Product ID:L-ASCORBIC ACID
MSDS Date:05/19/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-993-3500
MSDS Number: BGCFF

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 22527

Telephone: 412-490-8586

Cage: 22527

ASCORBIC ACID ADDUCT

CAS: 50-81-7

RTECS: CI7650000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL NOT EXTABLISHED

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50(ORALRAT)=11900MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYES/SKIN:MILD IRRIT. INHAL:MILD
MUCOUS MEMB IRRITATION. INGEST:LG DOSES CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL
IRRITATION.BLOOD DISORDERS MAY OCCUR. CHRONIC:INGEST:MAY
PRECIPITATE OXALATE,URATE OR CALCIUM STO NES IN
KIDNEYS/BLADDER.REBOUND SCURVY.DENTAL ERROSION IF CHEW LG DOSES.MAY
CROSS PLACENTA & EXCRETED IN BREAST MILK.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:REDNESS,TEARING,BLURRED VISION,DISCONFORT.
SKIN:REDNESS,ITCHING,DISCOMFORT. INHAL:COUGHING,CHEST
DISCOMFORT,SNEEZING,SORE THROAT. INGEST:KIDNEY/BLADDER
STONES,SCURVY,NAUSEA,DIARRHEA,HEINZ BODY FO RMATION,HEMOLYSIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INTERACTIONS W/MEDICATIONS MAY
OCCUR. DIABETES,SICKLE CELL ANEMIA,G-6PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE
DEF,CALCULI,ON ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY,THYROTOXICOSIS,GI
DISORDERS,ULCERS,COLDS,CHRONIC INFLAMM DISEASES.

First Aid:SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & LG AMTS OF WATER FOR 15-20MINS.
EYE:WASH/LG AMTS OF WATER OR NORMAL SALINE LIFTING EYELIDS FOR
15-20MINS. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATH STOPPED, GIVE ARTIF
RESP. KEEP WARM & QUIET. INGEST:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY. IN ALL CASES SEE DOCTOR.

Lower Limits:10G/FT3 MIN
Upper Limits:20G/FT3 MIN
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
REGULAR FOAM, FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE IF CAN W/O RISK.
DON'T SCATTER SPILED MATERIAL W/HIGH-PRESSURE WATER STREAMS. DIKE
FIRE-CONTROL WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
OR FLAME. DUST-AIR MIXTURES MAY IGNITE OR EXPLODE.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS FOR
DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH INTO SEWER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED & AWAY FROM
AIR,LIGHT,HEAT,SPARKS,OPEN FLAMES. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL
VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:MAY BURN BUT DOES NOT IGNITE READILY. AVOID CONTACT
WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS, EXCESSIVE HEAT, SPARKS, OR OPEN FLAME.

Respiratory Protection:ANY NIOSH-APPROVED DUST & MIST RESPIRATOR (MIN
PROTECTION) TO SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (MAX PROTECTION).
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST THAT IS EXPLOSION PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SPLASH-PROOF OR DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GL
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT
PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT. EMERGENCY EYEWASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER USE & BEFORE
EATING/DRINKING/SMOKING. LAUNDRY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PRIOR TO
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVELY.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Spec Gravity:1.65
Solubility in Water:APPRECIBLE
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS, WHITE TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW CRYSTALS OR
POWDER W/MILD ACIDIC TASTE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS & OXIDIZERS;ALKALIES;SOLUTIONS W/ALUMINUM,IRON,ZINC EVOLVE
EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS;W/COPPER OXIDIZES VIT C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACRID SMOKE AND IRRITATING FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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