STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO -- PHOSPHORIC ACID, 85%  -- 6810-00-134-6220
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PHOSPHORIC ACID, 85%
MSDS Date:12/06/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-134-6220
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO
Address:ONE CORPORATE DR
Box:881
City:SHELTON
State:CT
ZIP:06484
Country:US
Info Phone Num:203-925-3467
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:DO667
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:RHONE-POULENC BASIC CHEMICALS CO
Address:1 CORPORATE DRIVE
Box:881
City:SHELTON
State:CT
ZIP:06484
Country:US
Phone:203-925-3300
CAGE:0GAK8
Company Name:STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMAPNY
City:WESTPORT
State:CT
ZIP:06881
Phone:(203) 226-6602
CAGE:DO667

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

Ingred Name:PHOSPHORIC ACID (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7664-38-2
RTECS #:TB6300000
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3/3 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUP DAT: EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/LGE QTYS OF RUNNING WATER FOR
    AT LEAST 15 MIN. HOLD EYELIDS APART DURING FLUSHING (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: TO ENSURE RINSING OF ENTIRE SURF OF EYE & LIDS
    W/WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO NEUT W/CHEM AGENTS. OBTAIN MED (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: ATTN AS SOON AS POSS. OILS/OINTMENTS SHOULD NOT BE
    USED. CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR ADDNL 15 MIN IF MD IS NOT (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: IMMED AVAIL. INHAL: REMOVE FROM CONTAM ATM. IF BRTHG
    HAS CEASED, CLEAR VICTIM'S AIRWAY & START MOUTH-TO- (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: MOUTH ARTF RESP, WHICH MAY BE SUPPLEMENTED BY USE OF
    A BAG-MASK RESP/A MANUALLY TRIGGERED OXYGEN SUPPLY (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: CAPABLE OF DELIVERING ONE LITER/SEC OR MORE. IF
    VICTIM IS BRTHG, OXYGEN MAY BE DELIVERED FROM DEMAND-TYPE (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: OR CONTINUOUS-FLOW INHALATOR, PREFERABLY WITH MD'S
    ADVICE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: PVNT SKIN & EYE CONT. NEUT & THEN FLUSH AREA
    W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER. EXERCISE CAUTION DURING NEUT (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: AS CONSIDERABLE HEAT MAY BE GENERATED. LGE SPILLS
    SHOULD BE HANDLED ACCORDING TO A PREDETERMINED PLAN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT: IN CERTAIN USE CONDITIONS TO PREVENT EYE CONTACT
    OR IRRITATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:DANGER: CORROSIVE-CAUSES BURNS. ACUTE:
    INGESTION: SEVERE INTERNAL IRRITATION AND DAMAGE CAN RESULT IF
    INGESTED. SKIN: CORROSIVE TO RABBIT SKIN FOLLOWING A ONE-HOUR
    EXPOSURE. EYES: CORROSIVE TO RABBIT  EYES. CONTACT OF THE LIQUID
    WITH THE EYES MAY RESULT IN IRRITATION OR SEVERE BURNS DEPENDING
    UPON (EFTS OF OVEREXPOSURE)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: THE EXTENT OF EXPOSURE. INHALATION:
    INHALATION OF FUMES MAY RESULT IN IRRITATION OF THE NOSE, THROAT,
    AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:IF A KNOWN EXPOS OCCURS/IS SUSPECTED, IMMED INITIATE REC PROC
    BELOW. SIMULTANEOUSLY CONT POIS CTL CTR, MD/NEAREST HOSPITAL.
    INFORM PERS CONTACTED OF TYPE & EXTENT OF EXPOS, DESCRIBE VICTIM'S
    SYMPS, &  FOLLOW ADVICE GIVEN. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IMMED
    GIVE LGE QTYS OF WATER. IF VOMIT OCCURS, GIVE FLUIDS AGAIN. DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERS. CALL MD/POIS
    (SUP DAT)

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

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEMICALS, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER
    &/WATER-BASED FOAM. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTRS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    PVNT HUMAN EXPOS TO FIRE, SMOKE, FUMES/PRODS OF COMBUST. EVACUATE
    NON-ESSENTIAL PERS FROM FIRE AREA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:UNDER FIRE CNDTNS, THIS MATL MAY
    DECOMPOSE TO GIVE OFF IRRIT PHOSPHORIC OXIDE FUMES. CONT W/COMMON
    METALS PRDCES HYDROGEN WHICH MAY FORM FLAMM MIXTURES W/AIR.

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

Spill Release Procedures:MAKE SURE ALL PERS INVOLVED IN SPILL CLEANUP
    FOLLOW GOOD INDUS HYGIENE PRACT. SML SPILLS CAN BE HANDLED
    ROUTINELY. IF MISTS/VAPS ARE GENERATED, USE ADEQ VENT & WEAR NIOSH
    APPRVD RESP TO PVNT INHAL. WE AR SUITABLE PROT CLTHG & EYE PROT TO
    (ING 9)
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE THE SPILL AREA WITH SODA ASH.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN/CLTHG.
    AVOID BRTHG MISTS. CONTRS SHOULD BE STORED IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTD
    AREA.
Other Precautions:EXERCISE DUE CAUTION TO PVNT DMG TO/LEAKAGE FROM
    CONTR. ALL FOOD SHOULD BE KEPT IN SEPARATE AREA AWAY FROM STOR/USE
    LOCATION. EATING, DRINKING & SMKNG SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN AREAS
    WHERE THERE IS A PO TENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT EXPOS.

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

Respiratory Protection:WHERE ADEQ VENT IS NOT AVAIL, NIOSH APPRVD RESPS
    SHOULD BE EMPLOYED TO REDUCE EXPOS. RESP SELECTION MUST ADDRESS
    POTENTIAL FOR EXPOS UNDER USE CNDTNS. EITHER HALF-FACE RESPS IN
    COMBINATION W/CHEM GOGG /FULL-FACE RESPS MAY BE REQUIRED(ING 11)
Ventilation:IF USE CNDTNS GENERATE AIRBORNE LIQ/AEROSOL, MATL SHOULD BE
    HANDLED IN OPEN (OUTDOOR)/WELL-VENTD AREA.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR.
Work Hygienic Practices:BEFORE EATING, HANDS AND FACE SHOULD BE
    THOROUGHLY WASHED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRST AID PROC: CTL CTR IMMED. SKIN: IMMED FLUSH ALL AFFECTED AREAS
    W/LGE AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. REMOVE ALL CONTAM CLTHG &
    SHOES WHILE UNDER SFTY SHOWER WIPING AWAY EXCESS MATL FROM SKIN. 
    DO NOT ATTEMPT TO NEUT W/CHEM AGENTS. OBTAIN MED ADVICE IMMED.
    DISCARD CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:316F,158C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:70.0F,21.1C
Vapor Pres:2.16
Spec Gravity:1.69 (H*2O=1)
pH:<1
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MATL IS BOTH A STRONG ACID & DEHYDRATING AGENT. AVOID
    WATER/WATER-CONTAINING CHEMS & SOLVS, BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:THIS MATERIAL IS STABLE AT ATMOSPHERIC
    PRESSURES AND NORMAL USE CONDITIONS. WILL FREEZE AT LOW
    TEMPERATURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS . THOROUGHLY RINSE AND OFFER EMPTY CONTAINER
    FOR RECYCLING, RECONDITIONING OR DISPOSAL IN APPROVED
    LANDFILL/DISPOSE OF IN SUCH  A MANNER THAT WILL NOT ADVERSELY
    AFFECTENVIRON.

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