Product ID:86-R ALKALINE PHOSPHATE KIT/FRV-ALKALINE SOLUTION
MSDS Date:07/10/1997
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F055611
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CGJMF

SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY

3050 SPRUCE ST
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63178-5000
US

Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765/800-325-3010

Info Phone: 314-771-5765/800-325-3010

Cage: 21076

SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY

14508 ST LOUIS, MO 63178 US

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

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:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HARMFUL IF INGESTED, INHALED/ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN. CAUSES BURNS. EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE
MUCOUS MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN.
INHALATION: MAY RESULT IN EDEMA OF THE LARYNX, BRONCHI, CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:BURNS, SPASM, INFLAMMATION, BURNING SENSATION,
COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE,
NAUSEA, VOMITING.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR 15 MINS.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN. INGESTION: WASH
OUT MOUTH W/WATER IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING
FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONCOMBUSTIBLE.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES. COVER W/DRY-LIME, SAND/SODA ASH. PLACE IN COVERED
CONTAINERS USING NON-SPARKING TOOLS & TRANSPORT OUTDOORS. VENTILATE
AREA & WASH SITE AFT ER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE. KEEP
TIGHTLY CLOSED.
Other Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE. DON'T GET IN EYES,
SKIN/CLOTHING. DON'T BREATH VAPOR.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SAFETY SHOWER & EYE
BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. DISCARD CONTAMINATED SHOES. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
86-R ALKALINE PHOSPHATE KIT CONTAINS 5 SOLUTIONS: NAPHTHOL AS-BI
ALKALINE SOLUTION, FRV-ALKALINE SOLUTION, SODIUM NITRITE SOLUTION,
CITRATE SOLUTION & HEMATOXYLIN SOLUTION GILL #3. FRV-ALKALINE SOL
CO NTAINS 3.32% OF HCI 1.0N. NAPHTHOL AS-BI ALKALINE & CITRATE
SOLUTIONS ARE BOTH NOT CONSIDERED TO BE HAZARDOUS.

Vapor Pres:19
Spec Gravity:1.017
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BASES, AMINES, ALKALI METALS, COPPER, COPPER ALLOYS, ALUMINUM, CORRODES
STEEL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:CAUTIOUSLY ADD TO A LARGE STIRRED EXCESS OF
WATER. ADJUST THE PH TO NEUTRAL, SEPARATE INSOLUBLE SOLIDS/LIQUIDS
& PACKAGE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL. FLUSH THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION
DOWN THE DRAIN W/PLENT Y OF WATER, IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS

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