SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING CORP. -- POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE,ACS  -- 6810-00-234-8366
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE,ACS
MSDS Date:07/01/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-234-8366
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING CORP.
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO STREET
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Info Phone Num:714-864-2310/213-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:714-864-2310/213-516-8000
Preparer's Name:C.A. EISENHARD
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CHEMICAL COMMODITIES AGENCY, INC.
Address:27447 PACIFIC STREET
Box:City:HIGHLAND
State:CA
ZIP:92346-2640
Country:US
Phone:909-864-2310
CAGE:60777
Company Name:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415

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

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (SARA III)
CAS:1310-58-3
RTECS #:TT2100000
Fraction by Wt: >85%
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED
OSHA PEL:C, 2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:C 2 MG/M3; 9192
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: <15%
Other REC Limits:NONE SPECIFIED

=====================  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:INGESTION: ACUTE EXPOSURE IS LETHAL.
    GASTRIC OR ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION. INHALATION: IRRITATING TO
    RESPIRATORY TRACT & CAUSE LESIONS IN NASAL SEPTUM. SKIN: MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION WITH BURNS. PROLONGED CO NTACT WARTS MAY DEVELOP THEN
    TUMORS. EYE: SEVERE IRRITATION. CONJUNTIVAL EDEMA, CORNEAL &
    EPISCLERAL DAMAGE MAY OCCUR.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS MATERIAL IS NOT LISTED AS A CANCER
    CAUSING AGENT.
Effects of Overexposure:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE IS EXTREMELY TOXIC AND A
    SEVERE EYE, MUCOUS MEMBRANE AND SKIN IRRITANT.

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

First Aid:INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. ADMINISTER OXYGEN IF NEEDED.
    SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN-WASH AREA WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 20
    MIN. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR CHEMICAL BURNS. EYE CONTACT-WASH
    WITH COP IOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    INGESTION-GIVE MILK OR WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMEDIATELY.

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM.
    EXTINGUISH USING AGENTS SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:REMOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
    COOL CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FLAMES WITH WATER. USE FLOODING AMOUNTS
    OF WATER AS FOG, APPLY FROM A FAR DISTANCE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:DIKE AREA ABSORB MASS WITH FLY ASH OR CEMENT
    POWDER. ADD DILUTE ACID TO NEUTRALIZE. AIR SPILL: APPLY WATER SPRAY
    TO KNOCK DOWN AND REDUCE VAPORS. KNOCK-DOWN WATER IS CORROSIVE AND
    TOXIC AND SHOULD BE  DIKED FOR CONTAINMENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:CORROSIVE MATERIAL.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:THE SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED
    ON THE CONTAMINATION LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:APPROPIATE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:DUST PROOF OR SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

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

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:=1320.C, 2408.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=360.C, 680.F
Vapor Pres:1 MMHG
Spec Gravity:2.044
Solubility in Water:107%
Appearance and Odor:HYGROSCOPIC, ODORLESS, WHITE, OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW
    LUMPS, RODS, PELLETS OR FLAKES

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETIC ACID, NITRIC TRICHLORIDE, PHOSPHORUS, CHLORINE,
    N-METHYL-N-NITROSOUREA & METHYLYNY CHLORIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXOTHERMIC REACTION WITH WATER. IT
    GENERATES CONSIDERABLE HEAT AND FORM CORROSIVE FUMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL OR CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION MAY
    RELEASE TOXIC FUMES OF POTASSIUM OXIDE WHICH CAN REACT WITH WATER-
    >FLAMMABLE H2.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:VIOLENT POLYMERIZATION WITH ACROLEIN
    OR ACRYLONITILE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:THE SUPER FUND AMENDMENTS & REAUTHORIZATION ACT
    OF 1986 SECTION 304 REQUIRES THAT A RELEASE EQUAL TO OR GREATER
    THAN THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY FOR THIS SUBSTANCE MUST BE IMMEDIATELY
    REPORTED TO THE LOCA L EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE.

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