Product ID:QCS-TMWS QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLES-TRACE METALS WATER SUPPLY
MSDS Date:06/03/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F031074
MSDS Number: BSMNN

SPEX INDUSTRIES INC

3880 PARK AVE
EDISON, NJ 08820-3012
US

Emergency Phone: 800-522-7739/908-549-7144

Info Phone: 800-522-7739/201-549-7144

Preparer: VANAJA SIVAKUMAR

Cage: 07977

SPEX CERTIPREP INC

METUCHEN, NJ 08840 US

Telephone: 732-549-7144

Cage: 07977

NITRIC ACID, HYDROGEN NITRATE

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5775000

Fraction By Weight: 5%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 5.2 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LDLO (HUMAN): 430 MG/KG (CONC HNO3)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID-INHALATION:
FATAL/MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION/INFLAMMATION & EDEMA OF LARYNX &
BRONCHI/CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS/PULMONARY EDEMA/LARYNGITIS. EYES:
IRRITATION/PERMANANT DAMAGE/VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. SKIN: FATAL
ABSORPTION/IRRITATION. VAPORS/MISTS MAY ERODE TEETH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID-INHALATION: BURNING
SENSATION/COUGHING/WHEEZING/SHORTNESS OF
BREATH/HEADACHE/NAUSEA/VOMITING/SPASM. EYES: SEVERE BURNS. SKIN:
SEVERE & PENETRATING BURNS/DEEP ULCERS/STAIN OF A BRIGHT YELLOW OR
YELLOWISH BROWN COLOR. INGESTION: PAIN & BURNS OF
MOUTH/ESOPHAGUS/GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. SKIN: REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, THEN FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING.
SEND TO HOSPIT AL. GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER OR MILKONLY IF
CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NON-COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID REACTS
EXPLOSIVELY W/COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIAL. ITS
HEAT OF REACTION W/REDUCER/COMBUSTIBLES MAY CAUSE IGNITION.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER &
NEUTRALIZE. WIPE UP & PUT INTO SEALED CONTAINER FOR PROPER
DISPOSAL. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATERIAL PICK UP IS
COMPLETE. WEAR CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLAS SES/GLOVES/CLOTHING/APPROVED
RESPIRATOR.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIMESTONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMP. KEEP TIGHTLY
SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE. AVOID INHALATION, INGESTION, & CONTACT
W/SKIN & EYES.
Other Precautions:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK SOME FORMS OF
PLASTICS/RUBBER/COATINGS.

Respiratory Protection:MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:GOGGLES/CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, EMERGENCY EYE WASH, CHEMICAL
RESISTANT CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CAREFULLY AFTER USE. REMOVE/LAUNDER
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
300 PPM BARIUM; 30 PPM CHROMIUM; 25 PPM OF SILVER; 20 PPM EACH OF
ARSENIC & LEAD; 5 PPM SELENIUM; 4 PPM CADMIUM; & 3 PPM MERCURY, ALL
IN SOLUTION OF 5% NITRIC ACID. SYMPTOMS & HEALTH HAZARDS FOR DILU
TE NITRIC ACID ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN FOR EXPOSURE TO
CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID.

Spec Gravity: 1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT W/AN ACRID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUSTIBLE ORGANICS OR READILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS,
METALS, STRONG BASES (CAUSE SPLATTERING)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS, TOXIC NITROGEN
OXIDES FUMES & VAPORS

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

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