Product ID:HYDROCHLORIC ACID, TECHNICAL 20 BAUME'
MSDS Date:10/25/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N079925
MSDS Number: CFPQV

VAN WATERS & ROGERS INC

6100 CARILLON POINT
KIRKLAND, WA 98033
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 206-889-3400

Cage: DO735

VOPAK USA INC

KIRKLAND, WA 98033-7357 US

Telephone: 425-889-3400/425-889-3617

Cage: 0STM5

HYDROCHLORIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7647-01-0

RTECS: MW4025000

Fraction By Weight: 31.5%

OSHA PEL 5 PPM, C

ACGIH TLV: 5 PPM, C

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: BALANCE

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CORR. MAY CAUSE STRICTURE. IF LAVAGE IS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IF BURN IS PRESENT, TREAT AS ANY THERMAL BURN, AFTER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CARE. TREATMENT BASED ON JUDGEMENT OF THE PHYSICIAN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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:EYE: MAY CAUSE PAIN,
LACHRYMATION(TEARS), AND SEV IRRIT W/CORNEAL INJURY WHICH MAY
RESULT IN PERM IMPAIRMENT OF VISION, EVEN BLNDNESS. SKIN CONT:
SHORT SINGLE EXPOS MAY CAUSE SEV SKIN BURNS. SKIN ABSO RPTION: A
SINGLE PLNGD EXPOS IS NOT LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE MATL BEING
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN IN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:HARMFUL AMTS. THE DERMAL LD50 HAS NOT
BEEN DETERMINED. INGEST: MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT/ULCERATION AND SEV
BURNS OF THE MOUTH AND THROAT. INHAL:EXCESSIVE VAP CONCS ARE
READILY ATTAINABLE AND MAY CA USE SERIOUS ADVERSE EFTS, EVEN DEATH.
EXCESSIVE EXPOS MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT & INJURY TO UPPER RESP TRACT &
LUNGS. (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: IMMED & CONTINUOUS IRRIGATION W/FLOWING H*2O @ LST 30
MINS IS IMPERATIVE. PROMPT MED CONSULTATION IS ESSENTIAL. SKIN:
IMMED CONTINUED AND THOROUGH WASHING IN FLOWING H*2O FOR 30 MINS IS
IMPERATI VE WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG. PROMPTMED CONSULTATION
ESSENTIAL. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE LRG AMTS OF H*2O/MILK
IF AVAILABLE AND TRANSPORT TO MED FACILITY. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH
(ING 3)

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HYDROCHLORIC ACID ITSELF IS
NON-FLAMMABLE. THERE IS, HOWEVER, A LATENT FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZ
DUE TO HYDROGEN GAS GENERATED WHEN ACID IS IN CONTACT W/METALS.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL QUANTITIES MAY BE FLUSHED W/COPIOUS
QTIES OF H*2O; IN CASE OF LGR AMTS, CONTAIN LIQ. USE LIMESTONE,
LIME/SODA ASH TO CAUTIOUSLY NEUTRALIZE SINCE CONSIDERABLE AMTS OF
HEAT AND STEAM MAY BE GENERA TED ON NEUTRALIZATION.
Neutralizing Agent:LIMESTONE, LIME/SODA ASH.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PREVENT ALL CONTACT WITH EYES AND
SKIN. AVOID BREATHING IRRITATING VAPORS.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:WHEN AIRBORNE EXPOS GUIDELINES &/COMFORT LEVELS
MAY BE EXCEEDED, USE A NIOSH APPRVD AIR-PURIFYING RESP. FOR
EMERGENCY & OTHER CONDTNS WHERE EXPOS GUIDELINE MAY BE GREATLY
EXCEEDED, USE A NIOSH APPROVE D POSITIVE-PRESSURE SCBA.
Ventilation:CONTROL AIRBORNE CONCS < EXPOS GUIDELINE. USE ONLY W/ADEQ
VENT. LOC EXHST VENT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SOME OPERATIONS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGG & (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
IMPERVIOUS CLTHG,BOOTS, APRON, FULL-BODY SUIT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
DISPOSE OF CONTAMINATED SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VAP PRESS: 25 MMHG, 3.3 KPA @ 20C. EYE PROTECTION: FULL LENGTH
FACESHIELD. EFTS OF OVEREXP: SYSTEMIC AND OTHER EFFECTS: REPEATED
EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE EROSION OF TEETH AND BLEEDING AND
ULCERATI ON OF NOSE, MOUTH AND GUMS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:178F,81C
Vapor Pres:SUP DAT
Vapor Density:11.0
Spec Gravity:1.16
Solubility in Water:INFINITE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO YELLOW CLEAR LIQUID. A PUNGENT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID BASES AND CORROSIVE MATLS. AVOID CONTACT W/MOST METALS. AVOID
OXIDIZING MATL, CAN OXIDIZE TO CHLORINE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH METALS MAY CAUSE GENERATION
OF FLAMM CONCS OF HYDROGEN GAS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR FURTHER
INSTRUCTIONS. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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