Product ID:CHROMIC ACID (CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE)
MSDS Date:07/01/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-982-5125
MSDS Number: BSYKN

Emergency Phone: 206-889-3712

Info Phone: 206-889-3712

Preparer: C.A. EISENHARD

Cage: 0STM5

Telephone: 425-889-3400/425-889-3617

Cage: 0STM5

CHROMIC ACID

CAS: 1333-82-0

RTECS: GB6650000

Fraction By Weight: 99% %

OSHA PEL 100 MICRO GRAMS/M3

ACGIH TLV: 50 MICRO GRAMS/M3

LD50 LC50 Mixture:TLV = 0.05 AS CR
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF
NASAL SEPTUM AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. REPEATED CONTACT MAY CAUSE
ULCERATION OF NASAL TRACT. EYES: DUSTS ARE EXTREMELY CORROSIVE TO
EYES. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE B LINDNESS. DILUTE SOLUTIONS MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION AND CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN: BURNS AND IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, CROMIUM AND
CERTAIN CR COMPOUNDS ARE LISTED AS POTENTIAL HUMAN CARCINOGENS BY
NTP AND IARC.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: MASSIVE CONTACT CAN CAUSE CHROME SORES.
SKIN CAN BECOME SENSITIZED AND MASSIVE OVEREXPOSURE TO SOLUTIONS
CAN ABSORB HARMFUL AMOUNTS LEADING TO KIDNEY FAILURE AND DEATH.
INGESTION CAN CAUSE TISSU E DESTRUCTION AND SEVERE INJURY. SOME
TOXIC EFFECTS MAY BE DELAYED. KIDNEY OR LIVER DAMAGE MAY RESULT IN
DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE REPORTED.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. RESTORE BREATHING. KEEP
WARM AND QUIET. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH AFFECTED AREA THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND
WATER. GET ME DICAL ATTENTION. EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGEAMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE LOTS OF WATER OR MILK TO DILUTE. GET
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE. DO NOT USE WATER TO
FIGHT FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS PRODUCT MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF IT DRYS
ON CLOTHING, WOOD OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLES. CONTACT WITH FLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS MAY CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSION, ESPECIALLY IF HOT

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING PVC
GLOVES, PVC APRON AND A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN THE
PRESSURE DEMAND MODE OR A SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR AND EYE
PROTECTION. SWEEP UP AND DISPOSE OF IN DOT CONTAINERS. KEEP OUT OF
SEWERS, STORM DRAIN
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE. STORE FROM ALL OTHER CHEMICAL AND POTENTIAL SOURCES OF
CONTAMINATION. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:DO NOT USE PRESSURE TO EMPTY CONTAINERS. THIS PRODUCT
IS HYGROSCOPIC. DO NOT STORE IN HUMID PLACES. EMPTY CONTAINERS
RETAIN RESIDUES, ALWAYS OBEY HAZARD WARNINGS AS IF THEY WERE FULL.

Respiratory Protection:IF USE CONDITIONS GENERATE DUST, WEAR A NIOSH
APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR THOSE EMISSION LEVELS.
Ventilation:LOCAL MECHANICAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:PVC GLOVE WITH GAUNTLETS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES AND FULL FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:ACID RESISTANT SLICKER SUIT WITH PVC APRON,
PVC BOOTS WITH PANTS OUTSIDE, EYEWASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK DRENCH
SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
IF CLOTHING BECOMES CONTAMINATED, DO NOT LAUNDER AT HOME. AVOID WEARING
LEAATHER BOOTS AND GLOVES AS THEY CAN BECOME IMPREGNATED WITH THIS
PRODUCT. TAKE DAILY SHOWERS WHEN USING THIS MATERIAL AND USE
PLENTY OF SOAP.

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT GIVEN
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:387F,197C
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:2.7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:DARK RED FLAKES OR POWDER, NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS OILS OR GREASES, WATER
AND ORGANICS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CHROMIC ACID

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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