MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET PROMONITE
DATE OF ISSUE: 03/09/2000
SUPERCEDES: 10/19/1995
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SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
Chemical Name & Synonyms: Trade Name & Synonyms:
N/A PROMONITE
Chemical Family: Formula Mixture:
POTASSIUM SALT SOLUTION X
Manufacturer's Name:
CHEMSEARCH DIV. OF NCH CORP.
Address:
BOX 152170
IRVING, TX 75015
Prepared By: R STOLLEY/CHEMIST
Product Code Number: 0503
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300
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SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
THE HAZARDS PRESENTED BELOW ARE THOSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS:
Chemical Name (Ingredients): POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
Hazard: IRR/MUT
TLV: NOT EST. 1
PEL: NOT EST. 2
STEL: NOT EST.
CAS#: 7447-40-7
Chemical Name (Ingredients): POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE
Hazard: IRRITANT
TLV: NOT EST. 1
PEL: NOT EST. 2
STEL: NOT EST.
CAS#: 7778-53-2
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SECTION IIa - NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
(NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENT NAMES AND CAS NUMBERS ARE PROTECTED UNDER NJ
TRADE)
Secret Registry #: 409363-5101P
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SECTION III - PHYSICAL DATA
Boiling Point (f): 212
Specific Gravity (H20=1): 1.40
Vapor Pressure (MM HG): 18
Color: LIGHT GREEN
Vapor Density (Air=1): 0.6
Odor: MILDLY AMMONIACAL
PH @ 100%: 6.5-7.4
Clarity: TRANSPARENT
Volatile by Volume: 64
Evaporation Rate (BU A/C=1): 0.10
H20 Solubility: COMPLETE
Viscosity: NON-VISCOUS
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SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD
Flash Point: NON-FLAM /
Flammable Limits: N/A LEL: N/A UEL:N/A
Extinguishing Media:
Foam: X Alcohol Foam: X CO2: X
Dry Chemical: X Water Spray: X Other: X
Special Fire Fighting Procedures:
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR A SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SHOULD BE CHOSEN BASED ON THE
NATURE OF THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazards:
SPILLED MATERIAL MAY BE SLIPPERY. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE
EXPOSED CONTAINERS TO PREVENT BURSTING.
Aerosol Level (NFPA 30B): N/A
NFPA 704 Hazard Rating:
(0=Insignificant 1=Slight 2=Moderate 3=High 4=Extreme)
Health: 1 Flammability: 0 Instability: 0 Special:
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SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
Threshold Limit Value:
NOT ESTABLISHED FOR MIXTURE.
Effects of Overexposure:
-Acute(Short Term Exposure)
EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION SEEN AS TEARING AND REDNESS.
INHALATION:MIST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION SEEN AS COUGHING AND SNEEZING. SKIN
CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION SEEN AS REDNESS AND ITCHING. INGESTION: MAY
CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION SEEN AS NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.
-Chronic (Long Term Exposure)
NO HUMAN CHRONIC EFFECTS KNOWN. TARGET ORGANS: NONE KNOWN. THERE IS NO
PRIMARY ROUTE OF ENTRY INTO THE BODY. THE PRIMARY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE ARE
SKIN AND EYE CONTACT. MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: NONE KNOWN.
Primary Routes of Entry: Inhalation: Ingestion: Absorption:
Emergency and First Aid Procedures:
-Inhalation:
REMOVE FROM THE AREA TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR IF BREATHING BECOMES DIFFICULT.
-Eye Contact:
RINSE THE EYES WITH WATER. REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES AND CONTINUE FLUSHING
WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
IRRITATION DEVELOPS.
-Skin Contact:
WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH PLENTY OF SOAP AND WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS.
-Ingestion:
GIVE 3 TO 4 GLASSES OF WATER, BUT DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF VOMITING
OCCURS, GIVE FLUIDS AGAIN. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF DISCOMFORT OCCURS.
-Notes to Physician:
THERE IS NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT THE PATIENT SYMPTOMATICALLY.
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SECTION VI - TOXICITY INFORMATION
Product Contains Chemicals Listed as Carcinogen or Potential
Carcinogen By:
IARC: No NTP: No OSHA: No
ACGIH: No OTHER: No
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
EYE-RBT: 500 MG/24H MILD 3.
ORL-RAT LD50: 2600 MG/KG 3.
ORL-HMN (INFANT) LDLo: 938 MG/KG/2D 3.
MUTAGENICTY: SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM: 10 MG/PLATE 3.
SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE: 2500 MMOL/L 3.
DNA DAMAGE-HAM (OVARY): 260 MMOL/L 3.
POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE TRIBASIC
ORL-RAT LD50: 4640 MG/KG 3.
SKN-RBT LD50: > 4640 MG/KG 3.
EYE-RBT: 10 MG MODERATE 3.
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SECTION VII - REACTIVITY DATA
Stability: Stable: X Unstable:
Conditions to Avoid: N/A
Incompatibility (Materials to Avoid):
STRONG BASES, TRIFLUOROBROMIDE, STRONG MINERAL ACIDS AND POTASSIUM
PERMANAGANATE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY PRODUCE OXIDES OF CARBON, NITROGEN AND
PHOSPHORUS; AMMONIA, CHLORINE GAS, AND CHLORIDE FUMES.
Hazardous Polymerization:
May Occur: Will Not Occur: X
Conditions to Avoid: N/A
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SECTION VIII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
Steps to be Taken if Material is Released or Spilled:
FLUSH TO SANITARY SEWER OR PICK UP FOR REUSE. WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING. USE CARE AS SPILLS MAY BE SLIPPERY.
Waste Disposal Method(s):
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
Neutralizing Agent:
N/A
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SECTION IX - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
Required Ventilation:
TYPICAL USE OF THIS PRODUCT IS OUTDOORS. GENERAL MECHANICAL VENTILATION IS
NORMALLY ADEQUATE.
Respiratory Protection:
NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE.
Glove Protection:
NEOPRENE OR NITRILE RUBBER GLOVES IF REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT IS
LIKELY.
Eye Protection:
SAFETY GLASSES IF THE METHOD OF USE PRESENTS THE LIKELIHOOD OF EYE CONTACT.
Other Protection:
WEAR GENERAL-DUTY WORK CLOTHING AND SHOES.
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SECTION X - STORAGE AND HANDLING INFORMATION
Storage Temperature: Indoors: X Outdoors: X
Heated: Refrigerated:
Minimum Temperature: 35 F. Maximum Temperature: 120 F.
Precautions to be taken in Handling and Storing:
ALWAYS STORE MATERIAL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER. KEEP CONTAINER
TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. KEEP FROM FREEZING.
IF PRODUCT FREEZES ALLOW IT TO SLOWLY WARM TO ROOM TEMPERATURE AND STIR
THOROUGHLY BEFORE USING.
Other Precautions:
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. READ THE ENTIRE LABEL BEFORE USING
THE PRODUCT. FOLLOW THE LABEL DIRECTIONS.
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SECTION XI - REGULATORY INFORMATION
Chemical Name CAS Number Upper % Limit
Those Ingredients listed above are subject to the reporting requirements of
313 of Title III and of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of
1986 and 40 CFR part 372.
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SECTION XII - REFERENCES
1. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND PHYSICAL AGENTS AND
BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES, ACGIH, 1999.
2. OSHA PEL.
3. REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, CCINFODisc, 2000.
ALL COMPONENTS IN THIS PRODUCT CAN BE FOUND IN THE CURRENT TSCA INVENTORY.
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IRR:IRRITANT, FLAM/FLAMM:FLAMMABLE, COMB:COMBUSTIBLE, CORR:CORROSIVE
CARC:CARCINOGENIC, TOX:TOXIC, N/A:NOT APPLICABLE, N/E:NOT ESTABLISHED,
COC:CLEVELAND OPEN CUP, PMCC:PENSKY-MARTIN CLOSED CUP, TCC:TAGLIABUE
CLOSEDCUP, LEL:LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT, UEL:UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT,
NFPA:NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, IARC:INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR
THE RESEARCH ON CANCER, NTP:NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM, OSHA:OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, ACGIH:AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS, TLV:THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE, PEL:PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE
LIMIT, STEL:SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT, MLD:MILD, MOD:MODERATE, SEV:SEVERE,
MUT:MUTAGENIC, ASPHYX:ASPHYXIANT, PNOC: PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE CLASSI-
FIED, SDT:STANDARD DRAIZE TEST, ORL: ORAL, HMN: HUMAN, IHL: INHALATION
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON DATA CONSIDERED ACCURATE IN
LIGHT OF CURRENT FORMULATION. HOWEVER, NO WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
REGARDING THE ACCURACY OF THESE DATA OR THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE
USE THEREOF.
CHEMSEARCH DIV. OF NCH CORP. assumes no responsibility for personal injury
or property damage caused by the use, storage, or disposal of the product in
a manner not recommended on the product label. Users assume all risks
associated with such unrecommended use,storage or disposal of the product.
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