Product ID:CITRIC ACID, MONOHYDRATE
MSDS Date:05/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-281-2014
MSDS Number: BDSQK

Emergency Phone: 908-859-2151/800-424-9300

Cage: HO785

Telephone: 800-582-2537

Cage: 70829

CITRIC ACID, MONOHYDRATE

CAS: 5949-29-1

RTECS: GE7350000

Fraction By Weight: 99-100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 RATS (INTRAPERITONEAL)=375 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE CONTACT: IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT:
IRRITATION. INHALATION: IRRITATION OF NOSE AND THROAT, HEADACHE,
COUGHING, DIZZINESS, DIFFICULT BREATHING, SEVERE IRRITATION OR
BURNS OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES. NO CHR ONIC EFFECTS IDENTIFIED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: SORE THROAT, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH. SKIN & EYE CONTACT: IRRITANT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE IDENTIFIED.

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES. SKIN CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH PLENTY
OF SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. INHALATION: IF A PERSON
BREATHES IN LARGE AMOUNTS, MOVE THE EXPOSED PERSON TO FRESH AIR.
INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED AND THE PERSON IS CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY
GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR
ORDINARY FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE IDENTIFIED

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. CAREFULLY
SWEEP UP AND REMOVE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA.
Other Precautions:CAUTION! DURING USE AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN,
CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. WHEN NOT IN USE KEEP IN
TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, USE AN
APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:LAB. COAT
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:1.54
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE ODORLESS GRANULES OR POWDER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0 @21C

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG BASES, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE IDENTIFIED
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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