MSDS for SULFURIC ACID
1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT NAME: SULFURIC ACID
FORMULA: H2SO4
FORMULA WT: 98.08
CAS NO.: 7664-93-9
NIOSH/RTECS NO.: WS5600000
COMMON SYNONYMS: OIL OF VITRIOL
PRODUCT CODES: 5030,9691,9675,5340,9679,9687,9674,9686,9694,9681,5374,9688
9673,5432,5137,9685,4802,9684,9683,5643,9680
EFFECTIVE: 09/08/86
REVISION #02
PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING
BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM
HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON)
FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE
REACTIVITY - 3 SEVERE (WATER REACTIVE)
CONTACT - 4 EXTREME (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
HARMFUL IF INHALED
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS
MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. 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.
SULFURIC ACID 90-100 7664-93-9
3 - PHYSICAL DATA
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BOILING POINT: 327 C ( 621 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): <0.3
MELTING POINT: -2 C ( 28 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 3.4
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.84 EVAPORATION RATE: <1
(H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: N/A
APPEARANCE & ODOR: CLEAR, COLORLESS TO LIGHT YELLOW, OILY ODORLESS LIQUID.
4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 3-0-2 W
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A %
FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
USE DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. DO NOT USE WATER.
SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS.
UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS
REACTS WITH MOST METALS TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN GAS, WHICH CAN FORM AN
EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR.
A VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION OCCURS WITH WATER. SUFFICIENT HEAT
MAY BE PRODUCED TO IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
TOXIC GASES PRODUCED
SULFUR DIOXIDE
5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 1 MG/M3 ( PPM)
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 1 MG/M3 ( PPM)
TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 2140
CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO
EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
LIQUID MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO SKIN AND EYES.
INGESTION IS HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL.
INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
INGESTION MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT, AND STOMACH. MAY HAVE
ADVERSE EFFECT ON KIDNEY FUNCTION AND MAY BE FATAL.
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CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN LUNG DAMAGE.
TARGET ORGANS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES, SKIN, TEETH
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
NONE IDENTIFIED
ROUTES OF ENTRY
INHALATION, INGESTION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN 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: MOISTURE, HEAT
INCOMPATIBLES: WATER, MOST COMMON METALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS,
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS,
STRONG BASES, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF SULFUR
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. DO NOT USE WATER.
NEUTRALIZE SPILL AND/OR WASHINGS WITH SODA ASH OR LIME.
WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER.
MOVE CONTAINER(S) FROM SPILL AREA.
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, D003 (CORROSIVE, REACTIVE WASTE)
8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET
TLV REQUIREMENTS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE APPROPRIATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF THE TLV IS EXCEEDED, A SELF-
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED.
EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD, UNIFORM,
PROTECTIVE SUIT, RUBBER 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.
KEEP CONTAINERS OUT OF SUN AND AWAY FROM HEAT.
10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)
PROPER SHIPPING NAME SULFURIC ACID
HAZARD CLASS CORROSIVE MATERIAL (LIQUID)
UN/NA UN1830
LABELS CORROSIVE
REPORTABLE QUANTITY 1000 LBS.
INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)
PROPER SHIPPING NAME SULPHURIC ACID
HAZARD CLASS 8
UN/NA UN1830
LABELS CORROSIVE