Product ID:HYDROFLUORIC ACID, ELECTRONIC AND REAGENT
MSDS Date:09/01/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-031-9534
MSDS Number: BGGBC

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

90 E HALSEY RD
PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054
US

Emergency Phone: 201-455-3700

Info Phone: 201-455-5630

Cage: 0AU44

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 US

Telephone: 973-515-1840

Cage: 0AU44

HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-39-3

RTECS: MW7875000

Fraction By Weight: 49%

OSHA PEL 3 PPM/6 STEL (F)

ACGIH TLV: C 3 PPM (F); 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: <51%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LC50(ANIMAL) 456-1774PPM/1H
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYE:IRR,CORNEAL
BURNS;SKIN:SEVERE BURNS WHICH MAY NOT BE IMM.PAINFUL OR
VISIBL,HYPOCALCEM;INH:IRR/BURN NOSE,THROAT,RESP.SYS,LUNG
INFLAM,PULM.EDEMA,HYPOCALCEM;ING:SEVERE BURNS MOUTH,THROAT,STOMAC
H,AFFECT KIDN FUNCTN & BE FATAL,FATAL HYPOCALCEM CHRONIC:BONE &
JOINT CHANGES IN HUMANS,EMBRYOTOXIC IN RAT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W.WTR FOR 15 MIN.GET MED.ATTN IMM.IF DR.NOT
AVAILABLE,APPLY 2 DROPS 0.5% PONTOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE SOLN,FLUSH
W.WTR ANOTHER 15 MIN;SKIN:FLUSH W.WTR 15
MIN,REMOV.CONTAM.CLOTHNG.IMMERSE IN SOLN OF 0.2% ICED AQ.HYAMINE
1622 OR 0.13% ICED AQ ZEPHIRAN CHLORIDE.IF IMMERSION NOT PRACTICAL
USE TOWELS SOAKED IN SOLN AS COMPRESSES CHANGING TOWELS EVERY 2
MIN.ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT-SEE SUPP.DATA-

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY TO MINIMIZE SPLASH.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR CHEM PROT. SUIT WITH SCBA. COOL CONTRS
WITH H*20. WEAR FACESHIELD.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:REACTN W.CERTAIN METLS GENERATES
FLAMM&POTENTIALLY EXPL.H*2 GAS.CONSIDRBL.HEAT EVOLVD WHEN CONTACTD
W.MANY SUBS.HEAT INCR.PRESS.&MAY EXPL.CONT.WILL REACT W.WTR.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECT.EQUIPM.CONTAIN SPILL&DILUTE
W.LG.EXCESS WTR.NEUTRALIZE W.ALKALI(SODA ASH,LIME).VENTILATE.FLUSH
RESIDUE IAW DISPSL REGS.KEEP UNNEUTRALZD PROD.OUT OF SEWER.ANY
RELEASE TO ENVIRONM.MAY BE SUBJECT TO FED/STATE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM BICARBONATE;SODIUM CARBONATE;CALCIUM
HYDROXIDE(50-50)

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE ONLY IN APPVD CONT.AVOID
GLASS,MOST METALS.STORE BELOW 126F,PREFER BELOW 100F IN WELL
VENTIL.PROTECT FROM PHYS DMG & KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:FLAMM.H*2 GAS CAN BE GENERTD INSIDE UNLND METL
CONT.DIKING STORAG TANKS RECOMMENDED.DO NOT BREATH
VAPOR,MIST.VENTILATE.AVOID CONTACT W.SKIN,EYE,CLOTH,EVEN DILUTE
SOLN.DO NOT ADD WTR TO ACID.DILUTE BY ADD ACID TO WTR CAUTIOUS
W.AGITATION.

Ventilation:STRONG NATURAL OR FORCED DRAFT OR COMPLETE ENCLOSUR OF
MATL.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE/PVC
Eye Protection:CHEM GOGGLE
Other Protective Equipment:GLOVES:QAUNTLET-TYPE.FACE SHIELD COMPLETE
PROTECTV CLOTHING
Supplemental Safety and Health
BOIL RANGE:103-110C/CONT'D FROM MATLS TO AVOID:4.COMMON
METALS.5.CORROSIVE TO MANY MTLS INCLUDING RUBBR,LEATHER,CERTAIN
ORG.MTLS/EMERG.1ST AID,CONT'D:IS FOR THE PHYS.TO INJECT 10%AQ.CA
GLUCONATE SOLN SUBCUTANEOUSLY.GET MED ATTN IMM;INH:MOVE TO FRESH
AIR,GIVE CPR/O*2 IF NEED.DO NOT GIVE STIMULANTS-SEE ADDITIONAL
DATA-

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:217F,103C
Vapor Pres:14
Vapor Density:2.21@70F
Spec Gravity:1.1-1.2
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, FUMING LIQUIDS, SHARP, PUNGENT ODOR.

Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH ANY SILICON-BEARING
COMPOUNDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HF EVOLUTION INCREASES WITH
TEMPERATURE.

Waste Disposal Methods:TREAT SM.AMTS BY ADDING TO EXCESS WTR&NEUTRALIZE
W.LIME SLURRY,LIMESTONE,SODA ASH.CAREFUL,RECTN IS
IMMEDIATE&VIOLENT.HARMFUL VAPS.RELEASED.GOOD
VENTIL.REQUIRED.DISPOSE OF RESIDUE(OR SLURRY)TO AN APPRV D CHEM
WASTE LANDFILL OR BY APPVD DISPOSL CONTRCTR

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