ALDON CORP. -- OXALIC ACID -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:OXALIC ACID
MSDS Date:12/20/1996
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALDON CORP.
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-226-6177
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:OX 80
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:6V042
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AL-DON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Phone:716-226-6177
CAGE:6V042
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
Contract Num:MDA414-01-P-0981
CAGE:63759
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
Contract Num:MDA414-99-A-0024-0020
CAGE:63759

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

Ingred Name:OXALIC ACID, DIHYDRATE
CAS:6153-56-6
= Wt:100.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL-RAT 375MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALION: DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO
    MUCOUS MEMBRANES.EYES:. EYE:CONTACT WITH DUST OR SOLUTIONS WILL
    CAUSE BURNING SENSATION, WITH SEVERE BURNS & POSSIBLE PERMANENT 
    DAMAGE FROM CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS.IN GESTION: OF CONCENTRATED 
    SOLUTIONS  WILL CAUSE BURNS & IRRITATION  TO  THE DIGESTIVE TRACT.
    INGESTION OF 5 GRAMS  HAS CAUSED DEATH W/SYMPTOMS OF NAUSEA,
    SHOCK,CONVULSIONS, AND COLLAPSE COMING ON RAPI DLY. SKIN: CONTACT
    MAY HAVE CORROSIVE	ACTION,  WITH DERMATITIS AND POSSIBLE
    ULCERATION FROM PROLONGED  CONTACT.
Effects of Overexposure:NHALION: DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES.EYES:. EYE:CONTACT WITH DUST OR SOLUTIONS WILL CAUSE
    BURNING SENSATION, WITH SEVERE BURNS & POSSIBLE PERMANENT  DAMAGE
    FROM CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS.ING ESTION: OF CONCENTRATED  SOLUTIONS 
    WILL CAUSE BURNS & IRRITATION  TO  THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. INGESTION
    OF 5 GRAMS	HAS CAUSED DEATH W/SYMPTOMS OF NAUSEA,
    SHOCK,CONVULSIONS, AND COLLAPSE COMING ON RAPID LY. SKIN: CONTACT
    MAY HAVE CORROSIVE	ACTION,  WITH DERMATITIS AND POSSIBLE
    ULCERATION FROM PROLONGED  CONTACT.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING  GIVE
    ARTIFICAL  RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT,	GIVE OXYGEN.
    CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS,  GIVE LARGE
    QUANTITIES	 OF MILK OR WATER TO DRINK. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
    .CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF
    UNCONSCIOUS  EYE: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES, LIFTING  UPPER AN D LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY.GET
    IMMEDIATE  MEDICAL	ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH
    WATER,THEN WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY; CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2); DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MATL IS DECOMPOSED ON HEATING INTO CO2 &
    FORMIC ACID;THE LATTER,TOXIC,COMBUST MATL,WILL FURTHER DECOMPO TO
    PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE.FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD USE SCBA FOR RESP PROT
    AGAINST VAP OF OXALIC ACID	& ITS DECOMPO PRODUCTS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODUCE HAZ
    DECOMPO PRODUCTS;CAN REACT W/OXIDIZING MATLS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:USE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. CAREFULLY SCOOP UP
    SOLID FOR RECOVERY OR DISPOSAL.THOROUGHLY NEUTRALIZE LIQUID  SPILLS
    OR RESIDUAL SOLIDS WITH SODA ASH OR SODIUM BICARBONATE.WASH SMALL 
    AMOUNTS OF NEUTRALIZ ED WASTE DOWN THE DRAIN WITH EXCESS WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH OR SODIUM BICARBONATE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
    OXIDIZING MATERIALS (CHLORITES, HYPOCHLORITES) AND ALKALIES. AVOID
    CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. WASH THROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE
    AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Other Precautions:DIHYDRATE DECOMPOSITION AND SUBLIMATION OF OXALIC
    ACID BEGIN AT ABOUT 100C DECOMPOSITION OF OXALIC ACID WHEN BECOMES
    SIGNIFICANT. OXALIC ACID WHEN HEATED AS A SOLID OR BOILED AS A
    SOLUTION MAY REQUIRE  EXHAUST VENTILATION.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE SHOULD BE NEEDED IN NORMAL LAGORATORY
    HNDLG.IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR
    A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: RECOMMENDED. MECHANICAL
    (GENERAL):RECOMMENDED. SPECIAL:NO. OTHER:NO.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:GLOVES, LAB COAT, APRON, VENTILATION HOOD,
    PROPER GLOVES, EYE WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HNDLG. REMOVE & WASH
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:C3
Boiling Pt:=150.C, 302.F
B.P. Text:SUBLIMES
Melt/Freeze Pt:=101.C, 213.8F
Decomp Temp:=100.C, 212.F
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE AS SOLID.
Spec Gravity:1.653
Evaporation Rate & Reference:N/A(NON-VOLATILE)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER; NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXALIC ACID IS SLIGHTLY STRONGER ACID THAN PHOSPHORIC ACID.IT REACTS
    VIOGROUSLY WITH ALKALIES & HAS BEEN FOUND TO REACT EXPLOSIVELY WITH
    CHLORITES & HYPOCHLORITES.IT?S A REDUCING AGENT.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE AND HEAT.
    CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED IT CAN DECOMPO TO CARBON
    MONOXIDE, CARBON DIXIDE, WATER & FORMIC ACID.IT REACTS WITH CONCEN
    SULFURIC ACID TO GIVE CO, CO2 AND WATER.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:TWA:1MG/M3 (AIR). RTECS NO(ACGIH 1992-93)
    RO2450000. LD50 ORAL-RAT 375MG/KG. IRDS:SKIN-RBT 500MG/24H MOD,
    EYE-RBT 250 UG/24H SEV.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS.THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY.DISPOSAL 
    OF IN AN APPROVED INC INERATOR OR CONTRACT WITH LICENSED WASTE
    DISPOSAL SERVICE.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:PER MSDS:DOT:NON-REGUALTED.

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