M A T E R I A L S A F E T Y D A T A S H E E T SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - - CATALOG #: 20-3001-05 NAME: AMMONIUM PERSULFATE SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - - CAS #: 7727-54-0 MF: H8N2O8S2 EC NO: 231-786-5 SYNONYMS AMMONIUM PEROXYDISULFATE * DIAMMONIUM PEROXYDISULFATE * DIAMMONIUM PEROXYDISULPHATE * DIAMMONIUM PERSULFATE * PERSULFATE D'AMMONIUM (FRENCH) * SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - - LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS OXIDIZING CORROSIVE CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. CAUSES BURNS. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION. SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - - IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - - EXTINGUISHING MEDIA WATER SPRAY. SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. STRONG OXIDIZER. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. VIGOROUSLY SUPPORTS COMBUSTION. EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - - EVACUATE AREA. WEAR 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 DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - - REFER TO SECTION 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MIXING A SOLUTION OF AMMONIUM PERSULFATE WITH POWERED ALUMINUM OR IRON MAY RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION. VIOLENT REACTION RESULTS FROM SILVER- CATALYZED OXIDATION OF AMMONIA TO NITROGEN. THE SALT EXPLODED DURING DRYING DUE POSSIBLY TO THE FORMATION OF TETRAAMINEZINC PEROXODISULFATE FROM THE INTERACTION OF AMMONIUM PERSULFATE WITH GALVANISED IRON AND AMMONIA. A MIXTURE WITH SODIUM PEROXIDE EXPLODES FROM FRICTION DUE TO GRINDING IN A MORTAR, WHEN HEATED ABOVE 75'C OR ON EXPOSURE TO CARBON DIOXIDE OR DROPS OF WATER CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION CAN OCCUR IN THE PRESENCE OF METALS SUCH AS LEAD, SILVER, COPPER, MAGNESIUM, ZINC CADMIUM, NICKEL, IRON AND COBALT. SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - - WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD. SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. FACESHIELD (8-INCH MINIMUM). DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. DO NOT STORE NEAR, NOR ALLOW CONTACT WITH, CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - - APPEARANCE AND ODOR WHITE CRYSTALS PHYSICAL PROPERTIES SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.982 VAPOR DENSITY: 7.9 SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - - INCOMPATIBILITIES STRONG REDUCING AGENTS ORGANIC MATERIALS FINELY POWDERED METALS MAY DECOMPOSE ON EXPOSURE TO MOIST AIR OR WATER. HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS NITROGEN OXIDES SULFUR OXIDES HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR. SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - ACUTE EFFECTS HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED. MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND 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, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE: GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES DERMATITIS TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. RTECS #: SE0350000 PEROXYDISULFURIC ACID, DIAMMONIUM SALT TOXICITY DATA ORL-RAT LD50:689 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. SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - - DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE. SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - - CONTACT A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE TO DISPOSE OF THIS MATERIAL. OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - CONTACT SEVERN BIOTECH LTD FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION. SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - 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, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROTECTION. REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS OEL=MAK ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.1 MG/M3 85INA8 6,1/BEI,1997 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 MG/M3 JAN 1993 NOHS 1974: HZD 06175; NIS 43; TNF 3573; NOS 44; TNE 55378 NOES 1983: HZD 06175; NIS 145; TNF 14638; NOS 100; TNE 249578; TFE 81412 EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, SEPTEMBER 1999 SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - - THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SEVERN BIOTECH LTD SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HANDLING OR FROM CONTACT WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCT. SEE REVERSE SIDE OF INVOICE OR PACKING SLIP FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.