*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT. HAVE IMMED AVAILABILITY OF AN ANSI
    APPVD EYE WASH IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. ANSI APPROVED DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CAREFULLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID: AS; ALCOHOL, WOOD, TURPENTINE, METAL POWDERS, HYDROGEN
    SULFIDE, ETC. CONT W/STRONG BASES WILL CAUSE VIOLENT SPLATTERING.
    EFTS OF OVEREXP: SYMPS INCL BURNING SENSATION, COUGH, WHEEZ, LAR
    YNGITIS, SHORT OF BRTH, HDCH, NAUS, & VOMIT. EYE PROT: FULL LENGTH
    FACESHIELD .
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:ALTERNATE INTERFERENTS STANDARD, INT-B2
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:NITRIC ACID
Fraction by Wt: 5%
OSHA PEL:2 PPM;4 STEL
ACGIH TLV:2 PPM;4 STEL
Ingred Name:WATER
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
    ARSENIC, BORON, MOLYBDENUM, SODIUM, SELENIUM, THALLIUM)
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
    SILICON)
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CONCENTRATED 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 PRDCES SEV BURNS WHICH MA Y RSLT IN PERM DAM & VISUAL
    IMPAIRMENT.ON SKIN, LIQ/CONC VAP PRDCE IMMED, SEV & PENETRATING
    BURNS; (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CONC SOLN CAUSE DEEP ULCERS & STAIN
    SKIN A BRIGHT YELLOW/YELLOWISH BROWN COLOR. VAP & MIST ERODE
    EXPOSED TEETH W/PRLNGD EXPOS. INGEST OF LIQ WILL CAUSE IMMED PAIN &
    BURNS OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS  & GI TRACT. INHAL MAY BE FATAL
    CAUSINGSPASM, INFLAMM & EDEMA OF LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEM PNEUM &
    PULM EDEMA. (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    LIDS. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG, THEN FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST
    AIR. I NGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. IMMED OBTAIN MED HELP. SEND TO
    HOSPITAL. ONLY IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE QTY OF WATER/MILK. IF IRRIT
    CONTINUES, GET MED ATTN IMMED.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NOT COMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONCENTRATED HNO*3 REACTS EXPLOS
    W/COMBUST ORG/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH AS; ALCOHOL, WOOD,
    TURPENTINE, METAL POWDERS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA. DILUTE SPILL W/WATER & NEUT W/SODA
    ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC. WIPE UP & PUT INTO A SEALED CONTR FOR PROPER
    DISP. WASH SPILL SITE OFF W/WATER AFTER MATL PICK UP IS COMPLETE.
    RESP.
Neutralizing Agent:SODA ASH, LIMESTONE, ETC.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID WILL ATTACK
    SOME FORMS OF PLASTICS, RUBBER, AND COATINGS. STORE @ ROOM TEMP.
    KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:AVOID INHALATION, INGESTION AND CONTACT W/EYES AND
    SKIN. IRRIT, OXIDIZER, CORROSIVE.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:C1
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 EXPLOS
    W/COMBUST ORG/READILY OXIDIZABLE MATLS SUCH (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPS MAY CAUSE CONTAINERS TO
    BURST & LIBERATE TOXIC OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WILL RELESE TOXIC NITROGEN OXIDE FUMES
    AND VAPORS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT LOCAL HAZARDOUS OR CHEMICAL WASTE
    DISPOSAL AGENCY FOR REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE
    AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .
