Product ID:A248500, PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID OHS18803
MSDS Date:11/13/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N031399
MSDS Number: BPPVV

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410-2802
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

RENDER THEM HARMLESS TO TISS. DO NOT USE GASTRIC

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DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER DISPOSAL. KEEP

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PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID

CAS: 12067-99-1

RTECS: TH5650000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3; 3 STEL (W)

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 3 STEL (W)

AROUND MOUTH/THROAT. ASPHYXIA MAY OCCUR FROM

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INDICATES MEDIASTINITIS OR PERITONITIS FROM

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W/OUT PERFORATION. IF PATIENT RECOVERS, SCAR

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RPTD/PRLNGD

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FOLLOWED BY JAW NECROSIS. BRONCH IRRIT W/COUGH &

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RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS TO LOW LEVELS

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NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN HUMANS.

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BANDAGE SECURELY, BUT NOT TOO TIGHTLY. GET

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LIFTING UPPER/LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO CHEM REMAINS (AT

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BANDAGE LOOSELY W/OUT MEDICATION. GET MD IMMED.

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DILUTE SUBSTANCE IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF MILK OR WATER.

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL RAT) 3300 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: INHAL:INHAL OF ACIDIC DUST,
FUMES OR MIST MAY CAUSE COUGHING, CHOKING, HDCH, DIZZ, WEAK,
HYPOTENSION & DELAYED PULM EDEMA W/CHEST TIGHTNESS, APNEA, FROTHY
SPUTUM & CYANOSIS. DYSPNEA & HEMOPTYSI S ARE POSS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
AFTER EXPOS. SKIN:DIRECT CONT MAY CAUSE SEV PAIN & BROWNISH OR
YELLOW (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:STAINS. BURNS MAY BE DEEP W/SHARP
EDGES & HEAL SLOWLY W/SCAR TISS FORMATION. EYES:MAY CAUSE BLURRED
VISION, CONJUNCT & CORNEAL NECROSIS. INGEST:MAY CAUSE SEV, BURNING
PAIN IN MOUTH, PHARYNX & ABDOMEN, VOMITING & DIARR OF DARK
PRECIPITATED BLOOD. HYPOTENSION MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. DISCOLORATION
MAY BE (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE
ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM/AT REST. MAINTAIN AIRWAY/BLOOD PRESS.
TREAT PULM EDEMA. GET MD. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG/SHOES,
DIRECTING STREAM OF WATER UNDER CLTHG WHILE IT IS BEING REMOVED.
WASH AREA W/SOAP/ MILD DETERGENT & LGE AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO CHEM
REMAINS (15-20 MINS). IN CASE OF BURNS, COVER AREA W/STERILE, DRY
DRESSING. (ING 9)

Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM. FOR
LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
. MOVE CONTRS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. COOL CONTRS EXPOSED TO FLAMES
W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE/UNKNOWN EXPLOSION HAZARD
WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUP:DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. STOP LEAK IF
W/OUT RISK. SMALL:TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER ABSORB MATL & PLACE INTO
CONTRS FOR LATER DISP. SMALL DRY:W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE MATL INTO
CLEAN, DRY CONTR & COVE R. MOVE CONTRS FROM SPILL AREA. LGE:(ING
14)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS: HIGH LEVELS:
CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE W/ACID GAS
CARTRIDGE & FULL FACE-PIECE; SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACE-PIECE,
HELMET OR HOOD; SCBA W/FULL FACE-PIECE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION OR GENERAL DILUTION
VENTILATION TO MEET PEL.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGGS&FULL LENGTH FSHLD
Other Protective Equipment:PROT CLOTHING & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNGD
SKIN CONT & EYE WASH FOUNTAIN W/IN IMMEDIATE WORK AREA. DELUGE
SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR:CRYSTALS OR CRYSTALLINE PWDR. FIRE FIGHT PROC:AFTER FIRE IS
OUT. EXTING USING AGENTS INDICATED; DO NOT USE WATER DIRECTLY ON
MATL. IF LGE AMTS OF COMBUST MATLS ARE INVOLVED, USE WATER SPRA Y
OR FOG IN FLOODING AMTS. AVOID BRTHG CORR DUST/FUMES FROM BURNING
MATL. KEEP UPWIND. EFTS OF OVEREXP:FOUND (ING 2)

HCC:T6
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:192F,89C
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE OR SLIGHTLY YELLOWISH-GREEN, SLIGHTLY
EFFLORESCENT, HYGROSCOPIC (SUP DAT)

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
TOXIC OXIDES OF PHOSPHORUS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE
& LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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