Product ID:PYROGALLIC ACID
MSDS Date:08/28/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N003708
MSDS Number: BCKQZ

Emergency Phone: 314-982-5000

Cage: 62910

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

PYROGALLIC ACID(1,2,3-TRIHYDROXYBENZENE OR

CAS: 87-66-1

RTECS: UX2800000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50=789 MG/KG (RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED,INHALED OR
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CAUSE IRRITATION.
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: SEVERE G.I.
IRRITATION,HEMOLYSIS,DEATH. SKIN: IRRIATION/ABSORPTION.

First Aid:ING:INDUCE VOMITING BY GIVING TWO GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING
FINGER DOWN THROAT.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON;
INH:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR,IF NOT BREATHING.GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION.IF B REATHING IS DIFFICULT,GIVE OXYGEN; SKIN/EYE:FLUSH
WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.

Extinguishing Media:ANY MEDIA SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING SUPPORTING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:SELF-CONT BREATH APP & FULL PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION FROM DUST.SWEEP UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR
DISPOSAL.VACUUM OR WET SWEEPING MAY BE USED TO AVOID DUST
DISPERSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS WELL CLOSED. PROTECT
FROM LIGHT AND AIR. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
IS APPARENT,A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:A LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM IS RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT DISPERSION
OF THE CONTAMINANT.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT OR COVERALLS.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:588F/309C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:270F/132C
Vapor Pres:10
Vapor Density:4.4
Spec Gravity:1.45
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW PLATES & POWDER,WITH
CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXYGEN,OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO,CO*2.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DELIVERED TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH LOCAL,STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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