FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- SULFURIC ACID, SA196 500  -- 6810-00N076779
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SULFURIC ACID, SA196 500
MSDS Date:12/28/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N076779
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:SULFURIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7664-93-9
RTECS #:WS5600000
Fraction by Wt: 95-98%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3/3 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:ACETYLENE CARBIDE, CHLORATES, CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE,
    CHLOROSULFONIC ACID, CUPROUS NITRIDE, DIISOBUTYLENE, (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:EPICHLOROHYDRIN, ETHYLENE CYANOHYDRIN, ETHYLENE
    DIAMINE, ETHYLENE GLYCOL, ETHYLENIMINE, FULMINATES, OTHER (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:ACIDS, IODINE HEPTAFLUORIDE, METALS, ISOPRENE,
    LITHIUM SILICIDE, MERCURIC NITRIDE, MESITYL OXIDE, (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:P-NITROTOLUENE, PENTASILVER TRIHYD.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:INTAKES, AQUATIC TOX FOR BLUEGILL IN FRESH
    WATER WAS 24.5 PPM/24 HR, WHICH WAS LETHAL. CHRONIC: (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:PRLNGD/RPTD INHAL, MAY CAUSE NOSEBLEEDS, NASAL
    CONGESTION, EROSION OF TEETH, PERFORATION OF NASAL SEPTUM, (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:CHEST PAIN & BRONCHITIS. PRLNGD/RPTD EYE CONTACT MAY
    CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:EXPOSURE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF NOT BRTHG,
    GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. NOTES (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:TO PHYS:TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT:& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 2140 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYE:CAUSES SEV BURNS. MAY CAUSE
    IRREVERSIBLE INJURY. SKIN:CAUSES BURNS. INGEST:MAY CAUSE SEV & PERM
    DMG TO DIGESTIVE TRACT. CAUSES GI TRACT BURNS. INHAL:HARMFUL. MAY
    CAUSE SEV IRRIT OF RESP TRAC T W/SORE THROAT, COUGH, SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH & DELAYED LUNG EDEMA. MAY CAUSE MUC MEMB BURNS. TOX INFO:
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SULFURIC ACID:IARC MONOGRAPHS ON EVAL OF
    CARCIN RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 54, PG 41, 1992:GROUP 1.
    ANIMAL:PULM IRRIT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:EPIDEMIOLOGY:WORKERS EXPOS TO INDUST
    SULFURIC ACID MIST SHOWED STATISTICAL INCR IN LARYNGEAL CANCER.
    DATA SUGGESTS POSS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CARCINOGENISIS & INHAL OF
    SULFURIC ACID MIST. ECOL OGICOL INFO:SULFURIC ACID IS HARMFUL
    TOAQUATIC LIFE IN VERY LOW CONCS. IT MAY BE DANGEROUS IF IT ENTERS
    WATER (ING 6)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS, OCCASNLY
    LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MED AID IMMED. SKIN:GET MED AID
    IMMED. FLUSH W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS WHILE
    REMOVING CONTAMD  CLTHG & SHOES. SPEEDY ACTION IS CRITICAL!
    INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE
    2-4 CUPFULS OF MILK/WATER. GET MED AID IMMED. INHAL:GET MED AID
    IMMED. REMOVE FROM (ING 9)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:DO NOT USE WATER DIRECTLY ON FIRE. USE WATER SPRAY
    TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS. USE DRY CHEMICAL TO FIGHT FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH WATER CAN CAUSE VIOLENT
    LIBERATION OF HEAT AND SPLATTERING OF THE MATERIAL.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP SPILLS IMMED, OBSERVING PRECAUTIONS
    IN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SECTION. COVER W/SAND, DRY LIME/SODA ASH &
    PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. USE PROPER PERSONAL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS INDI CATED IN EXPOSURE CONTROLS, PERSONAL
    PROT SECTION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE NEAR COMBUST MATLS. KEEP
    CNTNR CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    AREA AWAY FROM INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:STORE IN DRY AREA. DO NOT STORE NEAR ALKALINE
    SUBSTANCES. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR ON CLTHG. KEEP CNTNR
    TIGHTLY CLOSED. DO NOT ALLOW CONTACT WITH WATER. USE ONLY IN A
    CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29CFR 1010.134. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
    NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE PROCESS ENCLOSURE, LOC EXHAUST VENT/OTHER ENGINEERING
    CONTROLS TO CONTROL AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW REC EXPOS LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 11)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
    APPROP PROT CLOTHING TO MINIMIZE CONTACT WITH SKIN.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & WASH BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:0.3 (IN SOLN). SOL IN H*2O:SOLUBLE IN WATER & ETHANOL. MATLS TO
    AVOID:ACROLEIN, ACRYLONITRILE, ALCOHOLS + HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, ALLYL
    ALCOHOL, ALLYL CHLORIDE, 2-AMINOETHANOL, AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, AMMON
    IUM TRIPERCHROMATE, ANILINE, BROMATES +METALS, BROMINE
    PENTAFLUROIDE, N-BUTYRALDEHYDE, CARBIDES, CESIUM (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

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:1.2 KG/M3
Spec Gravity:1.841
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:SLOWER THAN ETHER
Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS (PURE) TO BROWN (IMPURE), FUMING LIQUID.
    ODORLESS.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, ACETONE CYANHYDRIN, ACETONE + NITRIC ACID, ACETONE +
    POTASSIUM DICHROMATE, ACETONITRILE, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATLS, CONT W/WATER, METALS,
    EXCESS HEAT, COMBUSTIBLE MATLS, ORGANIC MATLS, OXIDIZERS, AMINES,
    BASES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF SULFUR.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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