FMC CORP -- SODIUM PERSULFATE  -- 6810-01-337-5558
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SODIUM PERSULFATE
MSDS Date:03/09/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-337-5558
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FMC CORP
Address:1735 MARKET ST
City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-299-6000
Emergency Phone Num:303-595-9048;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0TYC8
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FMC CORP
Address:1735 MARKET ST., ADDITIVE DIV
Box:City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103
Country:US
Phone:800-468-3853
CAGE:0TYC8
Company Name:FMC CORP AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL DIV
Address:1735 MARKET ST
Box:City:PHILADELPHIA
State:PA
ZIP:19103-3230
Country:US
Phone:303-595-9048/800-321-1362
CAGE:91976

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

Ingred Name:PEROXYDISULFURIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT; (SODIUM PERSULFATE)
CAS:7775-27-1
RTECS #:SE0525000
Fraction by Wt: 99%

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: RXN.FLOODING OF EXPOS AREAS W/H*2O IS SUGGESTED,
    BUT GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS INDUCTION FOR INGEST MUST (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: CONSIDER POSS AGGRAVATION OF ESOPHAGEAL INJ &
    EXPECTED ABSENCE OF SYS EFTS. DEMULCENTS MAY BE HELPFUL. (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: TREATMENT OTHERWISE IS SUPPORTIVE AND SYMPTOMATIC.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH: REGULATORY AGENCIES SHOULD BE CONTACTED
    PRIOR TO DISPOSAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:OF H*2O TO CNTRL DECOMP. FOR STORAGE REQ, REFER
    TO NFPA BULLETIN 43A ON STOR OF LIQ & SOLID OXIDIZING (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: MATLS. NFPA HAZ CLASS 1 OXIDIZING IMCO HAZ CLASS 5.1
    OXIDIZER. AIRBORNE DUST MAY BE IRRIT TO EYES, NOSE, (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: THROAT & SKIN UPON CONT. CONTINUOUS CONT MAY PRDCE
    SKIN DERM. INHAL OF AIRBORNE DUST AT HIGH LEVS MAY (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: PRDCE SHORTNESS OF BRTH IN ALLERGIC PERSONS. PHYS:
    DECOMP IN STOR UNDER CNDTNS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT &/OR (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: MOISTURE (H*2O, H*2O VAP) CAUSING RELS OF OXIDES OF
    SULPHUR, DENSE MIST OF SULPHURIC ACID & O*2 WHICH (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: SUPPORTS COMBUSTION. REACTS WITH ACIDS, ALKALIS,
    HALIDES, COMBUSTIBLES AND HEAVY METALS TO RELEASE OXYGEN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 895 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:DUST MAY BE HARMFUL & IRRIT.MAY
    BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CHRONIC: ALLERGIC PERSONS MAY DEVELOP
    DERMATITIS AND ASTHMA. REF. RESPIRATION 38:144 (1979). GROUPS OF
    MALE & FEMALE RATS WERE FED 0, 300	OR 3000 PPM SODIUM PERSULFATE
    IN DIET FOR 13 WEEKS, FOLLOWED BY 5000 PPM FOR 5 WEEKS BECAUSE NO
    TOX (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: WAS NOTED AT 1000 PPM AFTER 8 WEEKS.
    MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF TISSUES REVEALED SOME INJURY TO
    GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AT HIGH DOSE (3000 PPM) ONLY. THIS EFFECT IS
    NOT UNEXPECTED FOR AN OXID IZER AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS.
    REFERENCE:FMC STUDY 187-980, TOXICOLOGIST 1: 149, 1981.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ALLERGIC PERSONS MAY DEVELOP
    DERMATITIS AND ASTHMA.

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

First Aid:EYES:WASH THORO W/H*2O FOR AT LST 15 MINS.IF IRRIT OCCURS &
    PERSISTS, OBTAIN MED ATTN. SKIN:WASH THORO W/SOAP & H*2O.IF IRRIT
    PERSISTS, OBTAIN MED ATTN. INHAL: REMOVE SUBJECT TO FRESH AIR. IF
    DISCOMFO RT OCCURS & PERSISTS OBTAIN MED ATTN. INGEST: DRINK H*2O.
    CALL PHYS. DECONTAM PROC: WASH THORO W/SOAP & H*2O. NOTES TO
    PHYS:ASIDE FROM ALLERGIC RXNS SUCH AS DERM & ASTHMA REPORTED IN ONE
    CASE (SUPDAT)

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

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:DELUGE WITH WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
    NONCOMBUST-CONSIDER MATL AS STRONG OXIDIZER W/ACIDIC MIST ALSO
    BEING PRESENT.DO NOT USE CO*2/OTHER (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES WHEN HEATED WITH LIBERATION OF
    OXYGEN WHICH MAY INTENSIFY FIRE IN COMBUSTIBLE SURROUNDINGS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:MATERIAL SHOULD BE PUT INTO AN APPROVED DOT
    CONTAINER THEN DILUTED WITH LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER AND DISPOSED OF
    ACCORDING TO METHODS OUTLINED FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE (UNOPENED) IN COOL, CLEAN, DRY
    PLACE & AWAY FROM POINT SOURCE HEAT I.E. RADIANT HEATERS OR STEAM
    PIPES. USE FIRST IN FIRST OUT STORAGE SYSTEM.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTAM OF OPENED PROD. AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN
    CONT. USE GOOD PERS HYGIENE. WEAR SUITABLE PROT CLTHG. IN CASE OF
    FIRE/DECOMP CNDTNS (SMOKING) USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA W/FULL FACE
    PIECE, ACID RE SISTANT CLTHG & DELUGE W/PLENTY (ING 6)

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

Respiratory Protection:WHEN EXPOSURE ABOVE ESTABLISHED STANDARD IS
    LIKELY, A RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM WHICH COMPLIES W/OSHA GEN
    INDUSTRY STD 1910.134(E) AND NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESP EQUIP SUCH AS
    DUST MASK SHOULD BE I MPLEMENTED.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS. CONTROL DUST IN
    WORKPLACE AREA AT OR BELOW PROPOSED TLV(5 MG/M3 AS S208 FOR 8
    HOURS).
Protective Gloves:GEN PURPOSE RUB/NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:USE NORMAL WORK CLOTHES WITH GOOD PERSONAL
    HYGIENE. GENERAL PURPOSE RUBBER OR NEOPRENE FOOTWEAR.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: GAS-FILLED EXTING,THEY WILL HAVE NO EFT ON DECOMP
    PERSULFATE. FIRST AID PROC:ONLY,EXPOS PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO
    OXIDIZING PROPERTIES & RESEMBLE,& ARE TREATED LIKE, THOSE CAUSED BY
    STR ONG ACIDS.HOWEVER, ATTEMPTS TO NEUT W/BASIC/HALIDE-CONTAINING
    MATLS SHOULD BE AVOIDED BECAUSE OF POSS EXOTHERMIC (ING 2)

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES
Spec Gravity:2.6 (H*2O=1)
pH:6-8
Solubility in Water:43% @ 25C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS, NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
HEAVY METALS, REDUCING AGENTS, MOISTURE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, MOISTURE, REDUCING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FUMES OF SULFURIC ACID MIST, OXYGEN
    WHICH SUPPORTS COMBUSTION AND OXIDES OF SULFUR AND NITROGEN.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:AN ACCEPTABLE METH OF DISP IS TO DISSOLVE IN
    H*2O & DISP VIA A TREATMENT SYS I/A/W ALL LOC, ST & FED ENVIRON
    LAWS, RULES, REGS, STD & OTHER REQS. BECAUSE ACCEPTABLE METHS OF
    DISP MAY VARY BY LOCATION, & BECAUSE REG REQS MAY CHANGE, APPROP
    (ING 5)

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