*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
    DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A
    NIOSH-APPROVED DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: RECOMMENED. /MECHANICAL: RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:POTASSIUM OXALATE
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:POTASSIUM OXALATE
*  Hazards Identification  *
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN AND EYES: MAY CAUSE SEVERE EYE
    AND SKIN IRRITATION. INHALATION: CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION TO MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. INGESTION: HAS CAUSTIC
    EFFECT ON MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS AND STO MACH. MAY CAUSE
    GASTROINTESTITIS, KIDNEY AND/OR LIVER DAMAGE.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER, THEN WASH WITH MILD
    SOAP AND W ATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF ILLNESS
    DEVELOPS, GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED,
    IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE QUANTITIES OF MILK TO DRINK. DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING. CALL  PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
    TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS, WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
    PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. AVOID INHALATION OF GASES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION,
    EMITS TOXIC FUMES. CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SWEEP UP
    AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. FLUSH SPILL
    AREA WITH WATER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
    FOOD PRODUCTS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. DO NOT TAKE
    INTERNALLY. AVOID BREATHING DUST. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. 
    FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. DO NOT WEAR
    CONTACT LENSES WHEN  WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. READ LABEL ON
    CONTAINER BEFORE USING. NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD USE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:T4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:DECOMPOSES ON HEATING
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Vapor Density:NO DATA
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLITILE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, TRANSPARENT CRYSTALS OR POWDER; NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NON-VOLATILE
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE AND HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    TOXIC FUMES OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND POTASSIUM OXIDES.
*  Toxicological Information*
    DUST: RESPIRATORY FRACTION - 5 MG/M3; TOTAL DUST - 1 MG/M3.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDE LINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. DISPOSE OF IN AN
    APPROVED INCINERATOR OR CON TRACT WITH AN APPROVED AND LICENSED
    DISPOSAL AGENCY.
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:D.O.T.: TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S.,
*  Other Information  *
