MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC -- POTASSIUM DICHROMATE, 3093 -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:POTASSIUM DICHROMATE, 3093
MSDS Date:12/08/1996
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:P5719
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:70829
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829

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

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM DICHROMATE
CAS:7778-50-9
RTECS #:NX7680000
Minumum % Wt:99.
Maxumum % Wt:100.
OSHA PEL:see Table Z-2
ACGIH TLV:0.05 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: CORR. EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO
    TISSUES OF MUC MEMBS & UPPER RESP TRACT. MAY CAUSE ULCERATION &
    PERFORATION OF THE NASAL SEPTUM. SYMPS MAY INCL SORE THROAT, COUGH,
    SHORTNESS OF BREATH & LABORED  BRTHG. MAY PRODUCE PULM SENSIT OR
    ALLERGIC ASTHMA. HIGHER EXPOSURES MAY CAUSE PULM EDEMA. INGEST:
    CORR. SWALLOWING CAN CAUSE SEV BURNS OF MOUTH, THROAT & STOMACH
    LEADING TO DEATH. CAN CAUSE SORE THROA T, VOMIT, DIARR. MAY CAUSE
    VIOLENT GASTROENTERITIS, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR COLLAPSE, DIZZ,
    INTENSE THIRST, MUSCLE CRAMPS, SHOCK, COMA, ABNORM BLEEDING, FEVER,
    LIVER DMG & ACUTE RENAL FAILURE. SKIN CNTCT:  CORR. SYMPS OF (EFTS
    OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:POTASSIUM DICHROMATE: IARC MONOGRAPHS,
    VOL 49, PG 49, 1990:GROUP 1. NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS,
    1991: KNOWN TO BE HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: REDNESS, PAIN & SEV BURN CAN OCCUR.
    DUSTS & STRONG SOLNS MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT. CNTCT W/BROKEN SKIN MAY
    CAUSE ULCERS (CHROME SORES) & ABSORPTION, WHICH MAY CAUSE SYSTEMIC
    POISONING, AFFECTING  KIDNEY & LIVER FUNCS. MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSIT.
    EYE CNTCT: CORR. CNTCT CAN CAUSE BLURRED VISION, REDNESS, PAIN &
    SEV TISSUE BURNS. MAY CAUSE CORNEAL INJURY OR BLINDNESS. CHRONIC
    EXPOS: RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS  CAN CAUSE ULCERATION & PERFORATION OF
    NASAL SEPTUM, RESP IRRIT, LIVER & KIDNEY DMG & ULCERATION OF SKIN.
    ULCERATIONS AT FIRST MAY BE PAINLESS, BUT MAY PENETRATE TO BONE
    PRODUCING "CHROME HOLES." KNOW N TO BE HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS, ASTHMA, ALLERGIES OR KNOWN SENSITIZATION TO CHROMIC ACID
    OR CHROMATES MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS
    MATERIAL.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. INGEST: IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE
    QUANTITI ES OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON
    PERSON. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF
    WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
    AND SHOES. GE T MED ATTN IMMED. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
    THOROUGHLY CLEAN SHOES BEFORE REUSE. EYES: IMMED FLUSH EYES
    W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER
    EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET M ED ATTN IMMED.

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

Extinguishing Media:FLOOD WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. WATER SPRAY MAY
    BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. DO NOT ALLOW WATER
    RUNOFF TO ENTER SEWERS OR WATERWAYS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE: NOT COMBUSTIBLE, BUT SUBSTANCE IS
    STRONG OXIDIZER AND ITS HEAT OF REACTION WITH REDUCING AGENTS OR
    COMBUSTIBLES MAY CAUSE IGNITION. RELEASES OXYGEN, UPON
    DECOMPOSITION, WHICH ENHANCES COMBUSTION . EXPLOSION: CONTACT WITH
    OXIDIZABLE SUBSTANCES MAY CAUSE EXTREMELY VIOLENT COMBUSTION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. WEAR APPROP PERSONAL
    PROT EQUIP AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 8 - EXPOS CONTROLS/PERSONAL
    PROT. SPILLS: SWEEP UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL.
    VACUUMING OR WET SWEEPIN G MAY BE USED TO AVOID DUST DISPERSAL. US
    REGS (CERCLA) REQ REPORTING SPILLS & RELEASES TO SOIL, WATER & AIR
    IN EXCESS OF REPORTABLE QUANTITIES. TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR US COAST
    GUARD NRC: 800-424-8802.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. STORE IN
    DRY LOCATION SEPARATE FROM COMBUSTIBLE, ORGANIC OR OTHER READILY
    OXIDIZABLE MATLS. AVOID STORAGE ON WOOD FLOORS. REMOVE & DISPOSE OF
    ANY SPILLED DICHROMATES; DO  NOT RETURN TO ORIGINAL CNTNRS. WEAR
    SPECIAL PROT EQUIP (SECTION 8) FOR MAINTENANCE (SUPDAT)
Other Precautions:WASH HANDS, FACE, FOREARMS & NECK WHEN EXITING
    RESTRICTED AREAS. SHOWER, DISPOSE OF OUTER CLTHG, CHANGE TO CLEAN
    GARMENTS AT END OF DAY. AVOID CROSS-CONTAM OF STREET CLOTHES. WASH
    HANDS BEFORE EATING  & DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN WORKPLACE.
    CNTNRS OF THIS MATL MAY BE HAZ WHEN EMPTY SINCE THEY RETA IN
    (SUPDAT)

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

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOS LIMIT IS EXCEEDED, NIOSH APPRVD
    HALF-FACE DUST/MIST RESP MAY BE WORN UP TO TEN TIMES EXPOS LIMIT OR
    MAXIMUM USE CONC SPECIFIED BY APPROP REGULATORY AGENCY OR RESP
    SUPPLIER, WHICHEVER IS LOWES T. NIOSH APPRVD FULL-FACE PIECE
    DUST/MIST RESP MAY BE WORN UP TO 50 TIMES EXPOS LIMIT OR MAX USE
    CONC SPECIFIED BY APPROP REGULATORY AGENCY (TOXICOLOGICAL INFO)
Ventilation:SYSTEM OF LOCAL &/OR GENERAL EXHAUST IS RECOM TO KEEP
    EMPLOYEE EXPOSURES BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMITS. LOCAL EXHAUST VENT
    IS GENERALLY PREF (ECOLOGICAL INFO)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES & FULL LENGTH
    FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INCLUDING BOOTS, GLOVES, LAB
    COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS AS APPROPRIATE, TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HNDLG/STOR PRECS: BREAK-IN OR WHERE EXPOSURES MAY EXCEED ESTABLISHED
    EXPOS LEVELS. OTHER PRECS: PROD RESIDUES (DUST, SOLIDS); OBSERVE
    ALL WARNINGS & PRECAUTIONS LISTED FOR PROD. PHYSICAL DATA: PH: 4.0
    4 (1% AQ SOLUTION); 3.57 (10% AQ SOLUTION).

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

Boiling Pt:=500.C, 932.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=398.C, 748.4F
Vapor Pres:NO INFO FOUND
Vapor Density:NO INFO
Spec Gravity:2.676 @ 25C/4C
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFO FOUND
Solubility in Water:6.5% @ 10C (50F) IN WATER
Appearance and Odor:ORAGNE-RED CRYSTALS OR POWDER; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0 @ 21C(70F)

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, ACETONE PLUS SULFURIC ACID, BORON PLUS SILICON,
    ETHYLENE GLYCOL, IRON, HYDRAZINE & HYDROXYLAMINE. ANY COMBUSTIBLE,
    ORGANIC OR OTHER READILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIAL (PAPER, WOOD, SULFUR,
    ALUMINUM OR PLASTICS).
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, INCOMPATIBLES. STABLE UNDER ORDINARY
    CONDITIONS OF USE AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING MAY PRODUCE CHROME OXIDES.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:INVESTIGATED AS A TUMORIGEN, MUTAGEN,
    REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTOR. CANCER LISTS - POTASSIUM DICHROMATE
    (7778-50-9): NTP CARCINOGEN - KNOWN-YES; ANTICIPATED-NO; IARC
    CATEGORY 1. RESP PROT: OR RESP SUPPLIER,  WHICHEVER IS LOWEST. FOR
    EMERGS OR INSTANCES WHERE EXPOS LEVELS ARE NOT KNOWN, USE A NIOSH
    APPRVD FULL-FACEPIECE POSITIVE-PRESS, AIR-SUPPLIED RESP. WARNING:
    AIR-PURIFYING RESPS DO NOT PROTECT WORKERS	IN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT
    ATMOSPHERES.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: WHEN RELEASED INTO THE SOIL, THIS MATL
    MAY LEACH INTO GROUNDWATER. WHEN RELEASED INTO WATER, THIS MATL IS
    NOT EXPECTED TO EVAPORATE SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS MATL MAY
    BIOACCUMULATE TO SO ME EXTENT. WHEN RELEASED INTO AIR, THIS MATL
    MAY BE REMOVED FROM ATMOSPHERE TO A MODERATE EXTENT BY WET
    DEPOSITION. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICITY: NO INFO FOUND. VENT: BECAUSE IT
    CAN CONTROL EMISSIONS OF CON TAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE, PREVENTING
    DISPERSION OF IT INTO GENERAL WORK AREA. PLEASE REFER TO ACGIH
    DOCUMENT, INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION, A MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED
    PRACTICES, MOST RECENT EDITION, FOR DETAILS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY OR
    RECYCLING SHOULD BE HANDLED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE & SENT TO RCRA
    APPRVD WASTE FACILITY. PROCESSING, USE OR CONTAMINATION OF THIS
    PROD MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT  OPTIONS. STATE & LOCAL DISPOSAL
    REGS MAY DIFFER FROM FED DISPOSAL REGS. DISPOSE OF CNTNR & UNUSED
    CO NTENTS I/A/W FED, STATE & LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOMESTIC (LAND, DOT) - PROPER SHIPPING NAME: RQ,
    OXIDIZING SOLID, CORROSIVE, N.O.S. (POTASSIUM DICHROMATE). HAZ
    CLASS: 5.1, 8. UN/NA: UN3085. PACKING GROUP: II. INFO REPORTED FOR
    PROD/SIZE: 400 LB. IN TERNATIONAL (WATER, I.M.O.) - PROPER SHIPPING
    NAME: OXIDIZING SOLID, CORROSIVE, N.O.S. (POTASSIUM DICHROMATE).
    HAZ CLASS: 5.1, 8. UN/NA: UN3085. PACKING GROUP: II. INFO REPORTED
    FOR PROD/SIZE: 400 LB.  OTHER INFO: TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR. DO NOT
    STORE COMBUST MATLS. LABEL FIRST AID: IN CASE OF CNTCT, IMMED FLUSH
    EYES/SKIN W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING CONTAM
    CLTHG & SHOES. WASH CLTH G BEFORE REUSE. IF (SARA REG INFO)

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:POTASSIUM DICHROMATE (7778-50-9) - FEDERAL,
    STATE & INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS - PART 1: SARA 302 - RQ-NO;
    TPQ-NO. SARA 313 - LIST-NO; CHEMICAL CATG-CHROMIUM COM. SARA
    311/312: ACUTE:YES, CHRONIC:YES,  FIRE:YES, PRESSURE:NO,
    REACTIVITY:YES (PURE / SOLID). TRANSPORT INFO: INHALED, REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG DFCLT, GIVE
    OXYGEN. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE L G QTYS OF WATER.
    NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERSON. IN ALL CASES GET MED
    ATTN IMMED. PROD USE:LAB REAGENT. REVISION INFO: PURE. NEW 16
    SECTION MSDS FORMAT, ALL SECTIONS HAVE BEEN REVISED. A IRBORNE
    EXPOS (STATE REG INFO)
Federal Regulatory Information:POTASSIUM DICHROMATE (7778-50-9) -
    CHEMICAL INVENTORY STATUS - PART 1: TSCA-YES, EC-YES; JAPAN-YES,
    AUSTRALIA-YES. CHEMICAL INVENTORY STATUS - PART 2: KOREA-YES,
    CANADA DSL-YES, CANADA NDSL-NO, PHIL-Y ES. FEDERAL, STATE &
    INTERNATIONAL REGS - PART 2: CERCLA-10, RCRA 261.33-NO, TSCA
    8(D)-NO. CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION; NO. TSCA 12(B): YES. CDTA:
    YES. AUSTRALIAN HAZCHEM CODE: 1WE. POISON SCHEDULE: S 6. WHMIS:
    THIS MSDS HAS BEEN PREPARED ACCORDING TO HAZARD CRITERIA OF
    CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATION S (CPR) AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL OF
    THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.
State Regulatory Information:PROP 65: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A
    CHEMICAL(S) KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER. SARA
    REG INFO: LIMS: OSHA PEL: FOR CHROMIC ACID & CHROMATES, AS CRO3 =
    0.1 MG/M3 (CEILING) - ACGIH TLV: F OR WATER-SOL CR(VI) CMPDS, AS CR
    = 0.05 MG/M3 (TWA), A1 - CONFIRMED CARCIN. JT BAKER SAF-T-DATA
    RATINGS: HEALTH: 4-EXTREME (CANCER CAUSING); FLAMMABILITY: 0-NONE;
    REACTIVITY: 3-SEVERE (OXIDIZER); CONT ACT: 3-SEVERE (LIFE); LAB
    PROT EQUIP; GOGGS; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES. STORAGE
    COLOR CODE:  YELLOW (REACTIVE).

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