*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:EXHAUST: CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING, EYE
    WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CAREFULLY AFTER USE. REMOVE/LAUNDER
    CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D: INHALATION: FATAL/EDEMA OF
    LARYNX/BRONCHI/CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA.
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:NITRIC ACID, HYDROGEN NITRATE
Fraction by Wt: 2-5%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/CUM
Ingred Name:THALLIUM NITRATE
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-1%
ACGIH TLV:0.1 MG/CUM
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THALLIUM COMPOUNDS: HARMFUL IF
    INGESTED/INHALAD/CONTACT W/SKIN/EYES. ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE
    DEATH. CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID: HARMFUL. EYES: IRRITATION/SEVERE
    BURNS/PERMANENT DAMAGE. SKIN: IRRITA TION/SEVERE & PENETRATING
    BURNS/DEEP ULCERS. INGESTION: IMMEDIATE PAIN/BURNS OF
    MOUTH/ESOPHAGUS/GI TRACT. (SEE SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:THALLIUM COMPOUNDS:
    NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/TINGLING PAIN IN
    EXTREMITIES/WEAKNESS/COMA/CONVULSIONS/HAIR LOSS. NITRIC ACID:
    IRRITATION/VISUAL IMPAIRMENT/STAINING SKIN/TOOTH
    EROSION/SPASM/INFLAMATION/B URNING
    SENSATION/COUGHING/WHEEZING/LARYNGITIS/SHORTNESS OF
    BREATH/HEADACHE/NAUSEA/VOMITING.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    FRESH AIR. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE
    LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER/MILK. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
    CASES.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID REACTS
    EXPLOSIVELY W/COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. DILUTE W/WATER & NEUTRALIZE.
    WIPE UP & PUT INTO A SEALED CONTAINER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. WASH
    SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. WEAR
    APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIMESTONE
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPS. KEEP TIGHTLY
    SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE. NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK SOME FORMS OF
    PLASTICS, RUBBER & COATINGS.
Other Precautions:AVOID INHALATION, INGESTION & CONTACT W/EYES & SKIN.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity: 1
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT W/AN ACRID ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC/READILY OXIDIZABLE
    MATERIALS/ALCOHOL/WOOD/TURPENTINE/METAL POWDERS/HYDROGEN
    SULFIDE/STRONG BASES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE FUMES & VAPORS,
    HYDROGEN GAS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.
