Product ID:W034 P-TOLUENESULFONIC ACID
MSDS Date:11/23/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F007405
MSDS Number: BBXXD

Emergency Phone: 201-859-2151

Info Phone: 201-859-2151

Cage: DO803

Telephone: 800-582-2537

Cage: 70829

TOSIC ACID, P-TOLUENESULFONIC ACID

CAS: 104-15-4

RTECS: XT6300000

Fraction By Weight: 90-100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 2480 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION OR BURNS. SKIN:
IRRITATION OR BURNS & IF ABSORBED MAY BE HARMFUL. INHALATION:
NOSE/THROAT/LUNGS IRRITATION. INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING,
HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITAT ION, HARMFUL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

First Aid:INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, INDUCE VOMITING. EYES/SKIN: FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES.

Flash Point:184C/363F
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT & SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE
MODE.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL,
CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER & COVER. REMOVE
FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA W/WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
IN CORROSION PROOF AREA. STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE. USE W/ADEQUATE
VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN,
CLOTHING.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, A CHEMICAL
CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED. IF
CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACIT Y OF CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR, USE SCBA.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST TO KEEP FUME OR DUST
LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:UNIFORM, APRON
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:106C/223F
Spec Gravity:1.45
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO BLACK SOLID W/SLIGHT TO NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOST COMMON METALS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. CORROSIVE MATERIAL (SOLID) UN1759.

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