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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: S1526
NAME: SULFURIC ACID ACS REAGENT
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 7664-93-9
MF: H2O4S
EC NO: 231-639-5
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
CONTAINS SULFURIC ACID, CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS REGISTRY NUMBER 7664-93-9.
CONTAINS SULFURIC ACID, CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS REGISTRY NUMBER 7664-93-9.
SYNONYMS
ACIDE SULFURIQUE (FRENCH) * ACIDO SOLFORICO (ITALIAN) * BATTERY ACID *
BOV * DIHYDROGEN SULFATE * DIPPING ACID * ELECTROLYTE ACID *
MATTLING ACID * OIL OF VITRIOL * SCHWEFELSAEURELOESUNGEN (GERMAN) *
STRONG INORGANIC ACID MISTS CONTAINING SULFURIC ACID * SULFURIC ACID
(ACGIH:OSHA) * SULPHURIC ACID * VITRIOL BROWN OIL *
ZWAVELZUUROPLOSSINGEN (DUTCH) *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
HIGHLY TOXIC (USA)
TOXIC (EU)
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS.
TOXIC BY INHALATION.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
TEETH
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE
PROTECTION.
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
NEVER ADD WATER TO THIS PRODUCT.
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT, FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND
SHOES. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING
THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
NONCOMBUSTIBLE.
USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
STRONG DEHYDRATING AGENT WHICH MAY CAUSE IGNITION OF FINELY
DIVIDED MATERIALS ON CONTACT.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES.
COVER WITH DRY LIME OR SODA ASH, PICK UP, KEEP IN A CLOSED CONTAINER
AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
EVACUATE AREA.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
REFER TO SECTION 8.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
DISCARD CONTAMINATED SHOES.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
COMPATIBLE CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
FACESHIELD (8-INCH MINIMUM).
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
LIQUID.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
BOILING POINT: 290 C
MELTING POINT: 10.31 C
VAPOR PRESSURE: 1 MMHG
SOLUBILITY:
WATER -Z1076
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.8 G
VAPOR DENSITY: < 0.3 G/L
FREEZING POINT: 3 C
VISCOSITY 21 PAS
PH: 1.2
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
STABILITY
STABLE.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
BASES
HALIDES
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
SULFUR OXIDES
HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION
WILL NOT OCCUR.
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
CAUSES BURNS.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO THE TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES
AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT.
TOXIC IF INHALED.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES
AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.
INHALATION MAY RESULT IN SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF THE
LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA.
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND
VOMITING.
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) HAS DETERMINED
THAT OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO STRONG-INORGANIC-ACID MISTS CONTAINING
SULFURIC ACID IS CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS (GROUP 1).
TARGET ORGAN(S):
TEETH
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
RTECS #: WS5600000
SULFURIC ACID
IRRITATION DATA
EYE-RBT 250 UG SEV AJOPAA 29,1363,1946
EYE-RBT 5 MG/30S RINSE SEV TXCYAC 23,281,1982
TOXICITY DATA
UNR-MAN LDLO:135 MG/KG 85DCAI 2,73,1970
ORL-RAT LD50:2140 MG/KG AIHAAP 30,470,1969
IHL-RAT LC50:510 MG/M3/2H 85GMAT -,107,1982
IHL-MUS LC50:320 MG/M3/2H 85GMAT -,107,1982
IHL-GPG LC50:18 MG/M3 MELAAD 45,590,1954
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
(RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR
COMPLETE INFORMATION.
SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT AND BURN IN A
CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER.
CONTACT A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE TO DISPOSE OF
THIS MATERIAL.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
EC INDEX NO: 016-020-00-8
TOXIC
R 35
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS.
S 26
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
S 30
NEVER ADD WATER TO THIS PRODUCT.
S 45
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
ACGIH TLV-SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1999
ACGIH TLV-STEL 3 MG/M3 DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1999
ACGIH TLV-TWA 1 MG/M3 DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1999
IARC CANCER REVIEW:HUMAN SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IMEMDT 54,41,1992
IARC CANCER REVIEW:GROUP 1 IMEMDT 54,41,1992
EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
FEREAC 54,7740,1989
MSHA STANDARD-AIR:TWA 1 MG/M3
DTLVS* 3,239,1971
OSHA PEL (GEN INDU):8H TWA 1 MG/M3
CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (CONSTRUC):8H TWA 1 MG/M3
CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (SHIPYARD):8H TWA 1 MG/M3
CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (FED CONT):8H TWA 1 MG/M3
CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
OEL-ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT: TWA 1 MG/M3, JAN1993
OEL-AUSTRALIA: TWA 1 MG/M3, JAN1993
OEL-AUSTRIA: MAK 1 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-BELGIUM: TWA 1 MG/M3, STEL 3 MG/M3, JAN1993
OEL-DENMARK: TWA 1 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-FINLAND: TWA 1 MG/M3, STEL 3 MG/M3, SKIN, JAN1999
OEL-FRANCE: VME 1 MG/M3, VLE 3 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-GERMANY: MAK 1 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-HUNGARY: STEL 1 MG/M3, JAN1993
OEL-JAPAN: OEL 1 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS: MAC-TGG 1 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-NORWAY: TWA 1 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-POLAND: MAC(TWA) 1 MG/M3, MAC(STEL) 3 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-RUSSIA: STEL 1 MG/M3, SKIN, JAN1993
OEL-SWEDEN: NGV 1 MG/M3, TKV 3 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-SWITZERLAND: MAK-W 1 MG/M3, KZG-W 2 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-THAILAND: TWA 1 MG/M3, JAN1993
OEL-TURKEY: TWA 1 MG/M3, JAN1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM: TWA 1 MG/M3, SEP2000
OEL IN ARGENTINA, BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA CHECK ACGIH TLV;
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV
NIOSH REL TO SULFURIC ACID-AIR:10H TWA 1 MG/M3
NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
NOHS 1974: HZD 70870; NIS 313; TNF 54746; NOS 143; TNE 499446
NOES 1983: HZD 70870; NIS 300; TNF 54516; NOS 182; TNE 775587; TFE
173653
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STUDIES
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(E) RISK NOTIFICATION, 8EHQ-0892-9247;8EHQ-0892-9248
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JANUARY 2001
NIOSH ANALYTICAL METHOD, 1994: ACIDS, INORGANIC, 7903
NTP 9TH REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 2000:KNOWN TO BE HUMAN CARCINOGEN
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #ID-113
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
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