Product ID:PERIODIC ACID
MSDS Date:02/17/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F032320
MSDS Number: BSZGT

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PERIODIC ACID

CAS: 10450-60-9

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: CAUSES BURNS TO TISSUES.
INHALATION: INHALATION OF DUST IS DESTRUCTIVE TO THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF
SPASM, INFLAMMATION & EDEMA OF THE LARY NX & BRONCHI. SKIN:
CORROSIVE, CAUSES BURNS, MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. EYES:
CORROSIVE, CAUSES BURNS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: COUGHING, WHEEZING, HEADACHE,
NAUSEA, VOMITING MAY OCCUR.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT/GIVE OXYGEN.
INGESTION: CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE
REMOVINGCONTAMINATED CLOTHING/SHOES. EYES: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING LOWER/UPPER EYELIDS. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER/WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH-APPROVED
SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER
POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SOLUTIONS OF PERIODIC ACID IN METHYL
SULFOXIDE (DMSO) HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO EXPLODE AFTER STANDING A FEW
MINS. DANGER: CONTACT W/OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES. COVER W/DRY LIME/SODA ASH. PICK UP. KEEP IN CLOSED
CONTAINER & HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. VENTILATE AREA & WASH SPILL
SITE AFTER MATERIAL PI CKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:AQUEOUS SODIUM BISULFITE

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:DON'T STORE ON WOODEN FLOOR.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED. FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE
EXPOSURE TO THE DUST IS APPARENT, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE
WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES, A SCBA MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, MAINTAIN EYE WASH
FOUNTAIN & QUICK-DRENCH FAILITIES IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. CONTACT LENSES
SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING W/THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL CONT. IF MANGANESE/CHROMIUM/MOLYBDENUM PRESENT ADJUST PH OF
SOLUTION TO 7 & TREAT W/SULFIDE TO PRECIPITATE FOR BURIAL AS
HAZARDOUS WASTE. DESTROY SULFIDE, NEUTRALIZE & FLUSH DOWN THE
DRAIN. ENSU RE COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:266-284F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:252F
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO PALE YELLOW CRYSTALS W/FAINT
CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, FINELY POWDERED METALS, STRONG BASES, OTHER
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY EMIT HYDROGEN IODIDE WHEN HEATED
TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:ACIDIFY A 3% SOLUTION TO PH 2 W/SULFURIC ACID.
GRADUALLY ADD A 50% EXCESS OF AQUEOUS SODIUM BISULFITE W/STIRRING
AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. IF NO REACTION OBSERVED, CAUTIOUSLY ADD MORE
ACID. FLUSH NEUTRALIZ ED SOLUTION DOWN THE DRAIN.

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