Product ID:HYDROCHLORIC ACID, 37%
MSDS Date:09/10/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00B130001
MSDS Number: BBBQN

MALLINCKRODT

PARIS, KY 43061
US

Emergency Phone: 314982-5000

Cage: ZA916

MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 US

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

HYDROGEN CHLORIDE (HYDROCHLORIC ACID) (SARA III)

CAS: 7647-01-0

RTECS: MW4025000

Fraction By Weight: 37%

OSHA PEL C 5 PPM

ACGIH TLV: C 5 PPM; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION:CORROSIVE!INHALATION OF
VAPORS CAN CAUSE COUGHING,CHOKING INFLAMATION OF THE
NOSE,THROAT,AND UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT.INGESTION:CORROSIVE!SWALLOWING CAN CAUSE IMMEDIATE PAIN AND
BURNS OF THE MOUTH,THROAT,ESOPHAGUS AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.MAY
CAUSE NAUSEA,VOMITING,AND DIARRHEA.REFER TO SUPPL SAFETY/HEALTH.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE
LUNG DAMAGE.SKIN CONTACT:CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS CAUSE DEEP ULCERS
AND DISCOLOR SKIN.LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO CONCENTRATED VAPORS MAY
CAUSE EROSION OF TEETH.LON G TERM EXPOSURES SELDOM OCCUR DUE TO THE
CORROSIVE PROPERTIES OF THE ACID.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS OR EYE DISEASE MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF
THIS SUBSTANCE.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.IF NOT BREATHING,GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT GIVE
OXYGEN.INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.GIVE LARGE QUANT.OF WATER
OR MILK.GET MEDICAL ATTENTI ON.SKIN CONTACT:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH SKIN
WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MIN.REMOVE CONTAM.CLOTHING&SHOES.EYE
CONTACT:WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MIN.LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER
EYELIDS.GET MEDICAL ATTEN.

Extinguishing Media:IF INVOLVED IN A FIRE,USE WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH
APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE
OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILLS:FLUSH WITH WATER AND NEUTRALIZE
WITH ALKALINE MATERIAL(SODA ASH,LIME,ETC)SEWER NEUTRALIZED MATERIAL
WITH EXCESS WATER.LARGE SPILLS AND LOT SIZES:NEUTRALIZE W/ALKALINE
MATERIAL,PICK UP W/A BSORBENT MATERIAL(SAND,EARTH,VERMICULITE).
Neutralizing Agent:ALKALINE MATERIAL

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTAINERS MAY BURST WHEN HEATED.KEEP
IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,STORED IN A COOL,DRY,VENTILATED
AREA.PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE&DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Other Precautions:ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.PROTECT FROM
MOISTURE.DANGER!CORROSIVE LIQUID AND MIST CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO ALL
BODY TISSUE.MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED.HARMFUL IF INHALED.INHALATION
MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE.

Respiratory Protection:IF THE TLV IS EXCEEDED A FULL FACEPIECE CHEMICAL
CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN.ALTERNATIVELY,A SUPPLIED AIR FULL
FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR OR AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:LOCAL AND/OR GENERAL EXHAUST TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE
BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS.LOCAL EXHAUST VENTI.IS PREFERRED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR NEOPRENE GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS BOOTS,APRON,OR COVERALLS TO
PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Work Hygienic Practices:MAINTAIN EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH
FACILITIES IN WORK AREA.WASH EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SKIN CONTACT:CAN CAUSE REDNESS,PAIN,AND SEVERE SKIN BURNS.EYE
CONTACT:VAPORS ARE IRRITATING AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE
EYES.SPLASHES MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS AND PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE.THIS
IS A CORROSIV E MATERIAL.THIS SUBSTANCE IS CLASSIFIEDAS A POISON
UNDER THE FEDERAL CAUSTIC POISON ACT.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:53C(127F)
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:74C(101F)
Vapor Pres:190@ 25C
Spec Gravity:1.18
Solubility in Water:INFINITE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR,COLORLESS FUMING LIQUID W/PUNGENT ODOR OF
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CYANIDES,SULFIDES,SULFITES,AND FORMALDEHYDE.ALSO W/STRONG
BASES,METALS,METAL OXIDES,HYDROXIDES,AMINES,CARBONATES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORINARY CONDITIONS OF USE AND
STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS TOXIC HYDROGEN CHLORIDE FUMES
AND WILL REACT WITH WATER OR STREAM TO PRODUCE HEAT AND TOXIC AND
CORROSIVE FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN A RCRA-APPROVED WASTE FACILITY OR
SEWER THE NEUTRALIZED SLURRY WITH EXCESS WATER IF LOCAL ORDINANCES
ALLOW.

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