HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: NO
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO
Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: **CORROSIVE** EYES:MAY CAUSE SEVERE
IRRITATION OR BURNS.SKIN:MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS.INGEST:NOT
REPORTED.HMIS SUGGESTS THAT ITEM MAY CAUSE GI TRACT IRRITATION.INHAL:NOT
REPORTED.HMIS SUGGESTS THAT ITEM MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRR ITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: THERE ARE NO INGREDIENTS ABOVE 0.1% WHICH ARE
IDENTIFIED AS CARCINOGENS BY NTP,IARC OR OSHA.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYES/SKIN:IRRITATION,BURNS.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: NOT REPORTED.
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FIRST AID
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SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING;WASH WITH WATER.EYES:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15
MINUTES.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE OXYGEN OR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
NEEDED.INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.GET PROMPT QUALIFIED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Auto Ignition Temperature Text:
Lower Limits: N/K Upper Limits: N/K
Extinguishing Media: USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: FIRE CONDITIONS MAY EVOLVE TOXIC FUMES.
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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: USE PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.SWEEP OR VACUUM;DO
NOT CREATE DUST;PLACE IN A DRY CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.CLEAN SPILL AREA WITH
WATER.
Neutralizing Agent: NOT APPLICABLE.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.
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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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STORE IN A COOL,DRY,WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN
USE.STORAGE CODE:ORANGE(GENERAL).
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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ARE LACKING OR IN ENCLOSED
SPACES USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR DUST.
Ventilation: LOCAL VENTILATION AT THE WORKSITE;MECHANICAL(GENERAL) VENTILATION
TO MAINTAIN TLV/PEL.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS
Other Equipment: PROVIDE A LOCAL EYE WASH STATION.
Work Hygenic Practices: PROVIDE A LOCAL EYE WASH STATION.
Supplemental Safety & Health: HMIS(LEVIEN) NOTES THAT SUBJECT MATERIAL OF
THE MSDS'S UNDER THIS NSN FOR FISHER AND MALLINCRODT ARE "SULFURIC
ACID,MONOPOTASSIUM SALT",CAS:7646-93-7;THE SUBJECT OF THIS MSDS IS
"DISULFURIC ACID,DIPOTASSIUM SALT",CAS 7790-62-7.**THIS MSDS I S
CONSISTENT WITH THE LITERATURE IDENTIFICATION FOR POTASSIUM PYROSULFATE**
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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HCC: C1
Boiling Point:
N/K
Melting/Freezing Point:
617F,325C
Decomposition Temp:
UNKNOWN
Vapor Pressure: N/R Vapor Density: N/R
Specific Gravity: 2.28
PH: N/R
Viscosity: N/R
Evaporation Rate & Reference: N/R
Solubility in Water: APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor: NEEDLES;WHITE.ODOR NOT REPORTED.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: NIL
Corrosion Rate: UNKNOWN
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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Materials to Avoid: STRONG REDUCING AGENTS AND BASES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: SULFUR DIOXIDE
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/R
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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N/P
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OTHER
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Mfgs. & Exporters: Laboratory Reagents, Fine Chemicals, Analytical
Reagents & Dehydrated Culture Media