Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY
TRACT/BREATHING DIFFICULTY/PULMONARY EDEMA/LARYNGEAL SPASM. SKIN:
DERMATITIS & IRRITATION. INGESTION: SEVERE BURNS TO MOUTH,
ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, EROSION OF EXPOSE D TEETH. EYE & MUCOUS
MEMBRANES IRRITATION. CORROSIVE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY
TRACT/BURNS TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES/INFLAMMATION & ULCERATION OF
NOSE/THROAT/LARYNX/COUGHING/CHOKING SENSATION. EYES/SKIN:
BURNS/IRRITATION. INGESTION: BURNS OF MOUTH /ESOPHAGUS/STOMACH
W/CONSEQUENT PAINS/NAUSEA/VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:LUNG DISEASE
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INGESTION: GIVE WATER. DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. DON'T GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. GIVE FLUIDS AGAIN IF VOMITING.
SKIN: USE DRY CLOTH. REMOVE OR DISCARD CONTAMINATED CLOTHING/SHOES.
UNDER SAFE TY SHOWER FLUSH AREAS. DON'T USE CHEMICAL AGENTS. EYE:
FLUSH W/WATER HOLDING EYELIDS FOR 15 MINS. DON'T USE CHEMICAL
AGENTS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN/CPR IF
NECESSARY.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY/DRY CHEMICALS/FOAM/CO2. KEEP COOLED
USING FOG SPRAY NOZZLE. DON'T INTRODUCE WATER INTO ACID TANKS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. MAINTAIN SAFE DISTANCE. WEAR
FULL-FACE/SCBA. TAKE CARE NOT TO IGNITE HYDROGEN GAS WHICH CAN
ACCUMULATE INSIDE METAL TANKS CONTAINING ACID.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE RUPTURE. HIGHER
CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE NEARBY COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS/SOLIDS TO
IGNITE.
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. HANDLE SMALL SPILLS
ROUTINELY. USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. PIPELINE/EQUIPMENT LEAK IS AN
ACID LEAK. TREAT W/CAUTION. ADJUST VALVES TO STOP. NEUTRALIZE.
DIKE/ABSORB. TRANSFER T O SUITABLE CHEMICAL WASTE
CONTAINER/DISPOSE.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM BICARBONATE/SODA ASH/LIME
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP FOOD AWAY FROM STORAGE/USE AREA.
DON'T EAT/DRINK/SMOKE IN AREA. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES & SKIN. HANDLE
IN OPEN AREA. STORE IN COOL/DRY AREA.
Other Precautions:WATER SHOULD BE SUPPLIED THROUGH
INSULATED/HEAT-TRACED LINES TO PREVENT FREEZE-UPS IN COLD WEATHER.
STORE AWAY FROM FOODSTUFFS OR ANIMAL FEED. PREVENT DAMAGE/LEAKAGE
FROM THE CONTAINER. STORE IN PROPE RLY DESIGNED BULK STORAGE TANKS.
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH-APPROVED MIST FILTER/ACID GAS
CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WHERE INADEQUATE VENTILATION. AT HIGHER LEVEL
USE POSITIVE-PRESSURE/AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR. (HALF-FACE
W/CHEMICAL LIQUID-PROOF GOGGLES OR FULL-FACE RESPIRATORS).
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/ENCLOSED SYSTEM DESIGN/PROCESS
ISOLATION/REMOVE CONTROL IN COMBINATION W/APPROPRIATE USE OF
EQUIPMENT.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SNUG-FITTING LIQUID-PROOF GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:HOODS/SUITS/RUBBER BOOTS, PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER, WATER SUPPLY, FACE SHIELD, EYE WASH
FOUNTAINS
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS BEFORE EATING. DON'T EAT/DRINK/SMOKE
IN AREA.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT IS VERY DANGEROUS, READ THE ORIGINAL MSDS FOR MORE IMPORTANT
INFORMATION.
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text: 230F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-50F
Spec Gravity:1.1-1.2
pH:<1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW LIQUID,
SHARP/PENETRATING/IRRITATING ODOR
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METALS, WATER
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT, FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FLAMMABLE/EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS
Waste Disposal Methods:CORROSIVE. HYDROCHLORIC ACID
LEAKS/SPILLS/DRAININGS MUST NOT COME IN CONTACT W/ANY ACID SOLUBLE
SULFIDE WASTES (SEWERS), BECAUSE OF DANGER OF EVOLVING HYDROGEN
SULFIDE GAS. LARGE SPILLS SHOULD BE HAND LING ACCORDING TO
PREDETERMINED PLAN.
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