------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for AMMONIUM PERSULFATE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: AMMONIUM PERSULFATE FORMULA: (NH4)2S2O8 FORMULA WT: 228.20 CAS NO.: 07727-54-0 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: SE0350000 COMMON SYNONYMS: PEROXYDISULFURIC ACID, DIAMMONIUM SALT; AMMONIUM PEROXYDISULFATE PRODUCT CODES: 0762,5481,0770,5670 EFFECTIVE: 10/09/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 1 SLIGHT FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 3 SEVERE (OXIDIZER) CONTACT - 2 MODERATE HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS DANGER HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED CAUSES IRRITATION AND MAY CAUSE BURNS. STRONG OXIDIZER - CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE KEEP FROM CONTACT WITH CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. DO NOT STORE NEAR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. IN CASE OF FIRE, SOAK WITH WATER. IN CASE OF SPILL, SWEEP UP AND REMOVE. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: YELLOW (REACTIVE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. AMMONIUM PERSULFATE 90-100 7727-54-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for AMMONIUM PERSULFATE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MELTING POINT: 120 C ( 248 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 7.9 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.98 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0.1 APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE GRANULAR CRYSTALS OR POWDER WITH NO ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP: N/A FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SOAK WITH WATER, WATER SPRAY. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. NOTE: DECOMPOSES AT MELTING POINT. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED AMMONIA, SULFUR DIOXIDE, SULFURIC ACID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 820 LD50 (IPR-RAT)(MG/KG) - 226 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE DUST MAY IRRITATE OR BURN MUCOUS MEMBRANES. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION. INGESTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNING TO MOUTH AND STOMACH. TARGET ORGANS EYES, SKIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for AMMONIUM PERSULFATE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, MOISTURE, SHOCK INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, MOST COMMON METALS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, STRONG ACIDS, ALKALIES, HALIDES DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: AMMONIA, OXIDES OF SULFUR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. KEEP COMBUSTIBLES (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, ETC.) AWAY FROM SPILLED MATERIAL. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D003 (REACTIVE WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, USE AN APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, UNIFORM, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for AMMONIUM PERSULFATE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: YELLOW (REACTIVE) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE SEPARATELY AND AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. STORE BELOW 20 C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME AMMONIUM PERSULFATE HAZARD CLASS OXIDIZER UN/NA UN1444 LABELS OXIDIZER INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME AMMONIUM PERSULFATE HAZARD CLASS 5.1 UN/NA UN1444 LABELS OXIDIZING AGENT