| Common Name: | NITRIC ACID, 0.100 NORMAL (N/10) |
| Manufacturer: | RICCA CHEMICAL |
| SDS Revision Date: | 10/6/2021 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 45F234 |
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RICCA CHEMICAL COMPANY(R*)
SAFETY DATA SHEET
CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (HCS)
| SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION |  |
1.1. PRODUCT IDENTIFIER:
TRADE NAME OR DESIGNATION: NITRIC ACID, 0.100 NORMAL (N/10)
PRODUCT NUMBER: 5400
OTHER IDENTIFYING PRODUCT NUMBERS:
5400-1, 5400-16, 5400-32, 5400-5, 5400-5PT, 5400-8
1.2. RECOMMENDED USE AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE: GENERAL LABORATORY REAGENT
1.3. DETAILS OF THE SUPPLIER OF THE SAFETY DATA SHEET:
COMPANY: RICCA CHEMICAL COMPANY
ADDRESS:
448 WEST FORK DRIVE
ARLINGTON, TX 76012
USA
TELEPHONE: 888-467-4222
1.4. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER (24 HOURS):
CHEMTREC (USA): 800-424-9300
CHEMTREC (INTERNATIONAL): 1+703-527-3887
| SECTION 2: HAZARD(S) IDENTIFICATION | |
2.1. CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
FOR THE FULL TEXT OF THE HAZARD AND PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS LISTED
BELOW, SEE SECTION 16.
HAZARD CLASS CATEGORY HAZARD PRECAUTIONARY
STATEMENTS STATEMENTS
ACUTE TOXICITY - INHALATION CATEGORY 3 H331 P261, P271,
P304+P340, P311,
P321, P403+P233,
P405, P501
2.2. GHS LABEL ELEMENTS:
PICTOGRAMS: SKULLS AND CROSSBONES
SIGNAL WORD: DANGER
HAZARD STATEMENTS:
HAZARD NUMBER HAZARD STATEMENT
H331 TOXIC IF INHALED.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
PRECAUTIONARY NUMBER PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT
P261 AVOID BREATHING FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY.
P271 USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
P304+P340 IF INHALED:
REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE
FOR BREATHING.
P311 CALL A POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN.
P321 SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH
WATER IMMEDIATELY).
P403+P233 STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER
TIGHTLY CLOSED.
P405 STORE LOCKED UP.
P501 DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS.
2.4. HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED OR COVERED BY GHS:
DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 3: COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
3.1. COMPONENTS OF SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
CHEMICAL NAME FORMULA MOLECULAR WEIGHT CAS NUMBER WEIGHT%
WATER H2O 18.01 G/MOL 7732-18-5 99.37
NITRIC ACID HNO3 63.01 G/MOL 7697-37-2 0.63
| SECTION 4: FIRST-AID MEASURES | |
4.1. GENERAL FIRST AID INFORMATION:
EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN, AND TEARING.
INHALATION:
IF INHALED: REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING.
SKIN CONTACT:
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS AND PAIN. CONTACT WILL DISCOLOR SKIN
YELLOW-BROWN DEPENDING ON EXPOSURE WHICH WILL WEAR OFF AFTER A PERIOD OF
TIME.
INGESTION:
DILUTE WITH WATER OR MILK. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF
NECESSARY.
4.2. MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS, ACUTE AND DELAYED:
TOXIC IF INHALED. MILDLY CORROSIVE LIQUID. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES,
AND CLOTHING. IF SWALLOWED, DILUTE WITH WATER AND CALL A PHYSICIAN. WASH
AREAS OF CONTACT WITH PLENTY OF WATER.
EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN, AND TEARING.
SKIN CONTACT:
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION, REDNESS AND PAIN. CONTACT WILL DISCOLOR SKIN
YELLOW-BROWN DEPENDING ON EXPOSURE WHICH WILL WEAR OFF AFTER A PERIOD
OF TIME.
4.3. MEDICAL ATTENTION OR SPECIAL TREATMENT NEEDED:
SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH WATER IMMEDIATELY). IRRIGATE
IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A
PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS. REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION IF NECESSARY. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. FLUSH
WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF
IRRITATION DEVELOPS. DILUTE WITH WATER OR MILK. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
CALL A PHYSICIAN IF NECESSARY.
| SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES | |
5.1. EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: USE WATER OR WATER SPRAY.
5.2. SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE:
NOT COMBUSTIBLE, BUT SUBSTANCE IS AN OXIDIZER AND ITS HEAT OF REACTION
WITH REDUCING AGENTS OR COMBUSTIBLES MAY CAUSE IGNITION. CAN REACT WITH
METALS TO RELEASE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. MAY REACT EXPLOSIVELY WITH
COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC OR READILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS:
ALCOHOLS, TURPENTINE, CHARCOAL, ORGANIC REFUSE, METAL POWDER, HYDROGEN
SULFIDE, ETC.
5.3. SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
USE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND BREATHING EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR THE
SURROUNDING FIRE.
| SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
6.1. PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
WEAR APPROPRIATE PPE FOR THE SIZE AND NATURE OF THE SPILL. AS A GENERAL
RULE, WEAR SAFETY GLASSES AND GLOVES.
6.2. CLEANUP AND CONTAINMENT METHODS AND MATERIALS:
COVER THE SPILL WITH SODIUM CARBONATE OR A SODA ASH-SLAKED LIME MIXTURE
(50:50). MIX AND ADD WATER TO FORM SLURRY. DECANT THE LIQUID TO THE DRAIN
WITH EXCESS WATER. TREAT THE SOLID RESIDUE AS NORMAL REFUSE. WASH SITE
WITH SODA ASH SOLUTION. (CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY IS 1,000 POUNDS)
| SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
7.1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS:
STORE LOCKED UP. AS WITH ALL CHEMICALS, WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. PROTECT FROM FREEZING AND
PHYSICAL DAMAGE. KEEP OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND AWAY FROM HEAT, WATER,
AND INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
| SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
8.1 CONTROL PARAMETERS:
CHEMICAL NAME LIMIT COUNTRY EXPOSURE INFORMATION SOURCE
TYPE LIMIT
NITRIC ACID TWA USA 2 PPM TWA U.S. - OSHA -
(7697-37-2) 5 MG/M3 TWA FINAL PELS - TIME
WEIGHTED AVERAGES
(TWAS)
NITRIC ACID TLV-STEL USA 4 PPM STEL ACGIH - THRESHOLD
(7697-37-2) LIMIT VALUES -
SHORT TERM
EXPOSURE LIMITS
(TLV-STEL)
NITRIC ACID TLV-TWA USA 2 PPM TWA ACGIH - THRESHOLD
(7697-37-2) LIMIT VALUES -
TIME WEIGHTED
AVERAGES (TLV-TWA)
8.2. EXPOSURE CONTROLS:
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA. NO SPECIFIC CONTROLS ARE
NEEDED. NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE.
SKIN PROTECTION: CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
8.3. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
NORMAL ROOM VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE. CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES. SAFETY
GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
| SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
9.1. BASIC PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:
APPEARANCE: COLORLESS LIQUID
PHYSICAL STATE: LIQUID
ODOR: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
ODOR THRESHOLD: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
PH: 1
MELTING/FREEZING POINT: 0.0 DEG. C
INITIAL BOILING POINT/RANGE: 100 DEG. C - 100 DEG. C
FLASH POINT: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
EVAPORATION RATE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
FLAMMABILITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
FLAMMABILITY/EXPLOSIVE LIMITS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
VAPOR PRESSURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
VAPOR DENSITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
RELATIVE DENSITY: 1.00
SOLUBILITY: MISCIBLE
PARTITION COEFFICIENT: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
VISCOSITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
OXIDIZING PROPERTIES: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
10.1. REACTIVITY AND CHEMICAL STABILITY:
STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND STORAGE.
10.2. POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
10.3. CONDITIONS TO AVOID AND INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS:
STRONG BASES, METALLIC POWDERS, CARBIDES, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, TURPENTINE
AND COMBUSTIBLE ORGANICS.
10.4. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: WILL NOT OCCUR.
| SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
11.1. INFORMATION ON TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS:
ACUTE TOXICITY - ORAL EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
ACUTE TOXICITY - DERMAL EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
ACUTE TOXICITY - INHALATION EXPOSURE:
TOXIC IF INHALED. AVOID BREATHING FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. USE ONLY
OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
IF INHALED:
REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. CALL A
POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN. SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT
WITH WATER IMMEDIATELY). STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER
TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE LOCKED UP. DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS.
ACUTE TOXICITY - OTHER INFORMATION:
LDLO, ORAL, HUMAN:
430 MG/KG (NITRIC ACID), DETAILS OF TOXIC EFFECTS NOT REPORTED OTHER THAN
LETHAL DOSE VALUE.
SKIN CORROSION AND IRRITATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
SERIOUS EYE DAMAGE AND IRRITATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
RESPIRATORY SENSITIZATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
SKIN SENSITIZATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
GERM CELL MUTAGENICITY: NOT APPLICABLE.
CARCINOGENICITY: NOT APPLICABLE.
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY: NOT APPLICABLE.
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY FROM SINGLE EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY FROM REPEATED EXPOSURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
ASPIRATION HAZARD: NOT APPLICABLE.
ADDITIONAL TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
12.1. ECOTOXICITY: NOT APPLICABLE.
12.2. PERSISTENCE AND DEGRADABILITY: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
12.3. BIOACCUMULATIVE POTENTIAL: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
12.4. MOBILITY IN SOIL: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
12.5. OTHER ADVERSE ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
13.1. WASTE TREATMENT METHODS: DATA NOT AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 14: TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION | |
14.1. TRANSPORTATION BY LAND-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT, UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO DOT REGULATIONS.
14.2. TRANSPORTATION BY AIR - INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
(IATA): NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO IATA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS.
14.3 TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS (TDG, CANADA):
NOT REGULATED ACCORDING TO TDG REGULATIONS.
| SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
15.1. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) HAZARDS:
NOT LISTED.
15.2. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 302 EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES:
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): 1000 LB EPCRA RQ
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): 1000 LB TPQ
15.3. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 311/312
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS:
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2):
1000 LB FINAL RQ
454 KG FINAL RQ
15.4. SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA) 313 TOXIC
RELEASE INVENTORY (TRI):
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): 1.0% DE MINIMIS CONCENTRATION
15.5. MASSACHUSETTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW SUBSTANCE LIST:
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): EXTRAORDINARILY HAZARDOUS
15.6. PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT-TO-KNOW HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES:
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): PRESENT
WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): PRESENT
15.7. NEW JERSEY WORKER AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW COMPONENTS:
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): CORROSIVE; REACTIVE - SECOND DEGREE
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): SN 1356
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): SN 1356 500 LB TPQ
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): SN 3722
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2):
SN 3722 500 LB TPQ (WATER DISSOCIABLE, CATEGORY CODE N511)
15.8. CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: NOT LISTED.
15.9. CANADA DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST / NON-DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST
(DSL/NDSL):
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): PRESENT (DSL)
WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): PRESENT (DSL)
15.10. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) LIST:
ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS SOLUTION ARE LISTED AS ACTIVE ON THE TSCA INVENTORY
OR ARE MIXTURES (HYDRATES) OF ACTIVE ITEMS LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): PRESENT
WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): PRESENT
15.11. EUROPEAN INVENTORY OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
(EINECS), EUROPEAN:
LIST OF NOTIFIED CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (ELINCS), AND NO LONGER POLYMERS
(NLP):
NITRIC ACID (CAS # 7697-37-2): 231-714-2
WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): 231-791-2
WATER (CAS # 7732-18-5): 232-148-9
| SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION | |
16.1. FULL TEXT OF HAZARD STATEMENTS AND PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
TOXIC IF INHALED.
AVOID BREATHING FUMES, MIST, VAPORS, OR SPRAY. USE ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A
WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
IF INHALED:
REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR AND KEEP COMFORTABLE FOR BREATHING. CALL A
POISON CENTER OR PHYSICIAN. SPECIFIC TREATMENT (WASH AREAS OF CONTACT WITH
WATER IMMEDIATELY).
STORE IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE
LOCKED UP.
DISPOSE OF CONTENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS.
16.2. MISCELLANEOUS HAZARD CLASSES:
CANADIAN CARCINOGENICITY HAZARD CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE.
PHYSICAL HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (PHNOC): NOT APPLICABLE.
HEALTH HAZARDS NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED (HHNOC): NOT APPLICABLE.
BIOHAZARDOUS INFECTIOUS MATERIALS HAZARD CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE.
16.3. NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) RATING:
HEALTH 1
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY 0
SPECIAL HAZARD
16.4. DOCUMENT REVISION:
LAST REVISION DATE: 2021-10-06
DISCLAIMER:
WHEN HANDLED PROPERLY BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED HEREIN
DOES NOT PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH OR SAFETY HAZARD. ALTERATION OF
ITS CHARACTERISTICS BY CONCENTRATION, EVAPORATION, ADDITION OF OTHER
SUBSTANCES, OR OTHER MEANS MAY PRESENT HAZARDS NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED
HEREIN AND WHICH MUST BE EVALUATED BY THE USER. THE INFORMATION FURNISHED
HEREIN IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE AND REPRESENTS THE BEST DATA CURRENTLY
AVAILABLE TO US. NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AND RICCA
CHEMICAL COMPANY ASSUMES NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY WHATSOEVER
RESULTING FROM ITS USE.