Product ID:HYDROCHLORIC ACID
MSDS Date:02/01/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F030501
MSDS Number: BSLCY

GEORGIA GULF CORP

400 PERIMETER CENTER TER SUITE 595
ATLANTA, GA 30348
US

Emergency Phone: 504-685-2638/404-395-4500

Info Phone: 504-685-1200/404-395-4500

Cage: 49960

GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION

105197 ATLANTA, GA 30348 US

Telephone: 504-685-2500/770-395-4500 GOOD#

Cage: 49960

HYDROCHLORIC ACID, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, MURIATIC ACID

CAS: 7647-01-0

RTECS: MW4025000

Fraction By Weight: 30.5%

OSHA PEL 5 PPM

ACGIH TLV: C 11 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LDLO (HUMAN): 81 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:CORROSIVE TO SKIN, EYES, NOSE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES, RESPIRATORY & GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. INHALATION:
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION/INFECTION. SEVERE & FATAL
GASTROINTESTINAL BURNS W/NECROSIS. SEVERE BURNS TO EYES &
BLINDNESS. CHANGES IN PULMONARY FUNCTION, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS,
DERMATITIS, TOOTH EROSION, & CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: BURNING, CHOKING, COUGHING & SEVERE
BREATHING DIFFICULTIES. INGESTION: PAIN IN MOUTH, THROAT & STOMACH.
SKIN: INFLAMMATION & SCARRING, RASH. EYES: BURNS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN, RESPIRATORY OR DIGESTIVE
DISEASE

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. PROVIDE EMERGENCY AIRWAY SUPPORT, IF
INDICATED, GIVING 100% HUMIDIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN. SKIN: WASH
W/SOAP & PLENTY OF WATER PROMPTLY. REMOVE CLOTHING. EYES:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF ROOM TEMPERATURE WATER FOR AT LEAST
15 MINS, OCCASIONALLY LIFTING LOWER/UPPER LIDS. INGESTION: DON'T
INDUCE VOMITING. SEE SUPP.

Extinguishing Media:FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL
FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD
AREA & DENY ENTRY. STAY UPWIND. USE ACID PROOF FULL PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING & NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED RESPIRATOR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HYDROCHLORIC ACID DOES NOT IGNITE
READILY. ADDING WATER TO HYDROCHLORIC ACID PRODUCES VIOLENT
EXOTHERMIC REACTION.

Spill Release Procedures:RESTICT ACCESS TO AREA. MOVE UNPROTECTED
PERSONNEL UPWIND. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING & RESPIRATORY
EQUIPMENT. DON'T TOUCH SPILL. PREVENT SPILLS FROM ENTERING WATER
WAYS & SEWERS. NEUTRALIZE & PLACE IN TO CONTAINERS FOR PROPER
DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:BASE SUCH AS LIME, SODIUM HYDROXIDE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
PLACE. STORE AWAY FROM OXIDIZING AGENTS & ALKALINE MATERIALS.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR. RESPIRATORS MUST
BE SELECTED BASED ON AIRBORNE LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORKPLACE & MUST
NOT EXCEED THE WORKING LIMITS OF THE RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW RECOMMENDED
EXPOSURE LIMITS
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE/POLYVINYL CHLORIDE/BUTYL RUBBER
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:QUICK DRENCH, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, EYE WASH
FOUNTAIN
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID: DON'T GIVE SODIUM BICARBONATE IN AN ATTEMPT TO NEUTRALIZE
THE ACID. THIS CAN RESULT IN AN EXOTHERMIC REACTION & WORSEN THE
BURN. IMMEDIATE DILUTION W/WATER OR MILK MAY BE BENEFICIAL. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:81.5C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-114.8C
Vapor Pres:25
Vapor Density:1.27
Spec Gravity:1.16
pH:<1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO YELLOW, CLEAR LIQUID W/STRONG IRRITATING
ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALINE MATERIALS & OXIDIZING AGENTS. HIGHLY CORROSIVE TO MOST METALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:REACTS W/METALS TO FORM FLAMMABLE
HYDROGEN GAS

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. CORROSIVE, UN1789.

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