FISHER SCIENTIFIC -- ACETIC ACID, GLACIAL, A38FP 500 -- 6810-00N076715 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ACETIC ACID, GLACIAL, A38FP 500
MSDS Date:03/04/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N076715
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

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

Ingred Name:ACETIC ACID (CERCLA) LD50 (ORAL RAT): 3310 MG/KG
CAS:64-19-7
RTECS #:AF1225000
Fraction by Wt: 97%
OSHA PEL:10 PPM
ACGIH TLV:10 PPM/15 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUP DAT: ISOCYANATE, PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE, POTASSIUM
    HYDROXIDE, POTASSIUM-T-BUTOXIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: SODIUM PEROXIDE, AND XYLENE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: INHAL: GET MED AID IMMED. REMOVE FROM EXPOS
    TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. NOTES TO MD: TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE EXISTS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES. STORE IN SUITABLE
    CONTR IN DRY AREA ABOVE SUBSTANCE'S FREEZING POINT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYE: SEV IRRIT. CONT W/LIQ/VAP
    CAUSES SEV BURNS & POSS IRREVERSIBLE EYE DMG. SKIN: SEV IRRIT. MAY
    CAUSE SKIN SENSIT, AN ALLERGIC RXN, WHICH BECOMES EVIDENT UPON
    RE-EXPOS TO THIS MATL. INGEST: M AY CAUSE SEV & PERM DMG TO
    DIGESTIVE TRACT. CAUSES SEV PAIN, NAUS, VOMIT, DIARR, & SHOCK.
    (EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: INHAL: EFTS MAY BE DELAYED. CAUSES
    RESP TRACT IRRIT. CHRONIC: PRLNG/RPTD SKIN CONT MAY CAUSE DERM.
    RPTD INHAL MAY CAUSE CHRONIC BRONCHITIS. RPTD EXPOS MAY CAUSE
    EROSION OF TEETH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, OCCAS
    LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MED AID IMMED. SKIN: GET MED AID
    IMMED. IMMED FLUSH SKIN W/PLENTY OF SOAP & WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MIN WHILE REM OVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMIT. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF
    MILK/WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCON PERS. GET MED
    AID IMMED. (ING 4)

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

Flash Point:103F,39C
Lower Limits:5.4%
Upper Limits:16%
Extinguishing Media:FOR SMALL FIRES, USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE,
    WATER SPRAY OR ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:REACTS WITH MOST METALS TO FORM HIGHLY
    FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS WHICH CAN FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH AIR.

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

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB SPILL W/INERT MATL (E.G., DRY
    SAND/EARTH), THEN PLACE INTO CHEM WASTE CONTR. USE WATER SPRAY TO
    DILUTE SPILL TO A NON-FLAMM MIX. AVOID RUNOFF INTO STORM SEWERS &
    DITCHES WHICH LEAD TO WATERWAYS . REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE W/ADEQ VENT. EMPTY CONTRS RETAIN
    PROD RESIDUE (LIQ &/VAP), & CAN BE DANGEROUS. DO NOT GET ON SKIN/IN
    EYES. AVOID INGEST & INHALATION.
Other Precautions:DO NOT PRESSURIZE, CUT, WELD, BRAZE, SOLDER, DRILL,
    GRIND/EXPOSE SUCH CONTRS TO HEAT, SPKS/OPEN FLAMES. AVOID CONT
    W/HEAT, SPKS & FLAME. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPKS, & FLAME. STORE IN
    COOL, DRY, WELL-VE NTILATED AREA, AWAY FROM (ING 6)

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

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW THE OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
    29CFR 1910.134. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
    NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP
    AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN
    EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH: 2.4 (1M), 2.9 (0.1M). SOL IN H*2O: SOL; RELEASES HEAT/VAP. MATLS TO
    AVOID: ACID, CHROMIC ACID, CHROMIC ANHYDRIDE + ACETIC ANHYDRIDE,
    DIALLYL METHYL CARBINOL + OZONE, ETHYLENE DIAMINE, ETHYLENEIMIN E,
    HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, NITRIC ACID, NITRIC ACID + ACETONE, OLEUM,
    PERCHLORIC ACID, PERMANGANATES, PHOSPHORUS (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:244F,118C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:62.0F,16.7C
Vapor Pres:11.4
Vapor Density:2.10
Spec Gravity:1.05 (H*2O=1)
pH:SUPDAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.97 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:SUP DAT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID, PUNGENT (VINEGAR) ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETALDEHYDE, 2-AMINOETHANOL, AMMONIUM NITRATE, BROMINE PENTAFLUORIDE,
    CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE, CHLOROSULFONIC (SUP DAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS, IGNITION SOURCES,
    EXCESS HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
    STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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