Product ID:SULFURIC ACID ACS
MSDS Date:07/25/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N021616
MSDS Number: BLNTJ

SIGMA CHEMICAL CO

ST LOUIS, MO 63178

Emergency Phone: 800-325-8070

Info Phone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY

14508 ST LOUIS, MO 63178 US

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

SULFURIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

GENERATE HEAT & FUMES WHICH CAN BE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 2140 MG/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: MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED.
HARMFUL IF INHALED/ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CAUSES BURNS. MATL IS
EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISS OF MUC MEMB & UPPER RESP TRACT, EYES
& SKIN. INHAL MAY BE FATAL AS A RES ULT OF SPASM, INFLAMM & EDEMA
OF LARYNX& BRONCHI, CHEM PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA. SYMPTOMS
(SEE EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING
SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE/SKIN: IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING BY
SEPARATING THE LIDS WITH FINGERS. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
NOT BR THG GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . ALL EXPOSURES: OBTAIN MD ATTENTION
IMMED. WASH CONTAMD CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMD SHOES.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NON COMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS. DO NOT USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. STRONG OXIDIZER.
CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA,
RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. COVER W/DRY-LIME, SAND/SODA
ASH. PLACE IN COVERED CNTNRS USING NON-SPARKING TOOLS & TRANSPORT
OUTDOORS. VENTILATE AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATL PICKUP
ISCOMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:POISON. CORR. KEEP TIGHTLY CLSD.
REACTS VIOLENTLY W/WATER. DO NOT STORE NEAR, NOR ALLOW CONT W/CLTHG
& OTHER COMBUST MATL. STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN
AND CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LGTH FSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE
BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MTL TO AVOID: W/CARBIDES, CHLORATES, FULMINATES, NITRATES, PICARATES,
CYANIDES, ALKALI HALIDES, NITRITES, ZINC IODINE, PERMANGANATES, H
PEROXIDE, AZIDES, PERCHLORATES, NITROMETHANE, PHOSPHOROUS, VIOLE NT
REACTIONS W/CYCLOPENTADIENE, CYCLOPENTANONE OXIME, NITROARYL
AMINES, HEXALITHIUM DISILICIDE, PHOSPHOROUS (III) OXIDE.

HCC:C1
Vapor Pres:1 @ 145.8C
Vapor Density:<.3 & 25C
Spec Gravity:1.84
Appearance and Odor:VISCOUS COLORLESS LIQUID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BASES, HALIDES. AVOID CONT W/METALS. DO NOT ALLOW WATER TO ENTER CNTNR
BECAUSE OF VIOLENT REACTION. INCOMPAT (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:SM: CAUTIOUSLY ADD TO A LG STIRRED EXCESS OF
WATER. ADJUST PH TO NEUTRAL, SEPARATE ANY INSOLUBLE SOLIDS/LIQS &
PACKAGE THEM FOR HAZ-WASTE DESP. FLUSH AQUEOUS SOLN DOWN DRAIN
W/PLENTY OF WATER. HYDROLY SIS & NEUTRALIZATION REACTIONS MAY
(SEEING 2)

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