*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NOT NEEDED FOR NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
    DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL WORK IN FUME HOOD OR WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
    DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST & MECHANICAL (GENERAL) ARE RECOMMENDED.
    STATION,FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Work Hygienic Practices:DECONTAMINATE CLOTH/SHOES BEFORE REUSE. WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING
    W/CHEM.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIREFIGHTING:CONDITIONS APPLICATION OF WATER MAY RESULT IN EXTENSIVE
    SCATERING OF MOLTEN MATL. FIRE/EXPLO HAZ:GASESOUS OXIDES OF
    NITROGEN WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE.
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:POTASSIUM NITRATE
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:WARNING! STRONG OXIDIZER! HARMFUL IF
    SWALLOWED. EYE/SKIN:MILDLY IRRIT TO SKIN/EYE/MUCOUS MEMBRANE.
    INHAL:PROLONGED INHAL OF DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT. INGEST:OF LARGE AMTS
    CAUSE VIOLENT GASTROENTERITIS. PR OLONGED EXPOSURE TO SMALL AMTS
    MAY PRODUCE ANEMIA, METHEMOGLOBINEMIA,NEPHRITIS.
Effects of Overexposure:MILDLY EYE/SKIN/MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRIT. INHAL
    MAY CAUSE IRRIT. LG AMTS INGESTED CAUSES IVOLENT GASATROENTERITIS.
    ANEMIA, METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, NEPHRITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INGEST:IF CONSC GIVE 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK.INDUCE
    VOMIT.CALL PHYSICIAN.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF
    ATTN.SKIN:FLUSH W/ WATER.THEN WASH W/MILD SOAP/WATER.INHAL:REMOVE
    TO FRESH AIR.IF SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS DEVELOP GET MED ATTN.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:FLOOD W/WATER SPRAY OR FOG, DRY CHEMICAL (ABC),
    CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2).
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
    SCBA.USE FLOODING AMTS OF WATER IN EARLY STAGES OF FIRE.WHEN LG
    AMTS INVOLVED NITRATES MAY FUSE/MELT IN WHICH (SUPPLEMEN)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXIDIZING MATL.IN CTONCT W/EASILTY
    OXIDIZABLE SUBS MAY REACT RAPIDLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE ING VIOLENT
    COMBUST/EXPLO.INCRE FLAMM OF COMBUST MATL.YIELDS TOXIC (SUPPLE)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER DRY IF POSSIBLE DISPOSE OF IN
    APPROPRIATE MANNER. IMMED SWEEP UP AND PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL,DRY,PLACE AWAY FROM
    REDUCING AGETNS,ORG MATL,FIRE HAZ.KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD WHEN NOT
    IN USE.AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES/CLOTH.
Other Precautions:FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG,FOOD,HOUSEHOLD
    USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE
    USING. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:D1
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Vapor Density:3.5
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE CRYSTALS OR GRANULES. NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONVOL
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, COMBUSTIBLE MATLS, FLAME, HEAT (SODIUM
    HYPOSULFITE;LEAD PHOSPHITE;TIN SOLDER).
Stability Condition to Avoid:MIXTURES WITH REDUCING AGENTS MAY DETONATE
    BY HEAT OR SHOCK.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN INVOLVED IN FIRE YEILDS TOXIC
    GASEOUS OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE/TREATMET/DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJ TO
    FED/STATE/LOC LAWS.FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR DISPOSAL OF
    CATALOG-SIZE QUANT ONLY:DISSOLVE IN WATER & FLUSH TO SEWER WITH
    COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER.
