZINC AND MANY OTHER CHEMICALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS (WOOD,
    PAPER, FUEL, OILS).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF CHLORIDES AND POTASSIUM
    OXIDE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS
    APPLICIABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE.

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