Product ID:TARTARIC ACID
MSDS Date:08/07/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-234-2057
MSDS Number: BPZHK

Emergency Phone: 314-539-1600

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: ZA916

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

TARTARIC ACID

CAS: 87-69-4

RTECS: WW7875000

Fraction By Weight: 100.0%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE- INHALATION:NUISANCE DUST. CAN
CAUSE COUGHING AND SNEEZING. INGESTION: MILDLY IRRITATING TO
GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM IF LARGE QUANTITIES ARE INGESTED. EFFECT IS
THAT OF AN ACID. EYE: MILD IRRITAN T AND POSSIBLY TEMPORARILY
ABRASIVE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:COUGHING, SNEEZING, NAUSEA, VOMITING AND
DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR
ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER
TO DRINK TO DILUTE. IF LARGE AMOUNTS WERE SWALLOWED, GET MEDICAL
ADVICE. S KIN: WASH EXPOSED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. GET MEDICAL
ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY
OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED PRESS DEMAND SCBA AND
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
AS WITH MOST ORGANIC SOLIDS, FIRE IS POSSIBLE AT ELEVATED
TEMPERATURES OR BY CONTACT WITH AN IGNITION SOURCE.

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL MAY REQ PROT
CLTHG & RESP PROT FROM DUST. SWEEP UP OR VACUUM UP AND CONTAINERIZE
FOR RECLAMATION/DISPOSAL. AVOID DUST DISPERSAL. TRACE RESIDUE MAY
BE FLUSHED TO SEWER W/L RG AMTS OF H2O.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT OR
IGNITION. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:GENERAL OR LOCAL.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH
FACILITIES IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
WITH MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:403F,206C
Solubility in Water:133G/100G OF H2O
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS, ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
SILVER AND SILVER COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO2 AND CO MAY FORM WHEN HEATED TO
DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DISPOSED AS ACID WASTE IN AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.
ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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