Product ID:CA-289, 2195
MSDS Date:07/19/1993
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N048651
MSDS Number: BTYTR

CALGON VESTAL LABS

5025 MANCHESTER AVE
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 314-535-1810; 314-535-1395

Preparer: D. GODWARD

Cage: 0LKT5

CALGON VESTAL LABORATORIES

ST LOUIS, MO 63110 US

Telephone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Cage: 0LKT5

HYDROCHLORIC ACID (SARA III)

CAS: 7647-01-0

RTECS: MW4025000

Fraction By Weight: <10%

OSHA PEL 5 PPM, C

ACGIH TLV: 5 PPM, C

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

(ORAL,RAT) 800 MG/KG.

CAS: 50-00-0

RTECS: LP8925000

Fraction By Weight: <0.5%

OSHA PEL 0.75 PPM (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 0.3 PPM, C

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 2.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYES/SKIN/INHAL:MAY PRDCE SOME
IRRIT UPON CONT. MINIMAL EYE IRRIT WAS PRDCD DURING PRIMARY IRRIT
STUDIES W/RABBITS. EXPOS TO FORMALDEHYDE SOLNS CAN CAUSE DERM.
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE VAPS ARE EXTREME LY IRRIT TO RESP TRACT & MAY
CAUSE BRTHG DFCLTY. AIRBORNE CONCS OF FORMALDEHYDE >0.1 PPM CAN
IRRITATE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:FORMALDEHYDE:IARC MONOGRAPHS, SUPP, VOL
7, PG 211, 1987:GRP 2A. NTP 6TH ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, 1991:ANTIC
TO BE (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:EYES, NOSE & THROAT. FORMALDEHYDE HAS
BEEN REPORTED BY SOME AUTHORS AS CAUSE OF OCCUP ASTHMA.
INGEST:REGARDED AS PRACTICALLY NON-TOX. INGEST OF DILUTE
FORMALDEHYDE (0.03%) SOLNS MAY CAUSE DIS COMFORT IN THROAT & STOM.
CHRONIC:LONG-TERM EXPOS TO FORMALDEHYDE HAS BEEN ASSOC W/INCR RISK
OF CANCER OF LUNG, (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:GOOD FIRST AID SHOULD BE FOLLOWED IN ALL CASES OF EXPOSURE.
INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT
BREATHING (GIVE O*2/ARTF RESP) . SKIN:FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
WATER. CALL MD . EYES:FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, CALL MD.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:>200F,>93C
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE . PRODUCT IS
NOT FLAMMABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN FIGHTING ANY CHEMICAL FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC GASES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, DIKE SPILL, COLLECT
ON INERT ABSORBENT & PLACE INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER. FLUSH SPILL
AREA W/WATER & SCRUB TO REMOVE RESIDUE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE W/ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. DO NOT STORE IN ALLOYS CONTAINING ALUMINUM, IRON OR
COPPER.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/EYES & BREATHING VAPOR OR MISTS.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR RECOMMENDED IF
AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION WHERE MIST OR VAPOR MAY BE
GENERATED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPVD NCHEM WOKR GOGG .
Other Protective Equipment:NOT REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:1.03-1.04 (H*2O=1). PH (AS DISTRIBUTED):1.6-2.1. %
VOLAT:>90(WT). EXPLAN OF CARCIN:CARCINOGEN. ANIMAL:NASAL TUMORS.
EFTS OF OVEREXP:THROAT & NASAL PASSAGES IN HUMANS. ANIMAL
EXPERIMENTS PROV IDE CONCLUSIVE EVID OF CASUAL RELATIONSHIP BTWN
FORMALDEHYDE EXPOS & NASAL CANCER IN RATS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:PALE BLUE SLIGHTY TURBID LIQUID W/SLIGHT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALIES & STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO*2, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, HYDROGEN
CHLORIDE, FORMALDEHYDE & AMMONIA.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A LANDFILL I/A/W LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE D002.

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