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

MSDS NAME:HYDROCHLORIC ACID SOLUTIONS (SEE SUPPLEMENTL)
Status Code:A
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CLPSF
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Info Phone Num:(716) 359-2502
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:HH 110
Preparer's Name:ALEXANDER A. PICCIRILLI
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:63759
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-99-A-0024-0088
CAGE:63759

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

Name:HYDROCHLORIC ACID SOLUTIONS
Minumum % Wt:.5
Maxumum % Wt:4.

Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Minumum % Wt:96.
Maxumum % Wt:99.

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

Effects of Overexposure:HYDROCHLORIC ACID SOLUTIONS AT THESE DILUTIONS
    ARE NOT SKIN OR EYE IRRITANTS, BUT MAY BE IRRITANT TO MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES. INGESTION: MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.

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

First Aid:INGESTION-IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF
    WATER OR MILK TO DRINK. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL PHYSICIAN
    IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
    EYES-FL USH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR 15 MINS, LIFTING UPPER &
    LOWER EYELIDS OCCASONALLY. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    SKIN-FLUSH WITH WATER. INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE.
Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SUPPORTIVE
    FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN FIRE CONDITIONS WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NON-COMBUSTIBLE, BUT CONTACT WITH COMMON
    METALS PRODUCE HYDROGEN WHICH MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH AIR.

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

Spill Release Procedures:CAREFULLY NEUTRALIZE WITH SODIUM BICRABONATE
    AND FLUSH TO SEWER WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM BICARBONATE

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER
    TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:FOR LAB  USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD, OR COSMETIC
    USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. READ LABEL ON CONTAINER BEFORE
    USING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IN
    MISTY CONDITIONS WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: NONE NEEDED. MECHANICAL (GENERAL): NONE
    NEEDED. SPECIAL: NO. OTHER: NO.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:SMOCK, APRON, EYE WASH STATION, GOGGLES,
    VENTILATION HOOD, PROPER GLOVES.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE AND WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
ITEM IS PART OF A KIT. COMPLETE AP BIOLOGY LAB ACTIVITY KIT/ITEM#
    36-7098. SEE MSDS SERIAL# CLPQQ, CLPQS, CLPQV, CLPQW, CLPQX, CLPRK,
    CLPRP, CLPRV, CLPRW, CLPRX, CLPSB, CLPSC, AND CLPSD.

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

HCC:F2
Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=0.C, 32.F
Vapor Pres:14 (WATER)
Vapor Density:0.7 (WATER
Spec Gravity:APPROXIMATELY 1.0
Evaporation Rate & Reference:GREATER THAN 1 (EHER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID; MAY HAVE ACRID ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WILL REACT WITH MOST METALS, ALKALIES, STRONG OXIDANTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES OR HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS MAYBE EVOLVED BY
    HEATING. HYDROGEN GAS EVOLVED BY REACTION WITH METALS.

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

Toxicological Information:THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE AS
    GAS OR FUME: TWA CEILING LIMITS. TWA: 5 PPM; 7 MG/M3(AIR). (ACGIH
    1983-84).

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY.
    CAREFULLY NEUTRALIZE WITH SOD IUM BICARBONATE, SODA ASH, OR LIME &
    FLUSH TO SWER WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.

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

Transport Information:D.O.T.: HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION, 8, UN1789.

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

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