Product ID:NITRIC ACID BLANK, ICPMS-HNO3
MSDS Date:07/03/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N044539
MSDS Number: BSCBQ

SPEX IND INC

3880 PARK AVE
EDISON, NJ 08820
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-549-7144

Preparer: VANAJA SIVAKUMAR

Cage: IO044

SPEX IND INC

EDISON, NJ 08820 US

Telephone: 908-549-7144

Cage: IO044

NITRIC ACID (HNO*3) (SARA III)

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5775000

Fraction By Weight: 5%

OSHA PEL 2 PPM;4 PPM STEL

ACGIH TLV: 2 PPM;4 PPM STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CONC NITRIC ACID MAY BE FATAL IF TOO
MUCH IS INHALED/ABSORBED THRU SKIN. CONC NITRIC ACID VAP/MIST IS AN
IRRIT OF EYES, MUC MEMBS & SKIN. IN CONT W/EYES, IT PRDCES SEV
BURNS WHICH MAY RSLT IN PERM DMG & VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. ON SKIN,
LIQ/CONCVAP PRDCES IMMED, SEV & PENETRATING BURNS; CONC SOLNS CAUSE
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:DEEP ULCERS & STAIN SKIN BRIGHT
YELLOW/YELLOWISH BROWN COLOR. VAP & MIST MAY ERODE EXPOS TEETH
W/PRLNG EXPOS. INGEST OF LIQ WILL CAUSE IMMED PAIN & BURNS OF
MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & GI TRACT. INHAL MAY BE FATAL CAUSING SPASM,
INFLAMM & EDEMA OF LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEM PNEUM & PULM EDEMA. SYMPS
INCL; BURNING (ING 2)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS OCCAS LIFTING UPPER &
LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG, THEN FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT
LST 15 MINS. WASH CLTHG THORO BEFORE REUSE. INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH
AIR. INGE ST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GET MED ATTN IMMED. ONLY IF
VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE LG AMTS OF MILK/WATER. IF IRRIT
CONTINUES, GET MED ATTN IMMED.

Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONCENTRATED HNO*3 IS NOT COMBUST, BUT IS
STRONG OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF RXN W/REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUSTS MAY
CAUSE IGNIT. CAN REACT W/METALS TO RELS FLAMM(SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUT W/SODA
ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO SEALED CNTNR FOR PROPER
DISP. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICK UP IS COMPLETE.
WEAR CHEM RESIST GLASSES , GLOVES & CLTHG. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
RESP.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK
SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER & COATINGS. STORE AT ROOM TEMP. KEEP
TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:IRRITANT, OXIDIZER & CORROSIVE. AVOID INHALATION,
INGESTION & CONTACT W/EYES & SKIN.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGG (SUPP)
Other Protective Equipment:DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR CHEM RESIST CLTHG. LAB
COAT. HAVE IMMED AVAILABILITY OF EYE WASH IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CAREFULLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:HYDROGEN GAS. CONC HNO*3 REACTS EXPLOS W/COMBUST ORG/READILY
OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS; ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL PWDRS,
HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC. MATLS TO AVOID:ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE ,
METAL PWDRS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC. CONT W/STRONG BASES WILL CAUSE
VIOLENT SPLATTERING.EYE:W/FULL LNGTH FACESHLD

HCC:C1
Spec Gravity:1
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT W/ACRID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONC HNO*3 IS POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENT. IT REACTS EXPLOSIVELY W/COMBUST
ORG/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS; (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONTAINERS
TO BURST & LIBERATE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE
FUMES & VAPORS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS . CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL
AGENCY FOR REGULATIONS.

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