Product ID:GALLIC ACID, A122500
MSDS Date:08/18/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N055299
MSDS Number: BVZZT

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

GALLIC ACID

CAS: 149-91-7

RTECS: LW7525000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

OCCURS, KEEP HEAD LOWER THAN HIPS TO PVNT ASPIR.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& SUPPORTIVELY.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OPERATION, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FULL FACEPIECE; ANY AIR-PURIFYING FULL FACEPIECE RESP

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/TIGHT-FITTING FACEPIECE &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

OPERATED IN CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE; ANY SCBA W/FULL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER WHICH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION W/SORE THROAT & COUGHING. SKIN/EYES:IRRITANT. CONTACT
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION W/REDNESS. INGEST:MAY CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN.
FATAL DOSE IS ESTIMATED TO BE 20 GRAMS . MEN FED QUANTITIES OF 2-10
GM SHOWED NO SEVERE ILL EFFECTS. IN ANIMALS IT REDUCES BODY TEMP &
CAUSES (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:PROGRESSIVE WEAKNESS & PERHAPS
CONVULSIONS. RELATIVELY LARGE DOSE WAS REQUIRED TO KILL
EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS. CHRONIC:INHAL:RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS MAY CAUSE MUC
MEMB IRRIT. SKIN:RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS MAY CAUSE DERM. EYE:RPTD/PRLNG
EXPOS MAY CAUSE CONJ. INGEST:NO DATA AVAILABLE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERS WARM & AT REST. TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAPOR MILD
DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (APPROX
15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF
WATER/NORMAL (SUPP DATA)

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY OR
REGULAR FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR REGULAR
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . NO ACUTE HAZARD. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS.
AVOID BRTHG VAPS/DUSTS; KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NEGLIGIBLE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUPATIONAL SPILL: NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
INDICATED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOWING RESPS ARE REC BASED ON INFO FOUND IN
PHYSICAL DATA, TOX & HLTH EFTS SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER
FROM MIN TO MAX RESP PROT. SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON
CONTAM LEVELS FOUND IN WORKPLACE, SPECIFIC (ING 4)
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVD CHEM WORKER GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS)
CLTHG & EQUIP TO PREVENT RPTD/PRLNG SKIN CONTACT W/THIS SUBSTANCE.
(ING 9)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MP:482F,250C (DECOMPOSES). MATLS TO AVOID:OPIUM IN SOLN, SILVER SALTS,
OXIDIZERS, SPIRIT NITROUS ETHER. FIRST AID PROC:SALINE, OCCAS
LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (FOR AT L
ST 15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY &
SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. IF VOMIT (ING 2)

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:1.694
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO WHITE OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW, HYGROSCOPIC
NEEDLES OR PRISMS; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPAT W/FERRIC SALTS, CHLORATES, PERMANGANATE, AMMONIA, LEAD
ACETATE, ALKALI HYDROXIDES, ALKALI CARBONATES, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE REPORTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
ACRID SMOKE & IRRITATING FUMES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS .

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