NORANDA COPPER SMELTINGS & REFINING -- SULFURIC ACID  -- 6810-00N075234
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SULFURIC ACID
MSDS Date:01/19/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N075234
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:NORANDA COPPER SMELTINGS & REFINING
Address:HORNE SMELTER
City:ROUYN-NORANDA, QUEBEC
Info Phone Num:514-373-9144
Emergency Phone Num:514-373-9144
Preparer's Name:LISA RICHARD
CAGE:NXRAN
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:NORANDA COPPER SMELTINGS & REFINING
Address:HORNE SMELTER
Box:City:ROUYN-NORANDA, QUEBEC
Phone:514-373-9144
CAGE:NXRAN

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

Ingred Name:SULFURIC ACID (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA). LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 2140
    MG/KG
CAS:7664-93-9
RTECS #:WS5600000
Fraction by Wt: 93-98%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3/3 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 2-7%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:INGEST. LIQUID OR MIST MAY PRODUCE TISSUE DAMAGE
    PARTICULARLY ON MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF EYES, MOUTH & RESP (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:TRACT. INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE IS CHARACTERIZED BY
    REDNESS, WATERING, & ITCHING. INHALATION OF MISTS MAY (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:PRODUCE SEVERE IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT
    CHARACTERIZED BY COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH/CHOKING. (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:SEVERE OVEREXP BY INHALATION OR INGESTION CAN BE
    FATAL. CHRONIC:REPEATED/PROLONGED CONT W/LIQUIDS & MISTS (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:MAY PRODUCE CHRONIC EYE IRRITATION, SEVERE SKIN
    IRRITATION & RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION LEADING TO (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:FREQUENT ATTACKS OF BRONCHIAL INFECTION. CHRONIC
    OVEREXP MAY PROVOKE EROSION OF THE TEETH. CARCINOGENIC (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:EFFECTS:PROVEN HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY IARC FOR "OCCUP
    EXPOSURE TO STRONG INORG ACID MISTS CNTNG SULFURIC ACID".
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:1/2 TO 1 CUP OF WATER OR MILK TO DILUTE
    MATL. IMMEDIATELY OBTAIN MED ATTN. IF VOMITING OCCURS, (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:HAVE INDIVIDUAL LEAN FORWARD WITH HEAD DOWN TO AVOID
    BREATHING IN OF VOMITUS. RINSE MOUTH AND GIVE 1/2 TO(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:1 CUP OF WATER OR MILK. SPECIAL NOTE TO PHYS:DO NOT
    ATTEMPT TO NEUT ACID W/WEAK BASES SINCE EXOTHERMIC (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:REACTION MAY ATTEND CORROSIVE INJURY. DO NOT USE
    BUFFERING AGENTS (E.G., ANTACIDS) THEY PRODUCE (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:REACTIONS W/OUT SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERING THE PH. SINCE
    REEXPOSURE OF MUCOSA TO ACID IS HARMFUL, BE CAREFUL (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:TO AVOID FURTHER VOMITING AND LIMIT FLUID TO ONE TO
    TWO GLASSES IN AN ADULT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:SHOULD BE KEPT ACCESSIBLE OR KEPT NEAR STORAGE
    FACILITY TO COUNTER ANY SPILLS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EYE PROT:& FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYE:MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT & PERM
    DMG. SULFURIC ACID MAY CAUSE CONJ/SEV BURNS; PERM DMG MAY OCCUR.
    SKIN:MAY IRRITATE. SULFURIC ACID IS HIGHLY CORR, MAY CAUSE BURNS &
    POSSIBLY LEAVE SOME SCARRING. I NHAL:MAINTAIN OBSERVATION OF
    PATIENT FOR DELAYED ONSET OF PULM EDEMA. MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO UPPER
    RESP (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SULFURIC ACID:IARC MONO ON EVAL OF
    CARCIN RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 54, PG 41. 1992:GROP 1.
    ANIMAL:PULM IRRIT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:TRACT; COUGH, SORE THROAT & SHORTNESS
    OF BREATH, SULFURIC ACID MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO UPPER RESP TRACT &
    LUNG TISSUES. INGEST:WILL CAUSE BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT & STOM; MAY
    BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED.  EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN CASE OF SKIN
    CONT(CORR) AND OF EYE CONT(CORR & IRRITANT). VERY DANGEROUS IN CASE
    OF (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYE:REMOVE CONTACT LENSES. IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER,
    HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN, FOR @ LST 15 MINS. CONSULT PHYS. SKIN:REMOVE
    CONTAMD CLOTHES & IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 20 MINS.
    CALL PHY S. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR; IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. GET IMMED MED ATTN. INGEST:DO
    NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS, RINSE MOUTH W/WATER &
    GIVE (ING 10)

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

Extinguishing Media:SMALL FIRES USE DRY CHEMICAL. DO NOT ADD
    WATER/OTHER LIQS TO ACID. COOL EXTERIOR OF STOR TANKS W/WATER TO
    PVNT RUPTURE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT . MISTS AND VAPORS FROM FIRE AREA ARE CORROSIVE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLO IN PRESENCE OF HEAT, OF REDUCING
    MATLS, OF METALS, OF ACIDS, OF ALKALIS, OF MOISTURE. CONCENTRATED
    SULPHURIC ACID IS STRONG OXIDIZING AGENT & MAY(SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:CONSIDER EVAC OF ALL BUT EMER PERS; NEVER WASH
    DOWN SPILL OF SULFURIC ACID W/WATER; CNTN SPILL W/SAND/SOIL; BEWARE
    OF TOX/EXPLO GASES WHICH MAY BE GENERATED. USE ORGANIC MATLS LIKE
    SAWDUST TO COVER UP  SPILLS OF SULFURIC ACID.
Neutralizing Agent:NEUT W/HYDRATED LIME, MILK OF LIME, SODA ASH/DILUTED
    CAUSTIC SODA.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:EATING, DRINKING & SMKNG SHOULD BE
    PROHIBITED IN AREA WHERE MATL IS HNDLD, STORED & PROCESSED. KEEP
    CNTNR DRY. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SOURCES OF IGNIT.
Other Precautions:NEVER ADD WATER TO PROD. KEEP AWAY FROM INCOMPAT AS
    COMBUST MATLS, ORG MATLS SUCH AS WOOD, OIL & MORE. STORE IN CLEAN
    WELL VENTILATED AREAS W/ACID-RESIST FLOORS & CONTROLLED DRAINAGE;
    DO NOT STORE NEA R COMBUST CHEMS; SODA ASH/LIME (ING 16)

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS SHOULD BE USED TO AVOID INHAL OF PRODUCT. IF NOT LG CONC,
    USE NIOSH APPRVD RESPIRATOR OR EQUIVALENT.
Ventilation:PROVIDE EXHAUST VENT/OTHER ENGINEERING CTLS TO KEEP
    VAPS/MISTS BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES(ING 17)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
    ACID RESIST EQUIP & IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG. BOOTS. SYNTHETIC APRON.
Work Hygienic Practices:WORKERS SHOULD WASH HANDS AND FACE BEFORE
    EATING, DRINKING AND SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH (1% SOLN/WATER):<2. SOL IN H*20:EASILY SOLUBLE IN COLD WATER. EXPLO
    HAZ:CAUSE IGNIT OF COMBUST MATLS ON CONT. MATLS TO AVOID:W/MANY
    SUBSTANCES; HEAT GENERATED COULD CAUSE FIRE/EXPLO. WILL REACT W/W
    ATER & STEAM TO PRDCE HEAT; CAN REACT W/OXIDIZING/REDUCING MATLS.
    EFTS OF OVEREXP:INHAL. DANGEROUS IN CASE OF (ING 3)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:554F,290C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:50.9F,10.5C
Vapor Pres:0.001 @20C
Vapor Density:3.4
Spec Gravity:1.834 (WATER=1)
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID (VISCOUS LIQUID), PUNGENT,
    IRRITATING. SIMILAR TO SO*2.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTIVE/INCOMPAT W/REDUCING AGENTS, COMBUST MATLS, ORG MATLS, METALS,
    ALKALIS. SULFURIC ACID REACTS VIOLENTLY(SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SULFUR DIOXIDE AND SULFUR TRIOXIDE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE TO PROCESS, IF POSSIBLE. CONSULT YOUR
    LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.

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