ALDON CORPORATION -- POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE
MSDS Date:07/07/1995
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALDON CORPORATION
Address:1533 W. HENRIETTA RD
City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-226-6177/334-4222 (NIGHT)
Emergency Phone Num:716-226-6177
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:PP 700
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:6V042
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AL-DON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Phone:716-226-6177
CAGE:6V042
Company Name:CHEM SCIENTIFIC INC
Address:1250 WASHINGTON ST
Box:City:NORWOOD
State:MA
ZIP:02062
Country:US
Phone:781-440-0900
Contract Num:MDA414-00-P-0377
CAGE:0X801

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

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE
CAS:7722-64-7
RTECS #:SD6475000
= Wt:100.
OSHA PEL:C5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS

=====================  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:EYE OR SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE SEVERE
    BURNS.  INGESTION: MAY CAUSE INFLAMMATION & CORROSION OF THE MOUTH,
    PHARYNX & LARYNX.  INHALATION: MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF THE
    RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE OR SKIN CONTACT: REDNESS & PAIN. 
    INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIFFICULTY SPEAKING.  INHALATION:
    LABORED BREATHING, COUGH, PAINT IN THE NOSE, MOUTH, & THROAT.

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

First Aid:SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER, THEN WASH WITH MILD SOAP & WATER. 
    INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE
    ONE OR TWO GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
    NEVER G IVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. 
    INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY, AND GET
    MEDICAL ATTENTION.	EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF
    WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 M IN, LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS
    OCCASIONALLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY; DRY CHEMICAL (ABC); CARBON DIOXIDE
    (CO2).
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
    PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.  POWERFUL OXIDIZING MATERIAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLOSIVE IN CONTACT WITH SULFURIC ACID
    OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH FINELY DIVIDED EASILY
    OXIDIZABLE SUBSTANCES. INCREASES FLAMMABILITY OF COMBUSTIBLE
    MATERIALS. MAY DECOMPOSE SPONTANE OUSLY IF EXPOSED TO INTENSE HEAT.
    SPONTANEOUSLY FLAMMABLE ON CONTACT WITH GLYCERINE & ETHYLENE
    GLYCOL.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER.
    FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. KEEP FROM CONTACT WITH CLOTHING. REMOVE AND
    WASH CONTAMIINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
    HANDLING. DO NOT WEAR CONACT LENSES W HEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS.
    KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:FIRE OF HIGH TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE EXPLOSIVE
    DECOMPOSITION IF CONFINED. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES. READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE USEIN.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY USE.
    IF DUSTY, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A STANDARD
    NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION:
    RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:SMOCK, APRON, EYE WASH STATION, PROPER
    GLOVES, GOGGLES, VENTILATION HOOD.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CHEM SCIENTIFIC PART NUMBER P176-100G.

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

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Decomp Temp:=150.C, 302.F
Vapor Density:5.47
Spec Gravity:2.7032 @ 25C
Solubility in Water:6.5 G / 100 ML WATER, 20C
Appearance and Odor:DARK PURPLE CRYSTALS, BLUE METALLIC SHEEN; NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALCOHOLS, ARSENITES, BROMIDES, IODIDES, CHARCOALS, HYDROCHLORIC ACID,
    ORGANIC MATERIAL, FERROUS OR MERCUROUS SALT, HYPOPHOSPHITES,
    HYPOSULFITES, SULFITES, PEROXIDES, OXALATES, SULFURIC ACID,
    HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, GLYCERINE, ET
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXPOSURE OF MATERIAL TO INCOMPTIBLE
    MATERIALS AND HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF MANGANESE MAY BE PRESENT.
    POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE. WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE, CORROSIVE FUMES OR
    SMOKE MAY BE FORMED.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED CHEMICAL LANDFILL OR
    CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE.  DISCHARGE,
    TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL
    LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDEL INES AE INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF
    CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE, 5.1, UN1490

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

State Regulatory Information:

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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