Product ID:RDO-RAPID DECALCIFIER
MSDS Date:04/01/1997
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F054672
MSDS Number: CGHMM

APEX ENGINEERING PRODUCTS CORPORATION

11912 SPAULDING SCHOOL DRIVE
PLAINFIELD, IL 60544-9501
US

Emergency Phone: 815-436-2200/312-355-9800

Info Phone: 815-436-2200/800-451-6291

Cage: 06590

APEX ENGINEERING PRODUCTS CORP

PLAINFIELD, IL 60544 US

Telephone: 800-451-6291

Cage: 06590

HYDROCHLORIC ACID, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, MURIATIC ACID

CAS: 7647-01-0

RTECS: MW4025000

OSHA PEL 5 PPM

ACGIH TLV: C 11 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: CAUSES BURNS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:ITCHING, BURNS, DIARRHEA.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: RINSE W/COPIOUS AMOUNT OF WATER. INGESTION: DON'T
INDUCE VOMITING/DRINK MILK, EGG WHITES. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN
ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NO FLASHPOINT
Extinguishing Media:DOESN'T SUPPORT COMBUSTION.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SCBA IN A FIRE SITUATION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH TO DRAIN W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER TO
DILUTE. WIPE W/ABSORBENT PAPER & DISCARD.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PRESERVE INTEGRITY OF CONTAINER. KEEP
CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:RDO MAY DISCOLOR SOME CHROME/STEEL IF NOT DILUTED
W/WATER. MATERIAL IS FREEZABLE: 66.2F.

Respiratory Protection:NONE, GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE.
Ventilation:EXHAUST HOODS WHEN WORKING W/HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS OF
FORMALDEHYDE.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:RECOMMENDED
Other Protective Equipment:AS RECOMMENDED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
RDO-RAPID DECALCIFIER FOR THE IN-VITRO PREPARATION OF HISTOLOGICAL
MATERIALS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:213.8F
Vapor Pres:30
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:1.045
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(WATER = 1): <1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:DARK LIQUID W/MILD ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:99.6

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METALS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE & FORMALDEHYDE
GASES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. SPENT MATERIAL MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN SEWER SYSTEM
W/WATER FLUSH. CONSIDERED NON-HAZARDOUS-BIODEGRADABLE EVEN AS
RECEIVED.

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