Product ID:A-68, BENZOIC ACID A65500
MSDS Date:10/18/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-280-1798
MSDS Number: BPMDZ

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

BENZOIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 65-85-0

RTECS: DG0875000

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LIFTING UPPER/LOWER LIDS UNTIL NO EVIDENCE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MD IMMED.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

USE SUCTION HOSES TO REMOVE TRAPPED SPILL MATL.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CLEAN, DRY CNTNRS FOR RECLAMATION OR LATER DISP. DO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ANY POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/DUST/MIST

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ANY TYPE "C" SUPPLIED-AIR RESP OPERATED IN PRESSURE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ANY SCBA. FIREFIGHTING/OTHER IMMED DANGEROUS TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PRESS DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESS MODE. ANY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IN POSITIVE PRESS MODE IN COMBINATION W/AUXILIARY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MODE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL RAT) 1940 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:DUST MAY CAUSE MILD RESP
IRRIT W/SORE THROAT & COUGHING. SKIN:DUST/LIQ MAY CAUSE MILD IRRIT
& REDNESS. CONC UP TO 0.2% MAY ELICIT IMMED SKIN RXN VARYING FROM
ERYTHEMA TO NON-IMMUNOLOGIC CN TCT URTICARIA IN SOME PERS. EYE:DUST
MAY CAUSE STRONG IRRIT/REDNESS. INGEST:LRG DOSES MAY CAUSE SORE
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:THROAT/GASTRIC PAIN/NAUS/VOMIT/POSS
ALLERG RXNS. A 67 KG MAN INGESTED 50 GM W/NO ILL EFTS.
CHRONIC:SKIN:RPTD APPLIC TO HUMAN SKIN PRODUCED MOD IRRIT.
EYE:RPTD/PRLNGD CNTCT MAY CAUSE CONJUNCT. INGEST:LRG DOSES MAY HAVE
SYSTEMIC EFTSSIMILAR TO SALICYLATES/MAY INCL DISTURBANCES IN ACID
BALANCE, TREMOR/CONVL.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPPED, GIVE ARTF
ESP. KEEP PERS WARM/AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
GET MD IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG/SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED
AREA W/S OAP/MILD DETERGENT & LRG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE
OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 MINS). GET MD IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED
W/LRG AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS,
OCCASIONALLY (ING 2)

Flash Point:250F,121C
Lower Limits:35 G/FT3
Upper Limits:3 G/FT3
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. DO NOT
SCATTER SPILLED MATL W/HIGH PRESS (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR
FLAME. DUST/AIR MIXTURES MAY BE EXPLOSIVE ABOVE FLSH PT. VAP FROM
MOLTEN BENZOIC ACID MAY FORM EXPLO MIXTURE W/AIR.

Spill Release Procedures:SOIL SPILL:DIG HOLDING AREA SUCH AS LAGOON,
POND OR PIT FOR CONTAINMENT. USE PROT COVER SUCH AS PLASTIC SHEET
TO PVNT MATL FROM DISSOLVING IN FIRE EXTING WATER/RAIN. WATER
SPILL:USE ACTIVATED CARBON T O ABSORB SPILLED SUBS THAT IS
DISSOLVED. (ING 4)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS REC BASED ON INFO FOUND IN
SECTIONS OF MSDS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER FROM MIN TO MAX RESP
PROT. ALL RESPS MUST BE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD. ANY DUST/MIST RESP. ANY
AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH- EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER. (ING 6)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT
MUST BE EXPLOSION PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYE WASH, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:WATER SPREAMS. DIKE FIRE-CONTROL WATER FOR LATER
DISPOSAL. USE WATER IN FLOODING QTYS AS FOG; SOLID STREAMS OF WATER
MAY BE INEFFECTIVE. COOL AFFECTED CONTAINERS W/FLOODING QYTS OF WAT
ER APPLYING WATER FROM AS FAR DISTANCE AS POSS. AVOID BREATHING
VAPORS OR DUSTS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:480F,249C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:252F,122C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 205F
Spec Gravity:1.2659 @ 15C
pH:2.8
Solubility in Water:2.9% @ 20C
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER OR CRYSTALS WITH AN ODOR OF BENZOIN OR
BENZALDEHYDE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS (STRONT):VIGOROUS EXOTHERMIC REACTION.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC CO*X.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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