Safety Data Sheet

SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Aspiration hazard
No data available
Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice.
12.1 Toxicity
11.2 Further information
Contains inorganic substances, which are not biodegradable. Methods for determining biodegradability are not applicable to inorganic substances.
12.2 Persistence and degradability
Material is not expected to bioaccumulate.
12.3 Bioaccumulation potential
12.4 Mobility
12.5 Results of PBT and vPvB assessment
No data available
An environmental hazard cannot be excluded in the event of unprofessional handling or disposal.
12.6 Other adverse effects
Additional ecological information
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SECTION 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
The generation of waste should be avoided or minimized whenever possible. Empty containers or liners may retain some
licensed waste disposal contractor. Disposal of this product, solutions and any by-products should at all times comply with the requirements of
environmental protection and waste disposal legislation and any regional local authority requirements. Avoid dispersal of spilt material and runoff
13.1 Waste treatment methods
product residues. This material and its container must be disposed of in a safe way. Dispose of surplus and non-recyclable products via a
The classification of this product may meet the criteria for a hazardous waste.
Methods of disposal:
and contact with soil, waterways, drains and sewers.
Hazardous waste:
The components in this product are not listed as carcinogens by ACGIH, IARC, NTP or OSHA. No data is available regarding the mutagenicity or
teratogenicity of this product, nor is there any available data that indicates that it causes adverse developmental or fertility effects.
Acute inhalation toxicity
No data available
Mutagenicity
No data available
Specific organ toxicity - single exposure
Acute dermal toxicity
No data available
Sensitization
Eye irritation
Causes skin irritation.
Causes serious eye irritation.
Skin irritation
Genotoxicity in vitro
No data available
No data available
Specific organ toxicity - repeated exposure
Phosphoric Acid is harmful to aquatic life in high concentrations. Large discharges of this product to the environment may decrease the pH of
Water Heater Descaler
LC50 - Inhalation, rat: 25.5 mg/m3 (Phosphoric Acid)
LD50 - Skin, rabbit: 2,740 mg/kg (Phosphoric Acid)
aquatic systems to a value <2, which may be fatal to aquatic life and soil micro-organisms.
Do not allow material to run into surface waters, wastewater, sewers or soil.
The acidity of phosphoric acid may be reduced readily by natural water hardness minerals, but the phosphate may persist indefinitely. During
transport through soil, phosphoric acid will dissolve some of the soil material, in particular carbonate-based materials. The acid will be neutralized
to some degree with absorption of the proton and phosphate ions also possible. However, significant amounts of acid will remain for transport
down toward the groundwater table.
SECTION 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
11.1 Information on toxicological effects
Thermal decomposition products include oxides of phosphorus, phosphine oxides.
10.6 Hazardous decomposition products
Acute Oral Toxicity
LD50 - Oral, rat: 1,530 ml/kg (Phosphoric Acid)