*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT, CHEMICAL RESISTANT CLOTHING, EYE
    WASH
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE & LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE. WASH CAREFULLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE HAZARDS CONT'D: CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID REACTS EXPLOSIVELY
    W/COMBUSTIBLES/OXIDIZERS. HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D: INHALATION:
    FATAL/EDEMA OF THE LARYNX/BRONCHI/CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS/PULMONARY
    EDEMA. SY MPTOMS & HEALTH HAZARDS FOR DILUTE NITRIC ACID ARE
    EXPECTED TO BE LESS SEVERE THAN EXPOSURE TO CONCENTRATED NITRIC
    ACID.
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:PLNA2-2X PLASMA STANDARD SOLUTION
Preparer's Name:VANAJA SIVAKUMAR
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:NITRIC ACID, HYDROGEN NITRATE
Fraction by Wt: 2%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/CUM
Fraction by Wt: 0.1%
Ingred Name:WATER
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SODIUM CARBONATE-SKIN:
    IRRITANT/NECROSIS. EYES: NECROSIS. INGESTION: GI TRACT CORROSION.
    INHALATION: MUCOUS MEMBRANE/RESPIRATORY IRRITANT. CONCENTRATED
    NITRIC ACID-SKIN: FATAL ABSORPTION/IRRITANT/SEVE RE BURNS/DEEP
    ULCERS. EYES: IRRITANT/SEVERE BURNS/PERMANENT DAMAGE. INGESTION:
    BURNS TO MOUTH/ESOPHAGUS/GI TRACT. (SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SODIUM CARBONATE-IRRITATION. CONCENTRATED
    NITRIC ACID-IRRITATION, BURNS, ULCERS, BRIGHT YELLOW/YELLOWISH
    BROWN SKIN STAINS, TEETH EROSION, PAIN, SPASM, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
    HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, INFLAMMATION, BURNING SENSATION,
    COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    MOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. IF CONSCIOUS,
    GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS 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 IS NOT
    COMBUSTIBLE, BUT IS A STRONG OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF REACTION
    W/REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUSTIBLES MAY CAUSE IGNITION. (SEE SUPP)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. DILUTE W/WATER & NEUTRALIZE.
    WIPE UP & PUT INTO A SEALED CONTAINER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. WASH
    SITE W/WATER AFTER PICK UP IS COMPLETE. WEAR CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIMESTONE
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK
    SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER & COATINGS. STORE AT ROOM TEMP. KEEP
    TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
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
CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID-COMBUSTIBLE ORGANICS, OXIDIZABLE MATERIALS,
    STONG BASES
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE FUMES & VAPORS
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE &
    LOCAL REGULATIONS.
