Product ID:MURIATIC ACID-TL 20 DEGREES BAUME', 04248
MSDS Date:11/22/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N042217
MSDS Number: BSTDD

DOW CHEMICAL USA

2020 DOW CENTER
MIDLAND, MI 48674
US

Emergency Phone: 517-636-4400

Info Phone: 517-636-4400

Cage: EO044

DOW CHEMICAL USA

MIDLAND, MI 48640-6030 US

Telephone: 800-258-2436

Cage: EO044

RESPONSE TO REACTIONS OF THE PATIENT. OTHR PROT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; (HYDROGEN CHLORIDE) (SARA III)

CAS: 7647-01-0

RTECS: MW4025000

Fraction By Weight: 32%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3, C

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3, C

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: BALANCE

SUGGEST ENDOTRACHEAL AND/OR ESOPHAGOSCOPIC

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AFTER DECONTAMINATION. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: MAY CAUSE PAIN, LACRIMATION
(TEARS), & SEVERE IRRIT W/CORNEAL INJURY WHICH MAY RSLT IN
PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT OF VISION EVEN BLINDESS. SKIN: SHORT SINGLE
EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE SEVERE SKIN BURNS. SKIN ABSORP: A SINGLE PRLNGD
EXPOSURE IS NOTLIKELY TO RSLT IN THE MATL BEING ABSORBED THRU SKIN
IN HARMFUL (EFTS OF OVEREXP
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:AMTS. INGEST: INGEST MAY CAUSE GI
IRRIT OR ULCERATION & SEVERE BURNS TO THE MOUTH & THROAT. INHAL:
EXCESS VAP CONCS ARE READILY ATTAINABLE & MAY CAUSE SERIOUS ADVERSE
EFTS, EVEN DEATH. EXCESS EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRIT & INJURY
TO UPPER RESP TRACT & LUNGS. RPTD EXCESS EXPOSURES MAY CAUSE (SUPP
DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE:IMMED & CONTINUOUS IRRIGATION W/FLOWING WATER FOR @ LST
15 MIN IS IMPERATIVE. PROMPT MED CONSULTATION IS ESSENTIAL.
SKIN:IMMED CONTINUED & THORO WASHING IN FLOWING WATER FOR 30 MIN IS
IMPARATIVE W HILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG. PROMPT MED CONSULTATION IS
ESSENTIAL. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE LRG AMTS OF WATER/MILK
IF AVAIL & TRANSPORT TO MED FACILITY. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
(SUPP DATA)

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HYDROCHLORIC ACID ITSELF IS
NON-FLAMMABLE. THERE IS, HOWEVER, A LATENT FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZ
DUE TO HYDROGEN GAS GENERATED WHEN ACID IS IN CNTCT W/METALS.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL QTYS MAY BE FLUSHED WITH COPIOUS
QUANTITIES OF WATER; IN CASE OF LARGE AMTS, CNTN LIQUID. USE
LIMESTONE, LIME OR SODA ASH TO CAUTIOUSLY NEUTRALIZE SINCE
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF HEAT AND STEAM MA Y BE GENERATED ON
NEUTRALIZATION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PREVENT ALL CONTACT WITH EYES AND
SKIN. AVOID BREATHING IRRITATING VAPORS.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:WHEN AIRBORNE EXPOS GUIDELINES &/OR COMFORT
LEVELS MAY BE EXCEEDED, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR-PURIFYING RESP.
FOR EMERGENY AND OTHER CNDTNS WHERE THE EXPOS GUIDELINE MAY BE
GREATLY EXCEEDED, USE NIO SH/MSHA APPROVED POSITIVE-PRESSURE SCBA.
Ventilation:CONTROL AIRBORNE CONCS BELOW THE EXPOS GUIDELINE. USE ONLY
W/ ADEQ VENT. LOC EXHST VENT MAY BE NEC FOR SOME OPERATIONS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:PROT CLTHG IMPERVIOUS TO THIS MATL. BOOTS,
APRON/FULL BODY SUIT WILL DEPEND ON OPERATION. SFTY SHOWER/EYE WASH
(ING 5)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: EROSION OF TEETH AND BLEEDING AND ULCERATION OF NOSE,
MOUTH AND GUMS. DID NOT CAUSE CANCER IN LONG TERM ANIMAL STUDIES.
FIRST AID PROC: IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION .
IF BRTHG DIFFICULT, GIVE O2. CALL MD.NOTE TO MD: CORROSIVE. MAY
CAUSE STRICTURE. IF LAVAGE IS PERFOMED, (ING 3)

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:178F,81C
Vapor Pres:25 @ 20C
Vapor Density:11
Spec Gravity:1.16
Solubility in Water:INFINITE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO YELLOW CLEAR LIQUID. PUNGENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID BASE AND CORROSIVE MATERIALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH MOST METALS.
AVOID OXIDIZING MATL, CAN OXIDIZE TO CHLORINE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH METALS MAY CAUSE GENERATION
OF FLAMMABLE CONCENTRATIONS OF HYDROGEN GAS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR FURTHER
INSTRUCTION. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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