WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABISHMENT INC -- LACTIC ACID -- 6810-00-224-4684
===================== Product Identification ===================== Product ID:LACTIC ACID MSDS Date:02/10/1993 FSC:6810 NIIN:00-224-4684 === Responsible Party === Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABISHMENT INC Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD Box:92912 City:ROCHESTER State:NY ZIP:14692 Country:US Info Phone Num:716-359-2502 Emergency Phone Num:716-359-2502 CAGE:63759 === Contractor Identification === Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD Box:92912 City:ROCHESTER State:NY ZIP:14692-9012 Country:US Phone:(716) 359-2502 CAGE:63759 ============= Composition/Information on Ingredients ============= Ingred Name:LACTIC ACID CAS:50-21-5 RTECS #:OD2800000 Fraction by Wt: 85-90% Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED Ingred Name:WATER CAS:7732-18-5 RTECS #:ZC0110000 Fraction by Wt: BALANCE Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED ===================== Hazards Identification ===================== LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 3730 MG/KG Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CORROSIVE ACTION IN THE HUMAN ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH. EYE CONTACT MAY CAUSE BURNS. SKIN CONTACT MAY CAUSE BURNS. INHALATION OF MIST MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES. Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT CARCINOGENS. Effects of Overexposure:CORROSIVE BURNS TO ESOPHAGUS AND/OR STOMACH, EYE BURNS, SKIN BURNS, COUGHING, MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITATION. Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ======================= First Aid Measures ======================= First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSIST, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INH ALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE ONE OR TWO GLASSES OF WATER,FOLLOWED BY MILK OF MAGNESIA,EGGS,VEGETABLE OIL. CALL PHYSICIAN. ===================== Fire Fighting Measures ===================== Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. USE FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER IN EARLY STAGES OF FIRE. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS ACID FUMES WHEN HEATED. FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS. CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH OXIDIZING MATERIALS. ================== Accidental Release Measures ================== Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB SPILL IN VERMICULITE, SAND, EARTH, PAPER, OR OTHER ABSORBENT. DISPOSE OF PROPERLY. Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ====================== Handling and Storage ====================== Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PALCE AWAY ROM STRONG OXIDIZIZNG AGENTS AND FIRE HAZARDS. READ LABEL ON CONTAINER CAREFULLY. Other Precautions:DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. ============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection ============= Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF MISTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR. Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION AS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS. Protective Gloves:RUBBER Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING AS NECESSARY TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT. AN EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND SHOWER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING OR USING TOILET FACILITIES. Supplemental Safety and Health NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. ================== Physical/Chemical Properties ================== HCC:C3 NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT Boiling Pt:=122.2C, 252.F Melt/Freeze Pt:=15.9C, 60.6F Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN Spec Gravity:1.25 Evaporation Rate & Reference:> 1 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1) Solubility in Water:COMPLETE Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS TO YELLOW SYRUPY LIQUID, NO ODOR ================= Stability and Reactivity Data ================= Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES STROG OXIDIZING AGENTS, IODINES, NITRIC ACID, ALBUMIN, HYDROFLUORIC ACID. Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE AND HEAT. Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ==================== Disposal Considerations ==================== Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. 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