=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:POTASSIUM BIFLUORIDE
NIIN:00-242-6338
MSDS Number: CCGDW
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:GENERAL CHEMICAL CORP
Address:90 E HALSEY RD
Box:395
City:PARSIPPANY
State:NJ
ZIP:07054-5000
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-631-8050
Emergency Phone Num:800-631-8050
CAGE:0AU44
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Address:90 EAST HALSEY ROAD
Box:City:PARSIPPANY
State:NJ
ZIP:07054
Country:US
Phone:973-515-1840
CAGE:0AU44

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

Name:POTASSIUM BIFLUORIDE, POTASSIUM HYDROGEN FLORIDE
CAS:7789-29-9
RTECS #:TS6650000
ACGIH TLV:2.5 MG/CUM

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATING NOSE & THROAT,
    NECROSIS OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INGESTION: FATAL HYPOCALCEMIA.
    DEATH MAY RESULT, FLUORIDE ION CAN REDUCE SERUM CALCIUM LEVELS. MAY
    CAUSE OSSEOUS FLUOROSIS & KID NEY DAMAGE. SKIN: SEVERE IRRITATION,
    BURNS & PUSTULAR DERMATITIS. EYES: IRRITATE, BURNS & CORNEAL
    DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, CHILLS, LABORED BREATHING, FEVERS,
    COUGH, CALCIUM DEFICIENCY IN THE BLOOD, SALIVATION, NAUSEA,
    VOMITING, DIARRHEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN, BLOOD PRESSURE, COMA, BURNS,
    REDDENING, ASTHMA, RHEUMATIS M, INFLAMMATION.

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

Eyes: FLUSH FOR 15-20 MINS W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. SKIN:
    WASH W/SOAP & WATER; THEN FLUSH W/WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN IF QUALIFIED PERSON IS AVAILABLE. GIVE CPR,
    PREFERABLY	MOUTH TO MOUTH. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCEVOMITING. IF
    CONSCIOUS, GIVE SOLUBLE CALCIUM/MAGNESIUM IN ANY FORM, MILK,
    CALCIUM LACTATE SOLUTIONS/MILK OF MAGNESIA/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
    (SEE SUPP)

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR APPROVED NIOSH SCBA, EQUIPMENT & FULL
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP CONTAINERS COOL/REMOVE
    W/O RISK. AVOID SPLASHING MATERIALS & SOLUTIONS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER SPRAY WILL TEND TO REDUCE FUMES,
    DUST & ANY IRRITATING GASES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP W/A MINIMUM OF DUSTING & COLLECT IN
    CONTAINER; COVER, LABEL & STORE. WATER MAY BE USED TO COMPLETE
    CLEANUP, TAKING CARE TO KEEP SOLUTION THAT IS FORMED FROM
    CONTACTING EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM ACIDS, ALKALIS &
    WATER. STORE AT MODERATE TEMPS IN A DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA AWAY
    FROM FOODSTUFFS. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:MEDICAL SURVELLIANCE OF PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO FLUORIDE
    DUSTS, MISTS/FUMES IS RECOMMENDED. EMPLOYEE TRAINING IN HAZARDS &
    PRECAUTIONS IS RECOMMENDED. DON'T REUSE CONTAINERS WHEN EMPTY.
    AVOID CONTACT W/E YES, SKIN/CLOTHING. (SEE SUPP)

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR LOW LEVELS, USE NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST
    RESPIRATOR. FOR INTERMEDIATE LEVELS, USE NIOSH APPROVED FULL FACE
    AIR CLEANING RESPIRATORS FOR BOTH LUNG & EYE PROTECTION. FOR HIGH
    LEVELS, USE NIOSH APPRO VED SCBA/SUPPLIED AIR BREATHING SYSTEMS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL (GENERAL)
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/GOGGLES/FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EYEWASH STATIONS, QUICK
    DRENCH SHOWER FACILITIES.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DON'T WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
USE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING & PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES. FIRST AID CONT'D:
    DON'T GIVE CARBONATES/BICARBONATES. PRECAUTIONS: AVOID BREATHING
    DUST/MIST. USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. HANDLE AS TOXIC MATERIAL; 
    NO SMOKING/EATING WHILE HANDLING.

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:461.67F
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Spec Gravity:2.37 (SOLID)
pH:<7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NEGLIGIBLE
Solubility in Water:28%
Appearance and Odor:SOLID WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER W/ODORLESS TO SLIGHT
    ACIDIC SMELL
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ALKALIS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & CAUSTIC POTASH
    RESIDUE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:IF REGULATIONS PERMIT, WASTE MAY BE BURIED IN AN
    APPROVED CHEMICAL WASTES LANDFILL/REMOVED BY A LICENSED CHEMICAL
    WASTE DISPOSAL IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS. NA 1760.

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