AMRESCO INC -- AMMONIUM PERSULFATE, 0486 -- 6810-00N092289 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:AMMONIUM PERSULFATE, 0486
MSDS Date:12/22/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N092289
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:AMRESCO INC
Address:30175 SOLON INDUSTRIAL PKWY
City:SOLON
State:OH
ZIP:44139
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-448-4442; 440-349-1199
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:0RTJ1
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AMRESCO INC
Address:30175 SOLON INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY
Box:City:SOLON
State:OH
ZIP:44139
Country:US
Phone:800-448-4442; 440-349-1199
CAGE:0RTJ1

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

Ingred Name:AMMONIUM PERSULFATE. LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 689 MG/KG.
CAS:7727-54-0
RTECS #:SE0350000

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT & TOXICOLOGICAL INFO.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY BE
    HARMFUL IF INHALED. MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
    MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES
    AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES A ND SKIN. INHALATION MAY RESULT
    IN SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF THE LARYNX AND BRONCHI,
    CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA. SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY
    INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZ ING, LARYNGITIS,
    SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. EXPOSURE CAN
    CAUSE: GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES, DERMATITIS.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.

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

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
    WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
    AND SH OES. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. INHALATION:
    REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.
    IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH
    WITH WATE R PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL MD IMMEDIATELY.

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . STRONG OXIDIZER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE
    FIRE. VIGOROUSLY SUPPORTS COMBUSTION. EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE
    CONDITIONS. CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER
    GLOVES. COVER WITH DRY LIME OR SODA ASH, PICK UP, KEEP IN A CLOSED
    CONTAINER AND HOLD FOR WASTE DIS POSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH
    SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:DRY LIME OR SODA ASH.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN
    EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
    KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. DO NOT STORE NEAR, NOR ALLOW CONTACT WITH,
    CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATE RIAL. STORE IN A COOL, DRY
    PLACE.
Other Precautions:OXIDIZING. CORROSIVE. CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE
    MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. CAUSES BURNS.

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

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES & FULL LENGTH
    FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
    CRITERIA . WEAR OTHER SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:DUE POSSIBLY TO FORM OF TETRAAMINEZINC PEROXODISULFATE
    FROM INTERACTION OF AMMONIUM PERSULFATE W/GALVANIZED IRON &
    AMMONIA. MIXT W/SODIUM PEROXIDE EXPLODES FROM FRICTION DUE TO
    GRINDING  IN MORTAR, WHEN HEATED >75C OR ON EXPOS TO CARBON
    DIOXIDE/DROPS OF WATER CATALYTIC DECOMP CAN OCCUR IN (OTHER INFO)

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

Vapor Density:7.9
Spec Gravity:1.982
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, ORGANIC MATLS, FINELY POWDERED METALS. MIXING
    SOLN OF AMMONIUM PERSULFATE W/POWDERED ALUMINUM/IRON MAY RSLT IN
    EXPLO. VIOLENT RXN RSLTS FROM SILVER-CATALYZED OXIDATION OF AMMONIA
    TO NITROGEN. SALT EX
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY DECOMPOSE ON EXPOSURE TO MOIST AIR OR
    WATER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION
    PRODUCTS: NITROGEN OXIDES, SULFUR OXIDES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:TO THE BEST OF MANUFACTURER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE
    CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN
    THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. TOXICITY DATA: LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 689 MG/KG -
    85INA8 5,468,1986. ONLY  SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF
    CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL
    ENTRY IN RTECS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION.

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

Ecological:DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL
    SERVICE TO DISPOSE OF THIS MATERIAL. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND
    LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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

Transport Information:UN #: 1444. PROPER SHIPPING NAME: AMMONIUM
    PERSULFATE. PG: III. MARKINGS: OXIDIZER 5.1.

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

Federal Regulatory Information:EUROPEAN INFORMATION: OXIDIZING;
    CORROSIVE. R 8 - CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE;
    R 34 - CAUSES BURNS; R 22 - HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED; S 17 - KEEP AWAY
    FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; S 26 -  IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES,
    RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE; S
    27 - TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING; S 36/37/39 -
    WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GL OVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION.
    REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS: OEL=MAK. OEL-DENMARK: TWA 2
    MG/M3  JAN 1993; OEL-UNITED KINGDOM: TWA 1 MG/M3 JAN 1993. NOHS
    1974: HZD 06175; NIS 43; TNF 3573; NOS 44; TNE 55378. NOES 1983:
    (OTHER INFO)
State Regulatory Information:

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