Product ID:ALTERNATE WATER POLLUTION & WASTE WATER STD
MSDS Date:04/28/1989
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N025972
MSDS Number: BMRGZ

SPEX INDUSTRIES INC

3880 PARK AVE
EDISON, NJ 08820
US

Emergency Phone: 201-549-7144

Info Phone: 201-549-7144

Preparer: LINDA OLCHVARY

Cage: 07977

SPEX CERTIPREP INC

METUCHEN, NJ 08840 US

Telephone: 732-549-7144

Cage: 07977

NITRIC ACID

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5775000

Fraction By Weight: 2%

OSHA PEL 2 PPM/4 PPM STEL

ACGIH TLV: 2 PPM/4 PPM STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CONC NITRIC ACID MAY BE FATAL IF TOO
MUCH IS INHALED/ABSORB THRU SKIN. CONC NITRIC ACID VAP/MIST IS AN
IRRIT OF EYES, MUC MEMB & SKIN. IN CONT W/EYES, IT PRDCS SEV BURNS
WHICH MAY RSLT IN PERM DMG & V ISUAL IMPAIRMENT. ON SKIN: LIQ/CONC
VAPPRDCS IMMED, SEV & PENETRATING BURNS; CONC SOLNS CAUSE DEEP
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ULCERS & STAIN SKIN BRIGHT
YELLOW/YELLOWISH BROWN COLOR. VAP & MIST MAY ERODE EXPOS TEETH
W/PRLNGD EXPOS. INGST OF LIQ WILL CAUSE IMMED PAIN & BURNS OF
MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & GI TRACT. INHAL MAY BE FATAL CAUSING SPASM,
INFLAM & EDEMAOF LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEM PNEUM & PULM EDEMA. SYMP
INCL: BURNING (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OCCASIONALLY
LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN; REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING, THEN FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. WASH
CLOTHING THOROUGHLY BEFORE REUSE. INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR.
INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY. GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER OR MILK. IF IRRIT
CONTINUES, GET MEDICAL ATTN IMMED.

Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONC HNO*3 REACTS EXPLOSIVELY W/COMBUST
ORG/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS; ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE,
METAL POWDERS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC.

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL WITH WATER & NEUT
W/SODA ASH, LIMESTONE ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO SEALED CONTAINER FOR
PROPER DISPOSAL. WASH SPILL SITE OFF WITH WATER AFTER MATERIAL PICK
UP IS COMPLETE. WEAR NI OSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIMESTONE ETC.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONC NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK SOME
FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER, AND COATINGS. STORE AT ROOM TEMP. KEEP
TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:HAVE IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY OF AN EYE WASH IN CASE OF
EMERGENCY. IRRITANT, OXIDIZER AND CORROSIVE.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WRKRS GOG & FULL LGTH FSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT.EMERG EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS
OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, AND VOMITING.

HCC:C1
Spec Gravity:1
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE IN WATER
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT WITH AN ACRID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL POWDERS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE
FUMES AND VAPORS.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR
CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR REGULATIONS.

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