Product ID:CAUSTIC SPILL EMERGENCY CLEANUP KIT
MSDS Date:04/17/1987
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:N EN
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKRMQ

Emergency Phone: (314)982-5000

Info Phone: 314- 982-5000

Cage: TO713

Telephone: 314-982-5000

Cage: TO713

CITRIC ACID

CAS: 77-92-9

RTECS: GE7350000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:11700 MG/KG CITRIC ACID (ORAL RAT LD50)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
IRRITATION AS AN ORGANIC ACID. INGESTION: EXTREMELY LARGE ORAL
DOSAGE MAY PRODUCE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES. SKIN CONTACT:
MAY IRRITATE THE SKIN, ESPECIALLY IN SENSITIVE AREAS. SORENESS,
MILD INFLAMMATION MAY OCCUR. EYE CONTACT: MILD IRRITANT. ALSO
POSSIBLY TEMPORARILY ABRASIVE. REDNESS, TEARING AND PAIN MAY OCCUR.
CHRONIC EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS ACUTE AND CHRONIC .
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR
ANY BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF
WATER TO DRINK TO DILUTE. IF LARGE AMOUNTS WERE SWALLOWED, GET
MEDICAL ADVIC E. SKIN EXPOSURE: WASH EXPOSED AREA WITH SOAP AND
WATER. GET MEDICAL ADVICE IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. EYE EXPOSURE:
WASH THOROUGHLY WITH RUNNING WATER. GET MEDICAL ADVICE IF
IRRITATION DEVELOPS.

Extinguishing Media:USE ANY MEANS SUITABLE FOR EXTINGUISHING
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN THE EVENT OF FIRE, WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE
PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE: AS WITH MOST ORGANIC SOLIDS, FIRE
IS POSSIBLE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES OR BY CONTACT WITH AN IGNITION
SOURCE. EXPLOSION: FINE DUST DISPERSED IN AIR IN SUFFICIENT
CONCENTRATION, AND IN THE PRESE NCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS A
POTENTIAL DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION FROM DUST. SPILLS: SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR
RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. AVOID DUST DIS PERSAL. TRACE RESIDUE MAY
BE FLUSHED TO SEWER WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
IS APPARENT, A NIOSH-APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN.
FOR EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:IN GENERAL, DILUTION VENTILATION IS A SATISFACTORY HEALTH
HAZARD CONTROL FOR THIS SUBSTANCE. HOWEVER, IF CONDITIONS OF USE
(SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)
Protective Gloves:WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES (ANSI APPROVED - ).
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING. MAINTAIN
EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:AS PART OF GOOD INDUSTRIAL AND PERSONAL HYGIENE
AND SAFETY PROCEDURE, AVOID ALL UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO THE
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE AND ENSURE PROMPT REMOVAL FROM SKIN, EYES AND
CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VENTILATION (CONT): CREATE DISCOMFORT TO THE WORKER, A LOCAL EXHAUST
SYSTEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:DECOMPOSES.
Melt/Freeze Pt:=100.C, 212.F
M.P/F.P Text:CA.
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NO INFO.
Vapor Pres:NO INFO FOUND.
Vapor Density:NO INFO.
Spec Gravity:1.542 (DENSITY)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Solubility in Water:CA. 60 G/100 (OTHER INFO)
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULES. ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METAL NITRATES, ALKALI CARBONATES AND BICARBONATES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
AND STORAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MAY
FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL: WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR
RECLAMATION MAY BE DISPOSED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE IN AN APPROVED WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

Toxicological Information:FOR CITIRC ACID: ORAL RAT LD50: 11700 MG/KG
(ANHYDROUS). IRRITATION: SKIN RABBIT: 500 MG/24H MODERATE
(ANHYDROUS). EYE RABBIT: 750 MG/24H SEVERE (ANHYDROUS).

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particular situation.

Transport Information:DOT HAZARD CLASS: NOT REGULATED.