===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:ANTIMONY POTASSIUM TARTRATE
NIIN:00F032959
MSDS Number: BTBKS
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LN
Box:375
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100/201-796-7523
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100/201-796-7523
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company: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 =============
Name:ANTIMONY POTASSIUM TARTRATE
CAS:28300-74-5
RTECS #:CC6825000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:0.5 MG(SB)/CUM
OSHA PEL:0.5 MG(SB)/CUM
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG(SB)/CUM
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MUCOUS MEMBRANE
IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION, DERMATITIS & PAPULES. EYES:
IRRITATION & CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGESTION: VIOLENT IRRITATION OF NOSE,
MOUTH, STOMACH & INTESTINES, SEVERE DIARRHEA W /MUCOUS, BLOOD &
ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, ULCERATIONS OF ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH, FATTY
DEGENERATION OF LIVER/KIDNEY/HEART.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: SORE THROAT, COUGHING, DYSPNEA.
SKIN: REDNESS, PAIN, POSSIBLE ULCERATION. EYES: REDNESS, PAIN,
KERATITIS & ULCERATION. INGESTION: SLOW & SHALLOW RESPIRATION,
PULMONARY CONGESTION, MUSCULAR PAIN, SHOCK, COLLAPSE & COMA; DEATH
MAY OCCUR DUE TO CIRCULATORY & RESPIRATORY FAILURE A FEW HOURS
FOLLOWING INGESTION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. KEEP WARM/AT REST. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP OR
MILD DETERGENT & PLENTY OF WATER (15-20 MINS). BURNS: COVER AREA
W/STERILE, DR Y DRESSING. BANDAGE SECURELY, BUT NOT TIGHTLY. EYES:
FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER (15-20 MINS). IRRIGATING W/NORMAL SALINE
UNTIL PH HAS RETURNS TO NORMAL (30-60 MINS). COVER W/STERILE
BANDAGES. (SEE SUPPL)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY OR REGULAR FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:REMOVE CONTAINER FROM AREA IF SAFE TO DO SO
W/OUT RISK. KEEP UPWIND. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR DUST.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:DIG A HOLDING AREA SUCH AS PIT, POND OR LAGOON
TO CONTAIN MATERIAL. USE PROTECTIVE COVER SUCH AS PLASTIC SHEET TO
PREVENT DISSOLVING IN FIREFIGHTING WATER OR RAIN. AIR SPILL:
VAPORS/DUST ARE IRRITATIN G OR TOXIC. WATER SPILL: NEUTRALIZE. (SEE
SUPPL.)
Neutralizing Agent:CAUSTIC SODA
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:JOINTLY APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA: ANY DUST/MIST,
AIR-PURIFYING W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE-FILTER, POWERED
AIR-PURIFYING, TYPE C SUPPLIED-AIR OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR
OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE OR CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE OR SCBA.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST (USE EXPLOSION-PROOF EQUIPMENT)
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH/DUST RESISTANT SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, EYE WASH FOUNTAIN
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MELTING POINT: LOSES WATER @212F. FIRST AID: INGESTION: REMOVE BY
GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS IF CONSCIOUS. ADMINISTER DIMERCAPROL EVERY 4
HRS FOR FIRST 2 DAYS THEN 2 MG/KG EVERY 12 HRS FOR A TOTAL OF 10 DA
YS FOR ANTIMONY POISONING. SPILL: USE MECHANICAL DREDGES/LIFTS TO
EXTRACT IMMOBILIZED MASSES OF POLLUTION/PRECIPITATES.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SEE SUPPL.
Spec Gravity:2.6
pH:5-6
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER OR COLORLESS CRYSTALS W/SWEET,
METALLIC TASTE
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ALKALIES & THEIR CARBONATES, LEAD SALTS, OXIDIZERS, ACACIA,
ASTRINGENT INFUSIONS, HALOGENATED & TANNIC ACIDS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON & ANTIMONY
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:KEEP MATERIAL OUT OF WATER SOURCES & SEWERS.
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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