Product ID:C0266 CHLOROACETIC ACID CRYSTALLINE
MSDS Date:08/01/1994
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F038430
MSDS Number: BWTYS

Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765/800-325-5052

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Cage: 21076

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

CHLOROACETIC ACID CRYSTALLINE

CAS: 79-11-8

RTECS: AF8575000

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 580 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:UNKNOWN IARC:UNKNOWN OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE. MAY BE FATAL IF
INHALED/SWALLOWED/ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY
DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT, EYES & SKIN. INHALATION: FATAL AS A RESULT OF
SPASM/INFLAMMATION & EDEMAOF THE LARYNX/BRONCHI/CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS/PULMONARY EDEMA. CAUSES BURNS. (SUPP)
Effects of Overexposure:INFLAMMATION, BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA,
VOMITING

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF
NECESSARY. INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH W/WATER IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTEN TION IN ALL CASES.

Lower Limits:8
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CO2, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER/APPROPRIATE
FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS,
RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG & HOLD
FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA & WASH SITE
AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. HYGROSCOPIC.
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:DON'T BREATHE VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN &
CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER & EYE
BATH
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZ CONT'D: MAY AFFECT THE CNS, HEART, SKELETAL MUSCLE &
KIDNEYS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:372.2F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:141-145.4F
Vapor Pres:0.75
Vapor Density:3.26
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE CHIPS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG BASES, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, HYDROGEN CHORIDE GAS,
PHOSGENE GAS

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE/MIX THE MATERIAL W/A COMBUSTIBLE
SOLVENT & BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AN AFTERBURNER
& SCRUBBER IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
UN1750 & UN1751.

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