------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for OXALIC ACID, DIHYDRATE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: OXALIC ACID, DIHYDRATE FORMULA: HOCOCOOH 2H2O FORMULA WT: 126.07 CAS NO.: 6153-56-6 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: RO2450000 COMMON SYNONYMS: ETHANEDIOIC ACID, DIHYDRATE; ETHANDIONIC ACID, DIHYDRATE PRODUCT CODES: 0229,0230 EFFECTIVE: 09/05/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 2 MODERATE FLAMMABILITY - 1 SLIGHT REACTIVITY - 1 SLIGHT CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (CORROSIVE) HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS DANGER CAUSES BURNS HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE (CORROSIVE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. OXALIC ACID, DIHYDRATE 90-100 144-62-7 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------ ---------- FOR INFORMATION ONLY; ANHYDROUS FORM 144-62-7 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------ ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for OXALIC ACID, DIHYDRATE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MELTING POINT: 101 C ( 214 F) DECOMPOSES VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 4.3 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.65 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE, ODORLESS CRYSTALLINE SOLID. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 1-1-0 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. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS NOTE: DECOMPOSES AT MELTING POINT. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 1 MG/M3 ( PPM) SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT (STEL): 2 MG/M3 ( PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 1 MG/M3 ( PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 375 LD50 (SKN-RABBIT) (G/KG) - 20 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION MAY CAUSE CORROSION OF MOUTH, THROAT, AND STOMACH. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. INGESTION MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONVULSIONS. INGESTION MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT, AND STOMACH. MAY HAVE ADVERSE EFFECT ON KIDNEY FUNCTION AND MAY BE FATAL. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for OXALIC ACID, DIHYDRATE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARGET ORGANS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES, SKIN, KIDNEYS MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE, KIDNEY DISORDERS, SKIN DISORDERS ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, ABSORPTION, 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. RINSE MOUTH OR GARGLE REPEATEDLY WITH COLD WATER. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG BASES, SILVER AND SILVER COMPOUNDS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY METAL CONTAINER AND COVER WITH DRY SAND, LIME OR SODA ASH. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY COVERED. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for OXALIC ACID, DIHYDRATE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIRED IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV. AT CONCENTRATIONS UP TO 10 PPM, A HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED. ABOVE THIS LEVEL, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CORROSIVE SOLID, N.O.S. (OXALIC ACID, DIHYDRATE) HAZARD CLASS CORROSIVE MATERIAL (SOLID) UN/NA UN1759 LABELS CORROSIVE INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CORROSIVE SOLIDS, N.O.S. (OXALIC ACID, DIHYDRATE) HAZARD CLASS 8 UN/NA UN1759 LABELS CORROSIVE