Hydrochloric acid solutions 1%-50% v/v, 0.01N-6.25N

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Appearance: colorless liquid Danger! Corrosive. Causes severe eye and skin burns. Causes severe digestive and Target Organs: None.

Potential health effects

Eye: Vapors are irritating to the eye, liquid contact may result in clouding of the cornea, erosion, up to total corneal opacification and loss of the eye. Skin: May cause severe burns and ulceration. Skin may turn brown-yellow. Deep burns are slow to heal and scarring may occur. Ingestion: Causes severe digestive tract burns with abdominal pain, vomiting, and possible death. May cause corrosion and permanent tissue destruction of the esophagus and digestive tract. Inhalation: For small fires, use dry chemical, carbon dioxide, water spray or alcohol-resistant foam. For large fires, use water spray, DRAFT May cause irritation of the respiratory tract with burning pain in the nose and throat, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and pulmonary edema. May cause severe irritation of the respiratory tract with sore throat, coughing, shortness of breath and delayed lung edema. Palpitation, inflammation, edema of the larynx and bronchi, chemical pneumonitis and pulmonary edema may result from inhalation exposure. Chronic: Chronic exposure may result in dental erosion, jaw necrosis, respiratory disease, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, corneal scarring and fever.