Product ID:NITRIC ACID RED FUMING SEMICONDUCTOR GRADE
MSDS Date:09/01/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N051776
MSDS Number: BTZRW

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORP

CN 1829
MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960-1829
US

Emergency Phone: 201-455-5630; 201-455-3700

Info Phone: 201-455-5630

Cage: 0AU44

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 US

Telephone: 973-515-1840

Cage: 0AU44

NITRIC ACID (RED FUMING); (HNO*3) (SARA III)

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5900000

Fraction By Weight: 52-86%

OSHA PEL 2 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 2 PPM; 4 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; (NO*2) (NITROGEN TETROXIDE) (SARA III)

CAS: 10102-44-0

RTECS: QW9800000

Fraction By Weight: 13-46%

OSHA PEL 5 PPM, C

ACGIH TLV: 3 PPM; 5 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

FLUORINE, PHOSPHINE, SULFIDES, THIOCYANATES. FOR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FOR THE STORAGE OF LIQUID & SOLID

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AREAS WHERE ACID IS USED OR STORED. THIS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FACILITIESWHICH MEET ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WITH FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

RTECS: 999999922

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: GASES OR MIST CAN CAUSE
SEVERE IRRITATION/CORROSIVE BURNS TO UPPER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM,
INCLUDING NOSE, MOUTH & THROAT. LUNG IRRITATION, NITROGEN OXIDE
POISONING & PULMONARY EDEMA CAN ALS O OCCUR. INGEST: CAN CAUSE
IRRITATION &SEVERE CORROSIVE BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT & STOMACH. CAN
BE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: FATAL IF SWALLOWED. SKIN: CAN CAUSE
SEVERE BURNS OR IRRITATION. EYES: CAN CAUSE IRRITATION, CORNEAL
BURNS & CONJUNCTIVITIS. CONTACT WITH LIQUID MAY RESULT IN
BLINDNESS. CHRONIC: EFFECTS AS W ITH ACUTE INHALATION. MAY ALSO
CAUSE CHRONIC RESPIRATORY IRRITATION & MORE SEVERELY, CHEMICAL
INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNG.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN: PROMPTLY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.
REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. EYES: PROMPTLY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MIN. INGEST: DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER (OR MILK IF
AVAILABLE ) TO DILUTE ACID. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. INHAL: CARRY
VICTIM TO UNCONTAMD AREA & KEEP QUIET. GET PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION
FOR INGEST, INHAL, EYE CNTCT, IRRIT/BURNS. EFTS OF INHAL MAY BE
DELAYED.

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE PRESENT FROM VENTED/RUPTURED CNTNRS. IF
WATER IS ADDED, VIOLENT SPATTERING (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CAN IGNITE CERTAIN COMBUST & ORG MATLS.
NITRATION OF WOOD & ORGS INCR THEIR FLAMM. CAN REACT EXPLO
W/METALLIC PWDRS, CARBIDES, HYDROGEN SULFIDE & (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:GOOD VENT IS NECESSARY. PERSONS EXPOSED SHOULD
WEAR FULL PROT EQUIP. DILUTE SMALL SPILLS CAUTIOUSLY W/PLENTY OF
WATER IF THE RESULTING SPATTERING & VIOLENT REACTION CAN BE SAFELY
CONTAINED, THEN NEUTR ALIZE W/ALKALI. OTHERWISE, USE AN
INERTABSORBENT.
Neutralizing Agent:ALKALI.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL-VENT, PROPERLY-DRAINED
SITE, AWAY FROM HEAT & OUT OF SUN. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPAT MATLS.
PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DMG. FOLLOW "CODE (ING 4)
Other Precautions:AVOID INHAL OF VAPS/MISTS & ALL BODILY CNTCT. KEEP
AWAY FROM INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES. SYMPS FROM INHAL OF HNO*3 VAP &
NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE DELAYED. DO NOT BREATHE THESE GASES.
NEUTRALIZING & ABSORBING M ATLS SHOULD BE KEPT AVAIL IN (ING 5)

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQD IF HNDLG IS IN CLSD VENT SYSTEM. FOR
LEAK/SPILL/OTHER EMER, USE RESP APPRVD BY NIOSH/MSHA FOR NITRIC
ACID & NITROGEN DIOXIDE GASES/MISTS AS APPLIC. SOME EXPOSURES MAY
REQUIRE NIOSH/MSHA APPR VD SCBA OR AIR-SUPPLIED RESP.
Ventilation:ALL HNDLG SHOULD BE DONE IN CLOSED VENT SYSTEM (E.G.
EXHAUTED HOOD). THIS MUST BE CORR-RESIST MATLS.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKER GOGGS (INGRED 7)
Other Protective Equipment:FOR LEAK/SPILL/EMER, USE FULL PROT CLTHG
INCL HARD HAT & BOOTS; NEOPRENE MATL. EYEWASH & QUICK-DRENCH (ING
6)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH IMMED ANY IMPERVIOUS ITEMS THAT ARE
CONTAMD. REMOVE IMMED ANY NON-IMPERVIOUS ITEMS THAT BECOME CONTAMD.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O: COMPLETE, BUT RXN W/WATER IS VIOLENT; SOLN GETS VERY HOT &
NO*2 IS RELS. FIRE FIGHT PROC: CAN OCCUR. CONSIDERABLE HEAT IS
EVOLVED WHEN CONTACTED W/WATER. EXPLO HAZ: TURPENTINE. TOX NITROG
EN OXIDES WILL BE RELEASED. THESE OXIDES CAN SUPPORT COMBUST. MATLS
TO AVOID: CYANIDES, DIBORANE, ORG CHEMS, (ING 3)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:148F,64C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-62F,-52C
Vapor Pres:139 @ 20C
Vapor Density:1.58(NO*2)
Spec Gravity:1.55 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW TO RED-BROWN,CLEAR, STRONG-FUMING LIQ. 7-LB
BOTTLES IN BOX W/WHITE LABEL
Percent Volatiles by Volume:14

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOST METALS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, WOOD, EXCELSIOR, PAPER, COTTON & SIMILAR
ORG MATLS. ALKALIS, CARBON, CARBONATES, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCR TEMP CAUSES MORE RAPID EVOLUTION OF
NITROGEN OXIDES. BOILING CAUSES HAZ MIST (ACID, OXIDIZING) TO BE
EVOLVED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NITROGEN OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:NOTE NEUT STEPS. DISP OF RED FUMING NITRIC ACID
MAY BE SUBJECT TO FED, STATE & LOC REGS. PROD USERS SHOULD REVIEW
OPERATIONS FOR APPLIC FED, STATE & LOCAL LAWS & REGS, THEN CONSULT
W/APPROP REGULATORY AGENCIES BEFORE DISCHARGING/DISPOS OF WASTE
MATL.

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