===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:88-3940, POTASSIUM NITRATE
MSDS Number: CKFXK
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO
Address:2700 YORK RD
City:BURLINGTON
State:NC
ZIP:27215-3387
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-227-1150
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Preparer's Name:NOT PROVIDED
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:59896
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO
Address:2700 YORK RD
Box:City:BURLINGTON
State:NC
ZIP:27215-3387
Country:US
Phone:800-227-1150/910-584-0381
Contract Num:MDA414-00-P-0807
CAGE:59896
Company:CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO
Address:2700 YORK RD
Box:City:BURLINGTON
State:NC
ZIP:27215-3387
Country:US
Phone:800-227-1150/910-584-0381
Contract Num:MDA414-98-A-0118-0138
CAGE:59896
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:POTASSIUM NITRATE
CAS:7757-79-1
RTECS #:TT3700000
= Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:NOT PROVIDED
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) 3750 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:UNKNOWN Skin:UNKNOWN Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: EYES: MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE
GASTROINTESTINAL DISCOMFORT. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO
RESPIRATORY TRACT. TARGET ORGANS : BLOOD, KIDNEYS OR RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT LISTED AS CAUSING CANCER BY IARC,
NTP OR OSHA.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES/SKIN: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAY
CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISCOMFORT. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION
TO RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE
BLOOD, KIDNEYS, OR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYES-FLUSH WITH WATER AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, RAISING AND
LOWERING EYELIDS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.
SKIN- WASH EXPOSED AREA AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING. GET ME DICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INGESTION-
IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE PLENTY OF WATER AND INDUCE
VOMITING IMMEDIATELY AS DIRECTED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. IMMEDIATELY
CALL PHYSICIAN OR POIS ON CONTROL CENTER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE
OXYGEN IF BREATHING DIFFICULT; GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATON IF
BREATHING HAS STOPPED. KEEP PE RSON WARM, QUIET, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:N/AV
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:N/AV
Lower Limits:N/AV
Upper Limits:N/AV
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE TO EXTINGUISH SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AND NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN
SHOCKED OR HEATED. THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCES HIGHLY TOXIC
FUMES.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL
SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID CREATING DUST. SWEEP
OR SCOOP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
STORE IN COOL, DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR
ON CLOTHING.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE WITH
ADEQUATE VENTILATION. NIOSH APPROVED EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE WORN IF
PELS ARE EXCEEDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: YES MECHANICAL (GENERAL): YES SPECIAL: NO
OTHER: NO.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, NEOPRENE, PVC, OR EQUIVALENT.
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN AT
ALL TIMES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, EYE WASH, AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT CODES: 88-3908, 88-3910, 88-3940, 88-3942, 20-7920, 20-7922.
ABBREVIATION: N/A = NOT APPLICABLE. N/AV = NOT AVAILABLE. N/K =
UNKNOWN. N/P = NOT PROVIDED. N/R = NOT RELEVANT. N/D = NOT DETERMIN
ED. N/E = NOT ESTABLISHED.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:D1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:=400.C, 752.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=333.C, 631.4F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT PROVIDED
Vapor Pres:NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
Vapor Density:N/AV
Spec Gravity:2.11(H20=1)
pH:NOT PROVIDED
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
Solubility in Water:26%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE, ODORLESS POWDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:N/AV
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, ORGANIC MATERIAL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY CAUSE FIRE, EXPLOSION ON CONTACT WITH
ORGANIC MATERIALS. AVOID HEAT, CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOX, K2O.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:LD50 (ORAL-RAT)=3750 MG/KG,
LD50(ORAL-RBT)=1901MG/KG.
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:EPA WASTE NUMBERS: D001.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. ALWAYS CONTACT A PERMITTED
WASTE DISPOSER (TSD) TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE. EPA WASTE NUMBER:D001
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:TRANSPORT INFORMATION DESCRIPTION--- POTASSIUM
NITRATE, HAZARD CLASS 5.1, UN1486, PKG III.
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:SARA SEC 311/312 REPORTING:ACUTE. SARA EHS
SEC 302 TPQ:NO. SARA SEC 313 NO.
Federal Regulatory Information:CERCLA SEC 103:NO. RCRA SEC 261.33:NO.
State Regulatory Information:NOT PROVIDED
======================= Other Information =======================
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