Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN:
IRRITATION/DERMATITIS. INHALATION: VAPORS/PARTICULATES MAY IRRITATE
THE RESPIRATORY TRACT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, COUGHING, HEADACHE, NAUSEA.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
Eyes: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/FLOWING WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN:
FLUSH W/WATER, THEN WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. INGESTION: NEVER GIVE FLUIDS/INDUCE VOMITING IF
UNCONSCIOUS/HAVING CONVULSIONS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:167F
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOAM, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:AVOID EYE & SKIN CONTACT. DON'T BREATHE
FUMES/INHALE VAPORS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IRRITATING FUMES OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID &
ORGANIC ACID VAPORS MAY DEVELOP WHEN MATERIAL IS EXPOSED TO
WATER/OPEN FLAME.
Spill Release Procedures:MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO AQUATIC LIFE IF RELEASED
TO OPEN WATERS. COVER W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL. TRANSFER TO A SUITABLE
CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. HYDROLYZE MATERIAL BY MIXING W/WATER IN A
HOOD. NEUTRALIZE, AQUE OUS LAYER CONTAINS HYDROCHLORIC ACID.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN SEALED CONTAINERS. FOR
RESEARCH & INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY.
Other Precautions:DON'T WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOSURE EXCEEDS TLV AIR SUPPLIED/COMBINATION
ORGANIC VAPOR ACID GAS RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL (GENERAL) IS RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER/NEOPRENE/NITRILE
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH & EMERGENCY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:39.2-199.4F
Spec Gravity:1.302
Solubility in Water:REACTS
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR TO STRAW LIQUID W/ACRID ODOR OF HYDROGEN
CHLORIDE
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, ALCOHOLS, AMINES, OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME, MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, ORGANIC ACID VAPORS
Waste Disposal Methods:MIX HYDROLYZE MATERIAL W/WATER IN A HOOD.
NEUTRALIZE, AQUEOUS LAYER CONTAINS HYDROCHLORIC ACID. ORGANIC LAYER
MAY BE INCINERATED. ABSORB ONTO CLAY/VERMICULITE & DISPOSE OF
ABSORBENT MATERIAL AS SOLID WASTE IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.
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