Product ID:TURCOAT ACCELAGOLD PART 2
MSDS Date:11/12/1985
FSC:8030
NIIN:00-057-2354
MSDS Number: BCWLK

Emergency Phone: (213) 634-3300

Cage: D9808

Telephone: 215-419-7890

Cage: D9808

CHROMIUM (VI) OXIDE

CAS: 1333-82-0

RTECS: GB6650000

Fraction By Weight: 100.0%

OSHA PEL C, 0.1 MG/M3 (CRO3)

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3(CR); 8990

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SOLUTION WILL CAUSE CHEMICAL
BURNS.CONTACT WITH BREAKS IN SKIN CAN CAUSE ULCERATION.CHROMIC ACID
IS A SKIN SENSITIZER.MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.INHALATION OF
MIST/DUST MAY CAUSE ULCERATION & PERFOR ATION OF NASAL SEPTUM &
IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL:DUST/MIST WILL CAUSE SEVERE
IRRITATION,POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO UPPER RESP
TRACT;EYES/SKIN:SOLUTION/DUST WILL CAUSE SEVERE IRRIT,POSSIBLE
CHEMICAL BURNS,WHICH MAY DAMAGE TISSUE ON LATER STAGE;POSSIBLE
BLINDNESS,POSSIBLE NECROSIS;INGESTION:SEVERE IRRITATION,POSSIBLE
DAMAGE TO GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT,MAY BE HARMFUL/FATAL.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHROMIC ACID IS A SYSTEMIC POISON
AFFECTING THE LIVER,KIDNEYS & GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT,REPEATED
OVEREXPOSURE MAY AGGRAVATE ANY PRE-EXISTING DYSFUNCTION OF THESE
SYSTEM.

First Aid:EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.GET
MEDICAL ATTN IMMEDIATELY;SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & WATER W/O DELAY.IF
IRRITATION IS EVIDENT OR BLISTERING OCCURS,GET MED
ASSISTANCE;INHALATION :REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.GIVE OXYGEN IF
NEEDED.GET MED ATTN;INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING
BY GIVING WATER & SYRUP OF IPECAC.REPEAT VOMITG UNTIL CLEAR.NO
VOMIT TO UNCONSCIOUS.GET MED HELP

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL,CARBON DIOXIDE.DO NOT USE ON CHROMIC
ACID FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF-CONTAINED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND
FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR.ANY WATER RUNOFF MAY CONTAIN HEXAVALENT CHROME
AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER WATERWAYS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MAY INCREASE INTENSITY OF FIRE WHEN IN
CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS
CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER SPRAY & SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWD TO SWR

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP PERSONNEL SHOULD USE APPROPRIATE
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS.SHOVEL DRY SPILL INTO DOT-APPROVED DRUMS FOR
DISPOSAL;KEEP SPILL DRY UNTIL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE HAS BEEN SWEPT UP
AND SHOVELLED INTO DISP OSAL DRUMS.DISSOLVE RESIDUE & PUT SOLN IN
DOT-DRUM

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN DRY AREA TO AVOID RUSTING OF
DRUMS.ALWAYS STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED/SEALED CNTNRS TO AVOID
MOISTURE PICK-UP.STORE AWAY FROM OILS,GREASES & CORR
Other Precautions:FOR MIXING:ADD SLOWLY TO WATER WHILE MIXING.MAKE
ADDITIONS TO IN-USE TANKS SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY;FOR
REPAIR/MAINTENANCE:RELIEVE PRESSURE.COVER OPENINGS TO AVOID
SPURTING.USE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQU IPMENT FOR
EYES/SKIN/INHALATION.

Respiratory Protection:FOR MIST,FUME OR DUST,USE A NIOSH-APPROVED
RESPIRATOR FOR TOXIC MISTS OR HYDROGEN FLUORIDE.IF RESPIRATORS ARE
USED,A FORMAL TRAINING AND SCREENING PROGRAM MUST BE INITIATED.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL).
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE/ACID RESISTANT
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL FACE SHIELD OR GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:BOOTS,APRON & SUIT MADE FROM NEOPRENE OR
ACID RESISTANT MATERIAL SHOULD BE USED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS & FACE WITH SOAP & WATER BEFORE
SMOKING OR EATING.IMMEDIATELY REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHES.LAUNDER
BEFORE USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PART2OF2PARTS PRODUCT KEY1:PO1;PH OF3%SOLUTION APPROX:2.0;SEE PNI"A"FOR
PART1PRODUCT SPILL/RELEASE PROCEDURES FOR SOLUTION:VENTILATE
AREA.EVACUATE UNPROTECTED PEOPLRE.STOP LEAK W/O RISK.PUMP LIQ INTO
DOT-APPROVED DRUMS.ABSORB REMAINING LIQUID ONTO INERT ABSORBENT &
PLACE IN DOT DRUMS.NEUTRALIZE AREA W/SODA.KEY1:D1

HCC:D1
Spec Gravity:1.70
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:DARK RED FLAKES OR POWDER-NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS,ALKALIS,REDUCING COMPOUNDS,FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HUMID CLIMATE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT KNOWN

Waste Disposal Methods:TRANSFER TO RECLAIMING CENTER FOR RECYCLING OR
REUSE,IF POSSIBLE TRANSFER TO LICENSED HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT OR
DISPOSAL SITE FOR DISPOSAL UNDER APPLICABLE LOCAL,STATE & REGIONAL
REGULATIONS AS HAZ ARDOUS WASTE.

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