ARCADIAN CORP -- NITRIC ACID  -- 6810-00N036958
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:NITRIC ACID
MSDS Date:07/02/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N036958
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ARCADIAN CORP
Address:6750 POPLAR AVE SUITE 600
City:MEMPHIS
State:TN
ZIP:38138-7419
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-524-0132;901-758-5254
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Preparer's Name:RANDY FERRARA
CAGE:0H9Z5
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ARCADIAN CORP
Address:6750 POPLAR AVE SUITE 600
City:MEMPHIS
State:TN
ZIP:38138-7419
Country:US
Phone:800-524-0132;901-758-5254
CAGE:0H9Z5

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

Ingred Name:NITRIC ACID
CAS:7697-37-2
RTECS #:QU5775000
Fraction by Wt: 50-70%
OSHA PEL:2 PPM; 4 PPM STEL
ACGIH TLV:2 PPM; 4 PPM STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 30-50%

Ingred Name:VENT: AREAS & OPEN PROCESSING EQUIP MAY REQ MECH EXHAUST
    SYS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: HARD HAT. PROVIDE SFTY SHOWER/EYE WASH
    FACILITY @ SITES OF HNDLG & STOR.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:BP: 244F,118C(54 W/T%); 252F, 122C(72WT%).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPEC GRAV: 1.33(54 WT%); 1.4(72 WT%)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: INHAL OF GASES/ACID MIST
    CAUSES IRRIT/CORR BURNS TO UPPER RESP SYS, INCL NOSE, MOUTH &
    THROAT. LUNG IRRIT, NITROGEN OXIDE POISONING & PULM EDEMA CAN ALSO
    OCCUR @ ELEVATED CONC (OVER 200P PM). INGEST: IS IRRITATING & CORR
    TO MOUTH, TEETH, THROAT, RESP TRACT, & STOM. SKIN: CAUSES CORR
    BURNS/(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: IRRIT. EYES: CAUSES IRRIT, CORNEAL
    BURNS & CONJ. CHRONIC: NO KNOWN REPORTS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/LGE AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN. GET PROMPT
    MED ATTN. SKIN: PROMPTLY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN.
    REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. INHAL: CARRY TO UNCONTAMINATED AREA & KEEP
    QUIET,  GET PROMPT MEDICAL ATTN FOR INGEST. INGEST: DRINK LG AMTS
    OF WATER(/MILK IF AVAIL) TO DILUTE ACID. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. DO
    NOT USE CHEM ANTIDOTES/NEUT. SEEK PROMPT MED ATTN.

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

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER SPRAY OR OTHER SUITABLE AGENT FOR FIRES
    ADJACENT TO NON-LEAKING TANKS/OTHER CONTAINERS OF NITRIC ACID.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
    NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE PRESENT FROM VENTD/RUPTRED CONTRS. IF A
    SOLID WATER STREAM IS ADDED, VIOLENT (SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CAN IGNITE CERTAIN COMBUST & ORG MATLS.
    NITRATION OF WOOD & ORG INCR THEIR FLAMMABILITY. CAN REACT EXPLOS
    W/METALLIC POWDERS, CARBIDES, HYDROGEN (SUPP DATA)

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

Spill Release Procedures:DILUTE SM SPILLS/LEAKS W/PLENTY OF WATER
    SPRAY. NEUT RESIDUE W/ALKALI SUCH AS SODA ASH, LIME/LIMESTONE. ADEQ
    VENT REQD TO ELIM ANY NITROGEN OXIDES RELEASED. IF SODA
    ASH/LIMESTONE IS USED, CARBON DIOXI DE WILL BE EMITTED.
Neutralizing Agent:ALKALI SUCH AS SODA ASH, LIME OR LIMESTONE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, WELL-VENTD, PROPERLY
    DRAINED AREA OUT OF SUN. AVOID STOR ON WOOD FLOORS/NEAR WOODEN
    WALLS, ETC. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPAT MATLS.
Other Precautions:DIKING OF STOR TANKS IS RECOM.SYMPS FROM INHAL OF
    NITRIC ACID VAP & NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE DELAYED. DO NOT BREATHE
    THESE GASES. LBL WARNING STMT(S): DANGER!! LIQ IS CORR, CAUSES SEV
    BURNS. LIQ IS OXID IZER & MAY CAUSE FIRE W/ (SUPP DATA)

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

Respiratory Protection:WHERE REQD, USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP FOR
    NITRIC ACID/NITROGEN OXIDE GASES/MISTS. SOME EXPOS MAY REQ
    NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA/AIR-SUPPLIED RESP. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD
    RESP FOR CONCENTRATION UP TO 1 P PM.
Ventilation:PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VENT TO REDUCE ACID MISTS & NITROGEN
    OXIDE CONC BELOW PERMISSIBLE TLV LEVELS, PKG & UNLOADING(ING 3)
Protective Gloves:GAUNTLET GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG W/FULL LENGTH FSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR ACID-RESISTANT APRON, IMPERVIOUS CLTHG,
    BOOTS. FOR INCR PROT INCL ACID-RESISTANT TROUSERS & JACKET. (ING 4)
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: SPLATTERING CAN OCCUR, & CONSIDERABLE HEAT MAY BE
    EVOLVED. EXPLO HAZ: SULFIDE & TURPENTINE. NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE
    PRESENT. MATL TO AVOID: (WOOD, PAPER, COTTON), & OTHER ORG &
    READILY  OXIDIZED MATLS. OTHER PREC: COMBUST. VAP MAY CAUSE NITROUS
    OXIDE POISONING.

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

HCC:D4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SEE ING 5
Spec Gravity:SEE ING 6
pH:<1
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID, PUNGENT ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONT W/MOST METALS, METALLIC POWDERS, CARBIDES, HYDROGEN SULFIDE,
    TURPENTINE, ORG ACIDS, COMBUST (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NITROGEN OXIDES AND POSSIBLY HYDROGEN
    UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF CONTACT W/METALS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:NITRIC ACID SHOULD BE CAUTIOUSLY DILUTED W/WATER
    & NEUTRALIZED W/AN ALIALI. NEUT WASTE MUST BE DISPOSED OF I/A/W
    APPLIC FED, ST & LOC DISP REGS. WASTE MAY HAVE TO BE DISPOSED OF BY
    AN APPRD CONTRACTOR .

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