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Section V—Reactivity Data
Stability Unstable Conditions to Avoid
Stable
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Prolonged overcharge on high current, ignition sources
Incompatibility (Materials to Avoid)
Sulfuric acid: Contact with combustibles and organic materials may cause fire and explosion. Also reacts violently with
strong reducing agents, metals, sulfur trioxide gas, strong oxidizers, and water. Contact with metals may product toxic sulfur
dioxide fumes and may release flammable hydrogen gas
Lead Compounds: Avoid contact with strong acids, bases, halides, halogenates, potassium nitrate, permanganate,
peroxides, nascent hydrogen, and reducing agents.
Hazardous Decomposition or Byproducts
Sulfuric acid: Sulfur trioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfuric acid mist, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide.
Lead Compounds: High temperatures above the melting point are likely to produce toxic metal fume, vapor, or dust; contact
with strong acid or base or presence of nascent hydrogen may generate highly toxic arsine gas..
Hazardous Polymerization
Section VI—Health Hazard Data
Route(s) of Entry
Sulfuric acid: Harmful by all routes of entry.
Lead Compounds: Hazardous exposure can occur only when product is heated, oxidized, or otherwise process or
damaged to create dust, vapor or fume.
Inhalation?
Sulfuric acid: Breathing sulfuric acid vapors and mists may cause severe respiratory.
Lead Compounds: Dust or fumes may cause irritation of upper respiratory tract or lungs
Skin Contact
Sulfuric acid: Severe irritation, burns and ulceration.
Lead Compounds: Not absorbed through the skin.
Ingestion
Sulfuric acid: May cause severe irritation of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and stomach.
Lead Compounds: May cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and severe cramping. Acute ingestion should
be treated by a physician.
Eye Contact
Sulfuric acid: Severe irritation, burns, cornea damage, and possible blindness.
Lead Compounds: May cause eye irritation.
Acute Health Hazards
Sulfuric acid: Severe skin irritation, burns, damage to cornea may cause blindness, upper respiratory irritation.
Lead Compounds: May cause abdominal pain, nausea, headaches, vomiting, loss of appetite, severe cramping, muscular
aches and weakness, and difficulty sleeping.
Chronic Health Hazards
Sulfuric acid: Possible scarring of the cornea, inflammation of the nose, throat and bronchial tubes, possible erosion of
tooth enamel.
Lead Compounds: May cause anemia, damage to kidneys and nervous system, and damage to reproductive system in
both males and females.
Carcinogenicity
Sulfuric acid: The National Toxicological Program (NTP) and The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
have classified .strong inorganic acid mist containing sulfuric acid. as a Category 1 carcinogen, a substance that is
carcinogenic to humans. The ACGIH has classified .strong inorganic acid mist containing sulfuric acid. as an A2 carcinogen
(suspected human carcinogen). These classifications do not apply to liquid forms of sulfuric acid or sulfuric acid solutions
contained within a battery. Inorganic acid mist (sulfuric acid mist) is not generated under normal use of this product. Misuse
of the product, such as overcharging, may result in the generation of sulfuric acid mist.
Lead Compounds: - Human studies are inconclusive regarding lead exposure and an increased cancer risk. The EPA and
the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have categorized lead and inorganic lead compounds as a B2
classification (probable/possible human carcinogen) based on sufficient animal evidence and inadequate human evidence.