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General Information
Revision date
1997-12-12
Product name
Magnesium Perchlorate Anhydrous
Product Synonyms
Perchloric Acid Magnesium Salt
CAS No.
10034-81-8
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Company Information
company name
Fisher Scientific
GHS Information
Signal word
Danger!
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Appearance: white solid. Danger! Strong oxidizer. Contact with other material may cause a fire. Causes respiratory tract irritation. Causes eye and skin irritation. May cause digestive tract irritation with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. May cause methemoglobinemia. Target Organs: Blood, central nervous system.
Potential health effects
Eye: Causes eye irritation. Skin: Causes skin irritation. Ingestion: May cause irritation of the digestive tract. May cause methemoglobinemia, cyanosis (bluish discoloration of skin due to deficient oxygenation of the blood), convulsions, and death. Methemoglobinemia is characterized by dizziness, drowsiness, headache, shortness of breath, cyanosis (bluish discoloration of skin due to deficient oxygenation of the blood), rapid heart rate and chocolate- brown colored blood. May cause central nervous system depression. Inhalation: Dust is irritating to the respiratory tract. May cause effects similar to those described for ingestion. Chronic: No information found.