TRANS CHEM INC -- HYDROCHLORIC ACID  -- 6810-01-046-9843
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:HYDROCHLORIC ACID
MSDS Date:04/01/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-046-9843
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:TRANS CHEM INC
Box:951
City:KATY
State:TX
ZIP:77492
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-324-9133
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:8F120
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:TRANS CHEM INC
Box:UNKNOW
CAGE:0M133
Company Name:TRANS CHEM INC
Address:333 CROWN VISTA DR
Box:934
City:GARDENA
State:CA
ZIP:90248-1705
Country:US
Phone:713-391-9133
CAGE:8F120

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

Ingred Name:HYDROCHLORIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA). BP: 20* BE =
    181F,83C; 22*BE = 142F,61C. SPEC GRAV (H*2O=1): 20*BE = (ING 2)
CAS:7647-01-0
RTECS #:MW4025000
Fraction by Wt: 28-35%
OSHA PEL:5 PPM, C
ACGIH TLV:5 PPM, C
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:ING 1: 1.16  20*BE = 31.5% HCL; 22*BE = 1.18  22*BE = 35.2%
    HCL.  VP: 20*BE = 25 @ 20C; 22*BE = 84 @ 20C. (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: MP: 20*BE = -63F,-53C; 22*BE = -87F,-66C.  % VOLAT:
    28-35.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 65-72%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: EDEMA CAN ALSO OCCUR, SOMETIMES DELAYED.
    CONCS OF 0.13-0.2% OF HYDROGEN CHLORIDE IN AIR CAN BE (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: LETHAL TO HUMANS IN FEW MINUTES. INGEST:ALTHOUGH
    UNLIKELY, CAN CAUSE IRRIT & BURNS TO GI TRACT. MAY (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: PERFORATE STOM OR ESOPHAGUS IN EXTREME CASES.
    ASPHXIA MAY OCCUR FROM EDEMA OF LARYNX. DEHYDRATION IS (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: PRIMARY HAZ W/CONCD MATL. DELAYED EFTS: EXCESS
    EXPOS, RPTD/PRLNGD, MAY CAUSE EROSION OF TEETH. GASTRITIS (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: & CHRONIC BRONCHITIS AMONG WORKERS EXPOSED TO
    HYDROCHLORIC ACID HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID: MED ATTN. INHAL:PROMPTLY REMOVE TO FRESH AIR
    (RESCUERS MAY BE ADVISED TO WEAR PPE). IF BRTHG STOPPED,(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN,
    PROVIDED QUALIFIED OPERATOR AVAIL. GET PROMPT MED ATTN. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS & FREE OF CONVLS, GIVE LG AMTS
    OF WATER IMMED. DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE NONGASSING (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:NEUT, SUCH AS MILK, MILK OF MAGNESIA OR CALCIUM
    HYDROXIDE. DO NOT GIVE CARBONATES, BICARBONATES OR CHALK.(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: GET PROMPT MED ATTN. ADVICE TO MD: NO SPECIFIC
    ADVICE. TREAT ACCORDING TO SYMPTOMS PRESENT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: SPILLS, KEEP UNPROT PERS AWAY. CNTN AICD BY
    DIKING W/SOIL/CLAY/OTHER SUITABLE MATL. RECOVER ACID, IF(ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: POSS. CAUTIOUSLY DILUTE & NEUT. ATTEMPT TO KEEP
    ACID OUT OF SEWER. SPILLS & RELS MAY HAVE TO BE REPORTED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP: WASTE MATL. WASTE MAY HAVE TO BE DISP OF BY
    APPRVD CONTRACTOR. THIS INFO IS FOR PROD AS SHIPPED. USE(ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17: &/OR ALTERATIONS TO PROD SUCH AS MIXING W/OTHER
    MATLS MAY SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE CHARACTS OF MATL & (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: ALTER RCRA CLASSIFICATION & THE PROPER DISPOSAL
    METHOD.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HNDLG/STOR PRECS: INCOMPAT MATLS. DIKING OF STORAGE TANKS
    IS RECOMD. ELEVATED TEMPS WILL INCR VAPOR PRESSURE OF (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: PRODUCT; USE CARE WHEN OPENING CONTAINER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT: UNLOADING AREAS & OPEN PROCESSING EQUIPMENT MAY
    REQUIRE MECHANICAL EXHAUST SYSTEMS OR LOCAL EXHAUST.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT: & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: CLTHG & RUB BOOTS FOR ROUTINE PROD HNDLG
    & USE. FOR INCRD PROT, INCL ACID-RESIST TROUSERS & (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24: JACKET. DILUTED SOLNS ALSO REQUIRE SUCH PROTECTION.
    WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
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:SKIN: SEVERITY OF INJURY WILL DEPEND
    ON QTY, CONC & DURATION OF CNTCT. LIQ CNTCT:CAN CAUSE SEV BURNS,
    PAIN & BROWNISH & YELLOW STAINS. SOLN CNTCT:MAY CAUSE IRRIT, DERM
    OR BURNS. VAP CNTCT:CAN CAUSE IR RIT/BURNS. MIST CNTCT:CAN CAUSE
    IRRIT. EYES: SEVERITY OF INJURY WILL DEPEND ON QTY, CONC & DURATION
    OF (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CNTCT. BOTH LIQ & VAP CNTCT CAN CAUSE
    IRRIT, CORNEAL BURNS & CONJUNCT. PERM DMG W/LOSS OF SIGHT CAN
    OCCUR. INHAL: INHAL OF VAP/MIST CAN CAUSE IRRIT OR CORR BURNS TO
    UPPER RESP TRACT. INTENSE  TEARING, COUGH, THROAT IRRIT, SNEEZING&
    LABORED BRTHG MAY OCCUR. FOLLOWING HIGH EXPOS, LUNG IRRIT & PULM
    (ING 5)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:SKIN: IMMED FLUSH AFFECTED AREA W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST
    15 MIN WHILE REMOVING ANY CONTAMD CLTHG. DELUGE SHOWERING REQD IF
    EXPOS TO LIQ ACID IS EXTENSIVE. SPEED IS ESSNTL. GET MED ATTN. WASH
    CLTHG  BEFORE REUSE. EYE: IMMED FLUSH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
    LST 15 MIN. HOLD EYES OPEN BY SEPARATING LIDS W/FINGERS TO ASSURE
    ADEQ FLUSHING. SPEED IS ESSNTL. DO NOT USE CHEM ANTIDOTES. GET (ING
    10)

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

Extinguishing Media:IF INVOLVED IN FIRE, USE WATER; NEUT ANY SPILLED
    MATL W/SUITABLE ALKALINE MATLS SUCH AS SODA ASH, LIME OR CAUSTIC
    SODA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . USE
    WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CNTNRS. TAKE PRECAUTIONS SO AS NOT
    TO SPLASH MATL ONTO OTHER PERSONNEL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HYDROCHLORIC ACID REACTS WITH STEEL AND
    MOST OTHER METALS TO GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS WHICH IS A SERIOUS FIRE
    AND EXPLOSION HAZARD.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ALWAYS WEAR RECOMD PPE. PROVIDE ADEQ VENT.
    FULLY PROT PERS SHOULD CAUTIOUSLY DILUTE SM SPILLS/LEAKS W/PLENTY
    OF WATER. CAREFULLY NEUT DILUTE LIQ W/CAUSTIC SODA/LIME/OTHER
    ALKALINE MATL. DILUTION & NEU T PROCS WILL GENERATE HEAT. FOR MAJOR
    (ING 15)
Neutralizing Agent:CAUSTIC SODA, LIME OR OTHER ALKALINE MATERIAL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN APPRVD CNTNRS ONLY & IN DRY,
    WELL-VENTD AREA AWAY FROM HEAT, OUT OF SUN & AWAY FROM OXIDIZING
    SUBSTANCES (NITRIC ACID, ETC) OR OTHER (ING 20)
Other Precautions:(ALWAYS WEAR RECOMD PERSONAL PROT EQUIP.) DO NOT GET
    IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLTHG. AVOID BRTHG MIST & VAP. USE ONLY
    W/ADEQ VENTILATION. KEEP AWAY FROM METALS & INCOMPATIBLE CHEMICALS.
    WASH THOROUGHLY  AFTER HNDLG. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.

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

Respiratory Protection:WHERE REQUIRED, USE RESPIRATOR APPROVED BY NIOSH
    FOR HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS AND/OR MIST, AS APPLICABLE. SOME
    EXPOSURES MAY REQUIRE USE OF NIOSH APPROVED, SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS OR SUPPLIED  AIR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:PROVIDE CORR-RESIST VENT SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE AICD MIST &
    VAP CONCS TO/BELOW CURRENT TLV LEVELS. PACKAGING & (ING 22)
Protective Gloves:ACID-RESISTANT GAUNTLET GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 23)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . PVNT
    CNTCT OF LIQ W/BODY. AS MIN, WEAR ACID-RESIST APRON, PROT (ING 24)
Work Hygienic Practices:KEEP NEUTRALLIZATION SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT FOR
    HANDLING SPILLS AT HAND. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 0.8 (1% SOLN). MATL TO AVOID: BETA-PROPIOLACTONE, PROPYLENE
    OXIDE:CAUSES EXOTHERMIC RXNS, POSS VIOLENT. CARBONATES, CYANIDES
    SULFIDES:YIELDS TOX GAS. WATER-REACTIVE MATLS SUCH AS SULFURIC
    ACID, OL EUM & ACETIC ANHYDRIDE:CAUSES EXOTHERMIC RXN. HAZ DECOMP
    PRODS: WILL RELEASE HYDROGEN WHEN IN CONTACT W/SOME METALS.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SEE ING 1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SEE ING 1
Vapor Pres:SEE ING 1
Vapor Density:1.27
Spec Gravity:SEE ING 1
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:<1 COMPARED TO ETHER
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID; PUNGENT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:ING 1

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOST METALS: YIELDS HYDROGEN GAS. ALKALIS, METALLIC OXIDES, AMINES,
    ESTERS & CERTAIN OTHER ORGS SUCH AS (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. AVOID
    ELEVATED TEMPERATURES (INCREASE VAPOR PRESSURE OF PRODUCT; MAY
    RUPTURE CONTAINER).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE VAPORS (RELEASED
    NORMALLY AT AMBIENT CNDTNS) ARE RELSD IN INCREASING AMTS AT HIGHER
    TEMPS:Hazardous Polymerization Indicator:NO

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

Waste Disposal Methods:CAUTIOUSLY DILUTE W/WATER & NEUT W/ALKALI. NEUT
    WASTE MUST BE DISP OF I/A/W APPLIC REGS. USERS SHOULD REVIEW
    OPERATIONS IN TERMS OF APPLIC FED, STATE & LOC LAWS & REGS THEN
    CONSULT APPROP REGULATORY A GENCIES BEFORE DISCHARGING/DISPOSING
    OF(ING 17)

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