Product ID:BATTERY ELECTROLYTE (ACID GEL)
MSDS Date:07/05/1992
FSC:6135
NIIN:01-292-1071
MSDS Number: CCLZT

POWER-SONIC CORP

3106 SPRING ST
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063-3929
US

Emergency Phone: 415-364-5001

Info Phone: 415-364-5001/FAX415-366-3862

Cage: 56309

POWER-SONIC CORP

5242 REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063-3929 US

Telephone: 650-364-5001

Cage: 56309

SULFURIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 39.1%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3/3 STEL; 9596

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT GIVEN
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:BATTERY NOT HAZ UNDER NORMAL
CONDITIONS TIL BROKEN.ELECTROLYTE CAUSES:SEV EYE/SKIN BURNS/CORNEA
DAMAGE/BLINDESS.SEV SKIN IRRIT/ULCERATION.BRONCHIAL
MEMBRANES/TUBES,NOSE/THRO INFLAMM.SEV BURNS/ULCERATI ON OF
MOU/THRO/ESOPH/STOMA;KIDNEY&INTEST DAMAGE.TEETH ERROSION.CONJ/RESP
INFECT/EMPHY/DIGEST DISTUR.LEAD POISONING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:CONCENTRATION AS LOW AS 5MG/M3 CAN CAUSE
COUGH/INCREASED RESPIRATORY RATE & IMPAIRED VENTILARY CAPACITY.
STINGING OF SKIN/BURNING SENSATION CAUSED BY DROPLETS/MIST. EYE
IRRITATION OCCURS @ CONC OF 1.1 -2.4MG/M3. TEETH MAY BECOME
DISCOLORED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS
OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSIST, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. INH ALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. WASH OUT
MOUTH. GIVE MILK WITH EGG WHITES OR VEGETABLE OIL. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:FOR FIRES IN AREA: DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE,
WATER FOG, WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS & FULL-COVER SULFURIC ACID RESISTANT CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ACID REACTS VIOLENTLY W/METALS,NITRATES,
CHLORATES,CARBIDES,FULMINATES,PICRATES,& OTHER ORGANIC MATLS.
HYDROGEN GAS RESULTS FROM ACID/METAL CONTACT DIL IN WATER

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATED AREA. EVACUATE AREA. WEAR PROPER
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ABSORB LIQUIDS FROM CELL WITH SODIUM
BICARBONATE OR SLAKED LIME.
Neutralizing Agent:LIME, SODA ASH, SODIUM BICARBONATE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE COOL,DRY,VENTILATED AREA
PROTECTED FROM SEVERE WEATHER. KEEP AWAY FROM FIRE/SPARKS/ HEAT.
Other Precautions:ELECTROLYTE WILL ATTACK SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS,
RUBBER, OR COATINGS THAT ARE NOT ACID-RESISTANT.

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN
CONCENTRATIONS OF SULFURIC ACID IN AN AREA MAY EXCEED PEL, USE
NIOSH- APPROVED, FITTED, FULL FACE RESPIRATOR WITH APPROPRIATE
FILTER OR SELF- CONTAINED BREAT HING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:USE IN WELL VENTILATED AREA W/NO CROSS DRAFTS. VENTILATION
COMPONENTS MUST BE ACID & EXPLOSION RESISTANT.
Protective Gloves:ACID RESISTANT RUBBER/PLASTIC.
Eye Protection:ACID-RESISTANT GOGGLES W/FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:GLOVES SHOULD HAVE ELBOW-LENGTH GAUNTLET &
ROLLED-OVER CUFF. ACID-RESISTANT APRON & BOOTS. EMERGENCY EYEWASH &
SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER
BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING OR USING TOILET FACILITIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BATTERY NOT HAZARDOUS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS;HOWEVER, IF BROKEN
ELECTROLYTE IS HAZARDOUS. THIS ENTRY FOR BATTERY ELECTROLYTE (ACID
GEL).

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:237F,114C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-94F,-70C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Pres:9.95
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.280
pH:< 7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (ETHER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GEL, WITH SHARP, PENETRATING, PUNGENT
ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0 @70F

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLES, ORGANICS, STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, METALS, SULFUR TRIOXIDE
GAS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, WATER, METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT W/COMBUSTIBLES & ORGANICS MAY
CAUSE FIRE & EXPLOSION. CONTACT W/METALS PRODUCES TOXIC SULFUR
DIOXIDE & HYGROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR TRIOXIDE & DIOXIDE, SULFURIC
ACID FUMES, CO, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, HEAT.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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