PHOSPHORIC ACID
1. Product Identification
Synonyms: Ortho-phosphoric acid; white phosphoric acid
CAS No.: 7664-38-2
Molecular Weight: 98.00
Chemical Formula: H3PO4 in H2O
Product Codes:
J.T. Baker:
0238, 0248, 0259, 0260, 0262, 0263, 0264, 0265,
0268, 0269, 0273, 0274, 5372, 5682, 5686, 5804,
5841, 5854, 6908
Mallinckrodt:
2779, 2788, 2796, 3563, H106, XM-223
2. Composition/Information on Ingredients
Ingredient CAS No Percent Hazardous
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Phosphoric Acid 7664-38-2 55 - 95% Yes
Water 7732-18-5 5 - 45% No
3. Hazards Identification
Emergency Overview
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DANGER! CORROSIVE. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION AND BURNS TO EVERY AREA OF
CONTACT. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED.
SAF-T-DATA(tm) Ratings (Provided here for your convenience)
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Health Rating: 3 - Severe
Flammability Rating: 0 - None
Reactivity Rating: 2 - Moderate
Contact Rating: 4 - Extreme (Corrosive)
Lab Protective Equip: GOGGLES & SHIELD; LAB COAT & APRON; VENT HOOD; PROPER
GLOVES
Storage Color Code: White (Corrosive)
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Potential Health Effects
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Inhalation:
Inhalation is not an expected hazard unless misted or heated to high
temperatures. Mist or vapor inhalation can cause irritation to the nose,
throat, and upper respiratory tract. Severe exposures can lead to a
chemical pneumonitis.
Ingestion:
Corrosive. May cause sore throat, abdominal pain, nausea, and severe burns
of the mouth, throat, and stomach. Severe exposures can lead to shock,
circulatory collapse, and death.
Skin Contact:
Corrosive. May cause redness, pain, and severe skin burns.
Eye Contact:
Corrosive. May cause redness, pain, blurred vision, eye burns, and
permanent eye damage.
Chronic Exposure:
No information found.
Aggravation of Pre-existing Conditions:
Persons with pre-existing skin disorders or eye problems, or impaired
respiratory function may be more susceptible to the effects of the
substance.
4. First Aid Measures
Inhalation:
Remove to fresh air. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. If
breathing is difficult, give oxygen. Call a physician immediately.
Ingestion:
If swallowed, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. Give large quantities of water. Never
give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. Get medical attention
immediately.
Skin Contact:
Immediately flush skin with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes while
removing contaminated clothing and shoes. Call a physician, immediately.
Wash clothing before reuse.
Eye Contact:
Immediately flush eyes with gentle but large stream of water for at least
15 minutes, lifting lower and upper eyelids occasionally. Call a physician
immediately.
5. Fire Fighting Measures
Fire:
Not considered to be a fire hazard. Contact with most metals causes formation of flammable and explosive hydrogen gas.
Explosion:
Not considered to be an explosion hazard.
Fire Extinguishing Media:
Use any means suitable for extinguishing surrounding fire. Water spray may
be used to keep fire exposed containers cool. If water is used, use in
abundance to control heat and acid build-up.
Special Information:
In the event of a fire, wear full protective clothing and NIOSH-approved
self-contained breathing apparatus with full facepiece operated in the
pressure demand or other positive pressure mode.
6. Accidental Release Measures
Ventilate area of leak or spill. Wear appropriate personal protective
equipment as specified in Section 8. Isolate hazard area. Keep unnecessary
and unprotected personnel from entering. Contain and recover liquid when
possible. Neutralize with alkaline material (soda ash, lime), then absorb
with an inert material (e. g., vermiculite, dry sand, earth), and place in
a chemical waste container. Do not use combustible materials, such as saw
dust. Do not flush to sewer! US Regulations (CERCLA) require reporting
spills and releases to soil, water and air in excess of reportable
quantities. The toll free number for the US Coast Guard National Response
Center is (800) 424-8802.
J. T. Baker NEUTRASORB® acid
neutralizers are recommended for spills of this product.
7. Handling and Storage
Keep in a tightly closed container. Protect from physical damage. Store in
a cool, dry, ventilated area away from sources of heat, moisture,
incompatibilities, and direct sunlight. Corrosive to mild steel. Store in
rubber lined or 316 stainless steel designed for phosphoric acid. Do not
wash out container and use it for other purposes. When diluting, the acid
should always be added slowly to water and in small amounts. Never use hot
water and never add water to the acid. Water added to acid can cause
uncontrolled boiling and splashing. Protect from freezing. Containers of
this material may be hazardous when empty since they retain product
residues (vapors, liquid); observe all warnings and precautions listed for
the product.
8. Exposure Controls/Personal Protection
Airborne Exposure Limits:
-OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL):
1 mg/m3 (TWA)
-ACGIH Threshold Limit Value (TLV):
1 mg/m3 (TWA), 3 mg/m3 (STEL)
Ventilation System:
A system of local and/or general exhaust is recommended to keep employee
exposures below the Airborne Exposure Limits. Local exhaust ventilation is
generally preferred because it can control the emissions of the contaminant
at its source, preventing dispersion of it into the general work area.
Please refer to the ACGIH document, Industrial Ventilation, A Manual of
Recommended Practices, most recent edition, for details.
Personal Respirators (NIOSH Approved):
If the exposure limit is exceeded, a full facepiece respirator with high
efficiency dust/mist filter may be worn up to 50 times the exposure limit
or the maximum use concentration specified by the appropriate regulatory
agency or respirator supplier, whichever is lowest. For emergencies or
instances where the exposure levels are not known, use a full-facepiece
positive-pressure, air-supplied respirator. WARNING: Air purifying
respirators do not protect workers in oxygen-deficient atmospheres.
Skin Protection:
Wear impervious protective clothing, including boots, gloves, lab coat,
apron or coveralls, as appropriate, to prevent skin contact.
Eye Protection:
Use chemical safety goggles and/or a full face shield where splashing is
possible. Maintain eye wash fountain and quick-drench facilities in work
area.
9. Physical and Chemical Properties
Physical data below refers to concentrated phosphoric acid.
Appearance:
Clear, colorless syrupy liquid.
Odor:
Odorless.
Solubility:
Miscible in all proportions in water.
Specific Gravity:
1.69 @ 25C
pH:
1.5 (0.1 N aqueous solution)
% Volatiles by volume @ 21C (70F):
100
Boiling Point:
158C (316F)
Melting Point:
21C (70F)
Vapor Density (Air=1):
3.4
Vapor Pressure (mm Hg):
0.03 @ 20C (68F)
Evaporation Rate (BuAc=1):
No information found.
10. Stability and Reactivity
Stability:
Stable under ordinary conditions of use and storage. Substance can
supercool without crystallizing.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:
Phosphorus oxides may form when heated to decomposition.
Hazardous Polymerization:
Will not occur.
Incompatibilities:
Liberates explosive hydrogen gas when reacting with chlorides and stainless
steel. Can react violently with sodium tetrahydroborate. Exothermic
reactions with aldehydes, amines, amides, alcohols and glycols,
azo-compounds, carbamates, esters, caustics, phenols and cresols, ketones,
organophosphates, epoxides, explosives, combustible materials, unsaturated
halides, and organic peroxides. phosphoric acid forms flammable gases with
sulfides, mercaptans, cyanides and aldehydes. It also forms toxic fumes
with cyanides, sulfide, fluorides, organic peroxides, and halogenated
organics. Mixtures with nitromethane are explosive.
Conditions to Avoid:
Incompatibles.
11. Toxicological Information
Oral rat LD50: 1530 mg/kg; investigated as a mutagen.
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---NTP Carcinogen---
Ingredient Known Anticipated IARC Category
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Phosphoric Acid (7664-38-2) No No None
Water (7732-18-5) No No None
12. Ecological Information
Environmental Fate:
When released into the soil, this material may leach into groundwater. When
released to water, acidity may be readily reduced by natural water hardness
minerals. The phosphate, however, may persist indefinitely.
Environmental Toxicity:
No information found.
13. Disposal Considerations
Whatever cannot be saved for recovery or recycling should be handled as
hazardous waste and sent to a RCRA approved incinerator or disposed in a
RCRA approved waste facility. Processing, use or contamination of this
product may change the waste management options. State and local disposal
regulations may differ from federal disposal regulations.
Dispose of container and unused contents in accordance with federal, state
and local requirements.
14. Transport Information
Domestic (Land, D.O.T.)
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Proper Shipping Name: PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION
Hazard Class: 8
UN/NA: UN1805
Packing Group: III
Information reported for product/size: 350LB
International (Water, I.M.O.)
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Proper Shipping Name: PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION
Hazard Class: 8
UN/NA: UN1805
Packing Group: III
Information reported for product/size: 350LB
15. Regulatory Information
--------\Chemical Inventory Status - Part 1\---------------------------------
Ingredient TSCA EC Japan Australia
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Phosphoric Acid (7664-38-2) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Water (7732-18-5) Yes Yes Yes Yes
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--Canada--
Ingredient Korea DSL NDSL Phil.
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Phosphoric Acid (7664-38-2) Yes Yes No Yes
Water (7732-18-5) Yes Yes No Yes
--------\Federal, State & International Regulations - Part 1\----------------
-SARA 302- ------SARA 313------
Ingredient RQ TPQ List Chemical Catg.
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Phosphoric Acid (7664-38-2) No No No No
Water (7732-18-5) No No No No
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-RCRA- -TSCA-
Ingredient CERCLA 261.33 8(d)
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Phosphoric Acid (7664-38-2) 5000 No No
Water (7732-18-5) No No No
Chemical Weapons Convention: No TSCA 12(b): No CDTA: No
SARA 311/312: Acute: Yes Chronic: No Fire: No Pressure: No
Reactivity: No (Pure / Liquid)
Australian Hazchem Code: 2R
Poison Schedule: S5
WHMIS:
This MSDS has been prepared according to the hazard criteria of
the Controlled Products Regulations (CPR) and the MSDS contains
all of the information required by the CPR.
16. Other Information
NFPA Ratings:
Health: 3 Flammability: 0 Reactivity: 0
Label Hazard Warning:
DANGER! CORROSIVE. CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION AND BURNS TO EVERY AREA OF
CONTACT. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED.
Label Precautions:
Do not get in eyes, on skin, or on clothing.
Keep container closed.
Use only with adequate ventilation.
Do not breathe vapor or mist.
Wash thoroughly after handling.
Label First Aid:
In case of contact, immediately flush eyes or skin with plenty of water for
at least 15 minutes. Remove contaminated clothing and shoes. Wash clothing
before reuse. If swallowed, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. Give large quantities of
water. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. If inhaled,
remove to fresh air. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. If
breathing is difficult, give oxygen. In all cases call a physician
immediately.
Product Use:
Laboratory Reagent.
Revision Information:
No Changes.
Disclaimer:
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