RHONE-POULENC BASIC CHEMICALS CO -- SULFURIC ACID  -- 6810-00N082080
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SULFURIC ACID
MSDS Date:10/29/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082080
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:RHONE-POULENC BASIC CHEMICALS CO
Address:1 CORPORATE DR
Box:881
City:SHELTON
State:CT
ZIP:06484
Country:US
Info Phone Num:203-925-3300
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0GAK8
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:RHONE-POULENC BASIC CHEMICALS CO
Address:1 CORPORATE DRIVE
Box:881
City:SHELTON
State:CT
ZIP:06484
Country:US
Phone:203-925-3300
CAGE:0GAK8

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

Ingred Name:SULFURIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA). VP:<1. VAP DENS: 3.4
CAS:7664-93-9
RTECS #:WS5600000
Fraction by Wt: 65-100%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3/3 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: BALANCE
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:TO PVNT RUNOFF & CONTAM OF WATER SOURCES. COOL CNTNS
    THAT ARE EXPOSED TO FLAME W/STREAMS OF WATER UNTIL (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:FIRE IS OUT. PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO
    CONTAMD SMOKE SHOULD BE IMMED RELIEVED FROM DUTY & (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:CHECKED FOR SYMPS OF POIS. THESE SHOULD NOT BE
    MISTAKEN FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION/SMOKE INHAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EXPLO HAZ:CAUSES VIOLENT RXN. HIGH CONCS MAY CAUSE NEARBY
    COMBUST LIQS & SOLIDS TO IGNITE UPON CONT. CONT WITH (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:METALS WILL EVOLVE FLAMM & POTENTIALLY EXPLO HYDROGEN
    GAS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:RPTD EXPOS MAY LEAD TO CONT DERM, MAY CAUSE
    CORR OF DENTAL ENAMEL, CAN CAUSE BRONCH WITH/ (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:COUGH, PHLEGM, SHORTNESS OF BREATH & EMPHYSEMA, CAN
    CAUSE CHRONIC RUNNY NOSE, TEARING OF EYES, NOSEBLEEDS (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:& STOM UPSETS. OTHER EFTS OF OVEREXP: SEE NOTE TO
    PHYS. CARCIN:PROD DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY INGRED BY IARC, (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:NTP, ACGIH/OSHA AS POSS HUMAN CARCIN. THE IARC HAS
    CLASSIFIED STRONG ORG ACID MISTS CONTAINING SULFURIC(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:ACID AS KNOWN HUMAN CARCIN (IARC CATEGORY 1).
    CLASSIFICATION APPLIES ONLY TO SULFURIC ACID WHEN IT IS (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:GENERATED AS A MIST. FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
    CONT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:& ALERT, GIVE 2/MORE GLASSES OF WATER/MILK
    TO DRINK. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT! IF VOMIT OCCURS, GIVE (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:FLUIDS AGAIN. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO
    UNCON/CONVULSING PERSON. GET MED ATTN. SKIN:IMMEDIATELY (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:WIPE AWAY EXCESS MATL FROM SKIN W/DRY CLOTH. WASH
    ALL AFFECTED AREAS W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER WHILE UNDER(ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:SFTY SHOWER FOR @ LST 15 MINS, WHILE REMOVING
    CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO NEUT W/CHEM (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:AGENTS. SEEK MED ATTN IMMED. DISCARD HEAVILY CONTAMD
    CLTHG & SHOES IN MANNER WHICH LIMITS FURTHER EXPOS. (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:OTHERWISE, WASH CLTHG SEPARATELY BEFORE REUSE.
    INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, ADMIN CPR/ARTF (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT/IRRIT DEVELOPS, GET MED
    ATTN. EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:MINS USING EYEWASH FOUNTAIN, IF AVAIL. LIFT UPPER &
    LOWER LIDS & RINSE WELL UNDER THEM. GET MED ATTN. (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:NOTE TO PHYS:ALL TREATMENTS SHOULD BE BASED ON
    OBSERVED SIGNS & SYMPS OF DISTRESS IN PATIENT. FOR MORE (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:INFORMATION CONT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:FURTHER LEAKAGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONT NEHC
    .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RATS) 2140 MG/KG BODY WEIGHT
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INGEST: CORR. CAUSES BURNS OF
    MOUTH, THROAT, ESOPHAGUS/STOM. MAY CAUSE SEVERE INJURY SUCH AS
    GASTRIC PERFORATION/PERITONITIS & DEATH. INHAL: CORR TO MUC MEMBS.
    SYMPS OF EXPOS MAY INCL BURNING S ENSATION, TICKLING OF NOSE &
    THROAT, SNEEZING, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SULFURIC ACID:IARC MONO ON EVAL OF
    CARCIN RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 54, PG 41, 1992:GROUP 1.
    ANIMAL:PULMONARY IRRIT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BRTHG OF MISTS/SPRAYS MAY CAUSE
    SERIOUS DMG TO LUNG TISS. SKIN: CORR: CAUSES BURNING/CHARRING OF
    SKIN AS RSLT OF GREAT AFFINITY OF SULFURIC ACID FOR, & STRONG
    EXOTHERMIC REACTION W/WATER. EY E: CORR. CAUSES IRREVERSIBLE EYE
    DAMAGE& POSS BLNDNESS. SPRAYS & MISTS ARE SEV IRRIT TO EYES. EFTS
    OF OVEREXP: (ING 8)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SKIN IRRIT MAY BE AGGRAVATED IN
    INDIVIDUALS W/EXISTING SKIN LESIONS. BRTHG OF VAPS/SPRAYS (MISTS)
    MAY AGGRAVATE ACUTE/CHRONIC ASTHMA & CHRONIC PULM DISEASE SUCH AS
    EMPHYSEMA & BRONCHITIS.

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

First Aid:SPEED IN REMOVING MATL FROM CONT W/BODY IS OF PRIMARY
    IMPORTANCE. START FIRST AID AT ONCE! PRECAUTION: PERSONS ATTENDING
    VICTIM SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONT W/HEAVILY CONTAMD CLTHG & VOMITUS,
    WEAR IMPRVIO US GLOVES WHILE DECONTAMINATING SKIN & HAIR. REMOVE
    PATIENT FROM IMMED SOURCE OF EXPOS & ASSURE INDIVIDUAL IS BRTHG. IF
    NOT BRTHG, USE ARTF RESP. GET MED ATTN. INGEST: IF VICTIM IS
    CONSCIOUS (ING 14)

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

Flash Point:NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:EXPECT VIOLENT RXN W/WATER. FOR SM FIRES USE DRY
    CHEM, CO*2/HALON. FOR LG FIRES, FLOOD FIRE AREA W/WATER FROM
    (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . FOR
    FIGHTING FIRES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SPILL/VAPS, USE ACID-RESIST
    PERSONAL PROT EQUIP. EVACUATE RESIDENTS(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERM DECOMP PRODS MAY BE HAZ. THESE MAY
    INCL SUFLUR OXIDES. USE CARE. WATER APPLIED DIRECTLY TO THIS ACID
    RSLTS IN EVOLUTION OF HEAT, SPATTERING & (ING 6)

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

Spill Release Procedures:PERS INVOLVED IN CLEANING UP SPILL/STOPPING
    LEAK SHOULD WEAR APPROP PROT CLTHG. VENTILATE SPILL AREA. ANY LEAK
    OCCURRING IN PIPELINES/EQUIP SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ACID LEAK UNTIL
    PROVEN OTHERWISE. ADJUS T ALL APPROP VALVES TO ISOLATE SYS & STOP
    (ING 24)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    PLACE IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNRS AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT & IN AREA
    W/ACID-RESIST CEMENT FLOOR. DO NOT ADD WATER TO ACID.
Other Precautions:WEAR APPROP PROT CLTHG. DO NOT BREATHE SPRAYS/MISTS.
    DO NOT INGEST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/ON CLTHG. WHEN DILUTING,
    ALWAYS ADD ACID SLOWLY TO WATER. DOING SO WILL PRDCE LG AMTS OF
    HEAT & LOCALIZE D BOILING & SPATTERING MAY OCCUR.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPRVD MIST FILTER, ACID GAS CARTRIDGE
    RESPIRATOR. USE NIOSH APPRVD POSITIVE PRESSURE SCBA FOR EMERGENCY
    OR OTHER CNDTNS REQUIRING HIGHER LEVEL OF PROTECTION.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 25)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . HAVE
    OXYGEN READILY AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP:65%: 303F, 151C, 78%: 380F, 193C, 93%: 529F,276C. SPEC GRAV:65%:
    1.56, 78%: 1.7, 82-100: 1.8. MP:65%: -34F,-37C, 78%: 12F,-11C,
    100%: -20F,-29C. EXTING MEDIA: DISTANCE. DO NOT GET SOLID STREAM OF
    W ATER ON SPILLED MATL. FIRE FIGHT PROC:WHO ARE DOWNWIND OF FIRE.
    PVNT UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY TO FIRE AREA. DIKE AREA (ING 3)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPDAT
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPDAT
Vapor Pres:SEE ING 1
Vapor Density:SEE ING 1
Spec Gravity:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:MISCILBE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS TO CLOUDY, OILY LIQUID; ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ORGS, CHLORATES, CARBIDES, FULMINATES, PICRATES, METALS. FOR MORE
    SPECIFIC INFO CONT NEHC .
Stability Condition to Avoid:WHEN DILUTING, ACID SHOULD BE ADDED TO
    DILUENT. DO NOT ADD DILUTENT TO ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR OXIDES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS. NOTE: THIS MATL IS RCRA HAZ WASTE D002, CORR.
    D003, REACTIVE. SPILLS ARE SUBJECT TO CERCLA REPORTING
    REQUIREMENTS: RQ = 1000 LB.

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