Product ID:L1893 DL-LACTIC ACID ACS REAGENT
MSDS Date:07/02/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F027524
MSDS Number: BQZRP

Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765

Info Phone: 800-325-3010

Cage: 0DK69

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 0DK69

LACTIC ACID

CAS: 50-21-5

RTECS: OD2800000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 3730 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:INHALATION: HARMFUL, DESTRUCTIVE TO
TISSUE OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, BURNING
SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA & VOMITING. INGESTION : HARMFUL. SKIN: ABSORPTION
IN HARMFUL AMOUNTS. EYES: HARMFUL & DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS.
SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & PLENTY OF WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING
IS DIFFI CULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER IF
CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:>230F
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR POLYMER FOAM,
WATER SPRAY
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ABSORB ON SAND OR
VERMICULITE & PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. VENTILATE
AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP TIGHTLY
CLOSED.
Other Precautions:AVOID SKIN & EYE CONTACT.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOHS/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD
Protective Gloves:HEAVY RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER BOOTS, SAFETY SHOWER, & EYE BATH
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Spec Gravity:1.209
Appearance and Odor:VISCOUS, COLORLESS LIQUID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BASES, OXIDIZING AGENTS, REDUCING AGENTS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF CO & CO2

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE OR MIX MATERIAL W/COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT &
BURN IN CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER.
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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