Product ID:NITRIC ACID, N1074
MSDS Date:10/13/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N070564
MSDS Number: CBMCN

SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP

14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST
GARDENA, CA 90248
US

Emergency Phone: 800-414-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 310-516-8000

Preparer: E BRULL

Cage: 63415

SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC

GARDENA, CA 90248-2027 US

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

NITRIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7697-37-2

RTECS: QU5775000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 2 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 2 PPM/4 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

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: EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN CASE OF
SKIN CONT (CORR, IRRIT, PERMEATOR), OF EYE CONT (IRRIT), OF INGEST
& INHAL. CORR TO EYES & SKIN. CORR TO SKIN & EYES ON CONT.
LIQ/SPRAY MIST MAY PRDCE TISS DMG PA RTICULARLY ON MUC MEMB OF
EYES, MOUTH &RESP TRACT. SKIN CONT MAY PRDCE BURNS. INHAL OF SPRAY
MIST MAY PRDCE SEV IRRIT OF RESP TRACT, CHARACT BY COUGHING,
CHOKING/SHORTNESS OF BRTH. SEV EYE IRRIT. PRLN G EXPOS MAY RSLT IN
SKIN BURNS & ULCERATIONS. OVEREXP BY INHAL MAY CAUSE RESP IRRIT.
SEV OVEREXP CAN RSLT IN DEATH. CAN BE FATAL IFINHALED/INGESTED. MAY
IRRITATE EYES & SKIN UPON CONT. INFLAMM OF EYES (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: IS CHARACT BY REDNESS, WATERING &
ITCH. SKIN INFLAMM IS CHARACT BY ITCH, SCALING, REDDENING/OCCAS
BLISTERING. CHRONIC: TOX TO LUNGS, MUC MEMB. RPTD/PRLNG CONT
W/SPRAY MIST MAY PRDCE CHRONIC EYE IRRIT & SEV SKIN IRRIT.
RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS TO SPRAY MIST MAY PRDCE RESP TRACT IRRIT LEADING
TO FREQUENT ATTACKS OF BRONCHIAL INFECTION. RPTD EXPOS TO HIGHLY
TOX MATL MAY PRDCE GEN DETERIORATION OF H LTH BY ACCUM IN ONE/MANY
HUMAN ORGANS. RPTD/PRLNG INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY LEAD TO CHRONIC
RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE: CHECK FOR & REMOVE ANY CONT LENSES. IMMED FLUSH
W/RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, KEEPING EYELIDS OPEN. COLD
WATER MAY BE USED. DO NOT USE EYE OINTMENT. SEEK MED ATTN. SKIN: IF
CHEM GOT ONTO C LOTHED PORTION OF BODY, REMOVE CONTAM CLOTHES AS
QUICKLY AS POSS, PROT YOUR OWN HANDS & BODY. PLACE VICTIM UNDER
DELUGE SHOWER. IF CHEM TOUCHES EXPOSED SKIN, SUCH AS HANDS, GENTLY
& THORO WASH CONTAM SKIN W/RUNNING WATER & NON-ABRASIVE SOAP. BE
PARTICULARLY CAREFUL TO CLEAN FOLDS, CREVICES, CREASES & GROIN.
COLD WATER MAY BE USED. IF IRRIT PERSISTS, SEEK MED ATTN. WASH
CONTAM CLTHG BEFORE REUSING. SERIOUS SKIN CONT: WASH (OTHER INFO)

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTREMELY EXPLOSIVE IN PRESENCE OF
REDUCING MATERIALS, OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, OF ORGANIC MATERIALS.

Spill Release Procedures:SML SPILL: DILUTE W/WATER & MOP UP/ABSORB
W/INERT DRY MATL & PLACE IN APPROP WASTE DISP CONTR. LGE SPILL:
CORR LIQ. OXIDIZING MATL. POIS LIQ. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT RISK. ABSORB
W/DRY EARTH, SAND/OTHER NO N-COMBUST MATL. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE
CONTR. AVOID CONT W/COMBUST MATL (WOOD, PAPER, OIL, CLTHG). KEEP
SUBSTANCE DAMP USING WATER. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. USE WATER
SPRAY CURTAIN TO (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP LOCKED UP. KEEP CONTR DRY. KEEP
AWAY FROM HEAT, SOURCES OF IGNIT, COMBUST MATLS. DO NOT INGEST. DO
NOT BREATHE GAS, FUMES, VAP/SPRAY.
Other Precautions:NEVER ADD WATER TO THIS PROD. IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT
VENT, WEAR SUITABLE RESP EQUIP. IF INGESTED, SEEK MED ADVICE IMMED
& SHOW CONTR/LABEL. AVOID CONT W/SKIN & EYES. KEEP AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLES SUCH AS REDUCING AGENTS, COMBUST MATRLS, ORGANIC
MATRLS, METALS, ACIDS, ALKALIS. PERCHLORIC AND NITRIC A CIDS (OTHER
INFO)

Respiratory Protection:BE SURE TO USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED VAPOR
RESPIRATOR OR EQUIVALENT, WHEN VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE EXHAUST VENTILATION OT OTHER ENGENEERING CONTROLS
TO KEEP THE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPORS BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS AND FULL LENGTH
FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:FULL SUIT, BOOTS. EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE
SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC: DIVERT VAP DRIFT. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPS. PVNT
ENTRY INTO SEWERS, BASEMENTS/CONFINED AREAS. DIKE IF NEEDED. CALL
FOR ASSIST ON DISP. WEAR SPLASH GOGG, FULL SUIT, NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
VAP RESP, BOOTS, GLOVES. NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA SHOULD BE USED TO
AVOID INHAL OF PROD. SUGGESTED PROT (OTHER INFO)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:181F,83C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-43F,-42C
Vapor Pres:45 @ 20C
Spec Gravity:1.5129 (H*2O=1)
pH:5
Solubility in Water:EASILY IN COLD WATER
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REDUCING AGENTS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, METALS,
ALKALIS. SLIGHTLY REACTIVE TO REACTIVE WITH ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

Toxicological Information:OTHER INFO: RESUSCITATION WHEN INHALED MATL
IS TOX, INFECTIOUS/CORR. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST: DO NOT
INDUCE VOMIT. HAVE CONSCIOUS PERS DRINK SEVERAL GLASSES OF
WATER/MILK. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. S ERIOUS INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE
VOMIT. EXAMINE LIPS & MOUTH TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER TISS ARE DAMAGED,
POSS INDICATION THAT TOX MATL WAS INGESTED. THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
SIGNS, HOWEVER, IS NOT CONCLUSIVE. LOOS EN TIGHT CLTHG SUCH AS
COLLAR, TIE, BELT/WAISTBAND. IF VICTIM IS NOT BREATHING, PERFORM
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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