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188 lines
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MSDS - POTASSIUM NITRATE
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1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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PRODUCT NAME: POTASSIUM NITRATE
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FORMULA: KNO3
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FORMULA WT: 101.11
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CAS NO.: 07757-79-1
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NIOSH/RTECS NO.: TT3700000
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COMMON SYNONYMS: SALTPETER; NITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT
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PRODUCT CODES: 3194,3190
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EFFECTIVE: 09/27/85
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REVISION #01
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PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING
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BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM
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HEALTH - 1 SLIGHT
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FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE
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REACTIVITY - 3 SEVERE (OXIDIZER)
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CONTACT - 1 SLIGHT
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HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).
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LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT
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PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS
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DANGER
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STRONG OXIDIZER - CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE
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HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED
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KEEP FROM CONTACT WITH CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. DO NOT
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STORE NEAR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING.
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KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. IN CASE
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OF FIRE, SOAK WITH WATER. IN CASE OF SPILL, SWEEP UP AND REMOVE. FLUSH SPILL
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AREA WITH WATER.
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: YELLOW (REACTIVE)
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2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
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COMPONENT % CAS NO.
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POTASSIUM NITRATE 90-100 7757-79-1
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3 - PHYSICAL DATA
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BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A
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MELTING POINT: 334 C ( 633 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 3.00
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 2.11 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A
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(H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
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SOLUBILITY(H2O): APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0
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APPEARANCE & ODOR: COLORLESS PRISMS TO WHITE GRANULAR OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER.
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4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
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FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 0-0-0 OXY
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FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A %
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FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
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USE WATER SPRAY.
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SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES
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FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED
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BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
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MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER
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TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
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UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS
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STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.
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WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT, CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE; MAY ALSO GIVE
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OFF HIGHLY TOXIC OR IRRITATING FUMES.
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TOXIC GASES PRODUCED
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NITROGEN OXIDES
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5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
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TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RABBIT)(MG/KG) - 3015
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CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO
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EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
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INGESTION MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL PAIN.
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INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
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TARGET ORGANS
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NONE IDENTIFIED
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MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
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NONE IDENTIFIED
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ROUTES OF ENTRY
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NONE INDICATED
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EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
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CALL A PHYSICIAN.
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IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING.
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6 - REACTIVITY DATA
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STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR
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CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT
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INCOMPATIBLES: ORGANIC MATERIALS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS,
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STRONG REDUCING AGENTS
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DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF NITROGEN
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7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
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STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE
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WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. KEEP COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL,
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ETC.) AWAY FROM SPILLED MATERIAL. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE
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MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH
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SPILL AREA WITH WATER.
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DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
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DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
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EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D003 (REACTIVE WASTE)
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8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
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TO KEEP FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
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CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS
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HIGH, USE AN APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.
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EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, BUTYL RUBBER
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GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED.
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9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: YELLOW (REACTIVE)
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SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
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KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE SEPARATELY AND AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE
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AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
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10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)
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PROPER SHIPPING NAME POTASSIUM NITRATE
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HAZARD CLASS OXIDIZER
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UN/NA UN1486
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LABELS OXIDIZER
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INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)
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PROPER SHIPPING NAME POTASSIUM NITRATE
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HAZARD CLASS 5.1
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UN/NA UN1486
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LABELS OXIDIZING AGENT
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