SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP -- POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTIONS 1N  -- 6810-00N067185
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTIONS 1N
MSDS Date:07/14/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N067185
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO STREET
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-9985
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
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 (CERCLA). LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 273 MG/KG.
CAS:1310-58-3
RTECS #:TT2100000
Fraction by Wt: 38-45%
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3, C
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3, C
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 55-62%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:OPACITY, STAPHYLOMA, CATARACT & SYMBLEPHARON.
    INGEST:CORR/TOX. LETHAL TO RATS. SEV PAIN, VOMIT, DIARR & (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:COLLAPSE. VOMITUS CNTNS BLOOD & DESQUAMATED MUCOSAL
    LINING. IF DEATH DOES NOT OCCUR IN 1ST 24 HRS, SUDDEN (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:ONSET OF SEV ABDOM PAIN, BOARDLIKE ABDOM RIGIDITY &
    RAPID FALL OF BLOOD PRESS INDICATING DELAYED GASTRIC/ (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION. DMG TO ESOPHAGUS & STOM.
    DEATH FROM PERITONITIS MAY OCCUR. ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE MAY(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:OCCUR LATER TO MAKE SWALLOWING DFCLT.
    CHRONIC:INHAL:MAY CAUSE INFLAMM & ULCERATIVE CHANGES IN MOUTH &
    POSS (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:BRONCH & GI DISTURBS. SKIN:MAY CAUSE DERM/EFTS AS IN
    ACUTE. MICE:TUMORS IDENTICAL TO THOSE FROM COAL TAR; (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:WARTS OCCURRED FIRST & THEN TUMORS DEVELOPED.
    EYE:CONJ/EFTS AS IN ACUTE. INGEST:EFTS AS IN ACUTE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:FROM SPILL AREA. LG SPILLS:DIKE FAR AHEAD OF
    SPILL FOR LATER DISP. KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:HAZ AREA & DENY ENTRY. FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
    CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:CASE OF CHEM BURNS, COVER AERA W/STERILE,
    DRY DRESSING. BANDAGE SECURELY, BUT NOT TOO TIGHTLY. (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF
    WATER, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LST 15-20 MINS). CONTINUE
    IRRIGATING W/NORMAL SALINE UNTIL PH HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:(30-60 MINS). COVER W/STERILE BANDAGES. GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. INGEST:DILUTE ALKALI BY GIVING WATER/MILK (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:IMMED & ALLOW VOMIT TO OCCUR. AVOID GASTRIC
    LAVAGE/EMETICS. ESOPHAGOSCOPY IS ONLY WAY TO EXCLUDE POSS OF (ING
    17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:CORR IN UPPER GI TRACT; IF CORR IS SUSPECTED,
    ESOPHAGOSCOPY SHOULD USUALLY BE PERFORMED W/IN 24 HRS. (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:MAINTAIN AIRWAY & TREAT SHOCK. IF VOMIT OCCURS, KEEP
    HEAD BELOW HIPS TO HELP PVNT ASPIR. GET MED ATTN (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:IMMEDIATELY. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP &
    MUST BE NIOSH APPRVD: ANY CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP W/FULL(ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:FACEPIECE; ANY TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL
    FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE/(ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPERATED IN
    CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE; ANY SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN (ING
    23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:CORR. MAY CAUSE RESP TRACT
    IRRIT INCL COUGH, CHOKING, PAIN IN NOSE, MOUTH & THROAT, LESIONS OF
    NASAL SEPTUM & BURNS OF MUC MEMBS. PULM EDEMA; TIGHTNESS IN CHEST,
    DYSP, FROTHY SPUTUM, CYANO SIS, DIZZ, WEAK, RAPID PULSE,
    HYPOTENSION, HEMOCONC & MOIST RALES. SKIN:CORR. MAY CAUSE SEV PAIN,
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:BURNS & POSS BROWNISH STAINS. CORRODED
    AREAS ARE SOFT, GELATINOUS & NECROTIC & TISS DESTRUCT MAY BE DEEP.
    EYE:CORR. MAY CAUSE PAIN & BURNS, POSS SEV. EDEMA, DESTRUCT OF
    EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL OP ACIFICATION & IRITIS. IN SEV BURNS, FULL
    EXTENT OF INJURY MAY NOT BE IMMED APPARENT. LATER COMPLICATIONS MAY
    (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING SKIN & EYE
    CONDITIONS ARE AT INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE
    ARTF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN OXYG IF AVAIL.
    KEEP AFFECTED PERS WARM & AT REST. ADMIN OF OXYG SHOULD BE
    PERFORMED BY QUAL IFIED PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD
    DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LST
    15-20 MINS). IN (ING 12)

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
    REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR
    FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. APPLY COOLING
    WATER TO SIDES OF CNTNRS THAT ARE (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    HEAT OR FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUP SPILL:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP
    LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. SM SPILLS:TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER
    ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO CNTNRS FOR LATER DISP. SM DRY
    SPILLS:W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL  INTO CLEAN, DRY CNTNR & COVER.
    MOVE CNTNR (ING 10)
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE W/DILUTE ACID OR REMOVABLE STRONG ACID.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS WHEN STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. STORE AWAY FROM
    INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. CORROSIVE MATERIAL.
Other Precautions:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. FLAMMABLE,
    POISONOUS GASES MAY ACCUMULATE IN TANKS & HOPPER CARS. MAY IGNITE
    COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC).

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS ARE REC BASED ON INFO FOUND IN
    PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER
    FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
    CONTAM LEVELS FOUND  IN WORK PLACE, SPECIFIC (ING 20)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION TO
    MEET PELS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS &(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:EXPOS TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY
    FROM ENDS OF TANKS. USE AGENT SUITABLE FOR TYPE OF FIRE. USE WATER
    IN FLOODING QTYS AS FOG, APPLY FROM AS FAR A DIST AS POSS. EY E
    PROT:FULL LGTH FSHLD . EFTS OF OVEREXP:INCL PERSIST EDEMA,
    VASCULARIZATION, SCARRING OF CORNEA, PERM (ING 3)

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

Spec Gravity:1.3
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, ALCOHOLS, BROMOFORM, CHLORINE, HYDROCARBONS, METALS. FOR A
    COMPLETE LISTING OF MATLS TO AVOID CONT NEHC .
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    INCLUDE CORROSIVE FUMES OF POTASSIUM OXIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS
    WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE. DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W STDS
    APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZ
    WASTE NUMBER D002. REPORTA BLE QTY: 100 LBS.

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