=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:CHROMIC ACID, C4280, C1270, C1275
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKWQS
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG. CORP.
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO STREEET
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Info Phone Num:310-516-8000
Emergency Phone Num:310-516-8000
Preparer's Name:E. BRULL
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:63415
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC
Address:14422 S SAN PEDRO ST
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-2027
Country:US
Phone:310-516-8000/FAX: 310-516-9843
CAGE:63415
Company:SPECTRUM QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC.
Address:14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO STREET
Box:City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248
Country:US
Phone:(310) 516-8000
CAGE:TO829

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:CHROMIC ACID
CAS:7738-94-5
RTECS #:GB2450000
= Wt:100.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
OSHA STEL:1 MG/M3 CEILING
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY LD50: 80 MG/KG (RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POTENTIAL ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS:
    EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (IRRITANT), OF
    INGESTION. VERY DANGEROUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (CORROSIVE), OF
    EYE CONTACT (IRRITANT), OF INHALATION. VERY  SLIGHTLY TO SLIGHTLY
    DANGEROUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (PERMEATOR). CORROSIVE TO EYES
    AND SKIN. THIS PRODUCT IS A SEVERE EYE IRRITANT. PROLONGED EXPOSURE
    MAY RESULT IN SKIN BURNS AND ULCERATIONS. OVE REXPOSURE BY
    INHALTION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. SEVERE OVEREXPOSURE CAN
    RESULT IN DEATH. CAN BE FATAL IF INHALED OR INGESTED. THIS PRODUCT
    MAY IRRITATE EYES AND SKIN UPON CONTACT. INFLAMMATIO N OF (SIGNS &
    SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: CLASSIFIED A1
    (CONFIRMED FOR HUMAN) BY ACGIH, + (PROVEN) BY OSHA. CANNOT BE
    CLASSIFIED. 3 (NOT CLASSIFIABLE FOR HUMAN) BY  IARC.   HEXAVALENT
    CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS: IARC GROUP 1, VO L 49, P 214, 1990.  KNOWN
    HUMAN CARCINOGEN, NTP 9TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 1998.
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS ACUTE & CHRONIC (CONT): OF THE
    EYE IS CHARACTERIZED BY REDNESS, WATERING AND ITCHING. SKIN
    INFLAMMATION IS CHARACTERIZED BY ITCHING, SCALING, REDDENING, OR
    OCCASIONALLY, BLISTERING.  PO TENTIAL CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS: VERY
    SLIGHTLY TO SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT (CORROSIVE).
     THE SUBSTANCE IS TOXIC TO LUNGS, MUCOUS MEMBRANES. REPEATED OR
    PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE SUBST ANCE CAN PRODUCE TARGET ORGAN
    DAMAGE. REPEATED EXPOSURE TO A HIGHLY TOXIC MATERIAL MAY PRODUCE
    GENERAL DETERIORATION OF HEALTH BY AN ACCUMULATION IN ONE OF MANY
    HUMAN ORGANS. (TOX INFO)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:N/P.   PRODUCT ID (CONT):
    COMMERCIAL NAME(S): NOT AVAIL.  SYNONYM: CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE, CHROMIC
    ACID.  CHEMICAL NAME: CHROMIUM (VI) OXIDE.	CHEMICAL FAMILY: NOT
    AVAIL.  CHEMICAL FORMULA: CRO3.  CI#: N/A.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

Eyes: CHECK FOR & REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES. IMMEDIATELY
    FLUSH W/RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES, KEEPING EYELIDS OPEN. COLD
    WATER MAY BE USED. DO NOT USE AN EYE OINTMENT. SEEK MED ATTN. SKIN:
    IF CHEM GO T ONTO  CLOTHED PORTION OF BODY, REMOVE CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING, PROTECTING YOUR OWN HANDS & BODY. PLACE VICTIM UNDER
    DELUGE SHOWER. IF CHEM TOUCHES VICTIM'S EXPOSED SKIN, SUCH AS
    HANDS:  GENTLY & THORO UGHLY WASH CONTAMINATED SKIN W/RUNNING WATER
    & NON-ABRASIVE SOAP. BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL TO CLEAN FOLDS,
    CREVICES, CREASES & GROIN. COLD WATER MAY BE USED. COVER IRRITATED
    SKIN WITH AN EMOLIENT. IF	IRRITATION PERSISTS, (ECOLOGICAL INFO )

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NOT AVAILABLE.
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .  FLAMMABILITY
    OF PRODUCT: NON-FLAMMABLE.	   NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
    (USA): HEALTH = 3, FLAMMABILITY = 0, REACTIVITY = 1.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH-APPROVED SCBA AND  FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .  FIRE HAZARD IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES: NOT
    APPLICABLE.  PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION: NOT APPLICABLE.    HMIS (USA):
    HEALTH HAZARD = 3 , FIRE HAZARD = 0, REACTIVITY = 0, PERSONAL
    PROTECTION = C.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:RISKS OF EXPLOSION OF PRODUCT IN PRESENCE
    OF MECHANICAL IMPACT OR STATIC DISCHARGE: NOT AVAILABLE. NO
    SPECIFIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE REGARDING PRODUCT'S RISK OF
    EXPLOSION IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS MATERI ALS. SPECIAL REMARKS ON
    FIRE HAZARDS: NO ADDITIONAL REMARK. SPECIAL REMARKS ON EXPLOSION
    HAZARDS: NO ADDITIONAL REMARK.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILL: USE APPROP TOOLS TO PUT SPILLED
    SOLID IN CONVENIENT WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINER.  LARGE SPILL:
    OXIDIZING MATERIAL. POISONOUS SOLID. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT RISK. DO
    NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINER . AVOID CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE
    MAT'L (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, CLOTHING). KEEP DAMP USING WATER SPRAY. DO
    NOT TOUCH SPILLED MAT'L. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. PREVENT
    ENTRY INTO (NEUTRALIZING AGENT)
Neutralizing Agent:N/P. SPILL PROCEDURES (CONT): SEWERS, BASEMENTS,
    CONFINED AREAS; DIKE IF NECESSARY. CALL FOR ASSIST ON DISPOSAL.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP LOCKED UP. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT.
    KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION. KEEP AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE
    MATERIALS. DO NOT INGEST. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. IN CASE OF
    INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR SUITABLE RE SPIRATORY EQUIPMENT. IF
    INGESTED, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY AND SHOW THE (OTHER
    PRECAUTIONS)
Other Precautions:HANDLING & STORAGE PRECAUTIONS (CONT): CONTAINER OR
    LABEL. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.  STORAGE: KEEP TIGHTLY
    CLOSED AND IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. HIGHLY TOXIC OR
    INFECTIOUS MATERIALS SH OULD BE STORED IN A SEPARATE LOCKED SAFETY
    STORAGE CABINET OR ROOM.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:DUST RESPIRATOR. BE SURE TO USE A NIOSH APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR OR EQUIVALENT. WEAR APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR WHEN
    VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE.	   VENTILATION (CONT): LIMITS. IF USER
    OPERATIONS GENERATE DUST,  FUME OR MIST, USE VENTILATION TO KEEP
    EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS BELOW THE EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Ventilation:USE PROCESS ENCLOSURES, LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION, OR OTHER
    ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW RECOMMENDED
    EXPOSURE (RESPIRATORY PROTECTION)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS.
Eye Protection:SPLASH GOGGLES (ANSI APPROVED - ).
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT.  EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .    PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES (CONT):
    MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 99.99 G/MOLE.  CRITICAL TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAIL.
    (WORK HYGENIC PRACT)
Work Hygienic Practices:N/P.   OTHER PROT EQUIP (CONT): VOLATILITY: NOT
    AVAILABLE.	ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE. WATER / OIL DIST COEFF:
    NOT AVAILABLE.  IONICITY (IN WATER): NOT AVAILABLE. DISPERSION
    PROPS: SEE SOLUABILITY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PERSONAL PROTECTION IN CASE OF A LARGE SPILL: SPLASH GOGGLES. FULL
    SUIT. DUST RESPIRATOR. BOOTS. GLOVES. SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS (NIOSH APPROVED - ) SHOULD BE USED TO AVOID INHALATION O
    F THE PRODUCT. SUGGESTED PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MIGHT NOT BE
    SUFFICIENT, CONSULT A SPECIALIST BEFORE HANDLING THIS PRODUCT.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:=250.C, 482.F
B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES.
Melt/Freeze Pt:=197.C, 386.6F
M.P/F.P Text:MELTING POINT
Decomp Temp:=250.C, 482.F
Vapor Pres:NOT AVAILABLE.
Vapor Density:NOT AVAIL.
Spec Gravity:2.7 (WATER=1)
pH:NOT AVAILABLE
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE IN COLD WATER.
Appearance and Odor:SOLID. ODOR: NOT AVAILABLE. TASTE: NOT AVAILABLE.
    COLOR: NOT AVAILABLE.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NOT AVAIL.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE  IN MFR'S DATABASE REGARDING
    REACTIVITY OF THIS MATERIAL IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS OTHER MATERIALS.
     CORROSIVITY: NON-CORROSIVE IN PRESENCE OF GLASS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:THE PRODUCT IS STABLE.  NSTABILITY
    TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE.  CONDITIONS OF INSTABILITY: NO
    ADDITIONAL REMARK.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SPECIAL REMARKS ON REACTIVITY: NO
    ADDITIONAL REMARK.	SPECIAL REMARKS ON CORROSIVITY: NO ADDITIONAL
    REMARK.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:CHROMIC ACID: ORAL (LD50): ACUTE: 80 MG/KG
    (RAT), 127 MG/KG (MOUSE). CHRONIC EFFECTS ON HUMANS: (SEE
    EXPLANATION OF CARCINOGENICITY - ). THE SUBSTANCE IS TOXIC TO
    LUNGS, MUCOUS MEMBRANES. TOXICITY  OF THE PRODUCT TO THE
    REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: NOT AVAILABLE. SPECIAL REMARKS ON TOXICITY TO
    ANIMALS: NO ADDITIONAL REMARK. SPECIAL REMARKS ON CHRONIC EFFECTS
    ON HUMANS: NO REMARK. SPECIAL REMARKS ON TOX IC EFFECTS ON HUMANS:
    NO ADDITIONAL REMARK.      SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE (CONT):
    MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE. TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT
    AVAILABLE.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ECOTOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE.	BOD5 AND COD: NOT AVAILABLE. 
    PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION: POSSIBLY HAZARDOUS SHORT TERM
    DEGRADATION PRODUCTS NOT LIKELY. HOWEVER, LONG TERM DEGRADATION
    PRODUCTS MAY ARISE.   TOXICITY OF THE PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION:
    THE PRODUCTS OF DEGRADATION ARE AS TOXIC AS THE ORIGINAL PRODUCT. 
    SPECIAL REMARKS ON PRODUCTS OF BIODEGRADATION: NO ADDITIONAL
    REMARK.	FIRST AID (CON T): SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSING.  SERIOUS SKIN CONTACT: WASH
    WITH A DISINFECTANT SOAP AND COVER THE CONTAMINATED SKIN WITH AN
    ANTI-BACTERIAL CREAM. SEEK IMMEDIATE  MEDICAL ATTENTION. (TRANSPORT
    INFO)

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE, IF POSSIBLE. CONSULT YOUR LOCAL OR
    REGIONAL AUTHORITIES.  DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE
    AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:D.O.T. CLASSIFICATION: DOT CLASS 5.1: OXIDIZER. 
    IDENTIFICATION: CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE, ANNYDROUS NA1453 II.  SPECIAL
    PROVISIONS FOR TRANSPORT: NO ADDITIONAL REMARKS.	 ECOLOGICAL
    INFO (CONT): INHALATIO N: ALLOW THE VICTIM TO REST IN A WELL
    VENTILATED AREA. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.	SERIOUS
    INHALATION: EVACUATE THE VICTIM TO A SAFE AREA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
    LOOSEN TIGHT CLOTHING SUCH AS COLL AR, TIE, BELT OR WAISTBAND. IF
    BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, ADMINISTER OXYGEN. IF THE VICTIM IS NOT
    BREATHING, PERFORM MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. WARNING. IT MAY BE
    DANGEROUS TO THE PERSON PROVIDING AUD  TO GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH (SARA
    III)

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT(S) IS (ARE) LISTED BY
    CERCLA: CHROMIC ACID.  THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT(S) IS (ARE) LISTED ON
    SARA 312: CHROMIC ACID.  THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT(S) IS (ARE) LISTED
    ON SARA 313: CHROMIC AC ID.     TRANSPORT INFO (CONT):
    RESUSCITATION WHEN THE INHALED MATERIAL IS TOXIC, INFECTIOUS OR
    CORROSIVE. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.  INGESTION: REMOVE
    DENTURES IF ANY. WATCH FOR AN OBSTRUCTION  IN THE VICTIM'S MOUTH.
    REMOVE IF POSSIBLE WHAT IS CAUSING THE OBSTRUCTION BUT DO NOT FORCE
    FINGERS OR A HARD OBJECT BETWEEN THE VICTIM'S TEETH. HAVE CONSCIOUS
    PERSON DRINK SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER OR  MILK. INDUCE VOMITING BY
    (STATE REGS)
Federal Regulatory Information:THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT(S) IS (ARE) LISTED
    ON TSCA: CHROMIC ACID.  OSHA: HAZARDOUS BY DEFINITION OF HAZARD
    COMMUNICATION STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.1200.  WHMIS (CANADA) - WHMIS
    CLASS C: OXIDIZING MATERIAL. W HMIS CLASS D-1B: MATERIAL CAUSING
    IMMEDIATE & SERIOUS TOXIC EFFECTS (TOXIC). WHMIS CLASS D-2A:
    MATERIAL CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS (VERY TOXIC).	DSCL (EEC): R8
    CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE  MATERIAL MAY  CAUSE FIRE. R9 EXPLOSIVE
    WHEN MIXED WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. R42 MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION
    BY INHAL ATION. R45 MAY CAUSE CANCER. R26/27/28 VERY TOXIC BY
    INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED. R36/37/38
    IRRITATING TO EYES RESPIRA
State Regulatory Information:WARNING: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CHEMICAL
    KNOWN TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR
    OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM: CHROMIC ACID.  THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT(S) IS
    (ARE) LISTED BY THE STATES OF  CALIFORNIA (CANCER), MASSACHUSETTS,
    PENNSYLVANIA, FLORIDA, MINNESOTA, AND NEW JERSEY: CHROMIC ACID.    
    SARA III (CONT): STICKING FINGER IN THROAT. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.	SERIOUS INGESTIO N: EXAMINE THE LIPS AND MOUTH TO
    ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE TISSUES ARE DAMAGED, A POSSIBLE INDICATION TH
    AT THE TOXIC MATERIAL WAS INGESTED; THE ABSENCE OF SUCH SIGN,
    HOWEVER, IS NOT CONCLUSIVE. REMOVE DENTURES IF ANY. WATCH (OTHER
    INFORMATION)

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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