===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:CAT NO:P267250 POTASSIUM NITRITE
NIIN:00-241-1207
MSDS Number: CGDXF
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC, CHEMICAL DIV.
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100 OR 201-796-7523
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
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:POTASSIUM NITRITE
CAS:7758-09-0
RTECS #:TT3750000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL RABBIT 200MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TOXIC BY INGEST;MODERATELY TOXIC BY
INHAL.INHAL:MAY CAUSE METHEMOGLOBIN FORMATION W/SYMP OF HEAD,FLUSH
SKIN,VOMIT,DIZZ,COLLAPSE,MARKED FALL OF BLOOD
PRESSURE,CYANOSIS,CONVULS,COMA,RESP PARALYSIS.SKIN: DUST IRRIT
SKIN.EYE:DUST IRRIT.INGEST:LG ORAL DOSES MAY CAUSE
NAU,HEAD,VERTIGO,URGENT VOMIT,PROFUSE DIARR,(SIGNS/SYMTP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGEN STATUS:NONE.
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH:ABDOMINAL PAIN & CYANOSIS.DEATH MAY BE
SO RAPID THAT THERES LITTLE ORE TO OBSERVE THAN SHOCK &
CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
TARGET EFFECTS:METHEMOGLOBIN FORMER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED.DO ART RESP IF NECESSARY.KEEP
WARM/@REST.TREAT SYMPT/SUPPORT.GET MED ATTN IMMED.SKIN:REMOVE CONTA
CLOTH/SHOE IMMED.WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGT/LOTS OF H2O TIL NO CHEM
REMAIN -@LEAST 15-20MINS.GET MED ATTN IMMED.EYE:WASH IMMED W/LOTS
OF H2O/NORMAL SALINE,LIFT LIDS,TIL NO CHEM REMAINS-@LEAST
15-20MINS.GET MED ATTN IMMED.INGEST:REMOVE BY GASATRIC
LAVAGE/EMESIS.(OTHER PRECAU)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NP
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NP
Lower Limits:NP
Upper Limits:NP
Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY, NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR
HALON.LG FIRES FLOOD AREA W/WATER FOR A DISTANCE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CNTNR FRM FIRE AREA W/O RISK.APPLY COOL
H2O TO CNTNR SIDES EXPO TO FLAMES TIL WELL AFT FIRE OUT.MASSIVE
FIRE IN CARGO AREA USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER OR(SUP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPO TO
HEAT/FLAME.OXIDIZER:OXIDIZERS DECOMPO ESPECIALLY WHEN HEATED TO
YIELD OXY OR OTHER GASES WHICH WILL INCR BURNING RATE (SUPP)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUST AWAY FROM SPILL MAT.DONT TOUCH
SPILL.SM DRY SPILL:PLACE MATL INTO CLENA DRY CNTNR W/CLEAN
SHOVEL,COVER;MOVE FRM SPILL AREA.SM LIQ SPILL:TAKE UP
W/SAND,EARTH,OTHER ABSORB MATL,PLACE INTO C NTNR FOR LATER
DISPO.LG:DIKE AHEAD FOR LATER DISPO
Neutralizing Agent:SPILL:KEEP UNNECESASRY PEOPLE AWAY.ISOLATE HAZ
AREA,DENY ENTRY.NONE SPEC BY MFG.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOC REGS WHEN
STOREING/DISPO SUBST.CONSULT NFPA PUBLICATION 43A.STORE AWAY FRM
INCOMP SUBST.
Other Precautions:1STAID:MAINTAIN BLOOD PRESSURE/AIRWAY.GIVE OXY IF
RESP DEPRESS.DONT PERFORM GASATRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS IF UNCONSC.GET MED
ATTN IMMED.ANTIDOTE:DECISION REQUIRED BY QUALI MED
PERSON.METHEMOGLOBIND >25-40%/S YMPT:METHYLENE
BLUE,1%SOLN,0.1ML/KG.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:SPEC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MSUT BE BASED ON
CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN WORKPLACE,MSUT BE BASED ON SPEC
OPERATION,MUST NOT EXCEED WORK LIMITS OF RESP,MUST BE JOINTLY
APPROV BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENVLOSURE VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESIST SAF GOGG
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROP PROT(IMPERV)CLOTH/EQPMT-PREVENT
ANY POSSIBILITY OF SKIN CONTACT W/SUBST.EMERG EYEWASH W/IN IMMED
WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:ALKALINE IN SOLN. FIRE HAZ:OF COMBUST MATTER.CONTACT W/EASILY
OXIDIZABLE ORG/OTHER COMBUST MATLS MAY RESULT IN IGN,VIOL
COMBUST/EXPLO. FIREFIGHT:MONITOR NOZZ;IF THIS IMPOSSIBLE W/D FRM
AREA,LET FIR E BURN.USE FLOODING AMTS OF H2O.COOL CNTNR W/FLOOD
QUANT OF H2O,APPLY FRM AS FAR AS DISTANCE POSS.EVACUATE 2500FT
RADIUS
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NP
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:662F,350C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:662F,350C
Vapor Pres:NP
Vapor Density:NP
Spec Gravity:1.915
pH:SUPPLE
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW, DELIQUESCENT GRANULES,
RODS,PRISMS OR STICKS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AMMONIUM SULFATE,BORON,COMBUSTIBLE MATLS,POTASSOIUM AMIDE,POTASSIUM
CYANIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT W/COMBUSTIBLE
MATLS(WOOD,PAPER,FULE,OILS,ETC);IGNITION OR EXPLO MAY RESULT.AOVID
CONTAM OF H2O SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOC REGS WHEN
STORING/DISPO SUBST.DISPO MUST BE IAW STDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS
OF HAZ WASTE 40CFR262.EPA HAZ WASTE#:D001.1OOLB CERCLA SEC 103 RQ.
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