REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH INC -- HYDROCHLORIC ACID  -- 6810-00F032793
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:HYDROCHLORIC ACID
MSDS Date:07/01/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F032793
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH INC
Address:124 RIVER RD
City:MIDDLESEX
State:NJ
ZIP:08846
Country:US
Info Phone Num:602-972-7528
Emergency Phone Num:602-972-7528
CAGE:0UAP0
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:REAGENT CHEMICAL AND RESEARCH INC WHITE FLYER DIV
Address:124 RIVER ROAD
Box:City:MIDDLESEX
State:NJ
ZIP:08846
Country:US
Phone:800-231-1807/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0UAP0

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

Ingred Name:HYDROCHLORIC ACID, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, MURIATIC ACID        
    HYDROCHLORIDE
CAS:7647-01-0
RTECS #:MW4025000
Other REC Limits:7 PPM
OSHA PEL:5 PPM
ACGIH TLV:C 11 MG/CUM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: SEVERE BURNS OF THE MUSCOUS
    MEMBRANES OF THE MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH, DIFFICULTY IN
    SWALLOWING, INTENSE THIRST. EYES: SEVERE IRRITATION & PAINFUL BURNS
    OF THE EYES/EYELID. IF THE ACID IS	NOT QUICKLY REMOVED BY
    IRRIGATION W/WATER THERE MAY BE PERMANENT VISUAL IMPAIRMENT/TOTAL
    LOSS OF SIGHT. (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, SEVERE
    CASES BY COLLAPSE & UNCONSCIOUSNESS. INHALATION: COUGHING, CHOKING
    SENSATION

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

First Aid:INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. IMMEDIATELY GIVE PLENTY OF
    WATER/MILK, IF AVALIABLE, IF VOMITING DOES OCCUR, GIVE FLUIDS
    AGAIN. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. EYES:
    FLUSH W/P LENTY OF RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINS. DON'T ATTEMP TO
    NEUTRALIZE W/CHEMICAL AGENTS. SKIN: FLUSH ALL AFFECTED AREAS
    W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. DON''T ATTEMPT TO NEUTRALIZE
    W/CHEMICAL AGENTS. (SUPP)

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

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS EXPOSED TO HYDROCHLORIC ACID
    VAPORS SHOULD WEAR SCOTT AIR-PAK/EQUIVALENT HYDROGEN CHLORIDE
    VAPORS ARE EXTREMELY IRRITATING TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NON-FLAMMABLE, BUT HYDROCHLORIC ACID
    REACTS W/ALL METALS, EXCEPT GOLD & PLATHIUM W/RAPID EVOLUTION OF
    HYDROGEN WHICH IS FLAMMABLE & EXPLOSIVE IN AIR.

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

Spill Release Procedures:NEUTRALIZATION/DILUTION OF THE SPILL PRODUCT
    BY THE USE OF SODA ASH, LIME OR LIMESTONE W/PLENTY OF WATER, FOR AN
    INTERIOR SPILL BE AWARE THAT THE USE OF SODA ASH, LIME & LIMESTONE
    WILL EVOLVE CO2, & T HAT AMPLE VENTILATION BE PROVIDED.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED FULL FACE PIECE CARTRIDGE
    RESPIRATOR/SCOTT AIR-APK SHOULD BE USED BY ALL PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO
    OR HANDLING HYDROCHLORIC ACID.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:FULL FACE SHIELDS, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING,
    FOOTWEAR, HEAD GEAR
Supplemental Safety and Health
CON'T ON HEALTH: SKIN: SEVERE BURNS UNLESS PROMPTLY WASHED OFF.
    REPEATED CONTACT W/DILUTE SOLUTIONS MAY LEAD TO DERMATITIS.
    INHALATION: SEVERE IRRITATION OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY
    TRACT/RESULTING IN BU RNING OF THE THROAT/CHOKING SENSATION.
    INFLAMMATION ULCERATION OF NOSE/THROAT/LARYNX. INHALED DEEPLY,
    EDEMA OF THE LUNG.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:230F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:63F
Vapor Pres:50-60
Spec Gravity:1.1600-1.1789
Solubility in Water:VERY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SHARP PUNGANT

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

METALS & METAL OXIDES & HYDROXIDES ZOOLITES, OTHER SILICIOUS COMPOUNDS,
    CO2, WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:IT REACTS W/ALKALINE COMPOUNDS TO FORM A
    NEUTRAL SALT, IT'S A HYDROLYZING AGENT FOR CARBOHYDRATES,
    ESTERS/OTHER COMPOUND

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

Waste Disposal Methods:UNDER FEDERAL RCRA, ITS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
    THE USER OF PRODUCTS TO DETERMINE, AT THE TIME OF DISPOSAL, WHETHER
    THE PRODUCT FALLS UNDER THE RCRA AS A HAZARDOUS WASTE.

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