===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:21258,DIGESTION SOLUTION FOR COD 0-150 PPM RANGE
NIIN:01-300-6510
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLQRH
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:HACH COMPANY
Box:389
City:LOVELAND
State:CO
ZIP:80539
Country:US
Info Phone Num:970-669-3050
Emergency Phone Num:24 HR; 303 623-5716
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:MSDS #M00486
CAGE:UO405
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:HACH CO
Address:5600 LINDBERGH DR
Box:389
City:LOVELAND
State:CO
ZIP:80539
Country:US
Phone:970-669-3050/ 303-623-5716
CAGE:91224
Company:HACH COMPANY
Address:Box:389
City:LOVELAND
State:CO
ZIP:80539
Country:US
Phone:970-669-3050
CAGE:UO405
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:MERCURIC SULFATE
CAS:7783-35-9
RTECS #:OX0500000
Minumum % Wt:1.
Maxumum % Wt:5.
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3(HG)
ACGIH TLV:0.025 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS
Name:DEMINERALIZED WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Minumum % Wt:15.
Maxumum % Wt:25.
Name:CHROMIC ACID
CAS:13530-68-2
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:.1
OSHA PEL:0.5 MG/M3(CR+6)
ACGIH TLV:0.05 MG/M3(CR+6)
Name:SILVER SULFATE
CAS:10294-26-5
Minumum % Wt:.5
Maxumum % Wt:3.
OSHA PEL:0.01 MG/M3(AG)
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG/M3(AG)
Name:SULFURIC ACID
CAS:7664-93-9
RTECS #:WS5600000
Minumum % Wt:80.
Maxumum % Wt:90.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL:3 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: ORAL RAT (MALE) LD50 =428 MG/KG;
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE HAZARDS: EYE/SKIN: CAUSES SEVERE
BURNS. SKIN ABSORPTION: WILL BE ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. INGESTION:
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS, ABDOMINAL PAIN, CIRCULATORY DISTURBANCES,
DIARRHEA, LOOSENING OF THE TEETH , NAUSEA, VOMITING, RAPID PULSE
AND RESPIRATIONS, INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS, SHOCK, COLLAPSE,
KIDNEY DAMAGE, DEATH. INHALATION: SEVERE BURNS, DIFFICULT
BREATHING, MOUTH SORENESS, TEETH EROSION. CHRO NIC HAZARDS:
DESTRUCTION OF TISSUES, PERFORATION AND ULCERATION OF THE NASAL
SEPTUM, CNS EFFECTS, LUNG CANCER, MERCURY POISON. TARGET ORGANS:
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. LINGS. KIDNEYS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY OSHA LISTED
CARCINOGENS. INGREDIENT OF MIXTURE IS: IARC GROUP I: RECOGNIZED
CARCINOGEN. HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS SULFURIC ACID-THE IARC
EVALUATION WAS BASED ON EXPOSU RE TO MIST OR VAPOR OF CONCENTRATED
SULFURIC ACID GENERATED DURING CHEMICAL PROCESSES. NTP LISTED GROUP
1: RECOGNIZED CARCINOGEN. HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: SEVERE BURNS. SKIN: SEVERE BURNS.
INHALATION: SEVERE BURNS, DIFFICULT BREATHING, MOUTH SORENESS.
INGESTION: SEVERE BURNS, ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, RAPID
PULSE, SHOCK, COLLAPSE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING: EYE CONDITIONS SKIN
CONDITIONS RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. ALLERGIES OR SENSITIVITY TO
CHROMATES OR CHROMIC ACID. ALLERGIES OR SENSITIVITY TO MERCURY.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR 15
MINUTES, CALL PHYSICIAN. SKIN CONTACT: WASH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF
WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. CALL PHYSICIAN
IMMEDIATELY. IN GESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LARGE
QUANTITIES OF WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RES PIRATION IF NECESSARY. CALL PHYSICIAN.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE
CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:AS IN ANY FIRE, WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS PRESSURE-DEMAND AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. EVACUATE AREA
AND FIGHT FIRE FROM A SAFE DISTANCE. WAT ER RUNOFF CAN CAUSE
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. DIKE AND COLLECT WATER USED TO FIGHT FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT FLAMMABLE, BUT REACTS WITH MOST
METALS TO FORM FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. DURING A FIRE, CORROSIVE
AND TOXIC GASES MAY BE GENERATED BY THERMAL DECOMPOSITION. CONTACT
WITH METALS GIVES OFF HYDROGEN G AS WHICH IS FLAMMABLE. MAY REACT
VIOLENTLY WITH: STRONG BASES, WATER.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. REMAIN UP-WIND FROM SPILL
MATERIAL. MERCURY AND ITS COMPOUNDS ARE EXTREMELY TOXIC. BE
EXTREMELY CAREFUL NOT TO CONTACT THE SPILL OR BREATHE ANY VAPORS.
ABSORB SPILLED LIQUID WITH NON-RE ACTIVE SORBENT MATERIAL.
DECONTAMINATE AREA WITH COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE MERCURY ABSORBING
COMPOUNDS.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT PROVIDED.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLING: AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES,
SKIN, CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE MIST OR VAPORS. USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. MAINTAIN GENERAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES WHEN
USING THIS PRODUCT. STORAGE: PROTECT FROM: LIGHT, CONTAMINATION BY
ORGANIC MATERIALS (WILL AFFECT PRODUCT STABILITY), HEAT.
Other Precautions:NOTICE: THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE BASED ON
FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND MAY BE SUPERSEDED BY MORE STRINGENT STATE
OR LOCAL REQUIREMENTS. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATORS FOR MORE INFO RMATION.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:LABORATORY FUME HOOD.
Ventilation:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. USE A FUME HOOD TO AVOID
EXPOSURE TO DUST, MIST OR VAPOR.
Protective Gloves:DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT. HAVE AN EYEWASH STATION NEARBY.
HAVE A SAFETY SHOWER NEARBY.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. DO NOT
BREATHE MIST/VAPOR. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. MAINTAIN
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOT PROVIDED.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:~105C(~221F)
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT PROVIDED
Vapor Pres:NOT DETERMINED
Vapor Density:N/D
Spec Gravity:1.78
pH:<0.5
Solubility in Water:WATER:MISCIBLE. ACID: N/D
Appearance and Odor:TURBID, LIGHT ORANGE LIQUID. ODOR: NOT DETERMINED.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAY REACT VIOLENTLY IN CONTACT WITH: CAUSTICS. KEEP AWAY FROM ALKALIES,
METALS, OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, OXIDIZERS, REDUCERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXPOSURE TO LIGHT OR CONTAMINATION BY
ORGANIC MATERIALS WILL AFFECT THIS PRODUCT'S STABILITY. NOT
FLAMMABLE, BUT REACTS WITH MOST METALS TO FORM FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN
GAS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HEATING TO DECOMPOSITION RELEASES
TOXIC AND/OR CORROSIVE FUMES OF: MERCURY COMPOUNDS SULFUR OXIDES.
DURING A FIRE, CORROSIVE AND TOXIC GASES MAY BE GENERATED BY
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:ORAL RAT(MALE)=428 MG/KG; ORAL
RAT(FEMALE)=360 MG/KG. SULFURIC ACID ORAL RAT LD50=2140 MG/KG.
MERCURIC SULFATE ORAL RAT LD50=57MG/KG. ORAL MOUSE LD50=25 MG/KG.
MERCURIC SULFATE: EXPERIMENTAL TERATOGEN .
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:NO ECOLOGICAL DATA AVAILABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF ALL MERCURY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL AT
AN APPROVED E.P.A. HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY. EMPTY CONTAINERS:
RINSE THREE TIMES WITH AN APPROPRIATE SOLVENT. DISPOSE OF EMPTY
CONTAINER AS NORMAL TRAS H. RINSATE FROM EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY
CONTAIN SUFFICIENT PRODUCT TO REQUIRE DISPOSAL AS HAZARDOUS WAS TE.
SEE OTHER PRECAUTIONS.
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:NOT PROVIDED.
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:SARA TITLE III SECTION 311/312
CATEGORIZATION (40CFR 370): IMMEDIATE (ACUTE) HEALTH HAZARD.
DELAYED (CHRONIC) HEALTH HAZARD: REACTIVE. SARA TITLE III SECTION
313 (40CFR 372): THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CHE MICALS SUBJECT TO THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF SARA:
SULFURIC ACID, MERCURY COMPOUNDS, SILVER COMPOUNDS.
Federal Regulatory Information:302 (EHS) TPQ (40CFR 355): SULFURIC ACID
1000 LBS. 304 CERCLA RQ (40CFR 302.4): CHROMIC ACID AND MERCURIC
SULFATE (EACH)=10 LBS. SULFURIC ACID=1000 LBS. 304 EHS RQ (40CFR
355): NOT APPLICABLE. CLEAN W ATER ACT (40CFR 116.4): CHROMIC
ACID-RQ 10 LBS. MERCURIC SULFATE-RQ=10 LBS. SULFURIC ACID-RQ=1000
LBS. RCRA: CONTAINS RCRA REGULATED SUBSTANCES SECTION 13, EPA WASTE
ID NUMBER. CPSC:THE LABELFOR THIS PRODUCT BEARS THE SIGNAL WORD
"POISON" BECAUSE THE CONCENTRATION OF SULFURIC ACID IN THE PRODUCT
IS GREATER THAN/EQUAL TO 10%.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROP. 65 WARNING: THIS PRODUCT
CONTAINS A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE
CANCER. WARNING: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRT H DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE
HARM. IDENTIFICAITION OF PROP. 65 INGREDIENTS: CHROMIUM (HEXAVALENT
COMPOUNDS); MERCURY AND MERCURY COMPOUNDS.
======================= Other Information =======================
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