Product ID:ATOMIC ABSORPTION STANDARD, AQU2-500
MSDS Date:07/03/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N053803
MSDS Number: BVVTQ

SPEX INDUSTRIES INC

3880 PARK AVE
EDISON, NJ 08820
US

Emergency Phone: 201-549-7144;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-549-7144

Preparer: VANAJA SIVAKUMAR

Cage: 07977

SPEX CERTIPREP INC

METUCHEN, NJ 08840 US

Telephone: 732-549-7144

Cage: 07977

NITRIC ACID; (HNO*3) (SARA III) (CONTAINING ING 2)

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5775000

Fraction By Weight: 2%

OSHA PEL 2 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 2 PPM;4 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

1,000 PPM.

CAS: 7440-61-1

RTECS: YR3490000

Fraction By Weight: <0.1%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

CAUSING SPASM, INFLAMM & EDEMA OF LARYNX &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WEAR CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING. LAB

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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:SYMPS & HLTH HAZ FOR DILUTE NITRIC
ACID ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS SEV THAN EXPOS TO CONC NITRIC ACID.
CONC NITRIC ACID MAY BE FATAL IF TOO MUCH IS INHALED/ABSORBED THRU
SKIN. CONC NITRIC ACID VAP/MIST I S IRRIT OF EYES, MUC MEMBS &
SKIN. IN CONT W/EYES, IT PRDCES SEV BURNS WHICH MAY RSLT IN PERM
DMG & (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. ON SKIN, LIQ/CONC
VAP PRDCES IMMED, SEV & PENETRATING BURNS. CONC SOLNS CAUSE DEEP
ULCERS & STAIN SKIN A BRIGHT YELLOW/YELLOWISH BROWN COLOR. VAP &
MIST MAY ERODE EXPOS TEE TH W/PRLNG EXPOS. INGEST OF LIQ WILL CAUSE
IMMED PAIN & BURNS OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & GI TRACT. INHAL MAY BE
FATAL (ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OCCASIONALLY
LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING,
THEN FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. WASH CLOTHING
THOROUGHLY BEFORE RE USE. INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST:DONOT
INDUCE VOMITING. IMMED OBTAIN MED HELP. SEND TO HOSPITAL. ONLY IF
PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE LG QTYS OF WATER/MILK. IF IRRIT
CONTINUES, GET MED ATTN IMMED.

Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONC HNO*3 REACTS EXPLOSIVELY W/COMBUST
ORGANIC/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS; ALCOHOL, WOOD,
TURPENTINE, METAL PWDRS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC. CONC (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUT W/SODA
ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO SEALED CNTNR FOR PROPER
DISP. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICK UP IS COMPLETE.
WEAR CHEM RESIST GLASSES , GLOVES & CLTHG. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
RESP.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK
SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER & COATINGS. STORE AT ROOM
TEMPERATURE. KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:IRRITANT, OXIDIZER & CORROSIVE LIQUID. AVOID
INHALATION, INGESTION & CONTACT W/EYES & SKIN.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM RESISTANT GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEETS ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA . HAVE IMMED AVAILABILITY OF AN EYE WASH IN CASE OF EMER.
(ING 5)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CAREFULLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:HNO*3 IS NOT COMBUST, BUT IS STRONG OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF
RXN W/REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUSTS MAY CAUSE IGNIT. CAN REACT W/METALS
TO RELS FLAMM HYDROGEN GAS. MATLS TO AVOID:AS; ALCOHOL, WOOD, TU
RPENTINE, METAL PWDRS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC. CONT W/STRONG BASES
WILL CAUSE VIOLENT SPLATTERING.

HCC:D4
Spec Gravity:1
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT W/ACRID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONC HNO*3 IS POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENT. IT REACTS EXPLOSIVELY W/COMBUST
ORGANIC/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURE MAY CAUSE CONTAINERS
TO BURST & LIBERATE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE
FUMES & VAPORS.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL HAZARDOUS OR
CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR REGULATIONS.

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