Product ID:PYROGALLOL
MSDS Date:11/19/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-576-8438
MSDS Number: BPBMW

Emergency Phone: 302-575-2000

Cage: 5Y558

Telephone: 619-474-8457

Cage: 5Y558

PYROGALLIC ACID

CAS: 87-66-1

RTECS: UX2800000

Fraction By Weight: > 90%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PYROGALLOL DEMONSTRATED POSITIVE
MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY WITH AND WITHOUT METABOLIC ACTIVATION IN THE
FOLLOWING STUDIES: AMES TEST, MOUSE LYMPHOMA ASSAY AND
CLASTOGENETIC EFFECTS IN THE METAPHASE CHROMOSOM E ANALYSIS OF
HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES CULTURED IN VITRO. THESE WERE SEEN AT LEVELS
EXTENDING INTO THE TOXIC RANGE FOR STUDIES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:N/R.
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTED: VOMITING, MUSCULAR INCOORDINATION,
TREMORS, WEAKNESS, DIARRHEA CONVULSIONS AND SHOCK; ABSORBED THROUGH
SKIN TO CAUSE EFFECTS AS FOR INGESTION. MAY BE IRRITATING TO THE
SKIN AND EYES; REPORTE D TO CAUSE SKIN SENSITAZATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE STATED.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES; SKIN: WASH
WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: KEEP PATIENT
AT REST AND GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ADVICE.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR WATER DEPENDING ON NATURE
OF SUPPORTING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL PROTECITVE CLOTHING AND SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN HIGHLY HEATED WILL GIVE OFF HIGHLY
TOXIC FUMES. FINE DUST IN AIR MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INCLUDING
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COLLECT UP SPILLED MATERIAL
CAREFULLY AND PLACE IN SEALED CONTAINER FOR SAFE DISPOSAL. INFORM
AUTHORITIES IF PRODUCT ENTERS SEWER S OR WATER COURSES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE STATED.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE STATED.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:DISPOSABLE COVERALLS OR FRESHLY LAUNDERED
COVERALLS OF A FINELY WOVEN FABRIC ARE RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE STATED.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:1.453
Solubility in Water:62.5 PARTS/ 100 PART
Appearance and Odor:BUFF CRYSTALINE POWDER.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIS, OXIDIZING AGENTS, SUCH AS POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DARKENS ON EXPOSURE TO AIR AND LIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HIGHLY HEATED IT MAY EMIT HIGHLY
TOXIC FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:SOLID MAY BE DISSOLVED IN FLAMMABLE SOLVENT AND
INCINERATED.

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