| Common Name: | FORMIC ACID, 88 PERCENT, REAGENT, ACS |
| Manufacturer: | SPECTRUM CHEMICALS & LABORATORY PRODUCTS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 6/1/2015 |
| SDS Format: | GHS-US |
| Item Number(s): | 39D837 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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SPECTRUM(R*)
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ISO 9001:2008
REGISTERED
PREPARATION DATE: 06/01/2015
REVISION DATE: 06/01/2015
REVISION NUMBER: G1
| 1. IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
PRODUCT CODE: F1090
PRODUCT NAME: FORMIC ACID, 88 PERCENT, REAGENT, ACS
OTHER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION:
SYNONYMS:
ACIDE FORMIQUE [FRENCH]
ACIDO FORMICO [ITALIAN]
AMEISENSAEURE [GERMAN]
AMINIC ACID
FORMYLIC ACID
HYDROGEN CARBOXYLIC ACID
KWAS METANIOWY [POLISH]
KYSELINA MRAVENCI [CZECH]
METHANOIC ACID
MIERENZUUR [DUTCH]
CAS #: 64-18-6
RTECS #: LQ4900000
CI#: NOT AVAILABLE
RECOMMENDED USE OF THE CHEMICAL AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE:
RECOMMENDED USE:
PREVENTS CORROSION OF PIPE, CORROSION INHIBITOR; FUMIGANTS, SILVERING
GLASS; SOLVENTS FOR PERFUMES; LACQUERS; ELECTROPLATING; CELLULOSE FORMATE;
ORE FLOTATION; VINYL RESIN PLASTICIZERS; ACIDULANT IN DYEING OF NATURAL
AND SYNTHETIC FIBERS, LEATHER TANNING; COAGULATING LATEX IN RUBBER
PRODUCTION; METALS SALTS MADE FROM FORMIC ACID:
NICKEL, CADMIUM, AND POTASSIUM FORMATES. INSECTICIDE. REFRIGERANT.
ANTISEPTIC. FOOD PRESERVATIVE. FEED ADDITIVE. FLAVORING INGREDIENT.
USES ADVISED AGAINST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SUPPLIER:
SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG. CORP
14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST.
GARDENA, CA 90248
(310) 516-8000
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EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
CHEMTREC: 1-800-424-9300
CONTACT PERSON: MARTIN LABENZ (WEST COAST)
CONTACT PERSON: IBAD TIRMIZ (EAST COAST)
| 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
CLASSIFICATION:
THIS CHEMICAL IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS BY THE 2012 OSHA HAZARD
COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200)
ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL: CATEGORY 4
SKIN CORROSION/IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1SUB-CATEGORY A
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE/EYE IRRITATION: CATEGORY 1
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS: CATEGORY 3
LABEL ELEMENTS:
DANGER
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED
CAUSES SEVERE SKIN BURNS AND EYE DAMAGE
FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND VAPOR
CORROSION
EXCLAMATION MARK
FLAME
HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HNOC): NOT APPLICABLE
OTHER HAZARDS: NOT AVAILABLE
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - PREVENTION:
WASH FACE, HANDS AND ANY EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING
DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT
DO NOT BREATHE DUST/FUME/GAS/MIST/VAPORS/SPRAY
WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING/EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT/SPARKS/OPEN FLAMES/HOT SURFACES. - NO SMOKING
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED
GROUND/BOND CONTAINER AND RECEIVING EQUIPMENT
USE EXPLOSION-PROOF ELECTRICAL/VENTILATING/LIGHTING/ .? /EQUIPMENT
USE ONLY NON-SPARKING TOOLS
TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST STATIC DISCHARGE
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - RESPONSE:
IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN
SPECIFIC TREATMENT (SEE .? ON THIS LABEL)
IN CASE OF FIRE: USE CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, OR FOAM TO EXTINGUISH.
IF IN EYES:
RINSE CAUTIOUSLY WITH WATER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES,
IF PRESENT AND EASY TO DO. CONTINUE RINSING.
IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN.
IF ON SKIN (OR HAIR):
REMOVE/TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. RINSE SKIN WITH
WATER/SHOWER
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE
IF INHALED:
REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP AT REST IN A POSITION COMFORTABLE FOR
BREATHING. IMMEDIATELY CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN.
IF SWALLOWED: CALL A POISON CENTER OR DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN IF YOU FEEL UNWELL
RINSE MOUTH
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - STORAGE:
STORE LOCKED UP
STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP COOL
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - DISPOSAL:
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS/CONTAINER TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL PLANT
| 3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
COMPONENTS CAS-NO. WEIGHT % TRADE SECRET
FORMIC ACID 64-18-6 85-96 *
WATER 7732-18-5 4-15 *
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
FIRST AID MEASURES:
GENERAL ADVICE:
POISON INFORMATION CENTERS IN EACH STATE CAPITAL CITY CAN PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SCHEDULED POISONS (13 1126). ENSURE THAT
MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARE AWARE OF THE MATERIAL(S) INVOLVED AND TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. FIRST AIDER NEEDS TO PROTECT
HIMSELF.
SKIN CONTACT:
WASH OFF IMMEDIATELY WITH SOAP AND PLENTY OF WATER. CONTINUE FLUSHING WITH
PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS
REQUIRED. CALL A PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTRE IMMEDIATELY.
EYE CONTACT:
FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS
REQUIRED. CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
WARNING!
IT MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO THE PERSON PROVIDING AID TO GIVE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH
RESUSCITATION WHEN THE INHALED OR INGESTED MATERIAL IS TOXIC, INFECTIOUS
OR CORROSIVE. DO NOT USE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION IF VICTIM INGESTED
OR INHALED THE SUBSTANCE; INDUCE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION WITH THE AID OF
A POCKET MASK EQUIPPED WITH A ONE-WAY VALVE OR OTHER PROPER RESPIRATORY
MEDICAL DEVICE. IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT MEDICAL ADVICE. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY
MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, BOTH ACUTE AND DELAYED:
SYMPTOMS:
SEVERE SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION OR BURNS. IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. DYSPNEA (DIFFICULTY
BREATHING AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH). CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS.
DIZZINESS. HEADACHE. SOMNOLENCE. MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA. CAUSES
DIGESTIVE (GASTROINTESTINAL) TRACT IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL
(DIGESTIVE) TRACT BURNS. MAY CAUSE SALIVATION. MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTY
SWALLOWING. ABDOMINAL PAIN. MAY CAUSE NAUSEA AND VOMITING. MAY CAUSE
DIARRHEA. MAY AFFECT THE LIVER. IT MAY AFFECT THE KIDNEYS.
INDICATION OF ANY IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED:
NOTES TO PHYSICIAN: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY
PROTECTION OF FIRST-AIDERS:
FIRST-AID PROVIDERS:
AVOID EXPOSURE TO BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS. WEAR GLOVES AND OTHER NECESSARY
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. DISPOSE OF CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT AS
BIO-HAZARDOUS WASTE
| 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
DRY CHEMICAL. CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2). WATER SPRAY MIST OR FOAM.
ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
DO NOT USE A SOLID (STRAIGHT) WATER STREAM AS IT MAY SCATTER AND SPREAD
FIRE.
SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL:
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: CARBON MONOXIDE
SPECIFIC HAZARDS:
FLAMMABLE
MAY BE IGNITED BY HEAT, SPARKS OR FLAMES
CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS OR WHEN
HEATED
FIRE MAY PRODUCE IRRITATING AND/OR TOXIC GASES
VAPORS MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH AIR
CONTACT WITH METALS MAY EVOLVE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
SPECIFIC METHODS:
FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG. COOL CONTAINERS WITH
FLOODING QUANTITIES OF WATER UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. DIKE
FIRE-CONTROL WATER FOR LATER DISPOSAL; DO NOT SCATTER THE
MATERIAL.
SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
AS IN ANY FIRE, WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS PRESSURE-DEMAND,
MSHA/NIOSH (APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT) AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS:
ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND OF
SPILL/LEAK. DO NOT TOUCH DAMAGED CONTAINERS OR SPILLED MATERIAL
UNLESS WEARING APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. AVOID CONTACT WITH
SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. USE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. REMOVE
ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. ALL EQUIPMENT USED WHEN HANDLING THE PRODUCT
MUST BE GROUNDED. TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST STATIC DISCHARGES.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS:
PREVENT FURTHER LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE IF SAFE TO DO SO. DO NOT LET PRODUCT
ENTER DRAINS. PREVENT ENTRY INTO WATERWAYS, SEWERS, BASEMENTS OR CONFINED
AREAS.
METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP:
METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT:
STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT WITHOUT RISK. ABSORB SPILL WITH INERT MATERIAL
(E.G. VERMICULITE, DRY SAND OR EARTH).
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
USE CLEAN NON-SPARKING TOOLS TO COLLECT ABSORBED MATERIAL. USE APPROPRIATE
TOOLS TO PUT THE SPILLED MATERIAL IN A SUITABLE CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL
CONTAINER. CLEAN CONTAMINATED SURFACE THOROUGHLY.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/PRECAUTIONS:
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AIR EXCHANGE AND/OR EXHAUST IN WORK ROOMS. KEEP AWAY
FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION. TO AVOID
IGNITION OF VAPORS BY STATIC ELECTRICITY DISCHARGE, ALL METAL PARTS OF
THE EQUIPMENT MUST BE GROUNDED.
SAFE HANDLING ADVICE:
WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND
CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR SPRAY MIST. DO NOT INGEST. DO NOT
SMOKE. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION. USE ONLY IN
WELL-VENTILATED AREAS. HANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
AND SAFETY PRACTICE.
CONDITIONS FOR SAFE STORAGE, INCLUDING ANY INCOMPATIBILITIES:
TECHNICAL MEASURES/STORAGE CONDITIONS:
KEEP IN A COOL, WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND SOURCES OF
IGNITION. STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. STORE IN A SEGRATED AND
APPROVED AREA.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
OXIDIZING AGENTS. ORGANIC MATERIALS. ACIDS. BASES. ALKALIS. POWDERED
METALS. ALUMINUM.
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
CONTROL PARAMETERS:
NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS:
UNITED STATES:
CHEMICAL NAME OSHA NIOSH ACGIH AIHA WHEEL
FORMIC ACID 5 PPM TWA = 5 PPM TWA = 10 PPM STEL NONE
64-18-6 9 MG/M3 TWA
WATER NONE NONE NONE NONE
7732-18-5
CANADA:
COMPONENTS ALBERTA BRITISH COLUMBIA ONTARIO QUEBEC
FORMIC ACID = 5 PPM TWA = 5 PPM TWA 5 PPM TWA 5 PPM TWAEV
64-18-6 = 9.4 MG/M3 TWA = 10 PPM STEL 9.4 MG/M3 TWAEV
10 PPM STEV
19 MG/M3 STEV
WATER NONE NONE NONE NONE
7732-18-5
AUSTRALIA AND MEXICO:
COMPONENTS AUSTRALIA MEXICO
FORMIC ACID 19 MG/M3 STEL = 5 PPM TWA
64-18-6 10 PPM STEL = 9 MG/M3 TWA
5 PPM TWA
9.4 MG/M3 TWA
WATER NONE NONE
7732-18-5
APPROPRIATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
ENGINEERING MEASURES TO REDUCE EXPOSURE:
PROVIDE EXHAUST VENTILATION OR OTHER ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP
THE AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPORS AND MIST BELOW THEIR RESPECTIVE
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE.
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION MEASURES, SUCH AS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE PROTECTION: GOGGLES
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION:
CHEMICAL RESISTANT APRON LONG SLEEVED CLOTHING GLOVES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
VAPOR RESPIRATOR. BE SURE TO USE AN APPROVED/CERTIFIED RESPIRATOR OR
EQUIVALENT.
HYGIENE MEASURES:
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND CLOTHING. WHEN USING, DO NOT EAT,
DRINK OR SMOKE. WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING
THE PRODUCT.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
APPEARANCE: CLEAR.
COLOR: COLORLESS.
ODOR: PUNGENT. PENETRATING.
TASTE: SOUR.
MOLECULAR/FORMULA WEIGHT: 46.03
FORMULA: CH2O2
FLAMMABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
FLASHPOINT (DEG. C/DEG. F): 50-69 DEG. C/ 122-156 DEG. F
FLASH POINT (DEG. C): 50 DEG. C
FLASH POINT TESTED ACCORDING TO: CLOSED CUP
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE (DEG. C/DEG. F): 539 DEG. C/ 1002.2 DEG. F
LOWER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): 14.9-18
UPPER EXPLOSION LIMIT (%): 47.6-57
PH: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MELTING POINT/RANGE(DEG. C/DEG. F): 8.4 DEG. C/ 47.1 DEG. F
BOILING POINT/RANGE(DEG. C/DEG. F): 101 DEG. C/ 213.3 DEG. F
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE(DEG. C/DEG. F): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BULK DENSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DENSITY (G/CM3): 1.22 @ 20 DEG. C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.22
VAPOR PRESSURE @ 20 DEG. C (KPA): 4.7
EVAPORATION RATE: 2.1 (BUTY ACETATE = 1)
VAPOR DENSITY: 1.59
VOC CONTENT (G/L): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ODOR THRESHOLD (PPM): 0.625
PARTITION COEFFICIENT (N-OCTANOL/WATER): -0.54
VISCOSITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MISCIBILITY:
MISCIBLE WITH WATER
MISCIBLE WITH ALCOHOL
MISCIBLE WITH ETHER
MISCIBLE WITH ACETONE
MISCIBLE WITH ETHYL ACETATE
MISCIBLE WITH ETHANOL
MISCIBLE WITH METHANOL
SOLUBILITY: PARTIALLY SOLUBLE IN BENZENE, TOLUENE, XYLENE
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
REACTIVITY:
HIGHLY REACTIVE WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS
REACTIVE WITH ORGANIC MATERIALS, METALS, ACIDS, BASES
IT CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY, VIOLENTLY OR EXPLOSIVELY WITH OXIDIZERS
FORMIC ACID IS A STRONG REDUCING AGENT. DECOMPOSES SLOWLY DURING STORAGE!
VENT CONTAINER AT LEAST MONTHLY. FORMIC ACID MAY REACT WITH ALKALIES AND
OXIDIZING MATERIALS SUCH AS PEROXIDES, NITRIC ACID, AND CHROMIC ACID, IT
IS ALSO INCOMPATIBLE WITH CONCENTRATED SUFLURIC ACID, NITROMETHANBE,
FINELY POWDERED METALS, PERMANGANATES, STRONG BASES, OXIDIZING AGENTS
FORMIC ACID FORMS EXPLOSIVE REACTIONS WITH THE FOLLOWING:
FURFURYL ALCOHOL, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE + ORGANIC MATTER; NITROMETHANE, P2O5,
THALLIC NITRATE TRIHYDRATE +VANILLIN, AND OXIDIZING AGENTS
EXPLOSIVE DECOMPOSITON OF FORMIC ACID ON CLEAN NICKEL.
ALUMINUM REDUCES FORMIC ACID (ITSELF A REDUCTANT) WITH INCANDESCENCE.
CONTACT WITH METALS MAY EVOLVE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS:
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT. IGNITION SOURCES. INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
OXIDIZING AGENTS. ORGANIC MATERIALS. ACIDS. BASES. ALKALIS. POWDERED
METALS. ALUMINUM.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CARBON OXIDES.
OTHER INFORMATION:
CORROSIVITY:
HIGHLY CORROSIVE IN PRESENCE OF COPPER
CORROSIVE IN PRESENCE OF STAINLESS STEEL (304)
NON-CORROSIVE IN PRESENCE OF STAINLESS STEEL (316)
NON-CORROSIVE IN THE PRESENCE OF GLASS
NON-CORROSIVE IN PRESENCE OF ALUMINUM
SPECIAL REMARKS ON CORROSIVITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
INFORMATION ON LIKELY ROUTES OF EXPOSURE:
PRINCIPAL ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: SKIN. EYES. INHALATION. INGESTION.
ACUTE TOXICITY:
COMPONENT INFORMATION:
FORMIC ACID - 64-18-6:
LD50/ORAL/RAT:
1100 MG/KG ORAL LD50 RAT
730 MG/KG [RTECS]
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE: 700 MG/KG
LD50/DERMAL/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT: 7400 MG/M3 INHALATION LC50 RAT 4 HR [RTECS]
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE: NO INFOMATION AVAILABLE
OTHER LD50 OR LC50INFORMATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
WATER - 7732-18-5:
LD50/ORAL/RAT: >90 ML/KG ORAL LD50 RAT
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE: NO INFOMATION AVAILABLE
OTHER LD50 OR LC50 INFORMATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
LD50/ORAL/RAT:
VALUE- ACUTE TOX ORAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/ORAL/MOUSE:
VALUE - ACUTE TOX ORAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RABBIT:
VALUE-ACUTE TOX DERMAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LD50/DERMAL/RAT:
VALUE -ACUTE TOX DERMAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/RAT:
VALUE-VAPOR: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE-GAS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE-DUST/MIST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
LC50/INHALATION/MOUSE:
VALUE-VAPOR: 6200 MGH/M3
VALUE - GAS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
VALUE - DUST/MIST: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SYMPTOMS:
SKIN CONTACT:
CORROSIVE. CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION. CAUSES SKIN BURNS. MAY CAUSE ERYTHEMA
(REDNESS) AND EDEMA (RAISED SKIN). MAY CAUSE BLISTERING. MAY BE ABSORBED
THROUGH THE SKIN.
EYE CONTACT:
CORROSIVE. CAUSES SEVERE EYE IRRITATION AND POSSIBLE BURNS. LACHRYMATOR
(SUBSTANCE WHICH INCREASES THE FLOW OF TEARS). MAY CAUSE CORNEAL EDEMA,
ULCERATION AND SCARING. VAPORS MAY CAUSE ITCHING, BURNING, AND SWELLING
OF THE EYES.
INHALATION:
CAUSES DIFFICULTY BREATHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, COUGHING, RESPIRATORY
TRACT IRRITATION AND BURNS. VAPORS MAY ALSO AFFECT BEHAVIOR/CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM (DIZZINESS, HEADACHE, SOMNOLENCE). MAY ALSO AFFECT THE
URINARY SYSTEM (CHANGES IN URINE COMPOSITION). MAY CAUSE NAUSEA AND
VOMITING. MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA.
INGESTION:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CAUSES DIGESTIVE TRACT IRRITATION AND BURNS WITH
DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING, SALIVATION, ABDOMINAL PAIN, A BURNING SENSATION
IN THE MOUTH AND THROAT, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. MAY PRODUCE CORROSIVE
ULCERATION AND BLEEDING, AND NECROSIS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. MAY
ALSO AFFECT THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (CIRCULATORY COLLAPSE -SHOCK),
URINARY SYSTEM (KIDNEYS), BLOOD (HEMOLYSIS WITH OR WITH ANEMIA),
BEHAVIOR/CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (SOMNOLENCE), RESPIRATION (DYSPNEA), AND
METABOLISM (LOSS APPETITE/WEIGHT LOSS, METABOLIC ACIDOSIS).
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DELAYED AND IMMEDIATE EFFECTS AS WELL AS CHRONIC EFFECTS FROM SHORT AND
LONG-TERM EXPOSURE:
CHRONIC TOXICITY:
SKIN: PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.
INHALATION:
PROLONGED OR REPEATED INHALATION MAY CAUSE BRONCHITIS WITH COUGH, PHLEGM
AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. IT MAY AFFECT THE BRAIN AND MAY AFFECT OLFACTION.
MAY AFFECT THE LIVER AND URINARY SYSTEM AND CAUSE LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE.
INGESTION:
PROLONGED OR REPEATED INGESTION MAY MAY CAUSE WEIGHT LOSS, AND MAY AFFECT
THE LIVER (LIVER FUNCTION TESTS IMPAIRED), KIDNEYS, SPLEEN.
SENSITIZATION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS:
MUTATIONS IN MICROORGANISMS
EXPERIMENTS WITH BACTERIA AND/OR YEAST HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC EFFECTS
CYTOGENIC ANALYSIS - HAMSTER OVARY
CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: NOT CONSIDERED CARCINOGENIC
COMPONENTS IARC ACGIH - CARCINOGENS NTP
FORMIC ACID NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
WATER NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS OSHA HCS - AUSTRALIA - PROHIBITED AUSTRALIA -
CARCINOGENS CARCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES NOTIFIABLE
CARCINOGENIC
SUBSTANCES
FORMIC ACID NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
WATER NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NO DATA IS AVAILABLE
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY:
STOT - SINGLE EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
STOT - REPEATED EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
TARGET ORGANS: KIDNEYS. LUNGS. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. SKIN. EYES.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY:
ECOTOXICITY EFFECTS: HARMFUL TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS.
FORMIC ACID - 64-18-6:
FRESHWATER ALGAE DATA:
25 MG/L EC50 DESMODESMUS SUBSPICATUS 96 H
26.9 MG/L EC50 DESMODESMUS SUBSPICATUS 72 H
FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES DATA:
175 MG/L LC50 LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS 24 H STATIC 1
WATER FLEA DATA:
120 MG/L EC50 DAPHNIA MAGNA 48 H
138 - 165.6 MG/L EC50 DAPHNIA MAGNA 48 H
PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MOBILITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
DISPOSAL METHODS:
WASTE FROM RESIDUES / UNUSED PRODUCTS:
WASTE MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATION.
CONTAMINATED PACKAGING:
EMPTY CONTAINERS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR LOCAL RECYCLING, RECOVERY OR WASTE
DISPOSAL
COMPONENTS RCRA - F RCRA - K RCRA - P RCRA - U
SERIES WASTES SERIES WASTES SERIES WASTES SERIES WASTES
FORMIC ACID NONE NONE NONE NONE
WATER NONE NONE NONE NONE
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT:
UN-NO: UN1779
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: FORMIC ACID (SOLUTION)
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: 3
PACKING GROUP: II
ERG NO: 153
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO DATA AVAILABLE
DOT RQ (LBS): NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
SYMBOL(S): R5
TDG (CANADA):
UN-NO: UN1779
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: FORMIC ACID (SOLUTION)
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: (3)
PACKING GROUP: II
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ADR:
UN-NO: UN1779
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: FORMIC ACID (SOLUTION)
HAZARD CLASS: 8
PACKING GROUP: II
SUBSIDIARY RISK: 3
CLASSIFICATION CODE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
CEFIC TREMCARD NO: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
IMO / IMDG:
UN-NO: UN1779
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: FORMIC ACID (SOLUTION)
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: 3
PACKING GROUP: II
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
IMDG PAGE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
EMS: F-E
MFAG: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
MAXIMUM QUANTITY: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
RID:
UN-NO: UN1779
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: FORMIC ACID (SOLUTION)
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: 3
PACKING GROUP: II
CLASSIFICATION CODE: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
ICAO:
UN-NO: UN1779
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: FORMIC ACID (SOLUTION)
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: 3
PACKING GROUP: II
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
IATA:
UN-NO: UN1779
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: FORMIC ACID (SOLUTION)
HAZARD CLASS: 8
SUBSIDIARY RISK: 3
PACKING GROUP: II
ERG CODE: 8L
DESCRIPTION: NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
INTERNATIONAL INVENTORIES:
COMPONENTS U.S. TSCA KOREA KECL PHILIPPINES PICCS
FORMIC ACID PRESENT PRESENT KE-17233 PRESENT
WATER PRESENT PRESENT KE-35400 PRESENT
COMPONENTS JAPAN ENCS CHINA AUSTRALIA (AICS) EINECS-NO.
FORMIC ACID PRESENT (2)- PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
670 200-579-1
WATER NOT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT
231-791-2
U.S. REGULATIONS:
FORMIC ACID:
MASSACHUSETTS RTK: PRESENT
NEW JERSEY RTK HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: 0948
NEW JERSEY (EHS) LIST: 0948 500 LB TPQ
NEW JERSEY - DISCHARGE PREVENTION - LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PRESENT
PENNSYLVANIA RTK: ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD
PENNSYLVANIA RTK - ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD LIST: PRESENT
PENNSYLVANIA RTK - SPECIAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PRESENT
MINNESOTA - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LIST: PRESENT
NEW YORK RELEASE REPORTING - LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: = 5000 LB RQ
LOUISANA REPORTABLE QUANTITY LIST FOR POLLUTANTS: LISTED
CALIFORNIA DIRECTORS LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: PRESENT
FDA - FOOD ADDITIVES GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE (GRAS): 21 CFR 186.1316
FDA - DIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: 21 CFR 172.515
FDA - 21 CFR - TOTAL FOOD ADDITIVES: 172.515 172.723 186.1316 573.480
FORMIC ACID:
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65:
SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXIC ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1986.
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL REQUIRING A WARNING UNDER
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65. (SEE TABLE BELOW)
CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL REQUIRING A WARNING UNDER
CALIFORNIA PROP. 65. (SEE TABLE BELOW)
COMPONENTS CARCINOGEN DEVELOPMENTAL MALE REPRODUCTIVE FEMALE
TOXICITY TOXICITY REPRODUCTIVE
TOXICITY
FORMIC ACID NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
WATER NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
CERCLA/SARA:
COMPONENTS CERCLA - HAZARDOUS SECTION 302 EXTREMELY SECTION 302
SUBSTANCES AND THEIR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES EXTREMELY
REPORTABLE QUANTITIES AND TPQS HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES
AND RQS
FORMIC ACID = 2270 KG FINAL RQ NONE NONE
WATER NONE NONE NONE
COMPONENTS SECTION 313 - CHEMICAL CATEGORY SECTION 313 - REPORTING
DE MINIMIS
FORMIC ACID NONE 1.0 % DE MINIMIS
CONCENTRATION
WATER NONE NONE
U.S. TSCA:
COMPONENTS TSCA SECTION 5(A)2 - TSCA 8(D) -HEALTH AND
CHEMICALS WITH SIGNIFICANT SAFETY REPORTING
NEW USE RULES (SNURS)
FORMIC ACID NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE
WATER NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE
CANADA:
WHMIS HAZARD CLASS:
B3 COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID
E CORROSIVE MATERIAL
FORMIC ACID:
B3 E INCLUDING 85%, 90%
E 80%
B3 E INCLUDING 85%, 90%
WATER: UNCONTROLLED PRODUCT ACCORDING TO WHMIS CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA
CANADA CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATION:
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF THE
CPR (CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATION) AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL OF THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.
COMPONENTS WHMIS INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST
FORMIC ACID 1 %
INVENTORY:
COMPONENTS CANADA (DSL) CANADA (NDSL)
FORMIC ACID PRESENT NOT LISTED
WATER PRESENT NOT LISTED
COMPONENTS CEPA SCHEDULE I - CEPA- 2010 GREENHOUSE GASES
TOXIC SUBSTANCES SUBJECT TO MANDITORY REPORTING
FORMIC ACID NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
WATER NOT LISTED NOT LISTED
EU CLASSIFICATION:
R-PHRASE(S):
R35: CAUSES SEVERE BURNS.
S -PHRASE(S):
S23: DO NOT BREATHE GAS/FUMES/VAPOR/SPRAY.
S26:
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND
SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
S45:
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY
(SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
S 1/2: KEEP LOCKED UP AND OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
COMPONENTS CLASSIFICATION CONCENTRATION LIMITS SAFETY PHRASES
FORMIC ACID C; R35 90%<=C: C; R35 S1/2 S23 S26 S45
10%<=C<90%: C; R34
2%<=C<10%: XI; R36/38
WATER NO INFORMATION
THE PRODUCT IS CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX VI TO DIRECTIVE
67/548/EEC:
INDICATION OF DANGER:
C - CORROSIVE.
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
PREPARATION DATE: 06/01/2015
REVISION DATE: 06/01/2015
PREPARED BY: SONIA OWEN
DISCLAIMER:
ALL CHEMICALS MAY POSE UNKNOWN HAZARDS AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION.
THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS) APPLIES ONLY TO THE MATERIAL AS PACKAGED.
IF THIS PRODUCT IS COMBINED WITH OTHER MATERIALS, DETERIORATES, OR BECOMES
CONTAMINATED, IT MAY POSE HAZARDS NOT MENTIONED IN THIS SDS. THE PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES REPORTED IN THIS SDS ARE OBTAINED FROM THE LITERATURE AND DO
NOT CONSTITUTE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN DOES
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