XYZ Corporation
SDS for SULFURIC ACID, FUMING
SECTION I: CHEMICAL PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT NAME: FORMULA:
SULFURIC ACID, FUMING H2SO4 + SO3
FORMULA WT: CAS NO.:
178.14 7664-93-9
NIOSH/RTECS NO.: COMMON SYNONYMS:
WS5605000 OLEUM; DISULFURIC ACID
PRODUCT CODES: EFFECTIVE:
9705,9699,9703 11/24/86
REVISION #03:
12/07/96
PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING
HEALTH - 4 EXTREME (POISON)
FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE
REACTIVITY - 3 SEVERE (WATER REACTIVE)
CONTACT - 4 EXTREME (CORROSIVE)
HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0=NO HAZARD; 4=EXTREME HAZARD).
LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
GOGGLES & SHIELD
LAB COAT & APRON
VENT HOOD
PROPER GLOVES
PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS
POISON DANGER
HARMFUL IF INHALED
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS
MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
DO NOT BREATH VAPOR.
KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
LOOSEN CLOSURE CAUTIOUSLY.
USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
IN CASE OF SPILL NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH OR LIME AND PLACE IN DRY
CONTAINER.
STORAGE COLOR CODE:
WHITE (CORROSIVE)
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SECTION II: HAZARD INGREDIANTS/IDENTITY
INFORMATION
COMPONENT Percentage CAS NO.
SULFURIC ACID (AS SULFUR TRIOXIDE) 12-35 7664-93-
SULFURIC ACID (AS H2SO4, BY ACID 95-100 9
TITRATION)
SECTION III: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
BOILING POINT: VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG):
N/A N/A
MELTING POINT: VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1):
N/A 2.8
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: EVAPORATION RATE:
1.90 N/A
(H2O=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O):
(BUTYL ACETATE=1) COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS)
% VOLATILES BY APPEARANCE & ODOR:
VOLUME: COLORLESS VISCOUS LIQUID
N/A CHOKING FUMES OF SULFUR TRIOXIDE.
SECTION IV: FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP): NFPA 704M RATING:
N/A 3-0-2 W
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
UPPER - N/A %
LOWER - N/A %
FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
USE DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. DO NOT USE WATER.
SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE
PRESSURE MODE. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS.
UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
A VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION OCCURS WITH WATER. SUFFICIENT HEAT MAY
BE PRODUCED TO IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. REACTS WITH MOST METALS
TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN GAS, WHICH CAN FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH
AIR.
TOXIC GASES PRODUCED:
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SECTION V: REACTIVITY DATA
STABILITY:
STABLE
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:
WILL NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
HEAT, MOISTURE
INCOMPATIBLES:
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS, ORGANIC MATERIALS,
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, MOST COMMON METALS, WATER,
STRONG BASES, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
OXIDES OF SULFUR
SECTION VI: HEALTH HAZARD DATA
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT
(TLV/TWA): (PEL):
1 MG/M3 ( PPM) 1 MG/M3 ( PPM)
TOXICITY: CARCINOGENICITY:
LC50 NTP: NO
(INHL-RAT-1H) (PPM) - 347 IARC: NO
Z LIST: NO
OSHA REG: NO
EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE:
INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM.
LIQUID MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO SKIN AND EYES.
INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
INGESTION MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT, AND STOMACH.
MAY HAVE ADVERSE EFFECT ON KIDNEY FUNCTION AND MAY BE FATAL.
CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN LUNG DAMAGE.
TARGET ORGANS:
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM EYES, SKIN, TEETH
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
LUNG DISEASE
ROUTES OF ENTRY:
INHALATION, INGESTION, 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.
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND
SHOES.
WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE.
SECTION VII:PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE:
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK.
DO NOT USE WATER.
NEUTRALIZE SPILL AND/OR WASHINGS WITH SODA ASH OR LIME.
WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER.
MOVE CONTAINER(S) FROM SPILL AREA.
DISPOSAL PROCEDURE:
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER:
D002, D003 (CORROSIVE, REACTIVE WASTE)
SECTION VIII:CONTROL MEASURES
VENTILATION:
USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV
REQUIREMENTS.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
NONE REQUIRED WHERE APPROPRIATE VENTILATION
CONDITIONS EXIST. IF THE TLV IS EXCEEDED, A SELF-
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED.
EYE/SKIN PROTECTION:
SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD, UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE
SUIT, NEOPRENE GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED.
SECTION IX: STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
STORAGE COLOR CODE:
WHITE (CORROSIVE)
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS:
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
STORE IN CORROSION-PROOF AREA.
KEEP CONTAINERS OUT OF SUN AND AWAY FROM HEAT.
STORE ABOVE 22 C.
SECTION X: TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)
PROPER SHIPPING NAME HAZARD CLASS
OLEUM (FUMING SULFURIC CORROSIVE MATERIAL
ACID) (LIQUID)
UN/NA LABELS
NA1831 CORROSIVE
REPORTABLE QUANTITY
1000 LBS.
INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)
PROPER SHIPPING NAME HAZARD CLASS
SULPHURIC ACID, FUMING 8
UN/NA LABELS
UN1831 CORROSIVE, POISON
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