| Common Name: | SCALE REMOVER, LIQUID |
| Manufacturer: | VIRGINIA KMP |
| SDS Revision Date: | 7/1/2004 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 6E795, 6E796 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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VIRGINIA SCALE REMOVER LIQUID
(REVISED JULY 2004)
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
| SECTION I - COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT: VIRGINIA SCALE REMOVER, LIQUID
CAT. NO.: WL1, WL5, WL55 & WL5C
MANUFACTURED BY:
VIRGINIA KMP CORPORATION
4100 PLATINUM WAY
DALLAS, TEXAS 75237
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
OFFICE: 1-(214) 330-7731
EMERGENCY ONLY: 1-(800) 424-9300
| SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS | |
OSHA HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS (29 CFR 1910.1200) EXPOSURE LIMITS: 8 HR. TWA
OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV
HYDROCHLORIC ACID (CAS# 7647-01-0) CL 5 PPM CL 5 PPM
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (CAS# 67-63-0) 400 PPM 400 PPM
STEL: 500 PPM STEL: 500 PPM
| SECTION III - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATIONS | |
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
DANGER!
CORROSIVE. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. TISSUE DAMAGE TO SKIN AND EYES
ON CONTACT.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
INHALATION:
SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
EYE CONTACT:
CONTACT LEADS TO IMMEDIATE IRRITATION AND BURNING WITH DESTRUCTION OF EYE
TISSUE.
SKIN CONTACT:
CONTACT LEADS TO IMMEDIATE IRRITATION AND BURNING SENSATION FOLLOWED BY
DESTRUCTION OF SKIN TISSUE. ABSORPTION IS UNLIKELY. MAY AGGRAVATE
PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS.
INGESTION: MATERIAL IS CORROSIVE AND TOXIC.
CHRONIC EFFECTS: NONE ESTABLISHED.
NOTE:
CARCINOGENICITY:
LISTED IN NTP?
NO
IARC?
NO
OSHA REGULATED?
NO
| SECTION IV - FIRST AID MEASURES | |
INHALATION:
REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND, IF NEEDED, IMMEDIATELY BEGIN ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS LABORED. GET EMERGENCY MEDICAL
HELP. CONTACT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
EYE CONTACT:
FLUSH EYES WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS
DEVELOP AND PERSIST.
SKIN CONTACT:
FLUSH WITH WATER OR SOAP AND WATER FOR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL ALL TRACES HAVE
BEEN REMOVED. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP AND PERSIST.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. RINSE MOUTH OUT WITH WATER. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
| SECTION V - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLASHPOINT (TEST METHOD): NONE - AQUEOUS SOLUTION.
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
LOWER: NA
UPPER: NA
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: NE
GENERAL HAZARD: ACRID SMOKE AND TOXIC FUMES.
FIRE FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS:
APPROACH FIRE FROM UPWIND SIDE. AVOID BREATHING SMOKE, FUMES, MIST OR
VAPORS ON THE DOWNWIND SIDE. FIREFIGHTERS WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY POWDER, CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2), WATER FOG OR SPRAY.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS: ACRID SMOKE, TOXIC FUMES OF Cl, CO, AND CO2.
| SECTION VI - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
LAND SPILL:
EMERGENCY RESPONSE COORDINATOR MUST HAVE MANDATED TRAINING. ELIMINATE ALL
IGNITION SOURCES.
SMALL SPILLS:
PICK UP WITH ABSORBENT MATERIALS AND PLACE IN NON-LEAKING CONTAINERS; SEAL
TIGHTLY FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OR REUSE.
LARGE SPILLS:
EVACUATE THE HAZARD AREA OF UNPROTECTED PERSONNEL. WEAR APPROPRIATE
RESPIRATOR AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SHUT OFF SOURCE OF LEAK IF SAFE TO DO
SO. DIKE AND CONTAIN. REMOVE WITH VACUUM TRUCKS OR PUMP TO STORAGE/SALVAGE
VESSELS.
WATER SPILL:
NOTIFY PROPER AUTHORITIES. CLEAN UP LEAKS/SPILLS IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT
SOIL OR WATER CONTAMINATION.
| SECTION VII - HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING:
ALWAYS ADD ACID TO WATER, NEVER WATER TO ACID. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN,
EYES, AND CLOTHING. AFTER HANDLING THIS PRODUCT, WASH HANDS BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING, OR SMOKING. IF CONTACT OCCURS, REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. IF
NEEDED, TAKE FIRST AID ACTION SHOWN IN SECTION IV. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
STORAGE:
STORE IN A COOL PLACE AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES. STORE AWAY FROM
OXIDIZERS.
| SECTION VIII - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
ENGINEERING CONTROLS: LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED.
PERSONAL PROTECTION:
RUBBER POLYETHYLENE OR SIMILARLY CHEMICAL IMPERVIOUS GLOVES, CHEMICAL
GOGGLES OR FULL FACE SHIELD. BOOTS, APRONS, DRENCH SHOWERS, EYE WASH AS
NEEDED FOR PROTECTION AGAINST SPILLS AND/OR SPLASHES.
| SECTION IX - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
VAPOR PRESSURE: NA
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): ND
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O=1): 1.1
EVAPORATION RATE (BUAC=1): ND
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: COMPLETE
VOC (G/L): 42
pH: <2
FREEZING POINT: ND
BOILING POINT: 230 F
APPEARANCE & ODOR: BLACK LIQUID, SHARP, PUNGENT ODOR.
| SECTION X - STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
STABILITY: STABLE.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HIGH TEMPERATURES.
MATERIALS TO AVOID: ALKALINE MATERIALS, METALS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
FROM COMBUSTION: ACRID SMOKE, CO, CO2, TOXIC FUMES OF Cl.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
| SECTION XI - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
LDLO: 81 MG/KG (UNR - MAN)
LD50: 900 MG/KG (ORAL - RABBIT)
LCLO: 1300 PPM/30 MIN. (INH - HUMAN)
LCLO: 3000 PPM/5 MIN. (INH - HUMAN)
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
TDLO: 223 MG/KG (ORAL - HUMAN) CNS, CVS
LDLO: 3570 MG/KG (ORAL - HUMAN) CNS, PUL, GIT
LD50: 12800 MG/KG (SKIN - RABBIT)
LD50: 3600 MG/KG (ORAL - MOUSE)
| SECTION XII - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
DANGEROUS TO AQUATIC LIFE IN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS.
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
282 PPM/96 HR/MOSQUITO FISH/TLM/FRESH WATER
100-330 PPM/48 HR/SHRIMP/LC50/SALT WATER
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
900-1100 PPM/24 HR/CHUB/CRITICAL RANGE/FRESH WATER
| SECTION XIII - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
DISPOSE AS HAZARDOUS WASTE. CLASSIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED
BEFORE DISPOSAL. FOLLOW ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
| SECTION XIV - TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION | |
PROPER SHIPPING NAME: CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S. (HYDROCHLORIC ACID)
HAZARD CLASS: 8
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UN1760
DOT EMERGENCY GUIDE #: 157
REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): NOT APPLICABLE
INTERNATIONAL:
CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S. (HYDROCHLORIC ACID), 8, UN 1760, PG II
| SECTION XV - REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT):
COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.
CERCLA (COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY
ACT):
REPORTABLE QUANTITY IS 5000 POUNDS (HYDROCHLORIC ACID).
CONTACT LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR OTHER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
SARA TITLE III (SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT): NOT LISTED.
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65: NOT LISTED.
| SECTION XVI - OTHER INFORMATION | |
STATE RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS: PA, NJ
NFPA RATINGS:
HEALTH: 3
FLAMMABILITY: 0
REACTIVITY: 0
HMIS PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: X SEE YOUR SUPERVISOR
PREPARED BY: VIRGINIA KMP CORPORATION
THIS INFORMATION IS FURNISHED WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
EXCEPT THAT IT IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST KNOWLEDGE OF VIRGINIA KMP. THE DATA
ON THIS SHEET RELATED ONLY TO SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED HEREIN.
VIRGINIA KMP ASSUMES NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE OR RELIANCE UPON THESE
DATA.