WARD'S NATURAL SCIENCE -- POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE -- 6810-00-136-6000 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
MSDS Date:09/29/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-136-6000
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:WARD'S NATURAL SCIENCE
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-359-2502
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Preparer's Name:ALEXANDER A. PICCIRILLI
CAGE:EO227
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:WARD'S NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC.
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:716-359-2502
CAGE:EO227
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE  (SARA III)
CAS:1310-58-3
RTECS #:TT2100000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:C 2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:C 2 MG/M3; 9394
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:TWA:2MG/M3 AIR
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGEST:POISON.MAY RESULT IN SEVERE
    INTESTINAL IRRIT W/BURNS TO MOUTH. SKIN/EYES:CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES
    MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRIT OR BURNS. INHAL:DUST VERY IRRITATING TO
    UPPER RESP TRACT. MAIN EFFECT. TISSUE  DAMAGE.
Effects of Overexposure:POISON. SEVERE INTESTINAL IRRITATION W/BURNS TO
    MOUTH. SEVERE EYE/SKIN IRRITATION/BURNS. IRRITATING TO UPPER RESP
    TRACT. TISSUE DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.IF CONSC GIVE LG AMTS OF
    WATER.CALL DR IMMED.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF
    UNCONSC.EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR 15MINS LIFTING
    EYELIDS.GET PROMPT MED ATTN.SKIN: FLOOD W/WATER THEN WASH
    W/VINEGAR.INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF IRRIT/ILLNESS OCCURS GET MED
    ATTN.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER ON FIRE INVOLVING THIS MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROT
    CLOTH.MUST INCLUDE COMPLETE EYE PROT.FLOOD W/WATER USING CARE NOT
    TO SPLATTER/SPLASH MATL.CONTACT W/WATER PRODUCES (SUPPLE)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUST BUT SOLID FORM IN CONTACT
    W/MOISTURE/WATER MAY GENERATE SUFFICIENT HEAT TO IGN COMBUST
    MATLS.COTNACT W/SOME METALS CAN GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS.(SUPPL)

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

Spill Release Procedures:CAREFULLY & WEARING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SWEEP
    UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CNTNR. FLUSH SPILL AREA W/WATER RINSE
    W/DILUTE ACID, PREFERABLY ACETIC & FINALLY W/WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM BISULFATE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD.STORE IN COOL
    DRY PLACE;PROTECT AGAINST MOISTURE/WATER.SEPARATE FROM
    ACIDS/METALS/EXPLOSIVES/ORG PEROXIDES & EASILY IGN MATLS.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL ONCNTNR BEF USING.DONOT WEAR CONTACT
    LENSES WHEN SORKING W/CHEM.PROD IS DELIQUESCENT;ABSORBS WATER & CO2
    FRM AIR.KOH & TRICHLOROETHYLENE ARE ESPECIALLY HAZ SINCE REACT TO
    FROM SPONT FLAMM D ICHLOROACETYLENE.FOR LAB USE ONLY.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
    DUSTY CONDITONS PREVAIL WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR
    NIOSH-APPROVED DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL (GENERAL):RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES OR FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES,LAB COAT,APRON,EYEWASH
    STATION,VENTILATION HOOD,PROPER GLOVES.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WELL AFT HANDLING.REMOVE & WASTH CONTAMIN
    CLOTH.KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.NOT FOR DRUG/FOOD/HOUSEHOLD
    USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIREFIGHTING:INTENSE HEAT/HIGHLY IRRIT/CORR MIST.EXPLO/FIRE
    HAZ:HOT/MOLTEN MATL WILL REACT VIOLENTLY W/WATER LIBERATING
    HEAT/CAUSING SPLASHING.SEVERE EYE HAZ;SOLID/CONC SOLN DESTROYS
    TISSUE ON CONTACT .DISPOSAL:VIOLENT SPATTERING.NEUTRALIZEW/SODIUM
    BISULFATE.FLUSH TO SEWER W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER.

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

HCC:B1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2408F,1320C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:716F,380C
Vapor Pres:1 @719C
Spec Gravity:2.044 @25C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:110G/100ML WATER
Appearance and Odor:NEAR WHITE PELLETS OR FLAKES; NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONVOL

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER CAN REACT VIOLENTLY W/ACIDS & W/MANY ORG CMPDS,MOST COMMON METALS
    (ZN, AL, SN, PB,ETC)LIBERATING FLAMM HYDROGEN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, ACIDS & ACID FUMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:REACTION W/VARIOUS FOOD SUGARS MAY
    FORM CARBON MONOIXDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE/TREATMENT/DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO
    FED/STATE/LOC LAWS.THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED FOR
    DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANT ONLY.SLOWLY DISSOLVE SPILL IN
    WWTER.WHILE MAKING SOLN ADD SL OWLU TO SURFACE OF STIRRED LIQ TO
    AVOID(SUPPLEME)

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