Product ID:TRICHLOROACETIC ACID
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-234-1986
MSDS Number: BDLHY

Emergency Phone: NONE

Cage: GO744

Telephone: 800-258-2436

Cage: GO744

TRICHLOROACETIC ACID

CAS: 76-03-9

RTECS: AJ7875000

Fraction By Weight: 95%.

OSHA PEL 1 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1 PPM; 9192

Effects of Overexposure:EYE,SKN:BURNS!.INHL:BURNS POSS.
INGEST:CORROSIVE TO ALL SKN TISSUE. POSS.TOXIC BY SKN ABSORPTION.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH 15 MIN W/AMPLE WATER. SKN: WATER WASH 15 MIN.
INHL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, ART RESP. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.
FORCE MILK OR WATER TO DILUTE. CALL PHYSICIAN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:WATER FOG, FOAM, CO*2, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SCBA
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSES ON HEATING, YIELDING PHOSGENE,
CHLOROFORM.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP CRYSTALS INTO CLOSED CONTAINER. WASH
DOWN REMNANT W/WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKN, CLOTHING.
DO NOT BREATHE DUST (MISTS) OR SWALLOW. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED AND
AWAY FROM MOISTURE. MATL IS DELIQUESCENT.

Respiratory Protection:NONE.USE SCBA WHEN FIRE FIGHTING.
Ventilation:LOCAL OR GENERAL AS REQD
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, BOOTS, APRON,
FACE SHIELD
Supplemental Safety and Health
ENTRY PER NON-OSHA MSDS DTD MAR74.

HCC:C2
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:=197.2C, 387.F
Vapor Pres:5
Spec Gravity:1.6
Solubility in Water:COMPLETELY
Appearance and Odor:WHITE DELIQUESCENT CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MILDLY CORROSIVE
Stability Condition to Avoid:DECOMPOSES AT HIGH TEMP.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HCL, PHOSGENE, CHLOROFORM

Waste Disposal Methods:LANDFILL,OR INCINERATE IAW ALL LAWS AND REGS

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