Product ID:HCL (MURIATIC ACID), CPE298002
MSDS Date:03/28/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-045-8918
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHVMT

OLIN CORPORATION

501 MERRITT 7
NORWALK, CT 06856-4500
US

Emergency Phone: 800-OLIN-911(1-800-654-6911)

Info Phone: 203-356-3449

Cage: 99530

OLIN CORPORATION

4500 NORWALK, CT 06856-4500 US

Telephone: 203-750-3000/800-511-MSDS

Cage: 99530

HYDROCHLORIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7647-01-0

RTECS: MW4025000

Fraction By Weight: 8-38%

OSHA PEL C 5 PPM

ACGIH TLV: C 5 PPM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

Fraction By Weight: 62-93%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

OCCUR TO ENTIRE GI TRACT, INCL STOM & INTESTINES,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BLEEDING, &/TISS ULCERATION. INGEST CAUSES SEVERE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

RPTD/PRLNG EXPOS TO CONCS >ACCEPTED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

RPTD CONT W/MIST HAS BEEN REPORTED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

INGEST OF SIGNIFICANT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IF PERS EXPERIENCES NAUS, HDCH/DIZZ,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

UNTIL THESE SYMPS DISAPPEAR. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EVENT THAT INDIVIDUAL INHALES ENOUGH VAP TO LOSE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& MD SHOULD BE CALLED IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND PROVIDE RESPIRATORY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

REQS. HAZ CONCS IN AIR MAY BE FOUND IN LOC

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SUPPRESSED BY USE OF WATER FOG/VAP SUPPRESSANT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

THIS MATL IS HVR/AIR &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

COMPATIBLE ABSORBS. VACUUM/PUMP MATL TO NEUT CONTR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DISP OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NEUT FOR DISP; YOU ARE REQUESTED TO CONT OCEAN AT

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:ACUTE: INHAL: MIST/VAP/HYDROGEN
CHLORINE GAS MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF MUC MEMB & RESP TRACT W/SYMPS OF
BURNING, CHOKING * COUGHING. AT EXPOS CONCS >TLV, DMG MAY OCCUR TO
MUC MEMB (ULCERATIONS OF NOSE & THRO AT) & RESP TRACT. AT THESE
HIGH CONCS, SEV BRTHG DFCLTYS MAY OCCUR WHICH MAY BE DELAYED IN
ONSET & MAY (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BE DUE TO PULM EDEMA (FLUID IN LUNG)
/LARYNGEAL EDEMA/SPASM. SKIN: HYDROFLUORIC ACID MIST MAY RAPIDLY
CAUSE SKIN INFLAMM & BURNS. DIRECT CONT OF LIQ WILL BE CORR TO SKIN
& CAN CAUSE SEV IRRI T &/BURNS CHARACTERIZED BY REDNESS, SWELL &
SCAB FORM. POTENTIAL FOR SCARRING & ULCERATION OF CONTACTED TISS
(SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE.

First Aid:EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/LGE AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,
OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS. CALL MD AT ONCE. SKIN: IMMED
FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL MD. IF CLTHG COMES IN CONT
W/PROD, IT SHOULD BE REMOVED IMMED & LAUNDERED BEFORE REUSE.
INGEST: IMMED DRINK LGE QTYS OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. CALL MD
AT ONCE. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF PERS IS UNCON/HAVING
CONVLS. (ING 8)

Extinguishing Media:ON SMALL FIRES, USE DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
ON LARGE FIRE, USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . USE WATER TO COOL CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT COMBUSTIBLE BUT CONTACT WITH COMMON
METALS PRODUCES FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. MAY ALSO RELEASE CHLORINE
GAS BY REACTION WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS.

Spill Release Procedures:FOR ALL TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS, CALL
CHEMTREC AT 800-424-9300. REPORTABLE QUANTITY: THIS PROD IS SUBJECT
TO REPORTABLE QTY W/RESPECT TO HYDROFLUORIC ACID. RQ'S ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE & REFERENCE SHOU LD BE MADE TO 40 CFR 302.4 FOR CURRENT
(ING 13)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY. AVOID CONT
W/SKIN, EYES & CLTHG. AVOID BRTHG MIST/VAP. STORE IN COOL, CLEAN,
WELL-VENTED AREA. DO NOT STORE >100F (>38C).
Other Precautions:DO NOT EXPOSE TO DIRECT LIGHT. SHELF LIFE
LIMITATIONS: 1 YEAR. GLASS/POLYETHYLENE CONTRS REC. WHEN SHIPPED
W/OXIDIZERS, MUST BE SEPARATED BY 18 INCHES, W/WOOD PALLETS &
ABSORB MATL IN BETWEEN.

Respiratory Protection:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.ALLY REQUIRED. IF
VAPORS, MISTS, OR AEROSOLS ARE GENERATED, WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED
FULL FACEPIECE, EQUIPPED WITH CHEMICAL CARTRIDGES APPROVED FOR
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE.
Ventilation:N/R EXHST VENT IS REC IF VAPS, MIST/AEROSOLS ARE
GENERATED.OTHERWISE, USE GOOD GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APRV CHEM SFTY GOGGS&FFACE SHLD(FPN
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
BOOTS, APRON.FULL IMPERMEABLE SUIT REC IF EXPOS TO LGE PORTION OF
BODY.
Work Hygienic Practices:UPON CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES, WASH OFF WITH
WATER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID: METALLIC OXIDES, MAGNESIUM, OLEUM, PERCHLORIC ACID,
ZINC. EFTS OF OVEREXP: ALSO EXISTS. EYE: EXPOS TO MIST MAY RSLT IN
IRRIT &/SEV BURNS W/PERM DMG & POSS LOSS OF SIGHT. DIRECT CONT W/
LIQ WILL BE CORR TO EYE W/RSLTG SEV BURNS, POTENTIAL VISUAL
IMPAIRMENT/LOSS OF SIGHT. INGEST: IRRIT &/BURNS CAN (ING 3)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,100C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-101F,-74C
Vapor Pres:<210 @ 20C
Vapor Density:1.3
Spec Gravity:1.035-1.188
pH:<1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:APPROX 1 (WATER=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID; PUNGENT, SUFFOCATING ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALINE MATLS, ALUMINUM, AMINES, CARBONATES, IRON, SULFURIC ACID,
HYDROXIDES, LEATHER & OTHER FABRICS, (SUP DAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FLAMM HYDROGEN GAS BY REACTION W/MANY
METALS (E.G. ALUMINUM). CHLORINE GAS IS RELEASED BY REACTION
W/OXIDIZING AGENTS.

Waste Disposal Methods:CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO PVNT ENVIRON CONTAM FROM
USE OF MATL. THE USER HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DISP OF UNUSED
MATL, RESIDUES & CONTRS IN COMPLIANCE W/ALL RELEVANT LOC, STATE &
FED LAWS & REGS REGARDIN G TREATMENT, STOR & DISP FOR HAZ & NON HAZ
WASTES

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