Research Products MSDS

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08/08/2008

11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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Toxicity Data: For Potassium Hydroxide

Oral Rat LD50: 273mk/kg. Corrosive agent: Inhalation, the skin, the eyes and swallowed.

Degree of Acute Toxicity: If swallowed, it is poisonous.

Toxicity Data: For Sodium Hypochlorite

No value assigned for this specific material by the NOHSC.

However, Exposure standard for decomposition product:

TWA

STEL

Chlorine

1 ppm (3mg/m

) Peak Limitation

As published by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (WorkSafe

Australia). Peak Limitation – a ceiling concentration which should not be exceeded over a

measurement period which should be as short as possible but not exceeding 15 minutes.

Health Effects – Acute

Swallowed

If swallowed product will cause severe pain in the oral cavity and the oesophageus, vomiting

and diarrhoea. The vomit will contain blood and substances from the insides of a mucous

membrane. If patient does not die within 24 hours, he/she will recover for 2 – 4 days, then

suffer from sudden pains, abnormal tetany of stomach and rapid fall of blood pressure

indicating oesophagus perforation. In case of Esophagostenosis, its early symptoms appear

early within a few weeks or within a few months.

Eye

Product will cause conjunctival oedema and corneal destruction. Causes burns and severe eye

damage.

Skin

Product causes burns to skin.

Inhaled

Inhalation of mist causes burns to the respiratory tracts. In case of severe exposure,

pneumonia, circulatory disturbance and peritonitis may arise.