Product ID:HYDROCHLORIC ACID 20 BE';NPU 588227
MSDS Date:11/30/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-823-8010
MSDS Number: BTQZC

BARTLETT CHEMICALS

4955 RIVER ROAD
JEFFERSON, LA 70121
US

Emergency Phone: 504-734-1971 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 504-734-1971

Cage: 1V771

BARTLETT CHEMICALS

10710 JEFFERSON, LA 70121 US

Telephone: 504-734-1971

Cage: 1V771

HYDROGEN CHLORIDE (HYDROCHLORIC ACID) (SARA III)

CAS: 7647-01-0

RTECS: MW4025000

Fraction By Weight: 31-35%

OSHA PEL C 5 PPM

ACGIH TLV: C 5 PPM; 9394

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 65-69%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RABBIT) IS 900 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION, PAINFUL
BURNS. SKIN: SEVERE BURNS. INHALATION: ULCERATION OF NOSE, THROAT,
LARYNX. INGESTION: SEVERE BURNS OF MUCOUS MEMBRANE OF MOUTH,
ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH. CHRONIC-EYES: PERMANENT VISUAL IMPAIRMENT,
TOTAL LOSS OF SIGHT. SKIN: DERMATITIS. INHALATION: EDEMA OF LUNGS,
TEETH DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:HYDROCHLORIC ACID IS CLASSIFIED
IARC-3(INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE-HUMAN).
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:PAINFUL BURNS. SKIN:SEVERE BURNS.
INHALATION:COUGHING,BURNING OF THROAT,CHOKING SENSATION.
INGESTION:LIPS AND MOUTH USUALLY TURN WHITE,AND LATER BROWN.PAIN IN
THE THROAT AND STOMACH, DIFFICULTY I N SWALLOWING,INTENSE
THIRST,NAUSEA AND VOMITING,FOLLOWED BY DIARRHEA,IN SEVERE CASES BY
COLLAPSE AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING DISEASE
INVOLVING SKIN, OR RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK FROM
EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESUSCITATE IF NOT BREATHING.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:
REMOV E CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAPAND WATER. IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ADVICE. INGESTION:DO NOT INDUCE
VOMITING. GIVE WATER OR MILK OF MAGNESIA. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPIATE
FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND A
FULL FACED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION OR HEAT OF FIRE MAY PRODUCE
TOXIC AND CORROSIVE HYDROGEN CHLORIDE. EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN MAY BE
PRODUCED ON CONTACT WITH METALS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SCBA AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.NEUTRALIZE
WITH LIME,SODA ASH OR LIMESTONE SOLUTIONS.NEUTRALIZATION WILL
EVOLVE CARBON DIOXIDE.IN ENCLOSED SPACES,PROVIDE AMPLE
VENTILATION.ABSORB IN INERT MATERIAL,A ND PLACE IN APPROPIATE
DISPOSAL CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:LIME(CALCIUM HYDROXIDE),SODA ASH(SODIUM CARBONATE),
LIMESTONE(CALCIUM CARBONATE)

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN CORROSION-PROOF, WELL
VENTILATED AREA. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. DO NOT BREATHE MIST. AVOID
PROLONGED OR REPEATED BREATHING OF VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES.
USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. FOR
INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY.

Respiratory Protection:POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR WITH AN ACID
GAS CARTRIDGE OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AS REQUIRED FOR
THE EXPOSURE OF CONCERN.
Ventilation:GENERAL (MECHANICAL) VENTILATION.LOCAL EXHAUST IN ENCLOSED
AREAS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER,PVC.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL GOGGLES AND/OR FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING,FOOTWEAR AND HEAD GEAR.
EYE WASH STATION AND SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES. DO NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OR
FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES. DO
NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MISTS.

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:158F-183F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-22F--51F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:3240F,1782C
Vapor Pres:16-70
pH:[email protected]
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID;WATER WHITE TO STRAW YELLOW;STRONG PUNGENT
ODOR.
Corrosion Rate:CORROSIV

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METALS, WATER, AMINES, ALKALIES, STRONG BASES, SULFURIC ACID,METAL
OXIDES,ESTERS,CARBONATES,CYANIDES,SULFIDES,ANHYDRIDES
Stability Condition to Avoid:SOURCES OF IGNITION(MURIATIC ACID
GENERATES HYDROGEN GAS).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:POISONOUS CHLORINE GAS, TOXIC AND
CORROSIVE HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER.DISPOSAL
SHOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

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