Product ID:CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS, CRYSTAL
MSDS Date:02/28/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N063733
MSDS Number: CBCKP

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 515-969-3645

Cage: CARGL

Telephone: 515-969-3645

Cage: CARGL

CITRIC ACID

CAS: 77-92-9

RTECS: GE7350000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 11.7 G/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYES:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. MAY
RESULT IN PERMANENT DAMAGE. INGEST:CAN CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL
IRRITATION IN EXCESS, EROSION OF TOOTH ENAMEL IS POSSIBLE.
INHAL:DUST MAY IRRITATE NOSE, THROAT, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
SKIN:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. CHRONIC:NONE LISTED BY MANUFACTURER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN FOR
AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS
DRINK WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL ATTN. INHAL:MOVE
INDIVIDU AL TO FRESH AIR. SKIN:THORO FLUSH W/WATER. REMOVE CONTAMD
CLTHG. LAUNDER CONTAMD CLTHG BEFORE REUSE.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, OR CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, OR
ORDINARY FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT. SWEEP UP MATERIAL
FOR DISPOSAL INTO CONTAINERS. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER TO REMOVE TRACE
MATERIAL. AVOID DISCHARGE TO SEWERS AND SURFACE WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZED WITH SODA ASH OR SODIUM BICARBONATE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
IN COOL, WELL-VENTILATED, DRY AREA. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT STORE IN UNLABELED CONTAINERS.

Respiratory Protection:IF NEEDED, USE NIOSH/MSHA JOINTLY APPROVED DUST
RESPIRATOR. CONSULT WITH SUPPLIER.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
FUME AND DUST LEVEL AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICALLY RESISTANT-RUBBER (SUPDAT)
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG & (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT. ANSI APPRVD EMERGENCY EYE WASH &
DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PROT GLOVES:(LATEX), NEOPRENE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL. EYE PROT:FULL LENGTH
FACESHIELD .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:307F,153C
Spec Gravity:1.54 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:162 G/100ML @ 25C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS CRYSTALS, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG BASES, ALKALI METALS, ORGANIC ACIDS, OXIDES OF SULFUR.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE,
AND FEDERAL REGS. RESIDUE MAY BE NEUTRALIZED WITH SODA ASH OR
SODIUM BICARBONATE AND FLUSHED TO SEWER IF ACCEPTED BY SEWER
DISTRICT. DO NOT DISPOSE OF I NTO WATERWAYS.

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