Product ID:O-1309, BARBITURIC ACID
MSDS Date:08/30/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N030953
MSDS Number: BNQVG

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410-2802
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

ADMIN COULD INCR TOTAL BODY LEAD. CHRONIC-HIGH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

UPPER/LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REMOVE BY GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS. MAINTAIN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DO NOT PERFORM GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS IF VICTIM IS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OXYGEN SHLD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED MED PERSONNEL.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BARBITURIC ACID

CAS: 67-52-7

RTECS: CP8000000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS >5G/KG(RTECS 93-3)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MODERATELY IRRITATING TO
EYES/SKIN/RESP TRACT/MUC MEMB. SUBSTANCE IS ALLERGIN BUT HAS NO
HYPNOTIC PROPERTIES. INHAL: ACUTE-MAY CAUSE COUGHING/IRRIT OF MUC
MEMB. CHRONIC-NO DATA AVAIL. SKIN CONT: ACUTE -CONT W/SUBSTANCE MAY
CAUSE IRRIT. ALLERGIC SKIN RXN MAY OCCUR. CHRONIC-NO EFTS REPORTED
IN HUMANS. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EYE: ACUTE-DIRECT CONTACT MAY CAUSE
REDNESS/IRRIT. CHRONIC-PRLNG/RPTD EXPOS MAY CAUSE CONJUNCT. INGEST:
ACUTE-MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF GI TRACT/NAUS/VOMIT/DIARR/GENERAL
MALAISE/NUMBNESS & TINGLING SENSATIONS/URINARY
FREQUENCY/CHILLS/FEVER & ARTHRALGIA. IT MAY CAUSE RAPID REMOVAL OF
CALCIUM IN THE BODY; (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, PERFORM
ARTF RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY/
SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG/SHOES
IMMED. WASH AFFECT ED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF
WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MIN). GET MED
ATTN IMMED. EYES: WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER OR NORM SALINE,
OCCAS LIFTING (ING 3)

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. FOR LARGER FIRES,
USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OR DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO ACUTE HAZARD. SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN
EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS INDICATED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESPIRATOR SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORKPLACE, BASED ON SPECIFIC OPERATION/MUST
NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF RESP/MUST BE JOINTLY APPRVD BY
NIOSH/MSHA. FOR SPECIFIC RE SPIRATOR SELECTIONS, CONTACT NEHC.
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG/FULL LENGTH FSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG/EQUIP TO
PVNT RPTD/PRLNG SKIN CONT. EMER EYE WASH FOUNTAIN WITHIN IMMED WORK
AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HMIS(LEVIEN) NOTES LD50 0RAL RAT >5G/KG IN ASSIGNING HCC OF N1.EFTS OF
OVEREXP: THEREFORE IT IS USUALLY ADMINISTERED AS AN ANTIDOTE IN THE
FORM OF CALCIUM CHELATE TO PVNT HYPOCALCEMIA. ORAL ADMIN IS P
OTNTLY HARMFUL, SINCE LEAD IN THE GI TRACT IS THEREBY CHELATED &
MORE RAPIDLY ABSORBED. THE POSSIBILITY THAT ORAL (ING2)

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:500F,260C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:478F,248C
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE HOT WATER
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO YELLOW POWDER OR WHITE CRYSTALS, ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE REPORTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC COX AND NOX.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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