HYDRIC ACID -- APPLIED PETROCHEMICAL RESEARCH -- 07/23/1987
HYDRIC ACID
Common Name
APPLIED PETROCHEMICAL RESEARCH
Manufactured by
CAS Number
07/23/1987
Revised
Dolphin (DOL$270453)
Source of MSDS
I
II - Hazard Ingredients/Identity Information
III - Physical/Chemical Characteristics
IV - Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
V - Reactivity Data
VI - Health Hazard Data
VII - Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
VIII - Control Measures
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
MAY BE USED TO COMPLY WITH OSHA'S HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 29 CFR
1910.1200. STANDARD MUST BE CONSULTED FOR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
(NON-MANDATORY FORM)
FORM APPROVED
OMB NO. 1218-0072
IDENTITY (AS USED ON LABEL AND LIST):
PRODUCT NAME: HYDRIC ACID
CHEMICAL FAMILY: ORGANIC HYDROXIDE
COMMON SYNONYMS: HYDRONIUM HYDROXIDE, DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE (DHMO),
HYDROXYL
ACID, HYDROGEN HYDROXIDE
INDUSTRIAL USES: SOLVENT, NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COOLANT,
PHARMACEUTICALS,
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HYDRIC ACID -- APPLIED PETROCHEMICAL RESEARCH -- 07/23/1987
PESTICIDES, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS.
FORMULA: H3O(+) (OH) - KW =1.01 X 10-14 AT 25 DEG. C
NOTE:
BLANK SPACES ARE NOT PERMITTED. IF ANY ITEM IS NOT APPLICABLE, OR NO
INFORMATION
IS AVAILABLE, THE SPACE MUST BE MARKED TO INDICATE THAT.
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MANUFACTURERS NAME:
APPLIED PETROCHEMICAL RESEARCH
ADDRESS (NUMBER, STREET, CITY, STATE, AND ZIP CODE):
3749 INDUSTRIAL WAY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
90049
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
800-464-6461
TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR INFORMATION:
301-274-9652
DATE PREPARED:
7/23/87
SIGNATURE OF PREPARER (OPTIONAL):
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------SECTION II - HAZARD INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION ------
*** WARNING STATEMENT ***
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HYDRIC ACID -- APPLIED PETROCHEMICAL RESEARCH -- 07/23/1987
CONTAINS DHMO. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SOLID DHMO CAUSES SEVERE TISSUE
DAMAGE.
GASEOUS DHMO CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS. ACCIDENTAL INHALATION OF DHMO
EVEN IN
SMALL QUANTITIES CAN CAUSE DEATH.
HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
(SPECIFIC CHEMICAL OTHER LIMITS %
IDENTITY; COMMON NAMES OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV RECOMMENDED (OPTIONAL)
INGREDIENTS CAS NUMBER %WEIGHT
HYDRIC ACID 07732-18-5 >90%
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------SECTION III - PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS ------
BOILING POINT:
212 F
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
1
VAPOR PRESSURE (MM HG.):
17.5
MELTING POINT:
32 F AT 1 ATM.
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1) G/CC:
<1
EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE = 1):
VARIES
SOLUBILITY IN WATER:
100% SOLUBLE
APPEARANCE AND ODOR:
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HYDRIC ACID -- APPLIED PETROCHEMICAL RESEARCH -- 07/23/1987
COLORLESS ODORLESS LIQUID
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------SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------
FLASH POINT (METHOD USED):
N/A
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
LEL: N/A
UEL: N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
REACTION WITH SOME SPECIFIC MATERIAL CAUSES COMBUSTION.
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------SECTION V - REACTIVITY DATA ------
STABILITY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TO AVOID
STABLE X MAY REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH SOME
SPECIFIC
MATERIALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH
ALL
MATERIALS UNTIL INVESTIGATION
SHOWS
SUBSTANCE IS COMPATIBLE.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID):
LEADS TO OR ACCELERATES THE CORROSION OF MANY METALS
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HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS:
BY HIGH HEAT AND FIRE: DHMO VAPORS OR AEROSOLS
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: MAY OCCUR ()
WILL NOT OCCUR (X)
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
MAY REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH SOME SPECIFIC MATERIALS. AVOID CONTACT
WITH ALL
MATERIALS UNTIL INVESTIGATION SHOWS SUBSTANCE IS COMPATIBLE.
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------SECTION VI - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------
ROUTE(S) OF ENTRY:
INHALATION? (X)
SKIN? (X)
INGESTION? (X)
HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC):
ACCIDENTAL INHALATION EVEN IN SMALL QUANTITIES MAY CAUSE DEATH.
CARCINOGENICITY:
DHMO HAS BEEN FOUND IN BIOPSIES OF PRE-CANCEROUS TUMORS AND LESIONS.
DHMO HAS
ALSO BEEN FOUND IN THE TUMORS OF SOME TERMINAL CANCER PATIENTS
NTP? N/A
IARC MONOGRAPHS? N/A
OSHA REGULATED?
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
SIGNS OF DHMO OVERDOSE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EXCESSIVE
SWEATING,
EXCESSIVE URINATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE,
HYPONATREMIA
(SERUM HYPOTONICITY), DANGEROUSLY IMBALANCED LEVELS OF ECF AND ICF IN
THE BLOOD
AND DEGENERATION OF SODIUM HOMEOSTASIS.
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N/A
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
OVERDOSE OF DHMO CAN RESULT IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, PULMONARY
EDEMA AND
HYPERTENSION IN KIDNEY DIALYSIS PATIENTS.
N/A
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES:
APPLIED PETROCHEMICAL RESEARCH'S METHOD OF HAZARD COMMUNICATION IS
COMPRISED OF
PRODUCT LABELS AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS.
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------SECTION VII - PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE ------
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
SPILLS - ABSORB THE SLURRY WITH SAWDUST OR OTHER ABSORBENT. DISPOSE
OF THE
PRODUCT AS SOLID WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
WASTE MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL REGULATIONS.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING:
LIQUID CHEMICAL GOGGLES SHOULD BE WORN. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY
CLOSED. PROTECT
FROM FREEZING. WHEN DHMO FREEZES IONIC BONDS CAN FORM BETWEEN
HYDRONIUM AND
HYDROXIDE IONS FORMING AT LEAST ONE OF TEN KNOWN CHRYSTAL STRUCTURES
AND
RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN VOLUME POSSIBLY RUPTURING CONTAINERS
CAUSING A
SPILL.
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STORAGE TEMPERATURE (MIN/MAX) -----40 DEG. F / 100 DEG. F
OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
SPECIAL SENSITIVITY - NONE
REGULATORY INFORMATION:
TSCA: LISTED ON THE TSCA CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE INVENTORY.
SARA: THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCES ON THE LIST OF
TOXIC
CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO SECTION 313 OF THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND
REAUTHORIZATION
ACT OF 1986 (SARA TITLE III)
RCRA: NOT A HAZARDOUS WASTE
TRANSPORTATION:
DOT (DOMESTIC SURFACE) --- NON REGULATED.
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------SECTION VIII - CONTROL MEASURES ------
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SPECIFY TYPE):
OBSERVE OSHA REGULATIONS FOR RESPIRATOR USE (CFR 1910.134)
VENTILATION: ACGIH INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE CONSULTED FOR
GUIDANCE
ABOUT ADEQUATE VENTILATION
LOCAL EXHAUST: N/A
MECHANICAL (GENERAL): N/A
SPECIAL: N/A
OTHER: N/A
PROTECTIVE GLOVES:
BUTYL RUBBER, NITRILE RUBBER, PVA OR LATEX
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EYE PROTECTION:
SAFETY GLASSES SHOULD BE WORN.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT:
COVER EXPOSED SKIN WITH APPROPRIATE CLOTHING (LAB COAT)
WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES:
THIS INFORMATION IS FURNISHED WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
EXCEPT
THAT IT IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST KNOWLEDGE OF APPLIED PETROCHEMICAL
RESEARCH.
THE DATA ON THIS RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED
HEREIN.
APPLIED PETROCHEMICAL RESEARCH ASSUMES NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE
OR
RELIANCE UPON THESE DATA.
(REPRODUCE LOCALLY)
OSHA 174, SEPT. 1985
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