Product ID:SYNCHRON EL-ISE ACID REAGENT, 441082
MSDS Date:02/10/1992
FSC:6550
NIIN:00N089639
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHVKJ

BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS INC

200 SOUTH KRAENER BLVD
BREA, CA 92621-6209
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-854-3633

Cage: IW937

BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS INC.

BREA, CA 92621-6209 US

Telephone: 800-854-3633

Cage: IW937

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 99.1%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

SULFURIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7664-93-9

RTECS: WS5600000

Fraction By Weight: 0.9%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3/3 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE (SHORT-TERM): THIS SOLUTION IS
EXTREMELY ACIDIC. MAY CAUSE BURNS OF NOSE, THROAT, SKIN AND EYES.
ADDITIONAL EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING, SNEEZING AND NAUSEA.
CHRONIC (LONG-TERM): IN ADDITION TO EFFECTS FROM SHORT-TERM
EXPOSURE, REDNESS AND SWELLING OF SKIN AND EYES MAY OCCUR.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SULFURIC ACID: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOLUME
54, PAGE 41, 1992: GROUP 1. ANIMAL: PULMONARY IRRITATION.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PREEXISTING SKIN AND
EYE CONDITIONS.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, PERFORM
ARTIFICIAL RESP. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MED
ATTN IMMED. SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINS. REMOVE CONTAM CLOTHING & SHOES. GET MEDATTN IMMED. EYES:
FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS. ASSURE ADEQ
FLUSHING BY SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. (SUP
DAT)

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE.
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PRODS OF COMBUST MAY INCL OXIDES OF
SULFUR. DEPENDING UPON FIRE CNDTNS, COMBUST PRODS MAY BE PRDCED
WHICH RANGE FROM IRRITANTS & ASPHYXIANTS TO ACUTELY(SUP DAT)

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT INTO INERT ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDS TLV, USE NIOSH
APPROVED RESPIRATORS AS APPROPRIATE.
Ventilation:IF EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDS TLV, USE LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: TOX MATLS WHICH MAY CAUSE DMG TO ORGAN SYS INCL LUNGS,
BLOOD, LIVER, KIDNEYS & CNS. FIRST AID PROC: INGEST: WASH OUT MOUTH
W/WATER. GET MED ATTN IMMED.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:212F,100C
Spec Gravity:>1
pH:<1
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID, ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BASES, ORGANICS, METALS, OXIDIZERS, PICRATES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
TOXIC OXIDES OF SULFUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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