PUREX BAQUASHOCK

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)

Active ingredient:

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

Available from:

PRICE CHEMICALS PTY LTD

Class:

AgChem

Therapeutic group:

SWIMMING POOL

Therapeutic area:

POOL ALGICIDE

Therapeutic indications:

ALGAE | CLARIFIER | POOL CLARIFIER | SPA CLARIFIER

Authorization status:

Registered

Authorization date:

1997-11-05

Summary of Product characteristics

PRICE CHEMICALS PTY LIMITED 
ABN 92 002 585 293 

10 Pile Road 
Somersby NSW 2250 
Phone: [phone] 
Fax: [phone] 
E-mail: [e-mail]

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET 

HAZARDOUS ACCORDING TO CRITERIA OF WORKSAFE AUSTRALIA

DATE OF ISSUE: 1
ST
 JANUARY 2005 

1. IDENTIFICATION  

GENERAL 
Product Name: BAQUASHOCK  
Other Names: Hydrogen Peroxide 
UN No.: 2014  
Dangerous Goods Class: 5.1  
Subsidiary Risk: Corrosive  
Hazchem Code: 2P 
Pack Group: II  
EPG: N/A  
Poisons Schedule: 5  
Uses:  
Oxidising agent primarily used in: paper pulp and textile
bleaching; hydrometallurgy; water 
and effluent treatment; chemical synthesis; and numerous other
applications. 
1.1 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION / PROPERTIES  
Appearance: Clear, colourless liquid with sharp order.  
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Boiling Point: 106 deg C  
Melting Point: -23 deg C  
Vapour Pressure: 15 mm  
Specific Gravity: 1.10 (water = 1)  
Flash Point: N/A  
PH: 4 (0.2M soln)  
Solubility in water: completely miscible in all concentrations)  
Flammability Limits: not flammable  
Lower Explosion Limit: N/A  
Upper Explosion Limit: N/A  
1.2 OTHER PROPERTIES  
Soluble in water  
1.3 INGREDIENTS  
Chemical Entity

CAS No.

Proportions (%)

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
[7722-84-1]
> 59.5

STABILIZERS

< 1

WATER

TO 100

2. HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION  

2.1 HEALTH EFFECTS - ACUTE 
SWALLOWED  
Corrosive if swallowed. May burn the mouth, gullet and stomach. If
ingested, decomposition 
may occur in the stomach leading to the production of oxygen gas.
This may cause gastric 
distension of the stomach. Possibility of some bleeding occurring.

EYE  
Corrosive. May cause damage to the cornea, which may affect vision if
immediate first aid 
action is not taken. Vapour may cause irritation.  
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SKIN  
Corrosive. May cause delayed chemical burns. And in some cases
transi