Product ID:OXALIC ACID DIHYDRATE
MSDS Date:07/22/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F051450
MSDS Number: CCGYK

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Info Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

OXALIC ACID (DIHYDRATE) *96-3*

CAS: 6153-56-6

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION &
ULCERATION OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY CAUSE
PROSTRATION, RENAL IMPAIRMENT. SKIN: MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION,
DERMATITIS, PARESTHESIA. INGESTI ON: MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF
THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES & DEATH BY GASTROINTESTINAL INJURY & SECONDARY
SHOCK. (SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, ULCERATION, HEADACHES, COUGH,
NASEBLEEDS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, VOMITING, BACKACHE, WEIGHT LOSS,
NERVOUSNESS, ANEMIA, ALBUMINURIA, PROSTRATION, TINGLING, PAIN,
CYANOSIS, DISCOLORATION, CRAC KING, BURNING SENSATION, EPIGASTRIC
PAIN, DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING, VOMITING OF
BLOOD,NAUSEA,DIARRHEA,BLOODY STOOLS. (SUPP)

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NECESSARY. KEEP
WARM & AT REST. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 20
MINS. EYES: WASH EYES IMMEDIATELY W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 20
MINS. I NGESTION: PRECIPITATE OXALATE BY GIVINGCALCIUM IN ANY FORM
ORALLY, SUCH AS MILK, LIME WATER, CHALK, CALCIUM GLUCONATE.

Extinguishing Media:DON'T USE WATER DIRECTLY ON MATERIAL. USE WATER
SPRAY/FOG INFLOODING AMOUNTS IF LARGE AMOUNT OF COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/O
RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF EXPOSED CONTAINERS. STAY AWAY
FROM ENDS OF TANKS.

Spill Release Procedures:DON'T TOUCH. STOP IF CAN BE DONE W/O RISK.
SMALL: TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL & PLACE INTO
CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. SMALL DRY: W/CLEAN SHOVEL PLACE INTO CLEAN
DRY CONTAINER & COVER. MOVE C ONTAINERS FROM AREA. LARGE: DIKE FAR
AHEAD.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
LOCATION. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMBATIBLE SUBSTANCES.

Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:(SUPP)
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EYE PROTECTION: SPLASH-PROOF/DUST-RESISTANT SAFETY GOGGLE & A
FACE-SHIELD. HEALTH HAZ: MAY CAUSE KIDNEY DAMAGE, CNS DEPRESSION,
CEREBRAL EDEMA. SYMPTOMS: DEHYDRATION, SHOCK, HYPOTENSION,
HYPOCALCEMIA, COLLAPSE, CONVULSIONS, COMA, WEAK & IRREGULAR PULSE,
SALIVATION, NASAL DISCHARGE, PROGRESSINVE WEAKNESS, ANOREXIA.

Vapor Pres:0.0003
Vapor Density:4.3
Spec Gravity:1.653
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS MONOCLINIC TABLETS, PRISMS/GRANULES.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIES, FURFURYL ALCOHOL, STRONG OXIDIZERS, SILVER & SILVER
COMPOUNDS, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL: TOXIC & HAZARDOUS FUMES OF
FORMIC ACID & OXIDES OF CARBON.

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