OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP -- MURIATIC ACID -- 6810-01-046-9843 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MURIATIC ACID
MSDS Date:06/01/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-046-9843
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP
Address:345 3RD ST
Box:728
City:NIAGARA FALLS
State:NY
ZIP:14302
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-278-7000
Emergency Phone Num:716-286-3000
CAGE:91784
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP (OXYCHEM)SHORT ABBREVIAT
Address:360 RAINBOW BLDVD SOUTH
Box:728
City:NIAGARA FALLS
State:NY
ZIP:14302
Country:US
Phone:1-800-733-3665
CAGE:91784

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

Ingred Name:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE  (HYDROCHLORIC ACID); (HCL:20BE)	(SARA
    III)
CAS:7647-01-0
RTECS #:MW4025000
Fraction by Wt: 31.4%
OSHA PEL:C 5 PPM
ACGIH TLV:C 5 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE  (HYDROCHLORIC ACID); (HCL:22BE)	(SARA
    III)
CAS:7647-01-0
RTECS #:MW4025000
Fraction by Wt: 35.2%
OSHA PEL:C 5 PPM
ACGIH TLV:C 5 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER %:64.8-68.6
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: >64.8%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:PROMPT MED ATTN. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. INGEST:IF
    CONSCIOUS IMMED ADMIN LG QTYS OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:VOMIT. AVOID HAVING AN UNCON PERSON VOMIT. GET IMMED
    MED ATTN. INHAL:MOVE EXPOS PERSON TO FRESH AIR AT (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:ONCE. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP
    AFFECTED PERSON WARM & AT REST. GET MED ATTN AS SOON AS POSS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:AS WELL AS CIVIL PENALTIES & FINES TO BE LEVIED.
    SPILLS OF MURIATIC ACID OF 5000/MORE POUNDS MUST BE (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:REPORTED TO NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER, 1-800-424-8802.
    MURIATIC ACID IS DESIGNATED A HAZ SUBSTENCE BY 29 (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:CFR 1910 SUBPART Z. TOX & HAZ SUBSTANCES, OSHA; &
    ACGIH. MURIATIC ACID IS A GEN RECOGNIZED AS SAFE (GRAS) (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:SUBSTANCE & AS SUCH CERTIFIED FOOD GRADE MATL CAN BE
    USED AS A FOOD ADDITIVE AS EXEMPTED BY THE FOOD, (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:DRUG & COSMETIC ACT 21 CFR 582.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:PROT GLOVES:NEOPRENE TO MINIMIZE SKIN CONTACT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50(ORAL,RAT):900 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HYDROCHLORIC ACID WILL PRDCE IRRIT &
    BURNS OF SKIN & MUCOUS MEMBRANES, SEVERITY BEING DETERM BY CONC OF
    SOLN & DURATION OF EXPOS. CONT W/EYES MAY CAUSE SEV BURNS. UNLESS
    REMOVED QUICKLY BY THORO IRRIG ATION W/WATER, PRLNGD/PERM VISUAL
    IMPAIRMENT/LOSS OF SIGHT MAY RESULT. VAPS HAVE AN IRRIT EFT ON RESP
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:TRACT CAUSING COUGHING, BURNING OF
    THROAT, CHOKING SENSATION, BRONCHITIS & PULM EDEMA. INGEST OF
    CONCENTRATED HYDROCHLORIC ACID CAUSES SEVERE BURNS OF MOUTH,
    ESOPHAGUS & STOMACH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/DIRECTED STREAM OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN.
    FORCIBLY HOLD EYELIDS APART TO ENSURE COMPLETE IRRIGATION OF ALL
    EYE & LID TISS. GET IMMED MED ATTN. CONT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN
    WHEN W ORKING W/THIS CHEM. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH CONTAM SKIN W/WATER &
    WASH W/SOAP & WATER. IF LG AREAS OF BODY ARE CONTAM/IF CLTHG IS
    PENETRATED, IMMED USE SFTY SHOWER PREFERABLY REMOVING CLTHG WHILE
    (SUP DAT)

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

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, FOG, FOAM, DRY CHEMICALS, CO*2, OR
    OTHER AGENTS AS APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:REACTS WITH ACTIVE METALS (POTASSIUM,
    SODIUM, CALCIUM, POWDERED ALUMINUM, ZINC, MAGNESIUM) TO PRODUCE
    FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN.

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

Spill Release Procedures:GET PROT EQUIP. CNTN SPILL & PUMP INTO MARKED
    CNTNRS FOR RECLAMATION/DISP. SM SPILLS:NEUT W/SODA ASH/DILUTE
    CAUSTIC SODA SOLN & FLUSH TO SEWER SYS IN ACCORD W/REG PERMIT REQ.
    IF POSS, CLEAN UP SPILL A REA ON A DRY BASIS & THEN FLUSH W/PLENTY
    OF WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
    AREA AWAY FROM HEAT AND OXIDIZING AGENTS. USE EQUIP DESIGNED FOR
    ACID SERVICE FOR HANDLING AND STORAGE.
Other Precautions:311 OF CLEAN WATER ACT LISTS MURATIC ACID AS HAZ
    SUBSTANCE WHICH, IF DISCHARGED INTO/UPON WATER, MAY REQ IMMED
    RESPONSE TO MITIGATE DANGER TO PUBLIC HLTH & WELFARE. ACT SPECIFIES
    PROC TO BE FOLLOWED I N EVENT OF ACCIDENTAL SPILLAGE (ING 7)

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR ACID-GAS
    RESPIRATOR FOR AREAS WHERE AIRBORNE EXPOSURE IS EXCESSIVE.
Ventilation:PROVIDE GOOD GENERAL ROOM VENTILATION TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE.
    USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION AT POINTS OF VAPOR EMISSION.
Protective Gloves:PROT GLOVES, SUCH AS RUBBER OR (ING 12)
Eye Protection:CHEM SFTY GOGGS & FULL FACE SHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FACILITY SHOULD BE IN CLOSE
    PROXIMITY. USE OF RUB COVERALLS, RUB SHOES & AN EMER SHOWER AVAIL
    ARE SUGGESTED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BP:20BE-80C,176F; 22BE-55C,1314. SPEC GRAV:20BE-1.16(9.67LBS/GAL),
    22BE-1.18(9.83LBS/GAL). (H*2O=1). MP:20BE:-53C(-63.4F),
    22BE:-66C(-86.3F). MATLS TO AVOID:EXOTHERMICALLY W/ALKALIES &
    ACTIVE METALS.  FIRST AID PROC:UNDER SHOWER. FLUSH EXPOS AREAS W/LG
    AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN. GET (ING 4)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
pH:1.0
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS TO PALE YELLOW LIQUID. PUNGENT
    IRRITATING ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONT W/MOST METALS WILL PRDCE FLAMM HYDROGEN. MIX W/STRONG OXIDIZERS
    CAN PRDCE POISONOUS CHLORINE GAS. REACTS (SUP DAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH METALS AND STRONG
    OXIDIZERS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FLAMM HYDROGEN GAS CAN BE PRDCED BY
    THE REACTION W/MOST METALS. CHLORINE GAS WILL BE RELSD BY MIXING
    W/STRONG OXIDIZERS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF SPILLED OR WASTE PRODUCT,
    CONTAMINATED SOIL AND OTHER CONTAMINATED MATERIALS IN LICENSED
    LANDFILL OR TREATMENT FACILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE
    & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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