*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . LAB COAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CAREFULLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Preparer's Name:SUSHA RAMANO
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
OSHA PEL:2 PPM
ACGIH TLV:2 PPM/4 STEL
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-1%
OSHA PEL:C, 0.1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Ingred Name:WATER
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: CONC SOLNS CAUSE DEEP ULCERS & STAIN SKIN
    A BRIGHT YELLOW/YELLOWISH BROWN COLOR. VAP & MIST MAY (ING 5)
Ingred Name:ING 4: ERODE EXPOSED TEETH W/PRLNG EXPOS. INGEST OF LIQ
    WILL CAUSE IMMED PAIN & BURNS OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS & GI (ING 6)
Ingred Name:ING 5: TRACT. INHAL MAY BE FATAL CAUSING SPASM, INFLAMM &
    EDEMA OF LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEM PNEUMONIT & PULM EDEMA.(ING 7)
Ingred Name:ING 6: SYMPS INCL BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING,
    LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BRTH, HDCH, NAUS, & VOMIT. (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7: MERCURY APPEARS ON THE NAVY LIST OF OCCUP CHEM REPRO
    HAZ. SEEK CONSULT FROM APPROP HLTH PROFESSIONALS (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8: CONCERNING LATEST HAZ LIST INFO & SAFE HNDLG & EXPOS
Ingred Name:ING 9: EXPECTED TO BE LESS SEV THAN EXPOS TO CONC HNO*3.
    ARE GIVEN.
Ingred Name:SUP DAT: CONTACT WITH STRONG BASES WILL CAUSE VIOLENT
    SPLATTERING.
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE/CHRONIC: THIS SOLN MAY BE
    HARMFUL IF INHALED, INGESTED/CONTACTED W/SKIN/EYES. ACUTE EXPOS TO
    MERCURY CAN CAUSE NAUS, METALLIC TASTE, ABDOM PAIN, VOMIT, DIARR,
    HDCH, LOOSENED TEETH, &/ULCERS IN L IPS & CHEEKS. MUSC TREMORS &
    PSYCHIC DISORDERS MAY ACCOMPANY PREVIOUS SYMPS FOLLOWING CHRONIC
    EXPOS. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CONC NITRIC ACID MAY BE FATAL IF TOO
    MUCH IS INHALED/ABSORBED THRU SKIN. CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID
    VAP/MIST IS AN IRRITANT OF EYES, MUC MEMB & SKIN. IN CONT W/EYES,
    IT PRODUCES SEV BURNS WHIC H MAY RSLT IN PERM DMG & VISUAL
    IMPAIRMENT. ON SKIN, LIQ/CONC VAP PRODUCES IMMED, SEV & PENETRATING
    BURNS; (ING 4)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    UPPER & LOWER EYELIDS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLOTHING, THEN FLUSH
    INHAL:  MOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET
    IMMEDIATE MEDICAL HELP. IF THE PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE A LARGE
    QUANTITY OF WATER/MILK. IF IRRITATION CONTINUES, GET MEDICAL ATTEN
    IMMED.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONC HNO*3 IS NOT COMBUST, BUT IS A
    STRONG OXIDIZER & ITS HEAT OF RXN W/REDUCING AGENTS/COMBUSTS MAY
    CAUSE IGNIT. CAN REACT W/METALS TO RELEASE FLAMM (SUP DAT)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUTRALIZE
    W/SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO SEALED CONTR FOR
    PROPER DISP. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICK UP IS
    APPRVD RESP.
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK
    SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER, AND COATINGS.
Other Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN
    NOT IN USE.
    CONCENTRATED HNO*3 REACTS EXPLO W/COMBUST ORG/READILY OXIDIZABLE
    MATLS SUCH AS ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL POWDER, HYDROGEN 
    SULFIDE, ETC. MATLS TO AVOID: AS ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
Spec Gravity:1
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSPARENT WITH AN ACRID ODOR
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONCENTRATED HNO*3 IS A POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENT. IT REACTS EXPLO
    W/COMBUST ORG/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH (SUP DAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONTAINERS
    TO BURST AND LIBERATE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELEASE TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE
    FUMES AND VAPORS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
    DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
    LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS .
