MSDS for HYDROCHLORIC ACID


1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT NAME: HYDROCHLORIC ACID FORMULA: HCL FORMULA WT: 36.46 CAS NO.: 7647-01-0 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: MW4025000 COMMON SYNONYMS: MURIATIC ACID; CHLOROHYDRIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIDE PRODUCT CODES: 9543,9539,9535,5367,9534,9544,9529,9542,4800,9549,9530,9548 9540,9547,9546,9537 EFFECTIVE: 08/07/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON) FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 2 MODERATE CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (CORROSIVE) HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES & SHIELD; LAB COAT & APRON; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS POISON DANGER CAUSES SEVERE BURNS MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. CAUSES DAMAGE TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (LUNGS), EYES AND SKIN. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. LOOSEN CLOSURE CAUTIOUSLY. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. IN CASE OF SPILL NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH OR LIME AND PLACE IN DRY CONTAINER. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE (CORROSIVE)
2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
COMPONENT % CAS NO. HYDROCHLORIC ACID (23 BAUME) 35-40 7647-01-0
3 - PHYSICAL DATA
BOILING POINT: 110 C ( 230 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A
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MELTING POINT: -25 C ( -13 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 1.3 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.19 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: CLEAR, COLORLESS OR SLIGHTLY YELLOW, PUNGENT, FUMING LIQUID.
4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 3-0-0 FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS MAY EMIT HYDROGEN GAS UPON CONTACT WITH METAL. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, HYDROGEN GAS
5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
PEL AND TLV LISTED DENOTE CEILING LIMIT. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 7 MG/M3 ( 5 PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 7 MG/M3 ( 5 PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RABBIT)(MG/KG) - 900 LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 40 LC50 (INHL-RAT-1H) (PPM) - 3124 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA, CIRCULATORY SYSTEM COLLAPSE, DAMAGE TO UPPER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, COLLAPSE. INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND DIFFICULT BREATHING. LIQUID MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO SKIN AND EYES. INGESTION IS HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL.
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INGESTION MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNING OF MOUTH AND STOMACH. INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA AND VOMITING. TARGET ORGANS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES, SKIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INGESTION, INHALATION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER, MILK, OR MILK OF MAGNESIA. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE.
6 - REACTIVITY DATA
STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, MOISTURE INCOMPATIBLES: MOST COMMON METALS, WATER, AMINES, METAL OXIDES, ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, PROPIOLACTONE, VINYL ACETATE, MERCURIC SULFATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHIDE, FORMALDEHYDE, ALKALIES, CARBONATES, STRONG BASES, SULFURIC ACID, CHLOROSULFONIC ACID DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, HYDROGEN, CHLORINE
7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. VENTILATE AREA. NEUTRALIZE SPILL WITH SODA ASH OR LIME. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. J. T. BAKER NEUTRASORB(R) OR NEUTRASOL(R) "LOW NA+" ACID NEUTRALIZERS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR SPILLS OF THIS PRODUCT. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D002 (CORROSIVE WASTE)
8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

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VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIRED IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV. AT CONCENTRATIONS UP TO 100 PPM, A CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH ACID CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED. ABOVE THIS LEVEL, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD, UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE SUIT, ACID-RESISTANT GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED.
9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE (CORROSIVE) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN CORROSION-PROOF AREA. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. DO NOT STORE NEAR OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME HYDROCHLORIC ACID HAZARD CLASS CORROSIVE MATERIAL (LIQUID) UN/NA UN1789 LABELS CORROSIVE REPORTABLE QUANTITY 5000 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION HAZARD CLASS 8 UN/NA UN1789 LABELS CORROSIVE


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