Product ID:SULFURIC ACID 96%
MSDS Date:10/21/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N009848
MSDS Number: BCTKN

MALLINCKRODT INC., SCIENCE PRODUCTS DIVISION

PARIS, KY 40361-0315
US

Cage: 1BF21

MALLINCKRODT INC., SCIENCE PRODUCTS DIV

M PARIS, KY 40361-0315 US

Telephone: 314-982-5000

Cage: 1BF21

SULFURIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 96%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50:2140 MG/KG;INHAL:(SUP DAT)
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGES:CORRO. SWALLOW CAN CAUS SEVERE
BURN OF MOUTH,THROAT & STOMACH,LEADNG TO DEATH.CAN CAUS SORE
THROAT,VOMIT,DIARRHEA.SKN:CORRO.SYM OF RDNESS,PAIN,& SEVERE BURN
CAN OCCUR.EYE:CORRO.SPLASH CAN CAUS B LURRD VISION,RDNESS,PAIN &
SEVERE TISS BURN.INHAL:INHAL PROD DAMAG EFFECT ON MUCOUS MEMBRANE &
UPPR RESP(SGN&SYM OVEXPSR
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT APPLICABLE
Effects of Overexposure:TRACT.MAY CAUS LUNG EDEMA.SYM MAY INCLUDE IRRI
OF NOSE & THROAT,& LABORD BRTHNG. CHRONIC EXPOSURE:LONG-TERM
EXPOSURE TO MIST/VAPORS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TEETH.
DANGER!CORROSIVE.LIQ & MIST CAUS SEVERE B URNS TO ALL BODY TIS.MAY
BE FATAL IF SWALLOWD.HARMFUL IF INHALD.INHAL MAY CAUS LUNG DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSON W/PRE-EXISTNG SKIN
DISORDERS/EYE PROBLEMS/IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY BE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE

First Aid:IN ALL CASES CALL A PHYSICIAN.EYE:IMME FLUSH W/LGE AMTS OF
WTR FOR AT LEAST 15MIN,LIFTING LWR & UPPR EYLDS OCCAS.GET MED ATTN
IMME.INHAL:RMOV TO FRESH AIR.SUPPORT BRTHNG(GIVE O*2/ART
RESP).SKN:I MME FLUSH SKN W/PLEN OF WTR FOR AT LEAST 15MIN WHILE
RMOV CONTAM CLTHNG & SHOES.CALL PHYS.INGES:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.GIVE
LGE QUAN OF WTR/MILK IF AVAIL.CALL PHYS IMME NVR GIV ANYTHNG BY
MOUTH (SUP DAT)

Flash Point:NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Lower Limits:N/K
Upper Limits:N/K
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL,FOAM OR CARBON DIOXIDE. WTR SPRAY MAY
BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSUE DEMAND/OTHER
POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUS,BUT SUBSTNCE IS STRNG OXIDZR &
ITS HT OF REACTN W/REDUC AGENT/COMBUS MAY CAUS IGN.REACT W/MOST
METAL RELEAS FLAMM,POTEN EXPLO HYDROGEN GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:DIKE & COVR LEAKNG/SPLLD LIQ
W/DIRT,VERMICU,KITTY-LITTR/OTHER INERT ABSORBENT. COVER SPLL
W/SODIUM BICARB/SODA ASH & MIX.CLEAN-UP PERSONNL RQUIRE PROTEC
CLTHNG & RESP PROT FRM VAPORS & MSTS.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT KNOWN

Handling and Storage Precautions:STOR IN COOL,DRY,VENT STOR AREA W/ACID
RESIS FLOOR&GOOD DRAIN.PROT FRM PHYS DAM.KEEP OUT OF DIRCT
SNLGHT&AWAY FRM HT,WTR,& INCOM MATL.DO NOT (SUP DAT)
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYE,ON SKIN,/ON CLTHNG.DONOT BREATHE
MIST.KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.USE ONLY W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.WASH
THOROOUGHLY AFTER HNDLING.THIS SUBSTANCE IS CLASSIFIED AS A POISON
UNDER THE FEDERAL CAUSTIC POISON ACT.

Respiratory Protection:IF TLV IS EXCEEDED A NIOSH/MSHA FULL FACEPIECE
CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP MAY BE WORN,IN GEN,UP TO 100 TIMES THE TLV/MAX
USE CONCEN SPEC BY RESP SUPPLIER,WHICHEVER IS LESS.ALTERN, A
SUPPLIED AIR FULL FACEPIE CE RESP/AIRLINED HOOD MAY BE WORN.
Ventilation:LOCAL &GEN EXHAUST RECOMM.LOCAL EXHAUST VENT IS
PREFERRED.REFER TO ACGIH DOCUMNT,(INDUS VENT)FOR DETAILS.
Protective Gloves:YES
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG & FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERV PROT CLTHNG, INCLU BOOTS, LAB
COAT,APRON/CVRALL TO PRVNT CNTCT.MNTAIN EYE WSH FNTAIN &
QUICK-DRENCH (SUP DAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:NOT KNOWN
Supplemental Safety and Health
PCT VOLT-VOL:N.FL PT MTD:N.HAZ DECOM:CYAN&SULFDE TO FORM POISN HYDRO
CYAN&HYDR SULFDE RSPECT.RT OF ENT:FPN OTHR PROT EQUI:FACIL IN WRK
AREA.EMER 1ST AID PROC:TO AN UNCONS PERSN.LD50-LC50 MIX: PIG LC50
:18MG/M3.HND/STOR PREC:WSH OUT CNTNR&USE FOR OTHR PURP.WHN
DILU,ALWY ADD ACID TO WTR,NVR ADD WTR TO ACID.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:590F/310C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-14C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/K
Vapor Pres:1
Vapor Density:<0.3
Spec Gravity:1.84
pH:N/K-FP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFORMATION FOUND
Solubility in Water:INFINITE AT 20C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, OILY LIQUID, ODORLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:N/K-FP
Corrosion Rate:

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WTR,BASES,ORGANIC MATL,HALOGENS,METAL ACETYLIDES,OXIDES & HYDRIDE,STRNG
OXID & RDUCNG AGENTS & MNY OTHR REACT SUBSTANCE
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE &
STORAGE .
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOX FUM OF OXIDE OF SULFUR.WILL REACT
W/WTR/STM TO PROD TOX&CORRO FUM.REACT W/CARBONATE TO GENER CO*2
GAS,& W/ (SUP DAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:NEUTRALIZED WASTE MAY BE CONTAINERIZED &
DISPOSED IN A BCRA APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. FLUSH AREA OF
SPILL W/DILUTE SODA ASH SOLUTION & DISCARD TO SEWER. DISPOSE OF IN
ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL,STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS

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