Product ID:FWT RED 50 LIQUID
MSDS Date:03/15/1993
FSC:6820
NIIN:00N067626
MSDS Number: CBWSM

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 513-773-0600

Preparer: D C POTTER

Cage: FO230

Telephone: 619-741-2345

Cage: FRMLB

1,2,4-BENZENETRICARBOXYLIC ACID; (TRIMELLITIC ACID)

CAS: 528-44-9

RTECS: DC1980000

Fraction By Weight: 1.25%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHAL:NOT KNOWN. SKIN:WILL
TEMPORARILY COLOR THE SKIN. TRIMELLITIC ACID MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
SKIN ABSORPTION:NO HARMFUL EFFECTS EXPECTED. EYE
CONTACT:TRIMELLITIC ACID MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGE STION:NOT
KNOWN. EFTS:CONTACT WITH TRIMELLITIC ACID MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO
SKIN, EYES AND RESP TRACT. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:CHRONIC:NOT KNOWN. MUTAGENICITY:THERE
IS CONFLICTING EVIDENCE AS TO THE MUTAGENICITY OF THE DYE CONTAINED
IN THIS PRODUCT. TOXICOLOGICALLY SYNERGISTIC PRODUCTS:NONE KNOWN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF
IRRITATION DEVELOPS, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. INHAL:MOVE TO FRESH AIR.
IF BREAT HING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN AND GET MED ATTN.
INGEST:GIVE WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMED MED ATTN. NEVER
GIVE FLUIDS OR INDUCE VOMIT IF PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS OR HAS
CONVULSIONS.

Extinguishing Media:WATERFOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR APPROP SFTY EQUIP. CNTN & CLEAN UP SPILL
IMMED. PVNT FROM ENTERING FLOOR DRAINS. CNTN LIQS USING ABSORBS,
SWEEP POWDERS CAREFULLY MINIMIZING DUSTING. SHOVEL ALL SPILL MATLS
INTO DISP DRUM, FOLLOW DISP INSTRUCTIONS. SCRUB SPILL AREA W/(SUPP
DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE BUT ABOVE
THE FREEZING POINT OF WATER.
Other Precautions:KEEP FROM FREEZING.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Ventilation:LOCAL VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYE WASH AND DELUGE
SHOWER . PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHERE SKIN CONTACT IS UNAVOIDABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:8.6-8.8. SPILL PROC:DETERGENT. FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:32.0F,0.0C
Spec Gravity:1.03
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:DARK RED LIQUID WITH A MILD ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
DO NOT MIX WITH ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING MAY PRODUCE OXIDES OF CARBON
AND NITROGEN.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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