MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC -- OXALIC ACID, 2752  -- 6810-00-132-4020
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:OXALIC ACID, 2752
MSDS Date:12/08/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-132-4020
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-582-2537
Emergency Phone Num:908-859-2151
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:O6044
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:70829
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:J T BAKER INC
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:1-800-582-2537
CAGE:DO803
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT BAKER,  INC.
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:800-582-2537
CAGE:70829

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

Ingred Name:OXALIC ACID
CAS:144-62-7
RTECS #:RO2450000
Minumum % Wt:99.
Maxumum % Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:N/K 
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
OSHA STEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL:2 MG/M3

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:OXALIC ACID IS CORROSIVE TO TISSUE.
    WHEN INGESTED, OXALIC ACID REMOVES CALCIUM FROM THE BLOOD. KIDNEY
    DAMAGE CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE CALCIUM IS REMOVED FROM THE BLOOD IN
    THE FORM OF CALCIUM OXALATE. TH E CALCIUM OXALATE THEN OBSTRUCTS
    THE KIDNEY TUBULES. INHALATION: HARMFUL IF INHALED. CAN CAUSE
    SEVERE IRRITATION AND BURNS OF NOSE, THROAT, AND RESPIRATORY TRACT.
    INGESTION: TOXIC! MAY CAUSE BURNS, NA USEA, SEVERE GASTROENTERITIS
    AND VOMITING, SHOCK AND CONVULSIONS. MAY CAUSE RENAL DAMAGE, AS
    EVIDENCED BY BLOODY URINE. ESTIMATE FATAL DOSE IS 5 TO 15 GRAMS.
    SKIN: CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION, POSSIBL E SKIN BURNS. (EFFECTS
    OF OVEREXPOSURE)
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS: MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE
    SKIN. EYES: OXALIC ACID IS AN EYE IRRITANT. IT MAY PRODUCE
    CORROSIVE EFFECTS. CHRONIC: MAY CAUSE INFLAMMATION OF THE UPPER
    RESPIRATORY TRACT. PROLONGED SKIN  CONTACT CAN CAUSE DERMATITIS,
    CYANOSISOF THE FINGERS AND POSSIBLE ULCERATION. MAY AFFECT KIDNEYS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS, OR IMPAIRED KIDNEY OR RESPIRATORY
    FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
    ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
    CALL MD IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING! GIVE LARGE
    QUANTITIES OF  LIMEWATER/MILK TO DRINK. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
    MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. CALL MD IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: WIPE OFF
    EXCESS FROM SKIN THEN IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MINS WHIL E REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES. WASH
    CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. CALL MD IMMEDIATELY. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
    W/GENTLE BUT LARGE STREAM OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING
    LOWER & UPPER EYE LIDS OCCASIONALLY. CALL MD IMMEDIATELY.

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
    DIOXIDE. FOAM OR WATER ON MOLTEN OXALIC ACID MAY CAUSE FROTHING.
    WATER SPRAY MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXALIC ACID IS A COMBUSTIBLE SOLID BELOW
    101C (215F). REACTS EXPLOSIVELY WITH STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIALS AND
    SOME SILVER COMPOUNDS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. VENT AREA. WEAR
    APPROP PERS PROT EQUIP AS SPECIFIED IN CTL MEASURES SECTION. CLEAN
    UP SPILLS IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT DISPERSE DUST INTO AIR. USE
    NON-SPARKING TOOLS & EQU IP. PICK UP SPILL FOR RECOVERY/DISP &
    PLACE IN CLSD CONTR. REMOVE UNNEC PEOPLE. IF MATL COMES IN CONT
    W/WATER, NEUT LIQ W/ALKALINE MATL (SODA ASH, LIME), THEN ABSORB
    W/INERT MATL (SUP DAT)
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIME.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
    PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA
    AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE & INCOMPATIBILITIES. CONTRS OF
    THIS MATL MAY BE HAZ WHEN EMPTY S INCE THEY RETAIN PROD RESIDUES
    (DUST, SOLIDS); OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS & PRECAUTIONS LISTED FOR PROD.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, OR
    ON CLOTHING. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. USE ONLY WITH ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOS LIM IS EXCEEDED, A NIOSH APPRVD
    HALF-MASK RESP W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE & DUST/MIST FILTER MAY BE WORN
    FOR UP TO 10 TIMES EXPOS LIM/MAX USE CONC SPECIFIED BY APPROP
    REGULATORY AGENCY/RESP SUPPLIER , WHICHEVER IS LOWEST. A NIOSH
    APPRVD FULL-FACE PIECE RESP W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE & DUST/MIST FILTER
    MAY BE WORN FOR UP TO 50 TIMES EXPOS LIM/MAX USE (OTHER INFO)
Ventilation:A SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS
    BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. LOC EXHST VENT IS GEN PREF BECAUSE IT
    CAN CTL EMISSIONS OF THE (OTHER INFO)
Protective Gloves:WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES AND FULL LENGTH
    FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, INCLUDING BOOTS, LAB
    COAT, APRON OR COVERALLS, AS APPROPRIATE TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC: (E.G., VERMICULITE, DRY SAND, ETC) & PLACE IN CHEM WASTE
    CONTR. DO NOT USE COMBUST MATLS, SUCH AS SAWDUST. DO NOT FLUSH TO
    SEWER. WASTE DISP METH: DISPOSE OF CONTR & UNUSED CONTENTS I/A/W 
    FED, STATE & LOC REQS.

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

Boiling Pt:>148.9C, 300.F
B.P. Text:300F-320F SUBLIMES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=102.2C, 216.F
M.P/F.P Text:213F,101C
Vapor Pres:<0.001 MM HG @ 20C (68F)
Vapor Density:4.4(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:1.65 @ 18.5C/4C
Solubility in Water:CA. 1 G/7 ML OF WATER
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT, COLORLESS CRYSTALS; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0 @ 21C/70F

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIS, CHLORITES, HYPOCHLORITES, OXIDIZING AGENTS, FURFURYL ALCOHOL
    AND SILVER COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, IGNITION SOURCES AND
    INCOMPATIBILITIES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MAY
    FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION. MAY ALSO FORM FORMIC ACID.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:ORAL RAT LD50: 7500 MG/KG; IRRITATION SKIN
    RABBIT: 500 MG/24H MILD; EYE RABBIT 250 UG/24H SEVERE; INVESTIGATED
    AS A REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTOR.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. ENVIRONMENTAL
    TOXICITY: NO INFORMATION FOUND.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING
    SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROP & APPRVD WASTE FACILITY. ALTHOUGH NOT A
    LISTED RCRA HAZ WASTE, THIS MATL MAY EXHIBIT ONE/MORE CHARACTS OF
    HAZ WASTE & REQUIR E APPROP ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE SPECIFICDISP
    REQS. PROCESSING, USE/CONTAM OF THIS PROD MAY CHANGE WAS TE
    MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. (SUP DAT)

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:DOMESTIC (LAND, D.O.T.): PROPER SHIPPING NAME:
    CORROSIVE SOLID, ACIDIC, ORGANIC, N.O.S. (OXALIC ACID, DIHYDRATE);
    HAZARD CLASS: 8; UN/NA NUMBER: UN3261; PACKING GROUP: III;
    INFORMATION REPORTED FOR PR ODUCT/SIZE: 220 LB. INTERNATIONAL
    (WATER, I.M.O.): PROPER SHIPPING NAME: CORROSIVE SOLIDS, N.O.S.
    (OXALIC ACID); HAZARD CLASS: 8; UN/NA NUMBER: UN1759; PACKING
    GROUP: III; INFORMATION REPORTED FOR PRO DUCT/SIZE: 220 LB.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:OXALIC ACID (CAS # 144-62-7): SARA 302
    RQ/TPQ: NOT LISTED. SARA 313 LIST/CHEMICAL CATEGORIES: NOT LISTED.
    SARA 311/312: ACUTE: YES; CHRONIC: YES; FIRE: NO; PRESSURE: NO;
    REACTIVITY: NO (MIXTURE/SOLID) .
Federal Regulatory Information:OXALIC ACID (CAS # 144-62-7): LISTED IN
    TSCA, EC, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, KOREA, CANADA DSL, PHILLIPINES. NOT
    LISTED IN CANADA NDSL, CERCLA, RCRA 261.33, TSCA 8 (D), CHEMICAL
    WEAPONS CONVENTION, TSCA 12 (B) , TSCA 8 (D). AUSTRALIAN HAZCHEM
    CODE: 2X. POISON SCHEDULE: NO INFORMATION FOUND. WHMIS: THIS MSDS
    HAS BEEN PREPARED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE
    CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS (CPR) AND T HE MSDS CONTAINS ALL OF
    THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.
State Regulatory Information:OTHER INFORMATION: MOLECULAR WEIGHT:
    126.07. CHEMICAL FORMULA: HOOCCOOH.2H2O. MANUFACTURER RATINGS
    (PROVIDED HERE FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE): HEALTH = 2 - MODERATE;
    FLAMMABILITY = 1 - SLIGHT; REACTIVITY =  1 - SLIGHT; CONTACT = 3 -
    SEVERE (CORROSIVE); LAB PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT = GOGGLES, LAB COAT,
    VENT HOOD, PROPER GLOVES; STORAGE COLOR CODE = WHITE (CORROSIVE).

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