Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION/INGESTION/SKIN/EYES:
HARMFUL. LANTHANUM-ANTICOAGULANT EFFECTS ON BLOOD. CONCENTRATED
NITRIC ACID-EYES: SEVERE BURNS/PERMANENT DAMAGE. SKIN: SEVERE
PENETRATING BURNS/DEEP ULCERS. INGESTION: BURNS OF
MOUTH/ESOPHAGUS/GI TRACT. INHALATION: FATAL/EDEMA OF
LARYNX/BRONCHI/CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS/PULMONARY EDEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID-IRRITATION, BURNS,
STAINING, PAIN, SPASM, INFLAMMATION, BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA,
VOMITING.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE
LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER/MILK. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID REACTS
EXPLOSIVELY W/COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS.
Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. DILUTE W/WATER & NEUTRALIZE.
WIPE UP & PUT INTO A SEALED CONTAINER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. WASH
SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATERIAL PICK UP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH & LIMESTONE
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK
SOME FORMS OF PLASTIC/RUBBER/COATINGS.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN, EYES & CLOTHES.
Waste Disposal Methods:CORROSIVE LIQUID. DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE
& LOCAL REGULATIONS.
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