Product ID:INJECTION SOUR, 70987, (COMMERICAL LIQUID LAUNDRY SOUR)
MSDS Date:03/01/1993
FSC:7930
NIIN:01-418-9929
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLKCT

Emergency Phone: 800-328-0026

Info Phone: 800-553-8683

Cage: 85884

Telephone: 800-352-5326

Cage: 85884

FORMIC ACID

CAS: 64-18-6

RTECS: LQ4900000

ACGIH TLV: 9 MG/M3

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:DANGER! EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE TO
CONCENTRATE: SKIN AND EYES: CAUSES SEVERE CHEMICAL BURNS. EYE
CONTACT MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS. IF SWALLOWED: HARMFUL OR FATAL. CAUSE
CHEMICAL BURNS OF MOUTH, THROAT AND STOMACH. IF INHALED: VAPORS OR
MIST CAUSE IRRITATION, INCLUDING A BURNING TASTE, SNEEZING,
COUGHING, AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING. PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA OR OTHER
LUNG PROBLEMS MAY BE MORE AFFECTED.

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF COOL RUNNING WATER.
REMOVE CONTACT LENSES. CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES,
HOLDING EYELIDS APART TO ENSURE RINSING ENTIRE EYE. CALL PHYSICIAN
IMMEDIAT ELY. SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH SKIN WITH PLENTY OF COOL
RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. INGESTION: RINSE
MOUTH AT ONCE; THEN DRINK 1 OR 2 LARGE GLASSES OF WATER OR MILK.
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON. INHALATION: IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO FRESH AIR. CALL POISON
CONTROL CENTER OR P HYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:>93.3C, 200.F
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:COOL OUTSIDE OF CONTAINERS WITH WATER IF
EXPOSED TO FIRE. PRODUCT ITSELF DOES NOT SUPPORT COMBUSTION.
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE E QUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL ATTACK SOFT METALS AND RELEASE
FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN. THIS CAN BE DISSIPATED WITH ADEQUATE VENTING.

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. CLEANUP:
REMOVE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. RECOVER FREE LIQUID. ADD ABSORBENT TO
SPILL AREA.

Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

Respiratory Protection:AVOID BREATHING MISTS OR VAPORS CONTAINING
PRODUCT. WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR THE
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN WORKER EXPOSURES BELOW APPLICABLE
LIMITS .
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES - PROTECTIVE CUFF OR GAUNTLET TYPE
PREFERRED.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES AND FULL
FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID BREATHING MISTS OR VAPORS CONTAINING
PRODUCT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT TYPE: COMMERCIAL LIQUID LAUNDRY SOUR.

Boiling Pt:=100.C, 212.F
Spec Gravity:1.06 (H2O=39F)
pH:(100%) 1.5
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID, SHARP ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MIX ONLY WITH WATER. CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH ALKALINE MATERIALS OR
OXIDIZING AGENTS. DO NOT MIX WITH CHLORINATED DETERGENTS OR
SANITIZERS. WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS VAPORS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF
HANDLING.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR
RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL WASTE. UNUSED PRODUCT AS A
WASTE IS CORROSIVE (DOO2) BY RCRA CRITERIA.

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