MSDS

SCOTCH CORPORATION MSDS 1803
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
APPEARANCE: Clear blue liquid.
ODOR: Acidic
PHYSICAL STATE: Liquid
pH CONCENTRATE: 1.0 (approx.)
VAPOR PRESSURE: Not determined
VAPOR DENSITY: Not determined
BOILING POINT: >200F (>93C)
FREEZING POINT: Not determined
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: Complete
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (Water=1): 1.0738 - 1.0753 @ 15 C
APPARENT DENSITY: 8.95 lbs/gal@15 C
%VOLATILES: Approximately 84%
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
CHEMICAL STABILITY: Stable under normal temperatures and pressures.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID: High temperature extremes and contact with incompatible
materials.
INCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER MATERIALS: Highly reactive with strong bases, metals, metal
oxides, hydroxides, mines, carbonates, and alkaline materials in general. This product
is incompatible with cyanides, sulfides, sulfites, and formaldehyde.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: DO NOT MIX with chlorine bleach, ammonia, or other household
cleansers or chemicals. Do not use on chrome, countertops, bathtubs, washbowls, or
other enamel surfaces.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: Thermal decomposition may release corrosive hydrogen
chloride.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: Has not been reported to occur under normal temperatures and
pressures.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
The acute health effects described below are those which could potentially occur for
the finished product. They are based on the toxicology information available for the
finished product and/or each hazardous ingredient, and are consistent with the product
type and the likelihood of a specific route of exposure. Known chronic health effects
related to exposure to a specific ingredient are indicated.
EYE EFFECTS: Product may cause burns with impairment or permanent loss of vision.
Symptoms may include pain, tearing and photophobia.
SKIN EFFECTS: May cause irritation and chemical burns.
ACUTE ORAL EFFECTS: May cause mucous membrane and circumpolar burns, excess drooling,
difficulty in swallowing, pain upon swallowing, vomiting of blood, abdominal pain,
perforation of the esophagus and gastrointestinal tract, necrosis of the stomach,
respiratory distress (secondary to epiglottal swelling), shock, renal failure, and
death.
INHALATION EFFECTS: Fumes may cause irritation with possible burns of the mucous
membranes of the upper respiratory tract, conjunctivitis, bronchitis, immediate pain
and coughing, choking, headache, dizziness, weakness, and pulmonary edema.
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
TOXICITY: This product can be acutely toxic to aquatic animals.
PESISTENCE: This product is not expected to persist in the environment.
BIOACCUMULATION: This product is not expected to produce bioaccumulation.
Hydrochloric acid can be acutely toxic to aquatic life through reduction in aqueous pH
to toxic levels. Typically most aquatic species are intolerant of pH levels lower than
5.5 for any extended length of time. Reduction of pH levels may also cause the
liberation of metals such as aluminum, which will also contribute to, exhibited
toxicity.
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