Product ID:A300-500 SULFURIC ACID
MSDS Date:09/30/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-432-0063
MSDS Number: CGLHX

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO

585 ALPHA DR
PITTSBURGH, PA 15238-2911
US

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 410-526-8300

Cage: 22527

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

SULFURIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 95-98.0%

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:ORAL RAT LD50=2140MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE:CAUSES SEVERE EYE BURNS.MAY CAUSE
IRREVERSIBLE EYE INJURY.SKIN:CAUSES SKIN BURNS.INGEST:MAY CAUSE
SEVERE & PERM DMG TO DIGESTIVE TRACT.CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
BURNS.INHAL:HARMFUL IF INHAL.MA Y CAUSE SEVERE IRRIT OF RESP TRACT
W/SORE THROAT,COUGHING,SHORTNESS OF BREATH & DELAYED LUNG
EDEMA.CAUSES CHEM(SUPPLEME)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:SULFURIC ACID:OSHA-SELECT
CARCINOGEN;IARC-GROUP 1 CARC.LARYNGEAL CANCER.
Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE EYE BURNS,IRREVER EYE INJURY.SKIN
BURNS.SEVERE/PERM DMG TO GI TRACT.GI TRACT BURNS.HARMFUL IF
INHAL.SEVERE IRRIT OF RESP TRACT W/SORE THROAT,COUGH,SHORTNESS OF
BREATH,DELAYED LUNG EDEMA,CHEM BU RNS TO RESP
TRACT.NOSEBLEEDS,NASAL CONGESTION,EROSION OF TEETH,PERFORATION OF
NASAL SEPTUM,CHEST PAIN,BRONCHITIS,CONJUNC
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
TARGET ORGANS:NONE.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS,OCCASIONALLY
LIFT UPPER/LOWER LIDS.GET MED AID IMMED.DONT ALLOW VICTIM TO
RUB/KEEP EYES CLSD.SKIN:GET MED AID IMMED.FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
SOAP/H2O FOR @LEAST 15MINS WHILE REMOVE CONTAM CLOTH/SHOES.SPEEDY
ACTION CRITICAL!INGEST:DONT INDUCE VOMIT.CONSC/ALERT GIVE 2-4
CUPFULS OF MILK/H2O.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC.GET MED
AID IMMED.INHAL:(SUPPLE)

Flash Point:NOT AVAILABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:N/AVAI
Lower Limits:N/AVAI
Upper Limits:N/AVAI
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA MOST APPROPRIATE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR APPROP PORT CLOTH-PREVENT SKIN/EYE
CONTACT.WEAR SCBA-PREVENT CONTACT W/THERM DECOMPO PRODS.CONTACT
W/H2O CAUSES VIOLENT HEAT/LIBERATION/MATL SPLATTERING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CORROSIVE.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PPE.CLEAN UP SPILLS IMMED,OBSERVING
PRECAUTIONS IN PROT EQPMT SEC.COVER W/SAND,DRY LIME OR SODA ASH &
PLACE IN CLOSED CNTNR FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:DRY LIME OR SODA ASH.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DONT GET IN EYE/SKIN/CLOTH.KEEP CNTNR
TIGHTLY CLSD.DONT ALLOW CONTACT W/H2O.DONT STORE NEAR COMBUST
MATLS.KEEP CNTNR CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:USE ONLY IN FUME HOOD.STORE IN COOL DRY WELL-VENTI
AREA AWAYF ROM INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES.DONT STORE NEAR ALKALINE
SUBSTANCES. PH:0.3(1N SOLN).NEVER ADD WATER TO THIS PRODUCT.

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
29CFR1910.134.ALWAYS USE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE PROCESS ENCLOSURE,LOC EXHAU VENTI,OTHER ENGINEER CNTRL
TO CNTRL AIRBORNE LEVELS BEL RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE.
Protective Gloves:APPROP PROT GLOVES-PREVENT SKIN CONTACT
Eye Protection:EYEGLASSES,CHEM SAF GOGG(29CFR1910.133)
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WELL AFT HNDLG.REMOVE CONTAM CLOTH;WASH
BEF REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH:BURNS TO RESP TRACT.CHRONIC:PROL/REP INAHL MAY CAUSE
NOSEBLEEDS,NASAL CONGESTION,TEETH EROSION,PERFOR OF NASAL
SEPTUM,CHEST PAIN,BRON.PROL/REP EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE
CONJUNCTIVITIS. 1STAID:GET M ED AID IMMED.REMOVE FRM EXPO TO FRESH
AIR IMMED.NOT BREATH GIVE ART RESP;DIFFI BREATH GIVE OXY.DR:TREAT
SYMPT/SUPPORTIVE

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:554F,290C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:50.6F,10.3C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:644F,340C
Vapor Pres:<0.00120
Vapor Density:1.2KG/M3
Spec Gravity:1.841
pH:OT PRE
Viscosity:NEGLIGIBLE
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIQUID, COLOURLESS, ODERLESS
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPAT MATLS,CONTACT W/H2O,METALS,EXCESS HEAT,COMBUST MATLS,ORG
MATLS,OXIDIZERS,AMINES,BASES
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR

Waste Disposal Methods:SULFURIC ACID HARMFUL TO AQUATIC LIFE IN VERY
LOW CONCEN.MAY BE DANGEROUS IF ENTERS H2O INTAKES.DISPO OF IN
MANNER W/FED/STATE/LODC REGS.SARA SEC 302:TPQ 1000LBS;SEC 313 TITLE
III SARA/40CFR372:SULFUR IC ACID.

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