MALLINCKRODT INC -- POTASSIUM DICHROMATE -- 6810-00-136-3000 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:POTASSIUM DICHROMATE
MSDS Date:04/06/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-136-3000
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT INC
Address:PARIS BYPASS
Box:M
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40361
Country:US
Info Phone Num:606-987-7000
Emergency Phone Num:314-982-5000
CAGE:62910
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:908-859-2151
CAGE:62910

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

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM BICHROMATE  (SARA III)
CAS:7778-50-9
RTECS #:HX7680000
Other REC Limits:SEE ABOVE
OSHA PEL:C,0.1 MG/M3 CRO3
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG CR/M3; 9293
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO RESP
    TRACT,COUGHING,WHEEZING,FEVER,HDCH,&LABORED BRTH.MAY PRODUCE PULM
    SENSIT.INGEST:MAY CAUSE ABDOM PAIN,VOMIT,DIZZ,INTENSE
    THIRST,FEVER,COMA,&LIVER DMG.DEATH MAY OCCUR FROM  CIRCULATORY
    COLLAPSE/RENAL FAILURE.EST LETHAL DOSE 5 GR.SKIN:CORROSIVE.MAY
    CAUSE IRRIT,ULCERATION,&SCARRING.(SEE BELOW)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:MUTATION REFERENCES CITED;REPRODUCTIVE
    DATA CITED.DETERMINATION-ANIMAL/INADEQUATE DATA(IARC23,30280).
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN MAY BECOME SENSIT.ABSORPTION THRU SKIN MAY
    CAUSE SYSTEMIC POISONING;SYMP MAY PARALLEL INGEST.EYE:CORR.MAY
    CAUSE SEV IRRIT,REDNESS,PAIN,&CONJUNCT.CHRONIC EXP:RPTD/PRLNG SKIN
    CONT MAY CAUSE ECZEMAT OUS DERM.RPTD/PRLNG INHAL OF DUST MAY CAUSE
    ULCERATION,BLEEDING,&PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS MATERIAL.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF NOT BRTH,GIVE ARTF RESP.IF BRTH
    IS DFCLT,GIVE 0*2.CALL MD.INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY GIVING TWO
    GLASSES OF WATER&STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
    MOUTH  TO UNCON PERSON.CALL MD.SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTH&SHOES.CALL MD.EYE:WASH EYES
    W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,LIFTING LOWER&UPPER EYELIDS
    OCCASNLY.GET MD.

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

Extinguishing Media:FLOOD W/LGE AMTS OF WATER.WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED
    TO KEEP FIRE EXPOS CONTR COOL.DO NOT ALLOW WATER TO RUN OFF TO
    SEWER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN EVENT OF FIRE, WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SCBA WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
    THE PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUST,STRONG OXIDIZ&HEAT OF RXN
    W/REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUST CAUSES IGNIT.RELS 0*2 UPON DECOMP WHICH
    ENHANCES COMBUST.CONT W/OXIDZ SUBSTANCES EXTREM VIOLENT.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA OF LEAK/SPILL.CLEAN-UP PERS REQ PROT
    CLTHG&RESP PROT FROM DUST.SPILLS:PICK UP&PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTR
    FOR RECLAMATION/DISP IN METH THAT DOES NOT GENERATE DUST.DISP:WHAT
    CANNOT BE SAVED FOR R ECLAMATION MAY BE DISP IN A RCRA
    APPRVDFACILITY.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG.STORE IN
    DRY LOCATION SEPERATE FROM COMBUST,ORG OR OTHER READILY OXIDIZABLE
    MATL.AVOID STORAGE ON WOOD FLOORS.
Other Precautions:WEAR SPECIAL PROT EQUIP FOR MAINTENANCE BREAK-IN OR
    WHERE EXPOS MAY EXCEED ESTABLISHED EXPOS LEVELS.AVOID
    CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF STREET CLOTHES.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF THE TLV IS EXCEEDED,A DUST/MIST RESP WITH
    CHEMICAL GOGGLES MAY BE WORN,IN GENERAL,UP TO TEN TIMES THE
    TLV.CONSULT RESPIRATOR SUPPLIER FOR LIMITATIONS.ALTERNATIVELY,A
    SUPPLIED AIR FULL FACEPIECE RES PIRATOR OR AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE
    WORN.
Ventilation:LOCAL&/OR GENERAL EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS BELOW
    AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMITS. (SEE SUPP DATA)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING,INCLUDING BOOTS,GLOVES,LAB COAT,APRON OR COVERALLS TO
    PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS,FACE,FOREARMS&NECK WHEN EXITING
    RESTRICTED AREAS.SHOWER,DISP OF OUTER CLTH.EYE WASH FOUNTAIN&QUICK
    DRENCH FAC
Supplemental Safety and Health
VENTILATION:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IS GENERALLY PREFERRED BECAUSE IT
    CAN CONTROL THE EMISSIONS OF THE CONTAMINANT AT ITS
    SOURCE,PREVENTING DISPERSION OF IT INTO THE GENERAL WORK
    AREA.PLEASE REFER T O THE ACGIH DOCUMENT,"INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION,A
    MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICES",MOST RECENT EDITION,FOR DETAILS.

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

HCC:D1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:500C(932F)
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:398C(784F)
Spec Gravity:2.69
Solubility in Water:6.5% @ 10C (50F)
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, ORANGE-RED CRYSTALS OR POWDER.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, ACETONE PLUS SULFURIC ACID, HYDRAZINE, AND
    HYDROXYLAMINE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS OXYGEN AND TOXIC FUMES OF
    CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DO NOT FLUSH TO THE SEWER. ENSURE COMPLIANCE
    WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF
    ANY SPILLED DICHROMATES; DO NOT RETURN TO ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.

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