Product ID:FUMING SUFURIC ACID, A-304
MSDS Date:03/30/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-975-1537
MSDS Number: BPZJJ

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7523;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

SULFURIC ACID, FUMING; (FUMING SULFURIC ACID) PEL/TLV

CAS: 8014-95-7

RTECS: WS5605000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3;3 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

BLOOD. ASPHY CAN OCCUR FROM SWELLING OF THROAT.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MIST CAUSES CHRONIC TRACHIOBRONCHITIS, EROSION &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

STUDIES SUGGEST AN INCREASED RISK OF LARYNGEAL CANCER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

RPTD/PRLNGD EXPOS TO LIQ/MIST MAY CAUSE IRRIT/DERM.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). IN CASE OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SECURELY, BUT NOT TOO TIGHT. GET MD ATTN IMMED.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

UNTIL PH HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL (30-60 MIN). COVER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

USE GASTRIC LAVAGE/EMESIS. DILUTE IMMED BY DRINKING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REPEATEDLY. INGESTED ACID MUST BE DILUTED APPROX 100

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AIRWAY AND TREAT SHOCK. GET MD ATTEN IMMED. IF VOMIT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NO SPECIAL ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OF AN EXPERT. DIKE SPILL FOR LATER DISP. DO NOT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY ENTRY. VENT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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:ACUTE:INHAL:CORR/TOX. MAY CAUSE
NOSE/THROAT IRRIT, HDCH, COUGH, AN INCREASE IN RESP RATE/IMPAIRMENT
OF VENTILATORY CAPACITY. DELAYED SYMPT MAY INCLUDE PULM EDEMA,
TIGHTMESS IN CHEST, CYANOSIS, HYPOTEN SION, BRONCHITIS/EMPHYSEMA.
SKIN:CONTACT MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT, PAIN, BURNS & VESICULATION. (EFTS
OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:EYE:DIRECT CONTACT W/CONCENTRATED ACID
SOLUTION MAY CAUSE SEV DMG, OFTEN LEADING TO BLINDNESS. DILUTE
SOLUTION PRODUCE MORE TRANSIENT EFTS FROM WHICH RECOVERY MAY BE
COMPLETE. EXPOS TO MIST M AY CAUSE IRRIT & LACRIMATION. INGEST:MAY
PRODUCE SERIOUS BURNS OF MOUTH & ESOPHAGUS. MAY BE PAIN IN ABDOMEN
(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, GIVE
ARTF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN O*2 IF AVAIL. KEEP
AFFECTED INDIV WARM & AT REST. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY. ADM IN OF O*2 SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED INDIV.
GET MD ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG/SHOES IMMED. WASH
AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP & MILD DETERGENT & LRG AMT OF WATER UNTIL NO
EVID OF CHEM (ING 6)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR HALON. (1987
EMERGENCY RESPONCE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.4).
Fire Fighting Procedures:LRG FIRES:FLOOD AREA W/WATER FROM A DISTANCE.
DO NOT GET SOLID STREAM OF WATER ON SPILLED MATLS. USE FLOOD FOG.
MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. COOL (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION W/WATER &
ORGANIC MATERIALS. MAY IGNITE FINELY DIVIDED COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
ON CONTACT. NEGLIG HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO HEAT/FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUP SPILL:KEEP COMBUST AWAY FROM SPILLED
MATLS. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATLS. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTR.
STOP LEAK IF CAN BE DONE W/NO RISK. USE WATER TO REDUCE VAP. DO NOT
PUT WATER ON LEAK/SPILL AREA, CLEAN UP ONLY UNDER SUPERVISION (ING
14)
Neutralizing Agent:SLAKED LIME, SODIUM BICARBONITE, CRUSHED LIMESTONE.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR CONCENTRATIONS FOUND IN WORKPLACE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE
ORIGINAL MSDS OR REFER TO CFR 1910.134.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM TO MEET PUBLISHED
EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG & FULL LNGTH FCSHLD
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT. EYE WASH
FOUNTAIN & QUICK DRENCH SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:CONTR EXPOSED TO FLAMES W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL
AFTER FIRE IS OUT. KEEP AWAY FROM STORAGE TANK ENDS. KEEP
UPWIND.USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . CNDTN TO AVOI
D:SPACES. RUNOFF TO SEWER MAY CREATE FIRE/EXPLOS HAZ. EFTS OF
OVEREXPOS:FOLLOWED BY VOMIT/DIARR OF DARK PRECIP (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:131F,55C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:34.0F,1.1C
Vapor Density:2.7
Spec Gravity:1.98
Solubility in Water:REACTS VIOLENTLY
Appearance and Odor:HEAVY, FUMING, YELLOW LIQUID WITH SHARP,
PENETRATING ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
MAY REACT VIOLENTLY W/WATER PROD FLAMM HYDROGEN GAS. OLEUM IS CORR TO
METAL. FOR OTHER MATL TO AVOID SEE ORIGINAL MSDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY IGNITE OTHER COMBUST MATLS. VIOLENT
REACTION W/H*2O. FLAMM, POISONOUS GASES MAY ACCUM IN CONFINED
(SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
TOXIC SO*X.

Waste Disposal Methods:NEUTRALIZE TO PH-7. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE
WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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