Product ID:ETHANEDIOIC ACID, OX0280
MSDS Date:03/23/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N039162
MSDS Number: BRHYL

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 609-354-9200

Cage: DO242

Telephone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Cage: DO242

6153-56-6

CAS: 144-62-7

RTECS: RO2450000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3, 2 STEL

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3, 2 STEL

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT)275 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:HIGHLY TOXIC: CAN BE FATAL IF
INGESTED/INHALED. SEVERE BURNS ON CONTACT. DUST IS IRRITATING TO
MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND EYES. INHALATION CAN CAUSE SERIOUS CORROSION
OF MOUTH, THROAT, STOMACH. INGESTION CA N CAUSE NAUSEA, SHOCK,
CONVULSIONS & DEATH. CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO KIDNEYS & CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:KIDNEY, RESPIRATORY AND CNS
CONDITIONS.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ALL CASES OF OVEREXP. SKIN: IMMED
FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. EYES: IMMED FLUSH
THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. INHAL:REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR; G IVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHINGHAS STOPPED.
INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER FREELY, &
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & WASH BEFORE REUSE.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, "ALCOHOL" FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, (WATER
MAY CAUSE FROTHING). WATER SPRAY TO COOL EXPOSED CONTRS, DISPERSE
VAPS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCES HIGHLY
TOXIC FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:TAKE UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTR TIGHTLY CLSD. STORE IN A
COOL, DRY AREA AWAY FROM IGNIT SOURCES & OXIDIZERS. DO NOT BREATHE
DUST/VAP. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG.
Other Precautions:RETAINED RESIDUE MAY MAKE EMPTY CONTAINERS HAZARDOUS;
USE CAUTION!

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE WORN IN
THE ABSENCE OF ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Ventilation:MATERIAL MUST BE HANDLED OR TRANSFERRED IN AN APPROVED FUME
HOOD OR W/EQUIVALENT VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE OR EQUIVALENT.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SHOULD BE
WORN TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT. EYEWASH & SFTY EQUIP SHOULD BE
READILY AVAIL.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THORO AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT TAKE
INTERNALLY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:214F,101C
Spec Gravity:1.65(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BASES, OXIDIZERS, ALKALIES, SILVER, CHLORITES & HYPOCHLORITES, FURFURYL
ALCOHOL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, CONTACT W/IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON, AND FORMIC ACID.

Waste Disposal Methods:TO BE PERFORMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL CURRENT
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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