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1 Safety Data Sheet Date of issue: Supersedes edition of Identification of the substance/preparation and of the company/undertaking Identification of the product Use of the substance/preparation Chemical production (general) Company/undertaking identification Company: Merck KGaA * Darmstadt * Germany * Phone: Emergency telephone No.: Please contact the regional Merck representation in your country. 2. Composition/information on ingredients Synonyms Antimony potassium tartrate, Potassium antimony tartrate, Tartar emetic CAS-No.: EC-Index-No.: M: g/mol EC-No.: Formula Hill: C 4 H 4 KO 7 Sb * 0,5H 2 O Chemical formula: K(SbO)C 4 H 4 O 6 * 0,5H 2 O 3. Hazards identification Harmful by inhalation and if swallowed. Toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment. 4. First aid measures After inhalation: fresh air. If necessary, apply mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or mechanical ventilation. Call in physician. After skin contact: wash off with plenty of water. Remove contaminated clothing. After eye contact: rinse out with plenty of water with the eyelid held wide open. Call in ophtalmologist. After swallowing: make victim drink plenty of water, induce vomiting. Immediately call in physician. Gastric lavage. 5. Fire-fighting measures Suitable extinguishing media: water, CO 2, powder. Special risks: Non-combustible. Development of hazardous combustion gases or vapours possible in the event of fire. Special protective equipment for fire fighting: Do not stay in dangerous zone without self-contained breathing apparatus. Other information: Contain escaping vapours with water. Prevent fire-fighting water from entering surface water or groundwater. The Safety Data Sheets for catalog items are also available at Page 1 of 5

2 6. Accidental release measures Person-related precautionary measures: Avoid substance contact. Avoid inhalation of dusts. Ensure supply of fresh air in enclosed rooms. Environmental-protection measures: Do not allow to enter sewerage system. Procedures for cleaning / absorption: Take up dry. Forward for disposal. Clean up affected area. Avoid generation of dusts. 7. Handling and storage Handling: No further requirements. Storage: Tightly closed. Dry. In a well-ventilated place. Storage temperature: no restrictions. 8. Exposure controls/personal protection Personal protective equipment: Protective clothing should be selected specifically for the working place, depending on concentration and quantity of the hazardous substances handled. The resistance of the protective clothing to chemicals should be ascertained with the respective supplier. Respiratory protection: required when dusts are generated. Eye protection: required Hand protection: In full contact: Glove material: nitrile rubber Layer thickness: 0.11 mm Breakthrough time: > 480 Min. In splash contact: Glove material: nitrile rubber Layer thickness: 0.11 mm Breakthrough time: > 480 Min. The protective gloves to be used must comply with the specifications of EC directive 89/686/EEC and the resultant standard EN374, for example KCL 740 Dermatril (full contact), 740 Dermatril (splash contact). The breakthrough times stated above were determined by KCL in laboratory tests acc. to EN374 with samples of the recommended glove types. This recommendation applies only to the product stated in the safety data sheet and supplied by us as well as to the purpose specified by us. When dissolving in or mixing with other substances and under conditions deviating from those stated in EN374 please contact the supplier of CE-approved gloves (e.g. KCL GmbH, D Eichenzell, Internet: Industrial hygiene: Change contaminated clothing. Application of skin- protective barrier cream recommended. Wash hands after working with substance. The Safety Data Sheets for catalog items are also available at Page 2 of 5

3 9. Physical and chemical properties Form: solid Colour: colourless Odour: odourless ph value at 50 g/l H 2 O (20 C) ~ 4.0 Melting point Boiling point Ignition temperature Flash point Explosion limits lower upper Density g/cm 3 Bulk density ~ 1250 kg/m 3 Solubility in water (20 C) 55 g/l water (100 C) 357 g/l 10. Stability and reactivity Conditions to be avoided Heating. Substances to be avoided strong oxidizing agents Hazardous decomposition products no information available 11. Toxicological information Acute toxicity LD 50 (oral, rat): 115 mg/kg. LDLo (oral, human): 2 mg/kg. The literature data available to us do not conform with the labelling prescribed by the EC. The EC has dossiers which have not been published. Subacute to chronic toxicity Bacterial mutagenicity: Salmonella typhimurium: negative. The Safety Data Sheets for catalog items are also available at Page 3 of 5

4 Further toxicological information After inhalation of dust: absorption. mucosal irritations, coughing, dyspnoea. After skin contact: Irritations. After eye contact: Irritations. After swallowing: After a latency period: Symptoms in: gastrointestinal tract. pain in: mouth, oesophagus, gastrointestinal tract. Intoxication symptoms: vomiting, bloody diarrhoea, cyanosis, headache, agitation, paralysis symptoms, coma, death. Further data The product should be handled with the care usual when dealing with chemicals. 12. Ecological information Biologic degradation: Hardly eliminable. Ecotoxic effects: Biological effects: Toxic for aquatic organisms. May cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment. Daphnia toxicity: Daphnia EC 10 : 9 mg/l; Daphnia magna EC 50 : 55 mg/l /24 h. aquatic organisms LC 10 : >10 mg/l /96 h. Further ecologic data: Do not allow to enter waters, waste water, or soil! 13. Disposal considerations Product: Chemicals must be disposed of in compliance with the respective national regulations. Under you will find country- and substance-specific information as well as contact partners. Packaging: Merck product packaging must be disposed of in compliance with the country-specific regulations or must be passed to a packaging return system. Under you will find special information on the respective national conditions as well as contact partners. 14. Transport information Land transport ADR, RID UN 1551 ANTIMONYLKALIUMTARTRAT, 6.1, III Transport by river ADN, ADNR not tested Transport by sea IMDG, GGVSee UN 1551 ANTIMONY POTASSIUM TARTRATE, 6.1, III Ems Transport by air CAO, PAX ANTIMONY POTASSIUM TARTRATE, 6.1, UN 1551, III The transport regulations are cited according to international regulations and in the form applicable in Germany (GGVSE). Possible national deviations in other countries are not considered. The Safety Data Sheets for catalog items are also available at Page 4 of 5

5 15. Regulatory information Labelling according to EC Directives Symbol: Xn Harmful N Dangerous for the environment R-phrases: 20/22-51/53 Harmful by inhalation and if swallowed. Toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment. S-phrases: 61 Avoid release to the environment. Refer to special instructions/safety data sheets. EC-No.: EC label Reduced labelling (1999/45/EC,Art.10,4) Symbol: Xn Harmful N Dangerous for the environment R-phrases: 20/22 Harmful by inhalation and if swallowed. S-phrases: Other information Reason for alteration Chapter 8: specific control parameter. Chapter 8: personal protective equipment. Chapter 9: change/addition in physical/chemical proprties. Chapter 10: stability and reactivity. Chapter 11: toxicological information. General update. Regional representation: This information is given on the authorised Safety Data Sheet for your country. The information contained herein is based on the present state of our knowledge. It characterizes the product with regard to the appropriate safety precautions. It does not represent a guarantee of the properties of the product. The Safety Data Sheets for catalog items are also available at Page 5 of 5