Product ID:84724 SULFURIC ACID
MSDS Date:07/31/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F035177
MSDS Number: BTKMB

SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY

3050 SPRUCE ST
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63178-5000
US

Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765/800-325-3010

Info Phone: 314-771-5765/800-325-3010

Cage: 21076

SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY

14508 ST LOUIS, MO 63178 US

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

SULFURIC ACID (CONFIRMED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY IARC - GROUP

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 30%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/CUM=IC

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 2140 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:FATAL IF INGESTED. HARMFUL IF
INHALED/ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF
THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYE & SKIN.
INHALATION: MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF EDEM A OF THE LARYNX,
BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA, BURNS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ACCORDING TO SIGMA CHEMICAL, IARC HAS
DETERMINED SULFURIC ACID IS CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS (GROUP I) SEE
INGREDIENTS.
Effects of Overexposure:SPASM, INFLAMMATION, BURNING SENSATION,
COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE,
NAUSEA, VOMITING.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINS.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED.
INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CAS ES.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING
FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DON'T USE WATER. WEAR SCBA & PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONCOMBUSTIBLE. EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER
FIRE CONDITIONS. CONTACT W/OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES. COVER W/DRY-LIME, SAND/SODA ASH. PLACE IN COVERED
CONTAINERS USING NON-SPARKING TOOLS & TRANSPORT OUTDOORS. VENTILATE
AREA & WASH SITE AFT ER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. AVOID
INHALATION.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. VERY
HYGROSCOPIC. DON'T ALLOW CONTACT W/WATER. DON'T STORE NEAR/NOR
ALLOW CONTACT W/CLOTHING & OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL.
Other Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. DON'T BREATHE VAPOR. AVOID
CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN/CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE.
POISON & CORROSIVE.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES/FACESHIELD (8-IN MIN)
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER, EYE
BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMINATED SHOES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS CONT'D: CYANIDES/ALKLAI HALIDES/ZINC
IODIDE/PERMANGANATES/HYDROGEN
PEROXIDE/AZIDES/PERCHLORATES/NITROMETHANE/PHOSPHOROUS/NITRITES/CYCL
OPENTADIENE/CYCLOPENTANONE OXIME/NITROARYL AMINES/HEXALITHIU M
DISILICIDE/PHOSPHOROUS OXIDE.

HCC:C1
Vapor Pres:1
Vapor Density:<0.3
Spec Gravity:1.84
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BASES/HALIDES/ORGANIC MATERIALS/FINELY POWDERED
METALS/WATER/CARBIDES/CHLORATES/FULMINATES/NITRATES/PICRATES.
(SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:SMALL: CAUTIOUSLY ADD STIRRED EXCESS OF WATER.
ADJUST PH TO NEUTRAL, SEPARATE INSOLUBLE SOLIDS/LIQUIDS & PACKAGE
FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL, IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. FLUSH THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION DOWN THE DRAIN W/PLENTY OF
WATER.

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